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| 1. | What U.S. city is host to the Raiders NFL team? |
| 2. | In the opening game of the T20 World Cup in Australia yesterday, who caused a historic upset by defeating former champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs? |
| 3. | In Formula One, what colour flag warns a driver that he is about to be lapped and to let the faster car overtake? |
| 4. | In the UK, what sport is played by the London Mets, Southampton Mustangs and Essex Arrows? |
| 5. | Hosted in Athens, Greece, in what year were the first modern Summer Olympic Games held? |
| 6. | In what athletics event has Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain held the men's world record since 7th August 1995? |
| 7. | What country hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 and 1998? |
| 8. | If you were driving an Formula 1 car around Albert Park Lake, in which city would you be racing? |
| 9. | How many twenty minute periods make up a professional ice hockey game? |
| 10. | Chester, Pennsylvania is home to what Major League Soccer team? |
| 11. | In tennis, who won the mixed doubles final at the US Open on Saturday? |
| 12. | Which heavyweight boxer is nicknamed "The Real Deal"? |
| 13. | Playing between 1959 and 1973, what American basketball player was nicknamed "The Big Dipper"? |
| 14. | In tennis, who beat who in the Men's Singles final at the US Open on Sunday? |
| 15. | In golf, how many tournaments make up the Men's Grand Slam? |
| 16. | Name the 34 year old Australian cyclist who won this year's Tour de France. |
| 17. | In basketball, what is it called when the referee puts the ball into play by tossing it up between two opponents who try to tap it to a teammate? |
| 18. | In 2000, who marked his first U.S. Open win with a record breaking 15 stroke margin? |
| 19. | Nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", who was the first African-American to hold the world heavyweight boxing championship? |
| 20. | What unusual first did gold-medal winning marathon runner Abebe Bikila achieve at the 1960 Summer Olympics? |
| 21. | By what name have British racing drivers Perry McCarthy and Ben Collins both been known? |
| 22. | After Maximum Security, which crossed the line first, was disqualified for interference; what horse was declared winner of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday? |
| 23. | In Formula 1, what colour flag warns of a slow moving vehicle on the track? |
| 24. | What British Association Football Club play their home games at Liberty Stadium? |
| 25. | In cricket, what three surnames describe the method used to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances? |
| 26. | The Spanish term El Clásico is used to describe any match between which two football clubs? |
| 27. | What American professional golfer is nicknamed Lefty? |
| 28. | Host to Rugby Union, Cricket, Rugby League and A-League Football matches, what is the name of New Zealand's largest stadium? |
| 29. | Since 2008, in which professional sport has the annual Winter Classic been held? |
| 30. | Which American golfer is often referred to as Supermex? |
| 31. | At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, the United States topped the table with 46 gold medals. Who came second with 27? |
| 32. | Also home to Reading Football Club, what Rugby Union team plays its home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, England? |
| 33. | What four letter acronym describes the life saving head restraint used today in many high speed motor sports? |
| 34. | At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in what sport did Team GB win its one and only gold medal? |
| 35. | Hollywood actress Geena Davis narrowly missed out on qualification for the U.S. team for the 2000 Olympics in what sport? |
| 36. | In Formula 1, what vehicle manufacturer became Red Bull Racing's title sponsor in 2018? |
| 37. | What role-playing game features a 20-sided die? |
| 38. | What water sport has been approved to make its debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo? |
| 39. | In the 1995–96 season, who scored 114 goals in 29 games for Everton's under-10s and 11s? |
| 40. | Viswanathan Anand from India is the current World Champion of what? |
| 41. | Michael Jordan played the majority of his professional career for the Chicago Bulls, but with what team did he make a comeback from 2001 to 2003? |
| 42. | Veikkausliiga is the premier association football league in what European country? |
| 43. | What are the only two cities to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times? |
| 44. | The distance between the wickets, what is the length, in yards, of a cricket pitch? |
| 45. | Winning the WBA (Super) and IBA Light Heavyweight titles in 2014, aged 49, who is the oldest man in history to win a world boxing title? |
| 46. | No social media posts, no denim. What exclusive golf club opened its doors to host the US Open last week? |
| 47. | What U.S. city has an NFL team called the Rams? |
| 48. | What sports & leisure activity are you most likely to see in a natatorium? |
| 49. | The name of what sport means "empty hand" in Japanese? |
| 50. | Under IAAF rules, what is 2kg for men and 1kg for women? |
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