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GAME 1
Twice in the last 50 years, the eight states that border one of the Great Lakes have all given their electoral votes to the same presidential candidate.
Name either of those election years.
Name either of those election years.
GAME 2
What athlete has made a number of appearances in movies, including as a character named Mantis in an unfinished martial arts film starring Bruce Lee, and as a character named Roger Murdock in a parody film?
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Game one answers:
1972
2008
GAME 2 answer
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar