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Super Killer Tiger Quiz

Think you know everything there is to know about Tiger Woods? You do if you can correctly answer these tantalizingly difficult questions

Posted: Wednesday April 02, 2003 9:49 AM

By Gary Van Sickle

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Golf Plus

1. In 1978, when a two-year-old Tiger made his TV debut, on The Mike Douglas Show, who were the other guests?
Pearl Bailey and Kirk Douglas
Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart
Professor Irwin Corey and Dinah Shore

2. On whose lap did a five-year-old Tiger sit during his 1981 appearance on That's Incredible?
Fran Tarkenton
Cathy Lee Crosby
Regis Philbin

3. Which two colleges did Tiger also consider before choosing Stanford?
Pepperdine and UCLA
Arizona and Oklahoma State
Arizona State and UNLV

4. Who was not a classmate of Tiger's at Stanford?
Tight end Tony Gonzalez
Actor Fred Savage
Gymnast Dominique Dawes

5. During his freshman year, what course did Tiger drop after falling behind in his classwork?
Calculus
Medieval History
The Roots of Jazz

6. What was the nickname Tiger's Cardinal teammates gave him?
Kitty
Calvin
Urkel

7. What did they call him after watching him dance for the first time?
Dynamite
Crash
Mr. Roboto

8. What fraternity did Tiger pledge?
Delta House
Sigma Chi
Tau Kappa Epsilon

9. Who caddied for Tiger in his first Masters, in 1995?
Mike (Fluff) Cowan
Steve Williams
Tommy (Burnt Biscuits) Bennett

10. How much did Tiger pay per night to stay in Augusta National's Crow's Nest during the 1996 Masters?
$10
$50
$119

11. After Tiger won his first Tour event, the '96 Las Vegas Invitational, what did the emcee call him at the awards ceremony?
The Amazing Eldrick
The biggest hitter on the Strip since Bugsy Siegel
The richest college drop-out in America

12. Who replaced an ailing Earl Woods as Tiger's partner in his first Pebble Beach Pro-Am, in 1997?
Andy Garcia
Kevin Costner
Joe Montana

13. What was one of Tiger's favorite Christmas presents last year?
A complete James Bond video collection
A private concert by Mary J. Blige
Two tickets to the Fiesta Bowl

14. Who told Tiger he'd "beat the hell out of you" if Tiger boycotted the Masters to protest Augusta National's membership policy?
Chris Rock
Spike Lee
Charles Barkley

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Issue date: April 7, 2003

 
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