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Fortnight 7 – Day 10 Questions

Question #1

Darrell is the first name of the man who became the first horse trainer to earn more than $100 million (and then $200 million) in purses. What are his middle and last names?

Wayne Lukas

Racing & Combat

Question #2

Unusually in the modern history of Olympic sports, Great Britain’s Jonathan Edwards, Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor, and America’s Mike Powell all still hold world records they set 25-30 years ago in three similar events. Name two of the three events.

Triple Jump, High Jump, Long Jump

Olympics

Question #3

Only one coach has won a title at both the NBA and NCAA Division 1 level. Name either one of the teams he defeated in the championship game or series. (Note: You are not answering with the name of the coach, or the teams he coached, but rather one of the teams he defeated.)

Oklahoma, Los Angeles Lakers

Basketball

Question #4

__________ Stadium in southwest London hosts home test matches for the national rugby team, Premiership rugby fixtures, the “Varsity” rugby match between Oxford and Cambridge, and more. Fill in the blank with the 10-letter word that completes the name of England’s second-largest stadium.

Twickenham

Obscure

Question #5

Allons enfants de la patrieeeeeeee! Le jour de gloire est arrive! Contre nous de la—

Oh, hello there. My apologies. You caught me singing a triumphant, totally unrelated song because I thought the Fortnight was already over. Turns out, there's one question left. Ahem:

The team with the most overall seasons in the top flight of French professional soccer (70), which last won a Ligue 1 title in the 2009-10 season, is based in what city?

Marseille

Soccer