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| 1. | Extending 1000 km, the world's longest horse race, what equestrian endurance race has been held annually in East Asia since 2009? |
| 2. | Who beat who to capture the WBA World Welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday night? |
| 3. | Which two players share the record of seven Wimbledon Men's Singles titles? |
| 4. | At 99.94, what Australian set the record in 1948 for the highest career batting average in Test cricket? |
| 5. | Post World War II, what is the only year in which neither England, Scotland, Northern Ireland nor Wales qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals? |
| 6. | What is the standard lower age limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments? |
| 7. | What popular sport derives its name from the Portuguese for "indoor soccer"? |
| 8. | What is the name of this armadillo, the mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup? |
| 9. | The Bathurst 1000 is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually in what country? |
| 10. | In what American city did the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series? |
| 11. | Which European ski resort is home to the Cresta Run? |
| 12. | What snooker player is nicknamed the "Wizard of Wishaw"? |
| 13. | What football (soccer) manager famously said, "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."? |
| 14. | How many gold medals did Jesse Owen win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany? |
| 15. | In most modern Judo standards worldwide, what colour belt follows after blue? |
| 16. | On 1st November 2007, who announced her retirement from tennis after testing positive for cocaine during Wimbledon 2007? |
| 17. | Which golf course hosts the annual U.S. Masters Tournament? |
| 18. | What African national football team is nicknamed The Carthage Eagles? |
| 19. | Between 1986 and 1998, the Goodwill Games were held every four years, alternating between what two host countries? |
| 20. | In what discipline has Czech athlete Jan Železný held the world record since 1996? |
| 21. | What former tennis player is dubbed "The Red-Headed Rocket from Rockhampton"? |
| 22. | In a standard game of Scrabble, how many letter tiles does each player start with? |
| 23. | What 'B' describes a sport which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting? |
| 24. | In Rugby Union, what name is given to the players numbered 9 to 15? |
| 25. | In 1922, what Austrian-Hungarian-born American swimmer became the first man to swim 100m in less than 1 minute? |
| 26. | During an NHL game, what event traditionally prompts fans to throw their headgear onto the ice from the stands? |
| 27. | In 13 years, between 1980 and 1993, which Mexican boxer achieved the longest undefeated streak in boxing history? |
| 28. | Who is the current president of FIFA? |
| 29. | What make of car won the 100th anniversary 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday? |
| 30. | Walker Smith Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan in 1921, became a major boxing figure under what other name? |
| 31. | Competing from 1993 to 2008, what former professional boxer is nicknamed "The Pride of Wales" and the "Italian Dragon"? |
| 32. | What name is given to a practice by the Australian Rugby Union introduced in 2015 to allow overseas based Australian players to be eligible to play for the Australian national rugby union team? |
| 33. | On Saturday, Lionel Messi equalled Pele's world record for the most goals scored for a single club. How many has he now scored for Barcelona? |
| 34. | With what sport is retired American athlete Tonya Harding (now Tonya Price) most associated? |
| 35. | In Twenty20 cricket, who were dismissed for 15 in 5.5 overs by Adelaide Strikers last Friday, breaking the record for both the shortest completed innings and the lowest score in one in all men's professional T20 matches? |
| 36. | In British 'bingo lingo' what number is called as "Dancing Queen"? |
| 37. | The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia. What was the host city? |
| 38. | The Tour de France and Vuelta a España make up two of cycling's three prestigious three-week-long Grand Tours. Name the third. |
| 39. | In the 2013/14 English football season, how many Premier League teams have 'City' in their name? |
| 40. | With 125 caps from 1970 to 1990, who holds the record for playing more games for the England men's national football team than anyone else? |
| 41. | What is the name of this Hasbro board game? |
| 42. | Known as the "race that stops a nation", what horse won the Melbourne Cup today? |
| 43. | The phrase "to be stymied" originated from what sport? |
| 44. | Victoria Azarenka plays tennis for what country? |
| 45. | In March 1987, what Indian cricketer became the first in history to score 10,000 Test runs? |
| 46. | It begins in the town of Hopkinton and passes through Heartbreak Hill, Kenmore Square and Copley Square. It is one of the five World Marathon Majors. In what U.S. city has this marathon been held annually on Patriot's Day since 1897? |
| 47. | As of 2017, how many NFL Super Bowls have there been? |
| 48. | The first American women to achieve a clean sweep in any Olympic event, at the 2016 Olympics, in what event did Team USA win gold, silver and bronze? |
| 49. | In 2018, who became the first European player to score what is now the maximum of 5 points in a single Ryder Cup? |
| 50. | Who beat who in the Women's Rugby World Cup final on Saturday? |
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