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Sample Questions

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Fortnight 9 – Day 10 Questions

Question #1

Doug Williams is one of the few Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks to have played at a Division II school, though by his senior season, his school had transitioned to Division I and plays today in the FCS. Name the school, and name his legendary college coach? (Note: Again, both the school and the coach are required for this answer.)

Grambling State, Eddie Robinson

Football

Question #2

Identify either missing word in this statement recently released by Major League Fishing—words that complete the common names for Micropterus salmoides and Micropterus dolomieu, the two most common bass species in professional angling:

 

“Much as they were in 2020 on big-bass fisheries like Lake Eufaula, Lake Fork, Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee Chain, Bass Pro Tour anglers will be on the hunt for trophy-sized _________ and _________ in 2021.”

 

Largemouth, Smallmouth (any common synonym for these fish will be accepted, including "bigmouth")

Obscure

Question #3

If an MLB official scorer writes E9 (or E-9, if we’re dealing with a hyphen fan) in his or her book, what play just occurred? Your answer must deal with both the “E” and the “9” part of the question.

Error on the right fielder

Baseball

Question #4

Name any two chess players who won the USSR championship, an annual tournament held between 1921 and 1991 that is still considered the strongest national championship ever contested. (Either a solo or shared win is acceptable.)

The full list can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSR_Chess_Championship

Games

Question #5

Name the hockey hall-of-famer who won the 1993 Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA’s most valuable player, made seven NHL all-star games in a 15-year career (Ducks, Avalanche, Predators, Blues), won an Olympic gold medal in 2002, and whose name is a homophone with a well-known region of the globe.

Paul Kariya

Hockey