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Fortnight 6 – Day 9 Questions
Question #1
The final round of the 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry is known today as the “Duel in the Sun.” Who finished second in that event?
Question #2
What first name is shared by the active NHL leader in playoff goals (72), the active leader in playoff overtime goals (5), and the all-time leader in playoff minutes? (Please note the bolded sections: The answer requires a first name only, and the first two leaders listed are among active players only.)
Question #3
The two players selected 31st and 47th in the 1984 MLB draft later had their numbers retired by the same team...and those numbers were 31 and 47. Name both.
Question #4
Quinn Cook spent the first three years of his high school career at a Maryland Catholic school which boasts alumni such as Adrian Dantley, Mike Brey, Danny Ferry, Victor Oladipo, and Markelle Fultz. For his senior season, he transferred to a Virginia private school whose former stars include Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Jerry Stackhouse, and Rajon Rondo. Name either one of the prep powerhouses Cook attended.
Question #5
A “solved game” is one whose outcome can be correctly predicted from any position as long as both players play perfectly, and a “weakly solved” game is one in which either a victory or draw can be secured from the starting position with perfect play. What is the most complex game—with approximately 5 x 10^20 possibilities—to ever be weakly solved? (It took between 50 and 200 computers a full 18 years to finally solve it in 2007.)