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Fortnight 9 – Day 1 Questions
Question #1
The Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills each broke long playoff winless droughts with victories in the 2020-21 postseason. The last Browns playoff victory came on Jan. 1, 1995 against the New England Patriots, and the last Bills win came a season later against the Miami Dolphins. Name all four head coaches in those two mid-‘90s games. (No need to specify the team in your answer.)
Question #2
From 1979-80 to 1982-83, when Wayne Gretzky captured the first four of his eight straight NHL MVP awards as an Edmonton Oiler, another team won every Stanley Cup. Their reign finally came to an end in '84, when the Oilers beat them in the finals. Name the team.
Question #3
In the 92 installments of the Scripps national Spelling Bee, only once has the competition-ending word been four letters long. This word could (and has) come up in Apocalypse Sports Trivia in a different context. What’s the word? Oh, and what kind of question would this be without the following: spelling counts.
Question #4
Name the swimmer with 15 world championship gold medals, the third-highest total in the sport's history. Remarkably, this swimmer is still just 23 years old.
Question #5
“Contemporaries rated him fastest man on base paths.”
These words grace the Hall of Fame plaque of the fifth Negro League baseball player to be inducted into Cooperstown. The legend of his speed came with more than a few embellishments, like the claim that he once hit a line drive up the middle and was struck by the ball as he slid into second base. Who was he?