March Madness--Basketball, Oscars, and MLB
1. Which team was the last men's college basketball finish the season undefeated and win the NCAA tournament?
The 1975-76 Indiana University Hoosiers under coach Bobby Knight finished 32-0 (18-0 in Big 10), winning every game.
2.
Women's college basketball had nine teams that finished the season
undefeated and went on to win their NCAA Championship, but only one
school won six of those nine tournaments. Which school was it?
The University of Connecticut Huskies [2015-16; 2013-14; 2009-10, 2008-9; 2001-2, 1994-95]. Three other schools did it once: University of Texas Longhorns, 1985-6; University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, 1997-8; and Baylor University Bears, 2011-12]
3. Which actor won the most Academy Awards [Oscars]?
Katharine Hepburn, four, followed by Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep with three eack.
4. Who won the most Academy Awards all time over any category?
Walt Disney: 26 Oscars out of 59 nominations
5. Which major league baseball player holds the record for the most consecutive games played and whose record did he break?
Cal Ripken, jr., 2,632 straight; Lou Gehrig, 2,130. Gehrig's record stood for 56 years!
