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Now our first contender please.

LANTH: Your name.
KAWIS: Dr Kawishiwi.
LANTH: Your occupation.
KAWIS: Supreme Commander of the NHS and All Its Dominions.
LANTH: Um... OK? And your specialist subject.
KAWIS: St Louis Cardinals baseball.

5 questions on the St Louis Cardinals, followed by 5 general knowledge questions, starting now.


1. Who was the first Cardinals pitcher to strike out over 250 batters in a season?
2. In what year did the Cardinals win their first World Series?
3. What Cardinal played ALL NINE POSITIONS?
4. What team skunked the Cardinals winning the World Series 4 games to zilch in 1928?
5. What Cardinal was the first to hit 50 home runs in a season?
6. Ignatius of Loyola founded what religious order?
7. What is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet?
8. “Spam” is an amalgamation of what two words?
9. Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof invented what language?
10. What race, along with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, makes up the Triple Crown of U.S. horse racing?

Kawashiwi's answers:

1. Gibson
2. 1936 (Incorrect; 1926)
3. Oquendo
4. Yankees
5. McGwuire
6. Jesuits
7. Kappa
8. Ham and Spice
9. Morse code? (Incorrect; Esperanto)
10. Kentucky Derby

So, the current standings:

FINALISTS
1. Dr Kawashiwi (8 with 0)
2. Ayame Crocodile (7 with 1)

WILDCARD
1. iAdrastos (3 with 1)
X. Teppishc (3 with 2)
X. ???????? (? with ?)
X. ???????? (? with ?)

So, if anyone scores higher than 3 points with 1 pass, iAdrastos is eliminated from contention. Next up is Madelina de Melrose... in the next article.