Morning Trivia

Not the Super Bowl

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Sam Cartwright
February 12, 2024

Monday trivia

Taking today off work?

Fun fact: The Monday after the Super Bowl is the most taken day off in the United States. Shouldn’t we just make it a national holiday already?

Great game yesterday. Can we officially call this a dynasty? 3 rings in 5 years?

Yesterday was also only the second Super Bowl to go to OT; only other time for that to happen was the 28-3 implode by the Falcons. Do you know who was the offensive coordinator for those Falcons? Kyle Shanahan…Yikes

Today’s topic: Not the Super Bowl

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Last week, Sportico released it’s list of the top 100 highest paid athletes of 2023. Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list at $275 million (casual).

Question: how many of the top 10 can you name?

The Top 10 (emojis are the hints):‌

  1. ⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo ($275M)

  2. ⛳️ ($203M)

  3. ⚽️ ($130M)

  4. 🏀 ($126M)

  5. ⚽️ ($125M)

  6. ⚽️ ($121M)

  7. 🏀 ($99M)

  8. 🏀 ($88M)

  9. 🏀 ($87M)

  10. 🏈 ($84M)

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Answer:

  1. ⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo ($275M)

  2. ⛳️ Jon Rahm ($203M)

  3. ⚽️ Lionel Messi ($130M)

  4. 🏀 LeBron James ($126M)

  5. ⚽️ Kylian Mbappé ($125M)

  6. ⚽️ Neymar ($121M)

  7. 🏀 Stephen Curry ($99M)

  8. 🏀 Giannis Antetokounmpo ($88M)

  9. 🏀 Kevin Durant ($87M)

  10. 🏈 Patrick Mahomes ($84M)

Last word from yesterday: Kelvin Kiptum (24), the world record holder in the marathon (ran 2:00:35 at Chicago last year), died in a died accident with his coach in Kenya. Terrible tragedy in the running world.

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