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Fortnight 5 – Day 6 Questions
Question #1
On the short list of universities with Division 1 FBS football programs whose main campuses are within 25 miles of each other geographically (as the crow flies), the three schools in North Carolina’s research triangle qualify, as do the Los Angeles-based pair of USC and UCLA. Name any other pair of schools that meet this criteria. (Note: Your answer should include two schools.)
Question #2
Name any one of the seven women who have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Question #3
In a 1984 Saturday Night Live sketch, Harry Shearer and Martin Short parody what sport? (In a smaller role, Christopher Guest appears as a character who bears more than a passing similarity to Corky St. Clair, 12 years before Waiting for Guffman was released.)
Question #4
On Aug. 15, 2012, one U.S. national team finally earned a victory at what venue—its first in 11 tries dating back to 1972?
Question #5
There have been many books written about poker strategy, but perhaps the most influential—both tactically and in spreading the popularity of the Texas hold ‘em variation—was self-published in 1978 by what two-time World Series of Poker main event winner? Before his card-playing career, he was a Texas high school state champion in the one-mile race and garnered interest from the Minneapolis Lakers until a knee injury ended his basketball dreams.