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1. Thanks to the great offensive line of the Miami Dolphins, Eugene Morris helped contribute to Super Bowl wins in 1972 and 1973, sharing backfield running duties with Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. He was born Eugene Edward, but you might know him by his nickname. Which of these was it?
2. In a 1963 country hit, Bobby Bare sings these lines: "I dreamed about my mother, dear old papa, sister and brother..." and has a chorus which ends with the line, "Ohh how I wanna go home." Name the title of the song, where the lyrics say, "Last night I went to sleep in __________".
3. What type of line produced the greatest efficiency for the success of the Industrial Revolution?
4. Two lines spoken by Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind" include "There's no point in being nuts if you can't have a little fun" and "Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart." In the role of which brilliant mathematician does Crowe voice these lines?
5. Which Mount Rushmore visage would be associated with the line, "...that government of the people, for the people, by the people shall not perish from the earth."?
6. George Yardley helped lead the Fort Wayne franchise to the NBA finals in both 1955 and 1956 after winning divisional titles both years. The following year he became the first player in the NBA to score 2000 points. He also set an NBA season record for shots from the free-throw line, and joined the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. What was the nickname of the Fort Wayne franchise?
7. While probably technically not large enough to qualify as a "ship of the line," this class of warship, according to Wikipedia, was the smallest class to be considered a "rated" warship. One type of this ship is the "flower class," with individual vessels being named after flowers. Which class is this, the next size smaller than a frigate?
8. Tales of this legendary creature of Native American cultures run on parallel lines to those of the Roc from cultures around the Indian Ocean. It appears in native cultures from the Pacific Northwest to the Southwest, Plains, and Northeast Woodland. Its characteristics and strengths include not only personal power for those who encounter it, but also the power to affect weather. Which great spirit is this?
9. Which future U.S. president anchored the offensive line of two undefeated National Champions at the University of Michigan as a center for the Wolverines in 1932 and 1933?
10. To ace this quiz now, all you have to do is line up the 9 clues and determine what industry comes to mind. What do you think it is?
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