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Fortnight 4 – Day 1 Questions
Question #1
Which of the following universities is *not* a member of the Philadelphia “Big 5,” a group which competes each season for the city basketball championship: Villanova, LaSalle, Drexel, University of Pennsylvania, Temple, St. Joseph’s.
Question #2
A male amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index between 17.5 and 22.4 is referred to as a “bogey golfer.” What word is used to describe a golfer with a course handicap of 0?
Question #3
In the 1970-71 NFL conference championship games, the Baltimore Colts beat the Oakland Raiders, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers. Name EITHER head coach of the first ever Pro Bowl to use an NFC vs. AFC format, held later that month.
Question #4
Name the American inventor who was the son of Italian immigrants, spent part of his early career in the refrigeration business, and whose less famous patents included a refrigerated liquid storage tank, a turf water remover, a turf paint remover, and a turf handling machine.
Question #5
In November 1990, a legendary racehorse broke his leg at Calumet Farm in Kentucky and was euthanized shortly after. It wasn’t until ten years later that an assistant U.S. Attorney publicly argued that the death was a murder, committed for insurance purposes. Name the victim, who was the only racehorse to finish second in all three triple crown races.