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Fortnight 15 – Day 8 Questions

Question #1

There have been 16 players in Major League Baseball born in Curacao, but only one has a career batting average higher than .300. This active player, who until four days ago had spent his entire career with the same team, is just 3-for-9 lifetime with a double, a walk, and an RBI, but sits in 13th place on a certain career list, just between Troy Percival and Randy Myers. Name him.

Kenley Jansen

Baseball

Question #2

From 1987 to 1998, the Kansas City Chiefs had two different running backs rack up more than 3,000 yards rushing for the team, the first between ‘87 and ‘93—this player is fourth on the Chiefs career rushing list, trailing only Larry Johnson, Priest Holmes, and Jamaal Charles—and the second between ‘93 and ‘98. Name both.

Christian Okoye, Marcus Allen

Football

Question #3

Although their official result was a DNF, Dudley Stokes, Devon Harris, Michael White, and Chris Stokes, Walt Disney Pictures ensured that they had an outsized cultural impact as teammates in what sport?

Bobsled

Olympics

Question #4

One of the more unique words that appears in the current table (standings) for the English Premier League is an antiquated term for Great Britain that derives from the proto-Celtic languages. What is the word, which also appears after the only ampersand in the table?

Albion

Soccer

Question #5

At the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm went 3-0 as partners as the latest iteration of the “Spanish Armada” that has flourished at Ryder Cups since the start of the European era. The best example of the Armada, and indeed the most successful pair in Ryder Cup history, featured two golfers who won 12 points from 15 matches as a pair. Name both.

Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal

Country Club