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Roland
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Correct, Salty! Bannister's record has been broken several times by men, but no woman has broken four minutes yet. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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How many people have cleared 8 feet in the high jump? This was another magic goal in track and field, |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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OK, no one wants to answer that question. The answer is ONE. Javier Sotomayor of Cuba is the only person to every high jump eight feet. He did it in 1993 and no one has done that since.
One more track and field question. For many years the record for the long jump was in the high 27 feet range. No one had ever jumped 28 feet. Then, one day, not only did someone jump 28 feet, his jump was over 29 feet! Actual distance for the jump was 29 feet, 2 inches. He increased the world record by over 14 inches, an amazing feat. It took many years before that record was surpassed.
Who was the first person to jump 28 and 29 feet? |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:40 am Post subject: |
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No Track & Field fans out there? Go ahead and search then...... |
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fleetp
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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I looked it up, and found Mike Powell is credited with the record. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Powell raised the record from 29 feet 2 inches to 29 feet 4 and change. Who was the guy who first jumped 29 feet?
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Roland
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Bob Beamon. |
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:19 am Post subject: |
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That's it! Bob Beamon! I was watching the 1968 Mexico Olympics on TV when it happened. They were covering a different event live - probably a running event. Then they announced that the world record for the long jump had just been SHATTERED! They cut away and ran an instant replay (relatively new invention at that time) of Beamon's long jump. The previous world record was 27 feet 4 inches or so and Beamon jumped 22 inches beyond the world record to 29 feet, 2 inches. An amazing feat!
That record stood from August 1968 until June 1991 - 23 years. We thought that was forever! Then, in June 1991 Mike Powell and Carl Lewis staged the greatest contest of all time, it was in Tokyo. Both men jumped over 29 feet and between them they had 5 or 6 of the greatest jumps of all time. The record of 29 feet, 4 inches has stood since June 1991. That is over 26 years and still counting! That record has stood even longer than Beamon's amazing feat!
Still, Bob Beamon's jump in the 1968 Olympics is regarded as the most exceptional single performance in the history of athletics. Nothing tops it.
Your turn Roland, good job! |
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Not counting the animated series, five Star Trek series have aired on television. What is the total number of episodes from these five series? No cheating. Closest answer wins. |
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Captain Teague
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:14 am Post subject: |
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I am going to guess 975. An estimate based on facts I know about TV Trek.
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Salty Dog
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:14 am Post subject: |
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I will guess 627. Just a guess. |
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Roland
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:02 am Post subject: |
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It has been nearly 48 hours - I guess fleetp isn't going to take a guess.
The correct answer is 703 live-action TV episodes from the five Star Trek series combined. Salty Dog came the closest.
I'm pretty sure I've seen every episode of every series except Voyager, which I mostly skipped. |
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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How many states did/does Route 66 pass through? |
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fleetp
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Salty Dog wrote: | How many states did/does Route 66 pass through? |
Is it seven? |
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Roland
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:27 am Post subject: |
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I'll guess six. |
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