Tuesday Trivia: June 24, 2008

It's no surprise when a famous athlete ends up in the papers for a sex scandal, or drugs, or dog fighting….yet how often do we investigate the events leading up to these very public falls from grace? New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Sports Heroes Fallen Idols: How Star Athletes Pursue Self-Destructive Paths and Jeopardize their Careers, by Stanley H. Teitelbaum.  Using his background in psychotherapy, he takes a serious look at how society props up our athletic heroes and then revels in their demise. In this week’s Tuesday Trivia we’re going to take a look at famous sports scandals and test just how closely we pay attention to their downfalls.

Match the scandal with the year it happened.
1.    1992
2.    2003
3.    1991
4.    2007
5.    1989
6.    1919
7.    1976
8.    1994

A.    Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV positive.
B.    Mike Tyson is convicted of rape.
C.    Michael Vick is indicted for dog fighting.
D.    The Chicago White Sox threw the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
E.    Ice skater Tanya Harding, hired men to injure competitor Nancy Kerrigan in the 1994 Olympic Games
F.    Kobe Bryant is accused of sexual assault
G.    Pete Rose, manager of the Cinncinati Reds, was banned from baseball for gambling on games.
H.    Boris Onishenko wired the handle of his fencing sword to trigger the scoreboard, during the Olympic Games.

Ok, bloggers how’d you do? Check back tomorrow for the answers!