Quiz

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Questions:

This week's quiz starts with some questions on baseball's World Series.

1. Name the two teams that met in the first World Series back in 1903.

2. What player has competed in the most World Series games? For Bragging Rights, in how many games did he play?

3. What player hit the most home runs in World Series games? Again, take a guess on the number for Bragging Rights.

4. What pitcher took home the record number of games won in the World Series?

5. Name the top five cities in the world by population.

6. Name the top five countries in the world by population.

7. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall." Where was Ronald Reagan when he said this?

8. What was the previous name of the holiday now honored as Veterans Day?

9. What U.S. general's date of birth was the same date as Veterans Day?

10. There is one elected member of the U.S. House or Senate who is of Chinese-American heritage. Name him.

Answers:

1. Boston (American League) defeated Pittsburgh (National League) by 5 games to 3 games.

2. Yogi Berra played in 75 games.

3. Mickey Mantle holds this record, with 28 home runs in the post-season meet.

4. Whitey Ford had the most games won by a pitcher with 10. You might note that all the winners mentioned in our quiz had played for the New York Yankees.

5. The top five cities are: 1) Tokyo; 2) Mexico City; 3) New York; 4) Sao Paulo, Brazil; and 5) Mumbai (Bombay), India.

6. The top five countries are: 1) China; 2) India; 3) United States; 4) Indonesia; and 5) Brazil.

7. Reagan was at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin when he made this immortal statement.

8. Veterans Day was formerly Armistice Day.

9. Gen. George S. Patton was born on November 11, 1885, prior to its having become a holiday.

10. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., is the only elected member of the House or Senate who is of Chinese-American heritage.

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