DAY #10
The Seeding Game
With the season over and us being in junior divisions, all of us have been seeded to a division comparable to other opponents. That means we are playing for a spot in Division III, with the winner beginning next season in Division IV.
SHANE (4-4-1) vs. ANDREW DESNOYERS (3-2-4)
Andrew was my only draw back on DAY 3. I answered one more question correctly than him, but we still ended up with 4 total points. This could be considered a rubber match, then.
To the questions:
QUESTION #1
A 2003 study called “Social and Economic Value of Sport in Ireland” found that although soccer has the highest participation rate among citizens in the Republic of Ireland, both soccer and rugby fall behind two team sports in terms of annual attendance by spectators. Name
one of those sports.
QUESTION #2
List the following implements—presented here in alphabetical order—by the length of their current world record throws, from longest to shortest: Discus, Hammer Throw, Javelin, Shot Put
QUESTION #3
For an NFL game to end on a hail mary—defined here as a pass that travels at least 40 yards in the air and is thrown up for grabs into or near the end zone as time expires—is very rare. Give the
first name of the player who threw the longest game-ending, game-winning hail mary in NFL history, and the
first name of the player who caught it. (Note: Your answer should consist of
two first names. I'd ask for their last names, but that would be redundant.)
QUESTION #4
One of the most tragic events in professional boxing came in a 1982 WBA lightweight championship bout. Kim Duk-koo (often written as Duk Koo Kim), the challenger, was knocked out in the 14th round, and fell almost immediately into a coma from which he died four days later. Kim’s mother killed herself three months after that by drinking pesticide, and the match referee, Richard Green, committed suicide the next summer. Kim’s opponent fell into a depression afterward, blaming himself for the death. Who was that opponent?
QUESTION #5
A specialized (and fairly rare) soccer tactic called
Il cucchiaio ("the spoon") in Italy,
cavadinha ("little dig") in Brazil and
penal picado in Argentina is widely known in the English world by the last name of the man who made it famous at the 1976 UEFA European Championship. What is that name?
FINAL SCORE & STANDINGS
Spoiler
SHANE 2(1)
ANDREW 4(3)
And there it is, Andrew gets the best of me and will be slotted in division 3. I will be in division 4 - along with my brother, so that will be an added twist for me next time around. Thanks for reading, maybe I'll do these recaps again.
Code:
All Time Record 4 - 5 - 1
All Time +/- -10
Answer Rate 38%
Previous Finishes
Season League Finish
Fortnight VI Endtimes (Jr A) 6th
Hit Rate by Category
Category Count Hit Rate
Baseball 2 / 5 40%
Basketball 4 / 6 66.67%
Country Club 3 / 6 50%
Football 2 / 6 33.33%
Games 3 / 5 60%
Hockey 2 / 4 50%
Obscure 1 / 4 25%
Olympics 1 / 5 20%
Racing & Combat 1 / 4 25%
Soccer 0 / 5 0%