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Wed May 06, 2020 9:06 pm

Timeline 2020 - Chron 4

Where there's a Bill/Billy/Willie/William/Willem/Will there's a way

The world's first and only quadruple Timeline!

There are twelve events listed below. For each event, supply the correct the first name, surname and year the event occurred from the respective wells at the bottom of this challenge. One point for each answer.

Note: The first names are what each person was best known by in the public eye, hence only one William.

Remember: Each answer contains four items: event, first name, surname and year

1. Baseball player who advised hitters to "Keep your eye clear, and hit 'em where they ain't" dies on New Year's Day at age 51
Wee Willie Keeler '23

2. A multi-talented actor, director and writer is awarded a Best Screenplay Oscar for Slingblade
Billy Bob Thornton '97

3. Slugger hits a home run off of Nolan Ryan in his first Major League at bat
Will Clark '86

4. Jurist becomes Supreme Court justice
William Rehnquist '72

5. Fiery ex-player manages the New York Yankees for the first time
Billy Martin '75

6. A popular television "pitch man" is born in Pennsylvania
Billy Mays '58

7. A former Olympic sprinter turned bobsledder becomes the first African American to compete in the Winter Olympics for the USA
Willie Davenport '80

8. Outfielder makes "the catch" against the Indians in the World Series
Willie Mays '54

9. A boxer wins his first world title as a featherweight when he defeats Albert "Chalky" Wright in a 15-round bout in New York City
Willie Pep '42

10. As a crew member of Apollo 8, he is one of the first three people to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon
Bill Anders '68

11. His TV show The Science Guy debuts on PBS
Bill Nye '93

12. A versatile actor portrays Vincent van Gogh in the film At Eternity's Gate
Willem Dafoe 2018


First Name Well:
Bill
Bill
Billy
Billy
Billy Bob
Wee Willie
Will
Willem
William
Willie
Willie
Willie

Surname Well:
Anders
Clark
Davenport
Defoe
Keeler
Martin
Mays
Mays
Nye
Pep
Rehnquist
Thornton

Year Well:
1923
1942
1954
1958
1968
1972
1975
1980
1986
1993
1997
2018

Total points: 48

Vandal wrote: ↑

Wed May 06, 2020 9:06 pm

Timeline 2020 - Chron 4

Where there's a Bill/Billy/Willie/William/Willem/Will there's a way

The world's first and only quadruple Timeline!

There are twelve events listed below. For each event, supply the correct the first name, surname and year the event occurred from the respective wells at the bottom of this challenge. One point for each answer.

Note: The first names are what each person was best known by in the public eye, hence only one William.

Remember: Each answer contains four items: event, first name, surname and year

1. Baseball player who advised hitters to "Keep your eye clear, and hit 'em where they ain't" dies on New Year's Day at age 51

Wee Willie Keeler 1923

2. A multi-talented actor, director and writer is awarded a Best Screenplay Oscar for Slingblade

Billy Bob Thornton 1993

3. Slugger hits a home run off of Nolan Ryan in his first Major League at bat

Will Clark 1986

4. Jurist becomes Supreme Court justice

William Rehnquist 1972

5. Fiery ex-player manages the New York Yankees for the first time

Billy Martin 1958

6. A popular television "pitch man" is born in Pennsylvania

Willie Mays 1942

7. A former Olympic sprinter turned bobsledder becomes the first African American to compete in the Winter Olympics for the USA

Willie Davenport 1968

8. Outfielder makes "the catch" against the Indians in the World Series

Willie Mays 1954

9. A boxer wins his first world title as a featherweight when he defeats Albert "Chalky" Wright in a 15-round bout in New York City

Billy Pep 1997

10. As a crew member of Apollo 8, he is one of the first three people to leave low Earth orbit and travel to the Moon

Bill Anders 1975

11. His TV show The Science Guy debuts on PBS

Bill Nye 1980

12. A versatile actor portrays Vincent van Gogh in the film At Eternity's Gate

Willem Defoe 2018

Total points: 48