May 25, 20251 yr Author Correct answer for Question 32: SportsWhen did water polo become an Olympic sport?A: 1900 Paris
May 25, 20251 yr Author Question 33: SportsWhat sport/activity did the phrase “hands down” come from…as in, “He won the game, hands down”?A: Horse racingB: BoxingC: PokerD: Fencing
May 28, 20251 yr Author Correct Answer for Question 33: SportsWhat sport/activity did the phrase “hands down” come from…as in, “He won the game, hands down”?A: Horse racingIt was first used in the 19th century to describe a type of horse racing victory in which the jockey wasso far ahead that he could drop his reins and relax before crossing the finish line.
May 28, 20251 yr Author Question 34: SportsAbraham Lincoln was involved in what sport before he became so involved with politics?A: WrestlingB: GolfC: Track and FieldD: Skiing
May 28, 20251 yr I think I know this one! Pretty sure I know it from the movie, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter", of all things.A: Wrestling
June 1, 20251 yr Author Correct answer for Question 34: SportsAbraham Lincoln was involved in what sport before he became so involved with politics?A: WrestlingAbraham Lincoln was fond of wrestling. Lincoln was considered a local wrestling champion by the time he was 21,and when he was 29 he “cautiously” called himself “possibly the second best wrestler in southern Illinois.”It’s rumored (but not confirmed) that Lincoln lost only one of 300 matches. Regardless of whether that’s true or not,the 16th president was renowned enough for his wrestling skills that in 1992 he was the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Outstanding American honoree.
June 1, 20251 yr Author Question 35: SportsTour De FranceRiders do not race the whole thing at once, because it would probably kill them. How many separate stages are there that cover the 2,000 miles of the race?A: 5B: 14C: 21D: 33
June 2, 20251 yr Nooooo idea! I'm trying to remember how many days the race is mentioned in the news. I assume that every day represents one stage. Sooooo... with that vast pool of knowledge, I'll say - B: 14
June 2, 20251 yr I'm pretty sure 33 is too long, 5 is too short. Maybe 14 days, but something tells me that they aim for around 100 Km per day, so that would make it... C: 21
June 5, 20251 yr Author Correct answer for Question 35: SportsTour De FranceRiders do not race the whole thing at once, because it would probably kill them. How many separate stages are there that cover the 2,000 miles of the race?C: 21Riders do not race the whole thing at once, because it would probably kill them.
June 5, 20251 yr Author Question 36: SportsTour De FranceRiders drink a lot of water during the race…about 42,000 bottles on average.What else was once routinely consumed during the race?A: AlcoholB: Castor oilC: SodaD: Iced tea
June 6, 20251 yr Wagi's probably right but, B: Castor oil is jumping out at me for some reason; no idea why.
June 6, 20251 yr 8 hours ago, JB said:Wagi's probably right but, B: Castor oil is jumping out at me for some reason; no idea why.Terrible childhood memories perhaps?
June 8, 20251 yr On 6/6/2025 at 4:55 PM, JB said:^ Ha! I never had the castor oil 'experience' as a kid... or as an adult.Neither did I. Maybe we should ask citytrader, he probably remembers them using leeches to balance bodily 'humors' or tobacco enemas (AKA 'blowing smoke up one's a**") back in his younger days. Castor Oil was probably considered cutting edge 'modern medicine'.
June 10, 20251 yr Author Correct answer for Question 36: SportsTour De FranceWhat else was once routinely consumed during the race?A: AlcoholIt was used to numb the pain. It was banned starting in the 1960s as it was considered a stimulant Edited June 10, 20251 yr by Wowman typo
June 10, 20251 yr Author Question 37: Last Sports QuestionWhat baseball Hall of Famer was allergic to a candy bar named in his honor?A: Babe RuthB: Ken Griffey Jr.C: Frank RobinsonD: Yogi Berra
June 10, 20251 yr ^ Same here: A: Babe Ruth. OH WAIT!!! I just remembered that the Baby Ruth bar was supposedly NOT named for the baseball player, but for the small daughter of... somebody, can't remember who (a president?). Sooo, among the remaining choices.... seems like there was a B: Ken Griffey Jr. bar, for about 5 minutes, so I guess that's my guess. Whatever the correct answer is, they were probably allergic to peanuts.
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