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korme · 08-19-2020, 06:29 AM

DAY #7

SHANE (2-3-1) vs. TIMOTHY GRAF (3-1-2)
All I know about Tim is that he is a hairdresser. He has a better record than me, but over six days we have both answered 12 questions correctly, so we'll see.

To the questions:

QUESTION #1
A July 8, 2012 ESPN.com story, a Feb. 6, 2018 Bustle story, an Aug. 10, 2016 EOnline story, and a Feb. 12, 2014 Us Weekly story all featured provocative tales from what locale?

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QUESTION #2
What alias did Michael Vick frequently use when undergoing STD testing and treatment, according to a lawsuit brought against him by a woman he allegedly slept with?

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QUESTION #3
FC Barcelona Bàsquet’s Brandon Davies played in NCAA postseason tournaments in 2010, 2012, and 2013 (but not 2011) for which school?

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QUESTION #4
“__________ banged your girlfriend, mate. Sorry to tell you that.” These words, spoken by Nick Kyrgios to Stan Wawrinka at the 2015 Rogers Cup, came during a heated exchange and were justified by Kyrgios afterward when he said, “he was getting a bit lippy with me.” Fill in the blank with the missing player.

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QUESTION #5
On Aug. 14, 1997, an electrical outage affecting a bank of lights at Camden Yards forced the Baltimore Orioles to postpone a game against the Seattle Mariners. Later, a conspiracy theory emerged that the Orioles had manufactured the outage as a means of canceling the game in order to preserve Cal Ripken Jr.’s consecutive games played streak. Ripken, the story went, had caught his wife in bed with another man that day, and was either too bruised from fighting the man, too distraught, or some combination of both, to attend the game. According to this now Internet-ubiquitous theory (which, it should be noted, is provably false), who had shacked up with Ripken’s wife?

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FINAL SCORE & STANDINGS

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08-19-2020, 06:29 AM	#15
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	DAY #7 SHANE (2-3-1) vs. TIMOTHY GRAF (3-1-2) All I know about Tim is that he is a hairdresser. He has a better record than me, but over six days we have both answered 12 questions correctly, so we'll see. To the questions: QUESTION #1 A July 8, 2012 ESPN.com story, a Feb. 6, 2018 Bustle story, an Aug. 10, 2016 EOnline story, and a Feb. 12, 2014 Us Weekly story all featured provocative tales from what locale? Spoiler Correct answer: The Olympic Village My answer: Magic City Opponent: INCORRECT Now that I see the answer, I remember a few of those stories. Sometimes I wonder how long I should sit on the questions. I have 24 hours, but I usually submit my answer shortly after looking at them. Hit Rate: 85 / 175 = 48.57% Selected K: 41 / 175 = 23.43% Selected HR: 29 / 175 = 16.57% QUESTION #2 What alias did Michael Vick frequently use when undergoing STD testing and treatment, according to a lawsuit brought against him by a woman he allegedly slept with? Spoiler Correct answer: Ron Mexico My answer: Ron Mexico Opponent: INCORRECT Thank you, FOFC probably? What a classic. We're on the board. Hit Rate: 107 / 175 = 61.14% Selected K: 71 / 175 = 40.57% Selected HR: 18 / 175 = 10.29% QUESTION #3 FC Barcelona Bàsquet’s Brandon Davies played in NCAA postseason tournaments in 2010, 2012, and 2013 (but not 2011) for which school? Spoiler Correct answer: Brigham Young My answer: New Mexico State Opponent: INCORRECT I didn't have a clue and just went with a mid tier program. We both use our "K" advantage here, and it doesn't matter. Hit Rate: 91 / 175 = 52% Selected K: 23 / 175 = 13.14% Selected HR: 20 / 175 = 11.43% QUESTION #4 “__________ banged your girlfriend, mate. Sorry to tell you that.” These words, spoken by Nick Kyrgios to Stan Wawrinka at the 2015 Rogers Cup, came during a heated exchange and were justified by Kyrgios afterward when he said, “he was getting a bit lippy with me.” Fill in the blank with the missing player. Spoiler Correct answer: Thanasi Kokkinakis My answer: Monfils Opponent: INCORRECT I like tennis to an extent and know maybe 10 of the high level guys, but I knew my answer was going to be wrong. We both thought this question was most difficult and served up our "HR" card and paid off as neither got it correct. Hit Rate: 28 / 175 = 16% Selected K: 11 / 175 = 6.29% Selected HR: 83 / 175 = 47.43% QUESTION #5 On Aug. 14, 1997, an electrical outage affecting a bank of lights at Camden Yards forced the Baltimore Orioles to postpone a game against the Seattle Mariners. Later, a conspiracy theory emerged that the Orioles had manufactured the outage as a means of canceling the game in order to preserve Cal Ripken Jr.’s consecutive games played streak. Ripken, the story went, had caught his wife in bed with another man that day, and was either too bruised from fighting the man, too distraught, or some combination of both, to attend the game. According to this now Internet-ubiquitous theory (which, it should be noted, is provably false), who had shacked up with Ripken’s wife? Spoiler Correct answer: Kevin Costner My answer: Jay Buhner Opponent: INCORRECT I must have been a little too young for this and we didn't have teh internets like we do now, so this story did not resonate with me whatsoever. Funny story, though I'm not buying it. But hey! My opponent didn't score any points so that means... Hit Rate: 64 / 175 = 36.57% Selected K: 29 / 175 = 16.57% Selected HR: 25 / 175 = 14.29% FINAL SCORE & STANDINGS Spoiler SHANE 2(1) JONATHAN 0(0) Three wins in a row! I got off to such a bad start facing all of the best competition and admittedly have gotten lucky a couple days, but I'm settling in to a mid tier position. Code: Team W L D Pts +/- Correct Rate Jonathan Gault 5 0 2 17 20 25 71.43 % Peter Bailey-Wells 4 1 2 14 8 16 45.71 % Brian Sandalow 4 3 0 12 12 23 65.71 % Ben Everill 3 1 3 12 6 20 57.14 % Timothy Graf 3 2 2 11 4 12 34.29 % Shane Kormelink 3 3 1 10 -4 13 37.14 % Andrew Desnoyers 2 2 3 9 0 14 40 % Aaron Jorbin 2 3 2 8 -8 15 42.86 % Jim Robbins 1 5 1 4 -14 12 34.29 % Drew Wilde 0 7 0 0 -24 10 28.57 % Like I said, setting in to the middle of the pack with two matches to go, one against the guy in 3rd and one against the guy in 9th. Lets go 1-1 at worst here!