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Danielle Lloyd is no Ken Jennings, the “Jeopardy!” king.

Lloyd, the reigning Miss Great Britain and girlfriend of West Ham soccer player Teddy Sheringham, was being prepped by her boyfriend for an appearance on the BBC television show, “Test the Nation.” Sheringham asked her, “Who was Winston Churchill: a rapper; U.S. president; the PM; king?”

Replied Lloyd, according to British news reports: “Wasn’t he the first black president of America? There’s a statue of him near me that’s black.”

Later, Lloyd told a reporter that she was still looking forward to the show, “but Ted is so embarrassed that he’s going on holiday rather than watch.”

Trivia time: Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins has a chance to lead the major leagues in all three top pitching categories: wins, earned-run average and strikeouts. Who was the last to accomplish this feat?

Sing a song: After cornerback Earthwind Moreland was released by the Houston Texans, Dave Thomas of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram suggested this headline: “Earthwind Fired.”

Hold it right there: Describing newcomer Brad Childress as boring, Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune pined for more quotable Minnesota Vikings coaches of yore, such as Jerry Burns, who once blamed the team’s woes on a Metrodome security guard who tried to deny him entrance to the stadium to coach his first game.

“If he would have pulled his gun and stopped me,” Burns said, “everybody would have been spared all these problems.”

Gun-shy: Bob Molinaro of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, on gun arrests in college football: “It’s enough to make you want to turn back the clock to a time when leading up to a big game, fans debated the caliber of the players, not of the pieces they carry.”

Obedience school: Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, reporting that Tiger Woods and his wife have dogs named Yogi and Taz: “Personally, I would have named them Phil and Sergio.” As in, “Sergio, roll over and play dead! No, Phil, you can’t have another liver snack.”

Whoa, Nellie: Overheard by Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle at a news conference introducing perhaps-past-his-prime Don Nelson, 66, as coach of the Golden State Warriors to replace Mike Montgomery: “A half Nelson is better than a full Monty.”

Quite rightfully: Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times, after two women in Trenton, Ohio, were arrested for smoking marijuana while waiting for their kids’ soccer practice to end: “Defense lawyers hope to get them off with a mellow-yellow card.”

Trivia answer: Sandy Koufax, who in 1966, his final season, was 27-9 for the Dodgers with a 1.73 ERA and 317 strikeouts.

And finally: Dan Daly of the Washington Times, on Greece Coach Danagiotis Yannakis’ comment that “basketball isn’t just about dribbling and shooting,” after his team upset the United States in the world championships: “He’s right about that. It’s also about bling, entourages, sneaker deals and touches.”

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jerome.crowe@latimes.com