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Fortnight 6 – Day 9 Questions

Question #1

The final round of the 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry is known today as the “Duel in the Sun.” Who finished second in that event?

Jack Nicklaus

Country Club

Question #2

What first name is shared by the active NHL leader in playoff goals (72), the active leader in playoff overtime goals (5), and the all-time leader in playoff minutes? (Please note the bolded sections: The answer requires a first name only, and the first two leaders listed are among active players only.)

Patrick (Marleau, Kane, and Roy)

Hockey

Question #3

The two players selected 31st and 47th in the 1984 MLB draft later had their numbers retired by the same team...and those numbers were 31 and 47. Name both.

Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine

Baseball

Question #4

Quinn Cook spent the first three years of his high school career at a Maryland Catholic school which boasts alumni such as Adrian Dantley, Mike Brey, Danny Ferry, Victor Oladipo, and Markelle Fultz. For his senior season, he transferred to a Virginia private school whose former stars include Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Jerry Stackhouse, and Rajon Rondo. Name either one of the prep powerhouses Cook attended.

DeMatha Catholic High School, Oak Hill Academy

Basketball

Question #5

A “solved game” is one whose outcome can be correctly predicted from any position as long as both players play perfectly, and a “weakly solved” game is one in which either a victory or draw can be secured from the starting position with perfect play. What is the most complex game—with approximately 5 x 10^20 possibilities—to ever be weakly solved? (It took between 50 and 200 computers a full 18 years to finally solve it in 2007.)

Checkers

Games