Geezers

This latest trivia question was very challenging. It required familiarity not only with four star players, but also with the typical starting age and career length of athletes for each of the Big 4 sports leagues. Despite the level of difficulty, I figured more than one loyal TDZ reader would take a crack at this question. Sadly, I was mistaken.

That's called hitting for contact.

Your options were:

• Bobby Orr - Though his career started earlier than any of the players on the list, he was also a mere 18 year old when he debuted. Year of birth: 1948.
• Julius Erving - Dr. J may have been the progenitor of the slam dunk, but his career didn't begin until 1971 in the funky ABA, a league that allowed him to play pro basketball without having to graduate college. Year of birth: 1950.
• Eric Dickerson - This Ram legend made an instant splash in the NFL, but he didn't even debut until 1983, making this option a throw-away. Year of birth: 1960.
• Reggie Jackson - If we don't remember Reggie for his Mr. October exploits, we surely remember him for his thrilling role as a remote assassin in The Naked Gun. Since that movie was made in the 80's one might think that he couldn't be the oldest of the group, but his career lasted 21 seasons, starting way back in 1967. Year of birth: 1946.

I must kill, the queen.

I expect more participants to meet the challenge this week! Here it is:

Which of the following percentages most closely reflects the proportion of the world's population that lives north of the equator?

• 50%
• 60%
• 70%
• 80%
• 90%

Good luck.