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| 1. | In what year was U.S. baseball's World Series cancelled due to a player's strike? |
| 2. | Quite different to skiing or snowboarding, what indoor sport is played on a piste? |
| 3. | Who won all of the men's speed skating races, an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York? |
| 4. | Who won a record 12th Netball World Cup after defeating England 61-45 in the gold medal match in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday? |
| 5. | What West Indian cricketer made a test score of 365 not out in 1958 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975? |
| 6. | 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? |
| 7. | What U.S. city has an NFL team called the Rams? |
| 8. | Which ball sport has a playing area 60 feet long by 3ft 5½ inches wide? |
| 9. | What is the name of the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics? |
| 10. | Retired in 2008, what record breaking American sprinter was nicknamed "The Kansas Cannonball"? |
| 11. | What Spanish professional golfer is nicknamed "El Niño"? |
| 12. | In Major League Baseball, what team has won the most World Series? |
| 13. | Which two players share the record of seven Wimbledon Men's Singles titles? |
| 14. | What year marked the last time both the Winter and Summer Olympic games were held in the same year? |
| 15. | In 2016, Hasbro replaced Cluedo's (Clue's) Mrs White with what new character? |
| 16. | Who is the last non-British, non-German Formula 1 driver to win the World Driver's title? |
| 17. | In tennis, is the Australian Open played on clay, grass, or hardcourt surfaces? |
| 18. | Which Olympic athletic event covers the longest distance? |
| 19. | In boxing, what term lies between flyweight and featherweight? |
| 20. | What nationality is tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka? |
| 21. | Of what sport did Buddy Rogers become the inaugural world champion in April 1963? |
| 22. | What Australian city is home to the Brumbies rugby union football team? |
| 23. | Name the only major that has not been won by golfer Phil Mickelson? |
| 24. | In what sport did Russian Irina Rodnina win 24 World, Olympic and European gold medals between 1969 and 1980? |
| 25. | Before being cancelled due to World War I, what country was set to host the 1916 Olympic Games? |
| 26. | Fred Morrison was awarded a U.S. Design Patent in 1958 for his "Pluto Platter". By what name has it since become most commonly known? |
| 27. | What English boxer had the nickname "The Dark Destroyer"? |
| 28. | Achieved between 2003 and 2015, what New Zealand rugby union player is the highest ever test match point scorer? |
| 29. | What Olympic sport uses a planting box? |
| 30. | In which year did swimmer Michael Phelps win his first Olympic gold medal? |
| 31. | What was unique about the Formula One World Drivers' Championship awarded to Austrian Jochen Rindt in 1970? |
| 32. | Which experienced British driver signed for McLaren in 1995, but missed the first two races of the season because he couldn't fit into the car? |
| 33. | American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games on this day, 17th August, in what year? |
| 34. | In a standard arrangement, how many outfielders are there on a baseball field? |
| 35. | In snooker, what colour ball has a value of three points? |
| 36. | Regarded as tennis' greatest ever doubles pair, what is the surname of identical twin brothers Bob and Mike? |
| 37. | Extending 1000 km, the world's longest horse race, what equestrian endurance race has been held annually in East Asia since 2009? |
| 38. | Who won their first MLS Cup in the championship game of the 2015 Major League Soccer season on Sunday? |
| 39. | What nationality is tennis player Novak Djokovic? |
| 40. | What team sport has a playing surface 45 to 46 metres long and 4.4 to 5.0 metres wide? |
| 41. | In what sport do contestants compete for the Swaythling Cup and Corbillon Cup? |
| 42. | Neil Robertson became the first player to make a maximum 147 break in a UK Championship snooker final on his way to beating who on Sunday? |
| 43. | What colour is the cap worn by a water polo goalkeeper? |
| 44. | Before moving to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers were based in what city? |
| 45. | What Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player holds the record as the most capped player for Wales and the fourth most-capped player in rugby union history? |
| 46. | In golf, what is the only major to still have a full 18-hole playoff in the event of a tie? |
| 47. | In which year did the Munich massacre take place during the Summer Olympics? |
| 48. | Earning more than $400 million from its use, what American ring announcer (or "MC") is known for his trademarked catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!"?
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| 49. | In boxing, what weight class lies between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight? |
| 50. | The Grand Circuit, also known as the "Big Wheel", is a group of races around the United States, in what discipline? |
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