Last time around Meerkovia… epically failed. It wasn’t just a defeat, it was a shattering blow to the nation. The media hounds sharpened their teeth. Sheep bleated ominously. Geese honked their battle cries. Meerkovia was in uproar.
Could our athletes do better in week two?
WEEK 2 – SPORTS
1. In Grade 6, I was the captain of which intramural team?
A) Floor Hockey
B) Basketball
C) Indoor Soccer
I will confess that I come into this with absolutely no clue. So, I will say A, given Paul’s oft-spoken-about love of hockey.
2. Which jersey number did I wear in my first year playing softball?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 13
A. Because I have no idea.
3. Which piece of sporting equipment do I not currently have in my bedroom?
A) Football
B) Lacrosse Ball
C) Tennis Ball
A again. Just because.
4. Which sport have I never attended in-person?
A) Rugby
B) Soccer
C) Football
Once again A.
5. At the first baseball game I ever went to, what did I eat?
A) Pizza
B) McDonald’s
C) Hotdog
It’s hard to imagine (for me at least) pizza at a baseball game, but I’ve answered every other question with A, so A.
6. Which hockey team’s jacket did I not own as a child?
A) Colorado Avalanche
B) Toronto Maple Leafs
C) Detroit Red Wings
You know what’s coming… A.
7. Which ball has never hit me in the face?
A) Soccer Ball
B) Basketball
C) Volleyball
To A, or not to A? A.
8. In university, I participated in this intramural sport…
A) Ultimate Frisbee
B) Badminton
C) Dodgeball
Actually, A, on the basis that Ultimate Frisbee sounds pretty awesome.
9. I tore ligaments in my fingers playing this sport…
A) Volleyball
B) Basketball
C) Football
A. I mean, ball gets whacked at you, fingers get hit, ouch time.
10. Which baseball player was on the cover of my favourite video game?
A) Derek Jeter
B) Albert Pujols
C) Manny Ramirez
I didn’t know any of these people, so A.
So, did I play sports? I kicked a football (soccer to Paul) around. Sometimes I did this because I had to (at school), sometimes because I wanted to. At school we had to play rugby and cricket; rugby wasn’t too bad, but cricket was incredibly dull back then and it’s still incredibly dull now! We also had to play tennis, which I lack the coordination to play with any actual hope of doing well.
On a more casual level, I’ve played pool a few times, and snooker, though I won’t claim to be particularly good at either sport. Now, if video games count as a sport… I’d probably be average, which is a step up in my world.
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Haha solid strategy. I am sorry that I call it soccer. I know that’s considered sacrilege where you’re from. And pizza at a baseball game/any sporting event is very common here. You buy one slice and they charge you $12. It’s nuts. I’m also not very good at pool, though no one ever taught me how to hold the stick (pool cue?) correctly, so it was all a guess.
I think the key to any sport is hit the round thing as hard as you away from you. Also, I learned via WII bowling that throwing a bowling ball backward is bad.
That’s interesting because I learned from Wii Tennis that the ceiling was too low…
I think we all learned that lesson.