Statistics for This Day in Sports (August 18)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
1986: This quarterback signs with the Buffalo Bills.	Jim Kelly	88%
1915: Baseball park, Braves Field opens in which US city?	Boston	75%
1964: This country is banned from the Olympics because of its apartheid policies.	South Africa	75%
1980: This Kansas City Royal’s batting average reaches .400.	George Brett	63%
1934: This Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is born.	Roberto Clemente	63%
1941: The Philadelphia Phillies laughably do this 8 times in one baseball game.	Commit errors	50%
1982: This MLB player sets the record with his 13,941st plate appearance.	Pete Rose	50%
1920: This English cricketer makes his 1st class cricket debut.	Wally Hammond	38%
1914: Oscar Egg bikes 44.247 kilometers in one hour, setting a record that wouldn’t be broken until 1933. What country was he from?	Switzerland	13%