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Fortnight 10 – Day 10 Questions
Question #1
What phrase is used to commemorate the goal scored by Paul Caliguiri on Nov. 19, 1989 that sent the United States to its first World Cup in 36 years? The phrase in question is more widely known in the sports world for an incident that occurred decades earlier, though its two most famous uses have nothing to do with sports.
Question #2
What do Florida defensive back Marco Wilson, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, and Cardi B most famously have in common?
Question #3
The “Euroscar” Award is given out each year to Europe’s best male basketball player. It can be presented to anyone with European citizenship, regardless of where he plays. Between the years 1988 and 1999, only three players won the award, each of them at least three times, and each of them at least once for both a European and an NBA team. Name two of those three.
Question #4
What billiards technique, derived from the French word for "sledgehammer," involves hitting the cue ball at a vertical angle in order to make it follow a curved path?
Question #5
At the 13 men’s World Lacrosse Championships held since 1967, only five teams have medaled. The U.S., Canada, Australia, and England are four of them. Name the fifth, whose partnership with Nike in 2006 boosted a budget that had been described as “cripplingly meager” due to the team’s reluctance to accept financial resources from the U.S. or Canadian governments.