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1. 1 Easy

   What kind of fruit baskets were originally used as basketball hoops in 1891?

   Answer: Peach baskets

   Why: The janitor had no square boxes, so he fetched peach baskets, and play stopped after each score while someone climbed a ladder for the ball.

2. 2 Medium

   What is a home run hit with all three bases loaded called in baseball?

   Answer: Grand slam

   Why: Grand slam comes from bridge's bid to win all thirteen tricks; in baseball, a bases-loaded homer scores four runs.

3. 3 Hard

   Which strength-based event was an official Olympic sport until 1920?

   Answer: tug of war

   Why: At London 1908 Britain entered three police teams and took all three medals; the City of London force beat Liverpool in the final.

4. 4 Easy

   What item thrown into a boxing ring signals an immediate surrender?

   Answer: Towel

   Why: Corners first threw in the sponge used to wipe a fighter's face: that phrase is recorded in 1860, while the towel version appears around 1913.

5. 5 Medium

   What term describes the rarest golf score of four strokes under par on one hole?

   Answer: Condor

   Why: Scoring a condor almost always requires sinking a hole-in-one on a par-5 hole.

6. 6 Hard

   What was the puck made of at the first indoor hockey game in 1875?

   Answer: Hardwood disk

   Why: The Montreal Gazette of March 3, 1875 promised a flat circular piece of wood so the ball would stop flying at the spectators.