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Fortnight 6 – Day 1 Questions

Question #1

What film was broadcast on NBC on Sunday, Nov. 17, 1968, at exactly 7 p.m. on the east coast?

Heidi

Football

Question #2

Michael Phelps is the only Olympian with double digit gold medals (23, to be exact), but four Olympians have accumulated nine golds over the course of their careers. Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz are two of them. Name either the Russian female gymnast or the Finnish male distance runner who have also captured nine golds.

Larisa Latynina, Paavo Nurmi

Olympics

Question #3

Who was the last player on the winning team to touch the ball (in play, before the buzzer sounded) in the 2003 NCAA men’s Division 1 basketball championship?

Hakim Warrick

Basketball

Question #4

There are two leagues among the North American "big four" (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA) in which California doesn’t have the most teams outright of any U.S. state, but is only tied for the lead. Name every team from one state that ties California in either of these leagues. (Note: You’re naming the teams from the other state, not California.)

New York Rangers/New York Islanders/Buffalo Sabres, Miami Dolphins/Jacksonville Jaguars/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NY Giants/NY Jets/Buffalo Bills

Hockey

Question #5

In the Season 5 Grand Championship of American Gladiators, Wesley Berry broke the world record by finishing the Eliminator in 48 seconds. He would later win the International Gladiators competition representing America. What was Berry’s cereal-themed nickname?

Two Scoops

Obscure