Among the many terms baseball borrows from the nautical world is the phrase “on deck,” which refers to the batter who is next up, and is derived from the same phrase in sailing that means “ready for action or duty” in reference to the deck of a ship. The term for the position of the batter following the on-deck batter also comes from the nautical realm, albeit with one letter changed. What is that term? (Baseball or nautical term are both acceptable.)

Fill in the blank from this Daily Princetonian article: “the name drew an ‘analogy between the ping-pong balls flying across the table...and an idea that the U.S. should bomb ________ as a result of the casualties in the area.’”

Name the man who said the following, in a 1975 interview: “Looking back, I’m almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal.”

Only two women’s World Cup soccer finals have been decided by penalty kicks. Name BOTH nations that won those matches.