Statistics for This Day in Sports (August 11)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
2013: Usain Bolt runs the best 100m time of the year. What country is he from?	Jamaica	100%
1950: This Yankee great is benched for the first time after batting a .279 average.	Joe DiMaggio	100%
1962: SF Giants manager Alvin Dark orders the grounds crew do what to the basepaths to prohibit Dodger All-Star Maury Wills stealing bases.	Water them down	88%
1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first MLB player to hit this many home runs in a career.	500	75%
1919: This NFL team is founded by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau.	Green Bay Packers	75%
1993: This Red Sox pitcher pitches his 2,000th strikeout	Roger Clemens	75%
1984: 101,799 fans show up to watch France play a soccer match against what country?	Brazil	50%
1985: Rudolf Povarnitsin sets the new high jump record. What country was he from?	USSR	50%
1951: The first televised baseball game in color is broadcasted at this city.	New York City	25%
2016: This Oceania country wins the men’s sevens rugby gold medal.	Fiji	13%