Hockey

PRE-QUESTION NOTE: Today is a Theme Day. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions. Good luck.

For each question below, you only need **one** answer, and the answer should be a name (or nickname, in one case). Note that a bonus question follows.

Finnish goalie (mostly Minnesota Wild) / Swedish center (mostly Washington Capitals)

Ni(c)klas Backstrom

Basketball

Since 2000, there have been six NBA teams who placed two players on the All-Rookie 1st team in the same year. One team has done it twice, in 2002 and 2020, and the other teams managed the feat in 2005, 2007 (two teams), 2008 and 2017. Name any two of the six teams.

Memphis Grizzlies (twice), Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers

Uncategorized

Giant-killings are a key factor in the magic of the FA Cup. Which club from outside the top four divisions of English football has beaten the most league clubs in their history with 20 such wins? Aided by a notorious sloping pitch, this south-western club’s most notable win was against Sunderland in the fourth round in 1949. During their own time in the league from 2003-19 they were knocked out five times by non-league clubs.

Yeovil Town