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| 1. | At 99.94, what Australian set the record in 1948 for the highest career batting average in Test cricket? |
| 2. | Which ball sport has a playing area 60 feet long and 41½ inches wide? |
| 3. | Set in 1999 at 43.18 seconds, who holds the world and Olympic records in the men's 400 metres? |
| 4. | The highest number of points attained at the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Which three teams finished on 7 points? |
| 5. | How many additional points are awarded for a conversion kick in both rugby league and rugby union? |
| 6. | In what year were the Winter Olympics played just two years after the previous games, marking the start of the Summer and Winter games being separated into alternating even-numbered years? |
| 7. | What country came top of the medal table at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea? |
| 8. | What American football team have made a record ten Super Bowl appearances, winning five and losing five? |
| 9. | What English boxer had the nickname "The Dark Destroyer"? |
| 10. | In golf, what name is given to the trophy presented to the winner of The Open Championship (British Open)? |
| 11. | Since 1975, Australia have won seven out of eight Rugby League World Cup competitions. Who won the other? |
| 12. | What ''A" is the national martial art of the Philippines? |
| 13. | How many players form an Australian football (Aussie Rules) team? |
| 14. | Nicknamed the Magpies, the Australian rules football club Collingwood is based in what city? |
| 15. | What 'S' is a term used in cricket to describe the practice whereby some players seek to gain an advantage by insulting or verbally intimidating the opposing player? |
| 16. | In association football (soccer), how many feet above ground must the lower edge of the crossbar be? |
| 17. | 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? |
| 18. | The Bill Shankly Kop is a stand at the ground of which English football club? |
| 19. | What two Italian tennis players were named Women's Doubles World Champions for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014? |
| 20. | A single professional Muay Thai bout consists of 5 rounds, of how many minutes each? |
| 21. | In November 2001, aged 20, who became the youngest male tennis player ever to be ranked No. 1 in the world singles? |
| 22. | Who is currently ranked number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings? |
| 23. | The Mitre 10 Cup is the top-flight domestic professional rugby union competition in what country? |
| 24. | Who won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, revolutionising the high jump event with a "back-first" technique now named after him? |
| 25. | What nationality is professional golfer Rory Sabbatini? |
| 26. | Not including the two empty outside spaces, how many lanes are there in a FINA regulation Olympic-size pool? |
| 27. | Amid much controversy, what team sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920? |
| 28. | Name any 4 of the 5 cities beginning with 'M' to have hosted the Summer Olympic games. |
| 29. | What European national football team is nicknamed The Red Devils? |
| 30. | Born in 1967, Félix Savón of Cuba won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in which event? |
| 31. | For what domestic club did Michel Platini play when he was three times European Footballer of the Year and twice World Soccer Player of the Year during the 1980s? |
| 32. | Who won six World Snooker Championships in the 1970s? |
| 33. | Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese all raced at one time or another for which Formula 1 team during the 1980s? |
| 34. | A biennial international association football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation, what sponsor's name currently appears in the title of the AFF Championship? |
| 35. | By what name is Serbian professional football club Crvena zvezda better known in English? |
| 36. | What footballer left Tottenham Hotspur in 1992 to join Japanese side Nagoya Grampus Eight? |
| 37. | At the 1960 Summer Olympics, what was unusual about marathon winner Abebe Bikila's running style? |
| 38. | Since the revoking of Lance Armstrong's seven wins, what retired Spanish road racing cyclist regained the record, at five, for the most consecutive Tour de France wins? |
| 39. | Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. How many Olympic gold medals does he have in total? |
| 40. | What landlocked European country, often excelling in fencing and water polo, has won more Olympic medals than any other nation that has never hosted the Games? |
| 41. | Which U.S. state is home to the Angels of Anaheim baseball team? |
| 42. | In addition to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, what two other countries have one team each competing in the 2019 Super Rugby season? |
| 43. | Achieved between 2003 and 2015, what New Zealand rugby union player is the highest ever test match point scorer? |
| 44. | What player currently holds the world football (soccer) transfer record? |
| 45. | How many Olympic gold medals did Michael Phelps achieve between 2004 and 2016? |
| 46. | In March 1987, what Indian cricketer became the first in history to score 10,000 Test runs? |
| 47. | What Australian city is home to the Rebels professional rugby union team? |
| 48. | In golf, what word is used to describe a score of four under par? |
| 49. | Two Summer and one Winter Olympic Games have been hosted by countries that no longer exist. Name the three countries. |
| 50. | The main colour of Australia's rugby union team jersey is gold. What is the primary colour of the Australian rugby league team jersey? |
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