San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Brush up on the biggest names and moments of 2023
Running backs Christian McCaffrey, Jaydn Ott and Kairee Robinson entertained Bay Area fans in 2023. Guard Brandin Podziemski began the year making his mark with Santa Clara and has ended it leaving his mark on the Warriors. Stephen Curry added more memorable moments and games to his remarkable career, and Haley Jones became another Stanford player selected in the first round of the WNBA draft. Those six individuals are mentioned in the following 20 questions to test your knowledge of what took place over the
past 12 months in Bay Area sports.
1) Who scored the 49ers’ first two touchdowns of the 2023 season on passes from Brock Purdy in Pittsburgh? A: Brandon Aiyuk; B: George Kittle; C: Deebo Samuel
2) Christian McCaffrey tied the NFL record for consecutive games with a touchdown with 17. Whose record did he tie? A: Lenny Lyles; B: Lenny Moore; C: Jimmy Orr
3) Purdy completed 20 of 21 passes in a 35-16 win over Arizona on Oct. 1, setting the 49ers’ record for completion percentage (95.2) in a game. Who had held the record at 90? A: John Brodie; B: Joe Montana; C: Steve Young
4) Which man scored the 49ers’ first defensive touchdown in the 2023 season? A: Deommodore Lenoir; B: Charvarius Ward; C: Fred Warner
5) Stephen Curry set his career playoff high when the Warriors beat Sacramento 120-100 in Game 7 of their firstround playoff series. How many points did Curry score? A: 45; B: 50;
C: 55
6) The Warriors took Santa Clara guard Brandin Podziemski with their first-round selection. At which school did Podziemski begin his college career? A: Illinois; B: Indiana; C: Indiana State
7) To which team did the Warriors trade Jordan Poole? A: Pacers; B: Raptors; C: Wizards
8) Which man led the Giants in ’23 in home runs with 23? A: J.D. Davis: B: Wilmer Flores; C: LaMonte Wade Jr.
9) The Giants’ Alex Cobb lost a no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning at Oracle Park on Aug. 29. Against which team was he pitching? A: Dodgers; B: Padres; C: Reds 10) Which Yankees pitcher threw a perfect game against the A’s at the Coliseum on June 28? A: Gerrit Cole; B: Domingo German; C: Luis Severino 11) To which team did the Sharks trade Eric Karlsson? A: Panthers; B: Penguins; C: Predators 12) Which St. Mary’s men’s basketball player was named the WCC’s Defensive Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season? A: Logan Johnson; B: Aidan Mahaney; C: Mitchell Saxen 13) Cal hired Mark Madsen as its men’s basketball head coach in March. At which school had Madsen been the head coach for the previous four seasons? A: Utah State; B: Utah Tech; C: Utah Valley 14) Which Stanford golfer became the first woman to win multiple NCAA individual titles? A: Megha Ganne; B: Rachel Heck; C: Rose Zhang 15) Which WNBA team took Stanford’s Haley Jones with the sixth overall pick in the draft? A: Atlanta; B: Connecticut; C: Las Vegas
16) In October, the
WNBA awarded an expansion franchise to the Warriors. When is that team expected to begin play? A: 2024; B: 2025; C:
2026 17) Led by running back Kairee Robinson, San Jose State won its final six regular-season games to finish tied for first in the MWC, but was not picked to play in the title game. Which team won the MWC title game? A: Boise State; B: Fresno State; C: UNLV
18) Led by Elic Ayomanor’s 294 receiving yards, Stanford pulled off the biggest comeback in school history in a 46-43 win in double overtime at Colorado on Oct. 13. How big was the deficit the Cardinal overcame? A: 25; B: 29; C: 33
19) Led by Jaydn Ott’s 166 rushing yards, Cal beat Stanford 27-15 on Nov. 18. How many consecutive
Big Games have the Bears won? A: 2; B: 3;
C:4
20) On Dec. 3, the Cal men’s water-polo team beat UCLA 13-11 to win the national title. How many consecutive national titles have the
Bears won? A:2;B:3;C:4