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1. The Boston Red Stockings of 1873 (later the Braves) dominated the National Association. They were led by three Wright brothers. They traveled to England and beat the British five out of six times in what sport?
2. The Boston baseball club that later became the Braves dominated early professional baseball by winning 12 out of 29 pennants. They were led by the three Wrights. Which Wright was the owner, manager and a key player on those teams from the early history of baseball?
3. A very famous set of Wright brothers were Orville and Wilbur. We know about their impact on flight, but what was their previous job?
4. Both Orville and Wilbur Wright were effective glider pilots. Which one of them was the first to pilot their powered airplane?
5. Which Wright is regarded as America's foremost architect?
6. This actress appeared in such classics as "The Princess Bride" (1987) and "Forrest Gump" (1994): _______ Wright.
7. This comic Wright is the master of the deadpan delivery. Which such lines as, "I have a garage door opener. It doesn't close, only opens", "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese", and "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize", who is this popular comic from the USA?
8. Which Wright co-starred with a short, furry alien in the late 1980s?
9. This political Wright was from Maryland. He served in the American Revolution, as a Senator and as Governor of Maryland.
10. Wrights with this first name include an African-American poet, a Canadian author, the keyboardist for Pink Floyd and an English goalkeeper.
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