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korme · 08-12-2020, 07:40 AM

DAY #2

OPPONENT: Ben Everill
As I will do every day, I look up my opponent on the world's most reknowned source, Twitter. Ben's bio tells me he writes for PGATOUR.com. Great, another professional!

To the questions:

QUESTION #1
In this iconic photo from the 1950 U.S. Open, what specific, unique club is Ben Hogan holding?

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QUESTION #2
Baseball and softball coaches often use a specific kind of bat that is longer, thinner, and lighter than a normal bat (and that sometimes has tape on the barrel) in order to hit fielding practice. The five-letter word for this bat has been around since at least the 1800s, and may derive from the Scots language. What is that word?

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QUESTION #3
“Walk down pit road on the day of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and it appears as if a group of small buildings have been erected. Actually, they are the pit boxes that each team has. Affectionately known as the “______ ______,” the pit boxes hold computers, car-monitoring equipment, spare parts, repair materials — everything vital to a team’s performance each week.”

Fill in the blank from this 2013 Scranton Times-Tribune story with the missing two-word alliterative phrase.

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QUESTION #4
What was the name of the controversial official ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup? The name, chosen by Adidas, means “celebrate” in Zulu.

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QUESTION #5
The dueling pawns you see below are animated versions of the official playing pieces for what "game of sweet revenge?" (The title of which has been artfully obscured in the image.)

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FINAL SCORE & STANDINGS

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08-12-2020, 07:40 AM	#6
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	DAY #2 OPPONENT: Ben Everill As I will do every day, I look up my opponent on the world's most reknowned source, Twitter. Ben's bio tells me he writes for PGATOUR.com. Great, another professional! To the questions: QUESTION #1 In this iconic photo from the 1950 U.S. Open, what specific, unique club is Ben Hogan holding? Spoiler Correct answer: 1-iron My answer: Long Iron Opponent: CORRECT Of course my man that works for PGATOUR would get a golf question to start. I put the K on this question though, so he got the same amount of points as me - 0. Tough question to start. In my younger days I may have known about that, or heard about it, but golf has generally fallen off of my radar so I made a guess which I knew would not be correct. Fail. Hit Rate: 112 / 178 = 62.92% QUESTION #2 Baseball and softball coaches often use a specific kind of bat that is longer, thinner, and lighter than a normal bat (and that sometimes has tape on the barrel) in order to hit fielding practice. The five-letter word for this bat has been around since at least the 1800s, and may derive from the Scots language. What is that word? Spoiler Correct answer: Fungo My answer: fungo Opponent: CORRECT Hey, I sport I know a little something about! Unfortunately, my opponent knew this one, too. Hit Rate: 132 / 178 = 74.16% QUESTION #3 “Walk down pit road on the day of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and it appears as if a group of small buildings have been erected. Actually, they are the pit boxes that each team has. Affectionately known as the “______ ______,” the pit boxes hold computers, car-monitoring equipment, spare parts, repair materials — everything vital to a team’s performance each week.” Fill in the blank from this 2013 Scranton Times-Tribune story with the missing two-word alliterative phrase. Spoiler Correct answer: War Wagon My answer: Turbo Towers Opponent: INCORRECT This was a tough one and another I had no idea about. Commish later wrote in an email that this was one of the hardest questions he has ever written. Hit Rate: 8 / 178 = 4.49% QUESTION #4 What was the name of the controversial official ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup? The name, chosen by Adidas, means “celebrate” in Zulu. Spoiler Correct answer: Jabulani My answer: Ubuntu Opponent: CORRECT I knew Ubuntu was the word that the Celtics used in their '08 championship run and had no other logical guesses as I didn't really remember this controversy. I thought this would be the most challenging question and marked this as the HR. Of course my opponent knew it, so he received 4 points for the correct answer. Hit Rate: 66 / 178 = 37.08% QUESTION #5 The dueling pawns you see below are animated versions of the official playing pieces for what "game of sweet revenge?" (The title of which has been artfully obscured in the image.) Spoiler Correct answer: Sorry! My answer: Sorry! Opponent: CORRECT Hey, I knew this one! My opponent figured I would, so he marked this one as the K question, so I received zero points. Turns out most everyone knew this one, and the Commish revealed he was sorry! for posting such a layup of a question. Man, at this rate, I need these types of questions! Hit Rate: 174 / 178 = 97.75% FINAL SCORE & STANDINGS Spoiler SHANE 2(2) BEN 8(4) Once again I get my ass kicked by a professional sports writer and am firmly in last place by point differential after 2 days. Can I get an easier opponent, or questions more suited for me? Ugh, this is embarassing. Code: Team W L D Pts +/- Correct Rate Jonathan Gault 2 0 0 6 8 8 80 % Timothy Graf 2 0 0 6 6 4 40 % Ben Everill 1 0 1 4 6 7 70 % Peter Bailey-Wells 1 0 1 4 2 5 50 % Brian Sandalow 1 1 0 3 2 6 60 % Jim Robbins 1 1 0 3 -2 1 10 % Andrew Desnoyers 0 1 1 1 -2 3 30 % Aaron Jorbin 0 1 1 1 -4 3 30 % Drew Wilde 0 2 0 0 -4 3 30 % Shane Kormelink 0 2 0 0 -12 3 30 % Last edited by korme : 08-12-2020 at 12:31 PM.