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Fortnight 4 – Day 9 Questions
Question #1
The so-called “New Year’s Six” bowl games include the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl. These are also six of the ten oldest bowl games in college football history. (Counting currently active, continuous bowls.) Name *two* of the other four.
Question #2
Of the seven remaining Canadian teams in the NHL, two play in the province of Alberta. Name them both. (City or nickname both acceptable.)
Question #3
In traditional Spanish bullfighting, there are three main roles for the human participants. The banderilleros plant colorful flags with barbed points into the bull, while the matador de toros is the one responsible for ultimately killing the bull. What is the name for the riders on horseback who are responsible for weakening the bull with lances?
Question #4
In 2004, Australia’s Chantelle Newbery won a gold medal on the women’s side of a certain Olympic discipline. In three other events in that women’s discipline, and in 12 subsequent events in the same women’s discipline at the three Olympiads since, the gold medalists have all come from the same country. Name the discipline AND the country. (Note: Your answer should include both a discipline and a nation.)
Question #5
Name the man who said the following, from Brasilia, on March 15, 2020: “These guys all want to continue. We will. Obviously, we’ve had some blowback from the media that covers us, but everybody is going to have their opinions. We’re going to continue on.”