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With a Starting Roster Like That… You Gotta be Kidding Me!
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Which one of the following people was not on the Knicks roster when they became an NBA team in 1946?
E Leo “Ace” Gottlieb
E Sidney “Sonny” Hertzberg
E Oscar “Ossie” Schechtman
E Ralph Kaplowitz
E Nat Militzok
E Ralph Kaplowitz
E Hank Rosenstein
E Walt Frazier
Yankel and Sara loved spending the beautiful days on their boat. Yankel did most of the driving but got concerned about what might happen in an emergency. One day out on the lake he said to Sara, “Take the wheel, dear. Pretend that I have
a migraine headache. You have to get the boat safely to shore and dock it.” Sara took the wheel, drove the boat
to shore, and safely docked it. Later that evening, Sara walked into the living room where Yankel was lounging on the couch. She sat down next to him and said to him,
Stoudemire may be onto something here!) additional Jews coming o of the bench. (Amar’e fi ve players were Jewish and there were two Answer: Walt Frazier. Four of the starting cook dinner, and wash the dishes.”
Riddle me This?
Deeny’s address has three digits. When she challenged her friends to guess it, they guessed: 135, 780, 785, and 732.
Deeny said, “You’ve each guessed exactly one digit correctly and in its right place!”
What is Deeny’s address?
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Knicks Playoff Trivia
1. In honor of the Knicks’ shortlived “playo s run” a. Patrick Ewing missed a fi nger roll in Game 7 at Madison
Square Garden that eliminated the Knicks in the 1995-1996 season. Who beat them? b. Pistons c. Heat d. Pacers e. Bulls
2. In Game 1 of the Eastern
Conference Semifi nals between the Knicks and the Pacers in 1995, how many points did
Reggie Miller score in 8.9 seconds? a. 5 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9 3. How many 3-pointers did
John Starks miss in Game 7 of the 1994 NBA
Finals? a. 6 b. 7 c. 11 d. 13
4. Which Knicks player missed four straight layup attempts in the fi nal seconds of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference fi nals between the Knicks and
Bulls, giving the Bulls a 3-2 lead in the series, after the Knicks has originally been up 2-0? a. Charles Oakley b. Anthony Mason c. Greg Anthony d. Charles Smith 5. In which years did the Knicks did the Knicks win the NBA win the NBA Championship? Championship? a. 1970, 1973a. b. 1973, 1978 b. 1973, 1978 c. 1970, 1978, 1984c. 1970, 1978, 1984 d. 1976, 1979, 1985d. 1976, 1979, 1985
6. Which New York Knicks player won the NBA Finals MVP award in 1970 and 1973, then went on to coach the team in 1977-78? a. Phil Jackson b. Willis Reed c. Earl Monroe d. Bill Bradley
7. Who did the Knicks lose to in the 1999 NBA Finals? a. Spurs b. Jazz c. Lakers d. Suns
Answers: 1. A 2. C- With 18.7 seconds remaining and the Pacers trailing 105–99, Miller took the inbounds pass from Mark
Jackson, made a 3-pointer, stole the inbounds pass from Anthony Mason, dribbled back behind the arc and tied the game with another 3, stunning the crowd at Madison Square Garden. On the ensuing possession, Knicks guard John Starks was fouled by Sam Mitchell. Starks missed both free throws, and although Patrick Ewing managed to get the o ensive rebound, his shot was just a bit long and hit the back rim. Miller got the rebound and was fouled with 7.5 seconds left. He made both free throws. 3. C- Starks, who scored 27 points in Game 6, shot 2-for-
18 from the fi eld, including 0-for-11 from three-point range in Game 7. Knicks coach Pat Riley famously said after the loss: “You go with your players; you go up with them, and you go down with them.” 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A
Scorecard 6-7 correct: You are like John Starks in Game 6 of the 1994 Finals! 4-5 correct: You are not a bad sixth man. 0-3 correct: You are like John Starks in Game 7 of the 1994 Finals!
#4 has a correct digit which must be its third – the 2. The other digits in guess #1 (i.e., 3 and 5) must be incorrect. Therefore, from guess #3, the second digit is 8. Guess 182. The fi rst digit must be 1 or 7. It can’t be 7 as only one digit is correct in each guess. So it’s 1.
Answer to Riddle:
