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Fortnight 9 – Day 6 Questions

Question #1

What unique shot technique did Kenan Thompson, in his first film role, introduce into the sports lexicon?

The Knucklepuck

Hockey

Question #2

2. Name the first player born in France to play in the NBA. Though this player’s parents were American and he played high school basketball in America, he was given the first name Jacques, and his middle name—which he used in lieu of Jacques during his hall-of-fame career—is also French.

Dominique Wilkins

Basketball

Question #3

Fill in the blank with the man who took office on June 8, 1998, and comes next in this incomplete line of succession: Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Arthur Drewry, Ernst Thommen (acting), Stanley Rous, Joao Havelange, _________.

Sepp Blatter

Soccer

Question #4

Tommy Dale Gainey made news in late 2019/early 2020 for being arrested in a prostitution sting and returning to the winner’s circle less than a month later. Despite this notoriety, he’s probably still best known for his nickname. What’s the nickname?

Two Gloves

Country Club

Question #5

What noun describes both a military innovation that (apparently) first appeared in the Crimean War and a game that became part of the standard install of Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 1992?

Minesweeper

Games