oddball trivia 8/26/2025
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Today is Tuesday, August 26, i.e. 8/26. Below you will find some sports trivia questions about 8s, 2s, 6es, 26es, 82s, and 826es.
Last time around I started putting the answers in the questions post so you don't have to wait or Google. Personally I'm a wait-and-get-the-second-marshmallow guy but I get that my way isn't necessarily the way. Anyway, it looks like this:
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1οΈβ£ Six NBA players wore #26 last season but only one of them scored more than 826 points. Who was it?
Answer
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 872 total points as a Dallas Maverick last season. Ben Sheppard was the next #26 on the list and he only dropped 332.
2οΈβ£ Three active MLB hitters have 50 or more career triples. Mike Trout (55) and Andrew McCutchen (50) are both former MVPs and ROYs. The other player has had a solid but unspectacular career. A two-time All-Star (2016, 2022) and a two-time Gold Glove (2015, 2016) winner, he was once traded for the only Peruvian-born player currently in the majors. Who is he?
Answer
Starling Marte (55 career triples) was once traded for JesΓΊs Luzardo, a Venezuelan who was born in Lima, Peru. Starling Marte has also worn either #2 or #6 over the course of his MLB career.
3οΈβ£ Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley (#26 for everyone scoring at home) rushed for 100 yards three (3) times in January, 2025 alone (!) contributing heavily to the Eagles' Superb Owl berth (and win). Only one active NFL player has more 100+ yard rushing games in the playoffs. Who is he?
Answer
Derrick Henry has four (4) 100+ yard rushing games in the playoffs. Unlike Barkley, Henry spread them out: one in 2018, two in 2020, and one in 2025.
4οΈβ£ Among active WNBA players, 2x Defensive Player of the Year and 7x All-Defensive Team member Brittney Griner has the most career blocks (848). Three-time MVP, 2x DPOY and 4x All-Defensive Team member A'ja Wilson is next on the list (517 career blocks). The player in third (479 career blocks) has made two All-Defensive teams, has never even received an MVP vote, and once wore #52 ββ which is 26 x 2. Who is she?
Answer
Chicago Sky big Elizabeth Williams has blocked 479 shots in her career (so far).
5οΈβ£ While nine (9) NHL players wore #82 last season (2024-2025), only one was a goalie. Name him.
Answer
Gargantuan Philadelphia Flyers netminder Ivan Fedotov (seriously, he's 6'7") was the only non-skater to don #82 last season.
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