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| 1. | In addition to qualifying in 1974, how many consecutive times have Australia now qualified for the FIFA World Cup? |
| 2. | Who was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP) at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night when the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers? |
| 3. | Britain's Jonathan Edwards holds the current world record in what track and field event? |
| 4. | Which country holds the dubious record for the fewest runs scored in a completed innings during a test match? |
| 5. | Young Boys is a football team from what Swiss city? |
| 6. | What moved from Forest Hills to Flushing Meadow in 1978? |
| 7. | In horse racing, what racecourse in France hosts the annual Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe? |
| 8. | Founded in 1967, the Baja 1000 is an off-road motorsport race held annually in what country? |
| 9. | Of what sport was Fred Perry World Champion in 1929? |
| 10. | What Summer Olympic Games were the first to be televised live? (Host City and Year) |
| 11. | What is the only New Zealand rugby league team to play in Australasia's NRL? |
| 12. | In the world of tennis, how did Günter Parche gain notoriety in April 1993? |
| 13. | In what athletic event did Bruce Jenner win a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics? |
| 14. | Unbeaten to this day, who set a men's world record of 46.78 seconds in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics? |
| 15. | What Olympic sport uses a planting box? |
| 16. | CONCACAF is the official governing body for football teams in which continent? |
| 17. | In 1988, arguably the most successful season a team has ever had in Formula One, McLaren-Honda won 15 out of 16 races. Placed first and second, which two drivers raced for them that season? |
| 18. | A team competition launched in November 2014, what do the initials IPTL stand for? |
| 19. | Of what sport did Buddy Rogers become the inaugural world champion in April 1963? |
| 20. | Who beat who in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday? |
| 21. | What Australian tennis player lost back-to-back Wimbledon finals in 2000 and 2001? |
| 22. | In 1988, who became the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year? |
| 23. | At 148, who is the most-capped player in rugby union history? |
| 24. | What is the nickname of American baseball legend Lawrence Peter Berra? |
| 25. | Which two NFL teams share the MetLife Stadium? |
| 26. | What was the last city in North America to host a Winter Olympic Games? |
| 27. | Unable to walk without a leg brace or orthopaedic shoe until she was 12, who won three sprint gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome? |
| 28. | Which world famous horse race takes place every year at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May? |
| 29. | As at the end of the 2017/2018 season, what team has lost more games than any other in the history of the English Premier League? |
| 30. | What popular sport derives its name from the Portuguese for "indoor soccer"? |
| 31. | Who is the only Russian to have won a Wimbledon ladies' singles final? |
| 32. | In what Olympic sport might you come across the terms "Axel", "Butterfly" and "Camel"? |
| 33. | In 1922, what Austrian-Hungarian-born American swimmer became the first man to swim 100m in less than 1 minute? |
| 34. | The internal dimensions of a FIFA regulation football goal are 8 feet high and how many feet wide? |
| 35. | Which heavyweight boxing champion was nicknamed Cinderella Man? |
| 36. | Set by Mike Powell (USA) in 1991, to the nearest metre, what is the men's long jump world record? |
| 37. | With a 12-round unanimous decision, who retained the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles yesterday? |
| 38. | Who infamously collided with American Mary Decker causing her to fall in the 3000m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics? |
| 39. | What is the first event in the women's heptathlon? |
| 40. | What retired professional golfer is nicknamed The Merry Mex? |
| 41. | How many twenty minute periods make up a professional ice hockey game? |
| 42. | What was the only Central American country to reach the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup? |
| 43. | What is Usain Bolt's 100m world record time? |
| 44. | What is the current maximum engine size in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing? |
| 45. | What country is set to host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup? |
| 46. | Currently ranked 6th in the world, what nationality is tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? |
| 47. | Between 1993 and 2004, Mark Foster was six times World Champion in what sport? |
| 48. | In what year did Allan Wells, Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Duncan Goodhew all win Olympic gold medals for Great Britain? |
| 49. | What 1920s French tennis player was nicknamed "The Crocodile"? |
| 50. | What sports & leisure activity are you most likely to see in a natatorium? |
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