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Shaquille O’Neal #33, Center for the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers prepares to make a free throw during the NCAA Southeastern Conference college basketball game against the Loyola Marymount University Lions on 3rd February 1990 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The LSU Fighting Tigers won the game 103 – 94. (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images)

Happy birthday Shaq . Shaq was born on this day in 1972 so today we will do Shaq trivia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show. Each day we test Pete with Trivia on Wiki-Pete-ia.  Tune it at 4:45 ish while we play on ESPN Southwest Florida.  Be caller number nine at 239-337-3776 or 239-337-ESPN and win prizes by competing.  Mind you, Pete is full of useless information. But we will reward your efforts, win or loose! However, if you are not fortunate enough to be lucky caller number nine, then you may amaze your friends with our list of questions and answers below!

Shaquille O'Neal was won of the most dominant big men in college and NBA history. His 7-1 frame could not be denied. In addition to his size, he was one of the most popular basketball players of all time and parlayed his personality into a long TV career on Inside the NBA. Shaq has also appeared in numerous movies, like Blue Chips, Kazaam, and He Got Game, just to name a few.

He also won three NBA championships alongside Kobe Bryant with the Lakers and another with the Miami Heat. He had a long and storied career to let's test your memory. Happy birthday Shaq . It's Shaq trivia on Wiki-Pete-ia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida.

1. WHERE DID SHAQ PLAY IN COLLEGE?

A: LSU

2. WHERE WAS SHAQ BORN?

A: NEWARK, NJ

3. HOW MANY NBA TITLES DID SHAQ EARN?

A: 4

4. SPELL SHAQUILLE

A: SHAQUILLE

5. SHAQ ONCE SCORED 61 POINTS ON HIS BIRTHDAY AGAINST WHO IN 2000?

A: CLIPPERS

6. HIS SHOE SIZE?

A: 22 EEE

7. SHAQ WENT NUMBER ONE IN THE 1992 NBA DRAFT. WHAT BIG MAN FOLLOWED HIM AT NUMBER TWO?

A: ALONZO MOURNING

8. NAME THE 6 NBA TEAMS SHAQ PLAYED FOR?

A: MAGIC, LAKERS, HEAT, SUNS, CAVS, CELTICS

9. THE LAKERS AND HEAT RETIRED HIS NUMBERS. WHAT WERE THEY?

A: LAKERS 34, HEAT 32

10. WHO WAS SHAQ'S LAST COLLEGE GAME AGAINST?

A: INDIANA. LOST 89-79 IN SECOND ROUND OF NCAA TOURNAMENT. ALTHOUGH SHAQ HAD 36 POINTS, 12 REBOUNDS, 5 BLOCKS AND 2 STEALS.

Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.