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Fortnight 10 – Day 7 Questions

Question #1

PRE-QUESTION NOTE: Today is a Theme Day. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions. Pay particular attention to the language today. Good luck.

 

Give the first name of either of the following people: The winner of the 1968 National League Most Valuable Player award (and the Cy Young), or the first African-American to win a grand slam tennis title. Note: Your answer should consist of one first name.

Bob or Althea

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Question #2

Give the last name of either of the following people: The 1956 Heisman trophy winner (and 1961 NFL MVP for the Packers) or the English midfielder who spent his entire professional career (1993-2013) with Manchester United, won 11 premier league titles, and retired with the third-highest number of career appearances with the club. Note: Your answer should consist of one last name.

 

Hornung or Scholes

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Question #3

Give the first name of either of the following people: The 16-time world darts champion of whom The Sun wrote “anybody arguing against [him] being named the greatest darts player of all time probably needs their head examined,” or the semi-professional basketball player who became a traveling salesman and promoter for Converse All-Star shoes in 1921, and who helped the company entirely redesign the shoe. Note: Your answer should consist of one first name.

Phil or Chuck

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Question #4

Give the last name of either of the following people: The goalie who won an Olympic gold medal with Team Canada and three Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils, or the two-time Coca Cola 600 winner who also won the 2017 Nascar Cup Series. Note: Your answer should consist of one last name.

Brodeur, Truex Jr.

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Question #5

The most famous (and disastrous) prediction ever made by Gary Hall Jr. was posted on his personal blog in 2000, and is usually summarized in a single sentence containing a simile. What is the last word of the sentence?

Guitars

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