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Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:26 pm
by Scottie
howard wrote:Shit, now I remember that. Should've known.
It was an excellent question (and excellent start for the GPGST). I wouldn't have got it if I had the
30 for 30 doc playing in front of me.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:17 pm
by Gunpowder
That's exactly where it came from. They noted that fact in the documentary, which was replayed on Friday.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:21 am
by Gunpowder
Sorry West Coast trivia fans. EST 4eva
Day two's question, sort of piggybacking off of the Googling done verifying the first:
Who was the only NFL hall of famer to be selected in the supplemental draft?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:28 am
by A_B
Josh Gordon intends to be the second!
But I don't really have a good answer for the first.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:30 am
by Gunpowder
I forgot to say "not future Josh Gordon". He'll be number 2 if he keeps his head on straight.
I was asked this on FB as a follow up yesterday and couldn't come up with the answer. Had no idea the answer was taken in the supplemental.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:00 am
by Sabo
Steve Young?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:23 am
by Gunpowder
Nope. The USFL supplemental drafts don't count. This player did not play in the USFL. Thanks, Trump.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:39 am
by Jerloma
Your mom.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:50 am
by Sabo
Gunpowder wrote:The USFL supplemental drafts don't count. This player did not play in the USFL. Thanks, Trump.
You didn't say that! Therefore, my answer is correct.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:05 am
by Gunpowder
Sabo wrote:Gunpowder wrote:The USFL supplemental drafts don't count. This player did not play in the USFL. Thanks, Trump.
You didn't say that! Therefore, my answer is correct.
You get a jizz-covered star.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:31 am
by Sabo
Gunpowder wrote:Sabo wrote:Gunpowder wrote:The USFL supplemental drafts don't count. This player did not play in the USFL. Thanks, Trump.
You didn't say that! Therefore, my answer is correct.
You get a jizz-covered star.
This is Business Horseshit.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:11 pm
by Johnnie
Why am I thinking it's a Steeler D Lineman from way back?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:23 pm
by Gunpowder
Answer...
CRIS CARTER
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:50 pm
by Johnnie
Ah. I was close.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:13 pm
by The Sybian
Gunpowder wrote:Answer...
CRIS CARTER
Damn! I recently heard him say this on Mike and Mike while talking about the adjustment to playing WR in the NFL. Never would have come up with it, though.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:36 am
by A_B
The Sybian wrote:Gunpowder wrote:Answer...
CRIS CARTER
Damn! I recently heard him say this on Mike and Mike while talking about the adjustment to playing WR in the NFL. Never would have come up with it, though.
I recalled his hardship waiver once the answer was released.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:58 am
by Gunpowder
Alright, gotta think of a Q for today. Let's get that first gold star out.
Who was the first sprinter to officially break the 10 second barrier?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:01 am
by Gunpowder
AB_skin_test wrote:The Sybian wrote:Gunpowder wrote:Answer...
CRIS CARTER
Damn! I recently heard him say this on Mike and Mike while talking about the adjustment to playing WR in the NFL. Never would have come up with it, though.
I recalled his hardship waiver once the answer was released.
Oddly enough, he has the third highest single season yardage total of the supplemental picks behind Gordon and Rob Moore.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:23 am
by The Sybian
Gunpowder wrote:
Oddly enough, he has the third highest single season yardage total of the supplemental picks behind Gordon and Rob Moore.
For the first year after they were drafted, or during their careers?
I'll guess Carl Lewis, though that would be too easy of an answer for this quiz.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:27 am
by rass
SL, you should give out a "limp dick" star for half-assed, apologetic "I know I'm not right, but..." type guesses.
Oh, hey, good morning Syb!
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:28 am
by Gunpowder
The Sybian wrote:Gunpowder wrote:
Oddly enough, he has the third highest single season yardage total of the supplemental picks behind Gordon and Rob Moore.
For the first year after they were drafted, or during their careers?
I'll guess Carl Lewis, though that would be too easy of an answer for this quiz.
During their careers, and no, not Carl Lewis.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:43 am
by Jerloma
Jesse Owens
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:46 am
by The Sybian
rass wrote:SL, you should give out a "limp dick" star for half-assed, apologetic "I know I'm not right, but..." type guesses.
Oh, hey, good morning Syb!
Damn, was Starbucks closed or something?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:52 am
by Gunpowder
Jerloma wrote:Jesse Owens
Nope. Between Lewis and Owens.
Shows you just how athletes and training have evolved. If you took Lewis in his prime and dropped him into the modern NCAA championship 100m race, he'd get absolutely smoked.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:12 am
by Jerloma
Yeah but getting smoked in the 100 is like a tenth of a second behind.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:14 am
by Gunpowder
Alright.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:17 am
by P.D.X.
Rballer?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:18 am
by Gunpowder
Baller timed himself at 9.93 but a friend timed him at 11.9 so we split the difference.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:19 pm
by howard
I'm pretty sure this is wrong, but I'll guess it anyway. Valerey Borzov?
ETA: man, looked it up, embarrassed I missed this.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:27 pm
by Gunpowder
howard wrote:I'm pretty sure this is wrong, but I'll guess it anyway. Valerey Borzov?
ETA: man, looked it up, embarrassed I missed this.
I really thought you'd get it.
I'll wait for Rush's/Scottie's/other West Coasters' guesses and then I'll shut it down.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:36 pm
by Sabo
Gunpowder wrote:howard wrote:I'm pretty sure this is wrong, but I'll guess it anyway. Valerey Borzov?
ETA: man, looked it up, embarrassed I missed this.
I really thought you'd get it.
I'll wait for Rush's/Scottie's/other West Coasters' guesses and then I'll shut it down.
Dammit, I know when it happened, but I can't remember the guy's name.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:42 pm
by howard
When I was a kid in those years, track and field was still a big deal in this country for general sports fans. My mom would've gotten this one.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:46 pm
by Gunpowder
howard wrote:When I was a kid in those years, track and field was still a big deal in this country for general sports fans. My mom would've gotten this one.
Basically that and all of the other circumstances of that uhh, meet were my thinking.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:13 pm
by Jerloma
Gunpowder wrote:howard wrote:When I was a kid in those years, track and field was still a big deal in this country for general sports fans. My mom would've gotten this one.
Basically that and all of the other circumstances of that uhh, meet were my thinking.
Oh, was it the dude's with the black gloves and their fists in the air?
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:35 pm
by Gunpowder
I had thought that it was, but not quite. I'll just end it for the week.
It was Jim Hines in 1968. Looking it up, he had actually ran sub-10 earlier in that year, so he didn't break 10 for the first time in Mexico City.
But your answer is JIM HINES.
Back next week to hoard more of these golden stars.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:15 pm
by howard
It was in Modesto, Ca, right? I remember the newspaper headlines the next day, I was about 11 or 12.
I could've at least come up with Bob Hays (wind-aided, hand-timed) five years or so earlier.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:09 pm
by Gunpowder
MONDAY THE TODAYTH OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This rap/R&B producer is the son of James Alexander, a member of Otis Redding's Bar-Kays band. He was named after Phalon Jones, a bandmate killed along with Redding in a 1967 plane crash.
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:11 pm
by Scottie
Gunpowder wrote: . . . He was named after Phalon Jones . . .
Gunpowder Jones!
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:13 pm
by brian
Pharrell Williams?
(Er, guess not.)
Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:15 pm
by Jerloma
Phalon Smith.