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Random Trivia Thread

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Going off the Random Thought Thread, I wanted to start a Random Trivia Thread. This may have been a thread in the past, but I know bumping old threads is frowned upon.

The rules are as follows: Pose a question, and the first person to answer correctly gets a point. Once the thread starts to die down (if it even picks up), I will compile all the points and post the results.

You have to quote the question in your answer or your answer does not count.

The person who answers correctly must post a new question. That doesn't mean others cannot post questions as well - as it could take a while in between posts.

No cheating - obviously that is more of a frowned upon rule than a written rule, but it is more fun when you can come up with the answers on your own - and it helps you retain that knowledge.

So, make the questions hard enough that looking up the answers is really hard (or will take a while for those that choose to look them up).

Posting question 1 in a reply thread so this long post isn't quoted in the results.

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Question 1: Name every professional sports team whose team name does not end in the letter s.

Utah Jazz, Colorado Avalanche, Orlando Magic. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I used to know 7 NCAA teams that didn't end with the letter s.

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Question 2: You are a contestant on a game show hosted by Monty. You are presented with three doors. Behind one of the three doors is $1,000,000. Behind the other two are a goat or a lifetime supply of Wheaties. You are asked to pick a door. After you pick a door Monty reveals* that either the goat or the Wheaties is behind one of the doors that you did not pick. He then offers you a chance to keep the door your originally picked, or to switch to the remaining door.

If you want to maximize your chances of winning the $1,000,000 should you switch doors, keep your original door, or does it not matter?

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Okay, so maybe a little tough first 2 questions to start off the thread; especially being a mainly NFL thread and Monty Hall Paradox being pretty hard to grasp.

Question 1 answer: (I prefaced this by saying pro teams, but neglected to specify I meant NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB. No discredit to soccer or the WNBA, I was just looking for the big 4. The answer is Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, OKC Thunder, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.

Question 2 answer: Switching picks gives you a severe advantage. A 1/3 chance becomes a 2/3 chance by switching.

In an attempt to make the thread a little less hard for a Saturday, question number 3 follows.

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