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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIMM24 Game 9, Rounds 7-8: BC his   
   04 Jun 24 20:27:18   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - 2004   
   >   
   > Cast your minds back 20 years to some of the top sports stories   
   > of 2004.   
   >   
   > 2. Where were the summer Olympics held?   
      
   Athens   
      
   > 3. Which American athlete ruled the pool at those Olympics,   
   >    capturing 6 gold and 2 bronze medals?   
      
   Michael Phelps   
      
   > 4. The #1 and #2 top money earners among female athletes in all   
   >    sports shared the same last name.  What was it?   
      
   Jones   
      
   > 5. A precocious 17-year-old made his debut for FC Barcelona, where   
   >    he would star for 17 seasons.  Aside from the Barcelona blue-and-   
   >    garnet, he has proudly worn the sky-blue-and-white of his home   
   >    country, and lately he's been seen in pink.   
      
   Leo Messi   
      
   > 6. This team became the first in baseball history to come back   
   >    from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, this on its way to   
   >    ending a legendary 86-year championship drought.  Which team?   
      
   Green Bay Packers   
      
   > 9.  may have been the Super Bowl MVP, but what will   
   >    probably be remembered longer is the "wardrobe malfunction"   
   >    experienced by the featured half-time performer, whose   
   >    right breast was briefly exposed to a television audience   
   >    of 90,000,000.  Name the performer.   
      
   Jackson   
      
   > 10. The 2004 Stanley Cup champs were the Tampa Bay Lightning.   
   >    What team did they defeat?  (Place name or team name.)   
      
   Colorado   
      
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