Do You Remember who came 2nd or Runner-up? Quiz

Answer: Larry Doby

Larry Doby(1923-2003) was an American professional baseball player and the second African-American to play in MLB. He was however the first to play in the American League, on July 5, 1947 for the Cleveland Indians. He finished his career in 1957 with 253 home runs.

Satchel Paige (1906-1982) was the first African-American to pitch in a World Series in 1948 in which his team, with teammate Larry Doby, won the World Series against the Boston Braves. Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) was the first African-American to play MLB when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Jackie finished his career in 1956 with 137 home runs and his number 42 jersey has been retired by all MLB teams. April 15 each year is declared "Jackie Robinson Day" and all players in MLB wear number 42.

Fritz Pollard (1894-1984) was one of the first African-Americans, together with Bobby Marshall, to play in what is now known as the NFL (National Football League). He was, however, the first African-American to be a head coach in the NFL.

Answer: Al Gore (2000)

All of the above Presidential candidates won the popular vote, together with Samuel Tilden (1876), but all lost the election. Al Gore was the 45th US Vice President, from 1993-2001, but was narrowly beaten due to a Florida recount which was settled by the US Supreme Court which ruled 5-4 in favour of George W. Bush. Al Gore went on to become an active environmentalist and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Hilary Clinton at least made it to the White House as First Lady from 1993-2001. Andrew Jackson went on to become US President as did Grover Cleveland. Cleveland lost the 1888 election but this was sandwiched between two terms as President (22nd(1885-89) and 24th (1893-1897)).

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Besides his 18 golfing major victories, Jack Nicklaus was a runner-up on 19 occasions.

Arnold Palmer with seven major victories also had ten runner-up spots. Sam Snead won seven majors and was runner-up on eight occasions. Greg Norman won only two majors and was runner-up eight times and four of them were by a play-off.

Answer: Viktor Lisitsky (USSR)

Viktor Lisitsky (USSR) was a Soviet gymnast who won five silver medals during the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. He also won two silver medals in the World Championships. However, he did strike gold seven times in the European Championships plus another five silver.

Frankie Fredericks (Namibia) was a track and field athlete who won four Olympic silver medals in the 100m and 200m at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. He did win a gold and three silver medals at the World Championships. Raelene Boyle (AUS) won three silver medals in the 100m and 200m over the two Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972. Shirley Babashoff (USA) was a swimmer who won six silver medals and three gold over the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. She also won seven silver medals and two gold in the World Championships.

Answer: E. M. Forster

E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist whose works included "Where Angels Fear to Tread" (1905), "A Room with a View" (1908) and "A Passage to India" (1924), all of which were adapted into movies. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 16 different years.

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer who write "War and Peace" (1869) and "Anna Karenina" (1877). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902-1906 without being successful. In the years 1901, 1902 and 1910 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize again, without success. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian activities who was nominated five times during 1937-1948 for the Nobel Peace Prize but was never awarded the honour. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French playwright and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964, but refused the honour.

Answer: Ken Rosewall (AUS)

Ken Rosewall (Australia) won eight Grand Slam singles titles and was a runner-up on another eight occasions.The only major title he never won was Wimbledon, in which he was runner-up four times (1954,1956, 1970 and 1974). He was 39 years of age when he lost the 1974 Wimbledon title to Jimmy Connors (USA). He won his first Australian Open in 1953 and his last in 1972. His French Open wins were 15 years apart and his US Open wins were 14 years apart.

Fred Stolle (Australia) won two Grand Slam singles titles (French and US Open) but never Wimbledon. He was runner-up at Wimbledon in three consecutive years being 1963-64-65 and Australian Open runner-up 1964 and 1965. Bill Tilden (USA) (1893-1953) won ten Grand Slam singles titles and was runner-up on five other occasions. Ivan Lendl (CZE) won eight Grand Slam singles titles and was runner-up on another 11 occasions.

Answer: Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills lost the four consecutive Super Bowl Finals from 1991-1994. Twice to the Dallas Cowboys (93-94) and to the New York Giants in 1991 and the Washington Redskins in 1992. They are yet to win a Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos were runners-up four times before their win in 1999. The Minnesota Vikings have been runners-up in the Super Bowl four times 1970, 1973, 1975 and 1977. The New England Patriots have been runners-up in the Super Bowl on five occasions but have also won the trophy six times.

Answer: Laurent Fignon

Laurent Fignon (1960-2010) was a French professional cyclist who lost the 1989 Tour de France by 8 seconds to Gerg Le Mond (USA). However, Fignon had won the same race in 1983 and 1984.
Cadet Evans is a retired Australian professional cyclist who came second in 2007 and 2008 in the Tour de France. However, he had to wait until 2011 before he won the race and at 34 years of age he is one of the oldest winners in the race's history. Andreas Klöden is a former German professional road cyclist who placed second by 32 seconds in the 2006 Tour de France to Oscar Pereira (Spain).
Herman Van Springel is a former Belgian professional road cyclist who was beaten into second place by 38 seconds in the 1968 Tour de France by Jan Janssen of the Netherlands. He did win the classic road race the Bordeaux-Paris on seven occasions from 1970-1981.

Answer: Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole (1932-2013) was an English actor who was nominated eight times between 1962-2006 for Best Actor but was never successful.

Richard Burton(1925-1984) was a Welsh actor was nominated seven times for an Academy Award but was never successful: six times for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) was a Scottish born actress who was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress without success. Thelma Ritter (1902-1969) was an American actress, best known for her working class characters, who was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress but each time unsuccessful.

Answer: Jimmy White (ENG)

Jimmy White is an English professional snooker player who has been six times runner-up in the Workd Snooker Championships. He lost the final in 1984 and then again for the next five years from 1990-1994.

Walter Donaldson (SCO) (1907-1973) was a Scottish professional snooker player who was a six time runner-up in the World Snooker Championship, but also a two time winner. Tom Dennis (ENG)(1882-1940) was an English professional snooker player who was four times runner-up in the World Snooker Championships during the period 1927-1931. Joe Davis (ENG)(1901-1978) was an English professional snooker player who won 15 World Snooker Championships from 1927-1946. He was also four times World Billiards Champion from 1928-1932.