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Fortnight 11 – Day 5 Questions
Question #1
The precursor to the WTA was a “circuit” formed in 1970 by Billie Jean King and others due to the wide imbalance in total prize money between men and women. Name the title sponsor of that original circuit—a company which also became a main sponsor of the WTA in 1973.
Question #2
What baseball term, which refers collectively to the pitcher and catcher, shares its name with both a location in Manhattan and a type of crime?
Question #3
Since 1932, when official records were first kept, there have been three men who led the NFL in rushing for a single season whose first and last names both began with a vowel. The second was Otis Armstrong, who won in 1974. Name either the first, who shared a nickname with Lou Gehrig, or the third, who was born seven years after the first died at age 55. (For this question, first names are not required.)
Question #4
Dots, bamboo, characters, winds, dragons, flowers, and seasons are types of pieces associated with what game that was developed in 19th-century China?
Question #5
The Kentucky Derby is often referred to as the “run for the roses,” a reference to the blanket of 554 roses presented to the winner. The other two legs of the triple crown have corresponding floral nicknames; name either of the two flowers associated with the Preakness and Belmont stakes. The former is the state flower of Maryland (confusingly, because it doesn’t come into bloom in time, chrysanthemums take its place in the floral blanket), and the latter is associated with love.