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| 1. | Founded in 1967, the Baja 1000 is an off-road motorsport race held annually in what country? |
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Mexico | |
| 2. | What former heavyweight boxing champion died in a plane crash on 31st August 1969? |
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Rocky Marciano | |
| 3. | Who won their first MLS Cup in the championship game of the 2015 Major League Soccer season on Sunday? |
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Portland Timbers (beating Ohio Columbus Crew 2–1) | |
| 4. | In what month is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race, the Melbourne Cup, held? |
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November (3pm (daylight saving time) on the first Tuesday in November) | |
| 5. | At just 30 days, who holds the record for the shortest ever tenure for an English Premier League manager? |
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Sam Allardyce (Leeds United 3rd May to 2nd June 2023) | |
| 6. | What animal stands on top of Rugby Union's Calcutta Cup? |
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Elephant | |
| 7. | "The Money Fight" was a professional boxing match on 26th August 2017 between what two contestants? |
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor | |
| 8. | Which country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup? |
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Brazil | |
| 9. | Courage to Soar is the 2016 autobiography of what American artistic gymnast? |
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Simone Biles | |
| 10. | In association football, what club won their first Copa Libertadores title on Saturday? |
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Fluminense | |
| 11. | What sport is played by the Sacramento Kings? |
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Basketball | |
| 12. | The international governing body IRB was renamed in 2014, to what? |
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World Rugby (previously known as the International Rugby Board) | |
| 13. | 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? |
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Liang Wenbo (China) | |
| 14. | What is the name of the gymnastic apparatus pictured here. |
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Pommel horse | |
| 15. | What four-letter acronym describes the international governing body for basketball? |
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FIBA (Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball) | |
| 16. | In ice hockey, how many players are on the ice for each team? |
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6 (five skaters and a goaltender) | |
| 17. | What American football team won the first ever Superbowl in 1967? |
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Green Bay Packers (beating the Kansas City Chiefs) | |
| 18. | In what sport does Fanny Chmelar compete for Germany? |
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Skiing (Alpine/downhill skiing) | |
| 19. | What is the home city of the 49ers American football team? |
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San Francisco | |
| 20. | What Japanese born baseball player holds the record for the most Major League hits in a single season? |
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Ichiro Suzuki (262 hits - 2004) | |
| 21. | What is the second event on day one of a men's decathlon? |
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Long jump | |
| 22. | Tennis greats Roger Federer and Serena Williams met for the first time on court yesterday in a mixed doubles match as part of what competition? |
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Hopman Cup (Perth, Australia - United States vs. Switzerland) | |
| 23. | Set in July 1998, 3 minutes 26 seconds is the current world record for what track distance? |
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1500 metres (held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj) | |
| 24. | What country came top of the medal table at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea? |
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Norway (14 gold, 14 silver, 11 bronze) | |
| 25. | Eastwood, Brothers Old Boys, Randwick, and Parramatta Two Blues are Australian teams competing in what sport? |
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Rugby Union | |
| 26. | American Bob Beamon has held the Olympic record since 1968 in what discipline? |
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Long jump (8.90 m - surpassed as a world record in 1991 by Mike Powell) | |
| 27. | Name the American track and field athlete who won 122 consecutive races and set four world records in the same event between 1977 and 1987. |
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Edwin Moses (400 metre hurdles) | |
| 28. | What city hosted the Summer Olympics in the same year Martin Luther King was assassinated? |
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Mexico City (1968) | |
| 29. | Which city hosts the annual Kentucky Derby? |
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Louisville (Churchill Downs) | |
| 30. | What footballer left Tottenham Hotspur in 1992 to join Japanese side Nagoya Grampus Eight? |
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Gary Lineker | |
| 31. | In May 2012, which Australian broke the record for the fastest recorded tennis serve? |
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Samuel Groth (163.4 mph / 263 km/h) | |
| 32. | In tennis, who beat who in the Men's Singles final at the US Open on Sunday? |
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Novak Djokovic beat Juan Martin del Potro | |
| 33. | Chester, Pennsylvania is home to what Major League Soccer team? |
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Philadelphia Union | |
| 34. | Feyenoord football club is based in what Dutch city? |
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Rotterdam | |
| 35. | What American football team play their home games at the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York? |
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Buffalo Bills | |
| 36. | What two teams are set to play in Super Bowl LV on 7th February? |
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Kansas City Chiefs & Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 37. | In women's gymnastics, a regulation balance beam is 5 metres long and how many centimetres wide? |
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10 | |
| 38. | What nationality is Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc? |
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Monégasque / Monacan (Monaco) | |
| 39. | Name any 4 of the 5 cities beginning with 'M' to have hosted the Summer Olympic games. |
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Melbourne (1956) Mexico City (1968) Munich (1972) Montreal (1976) Moscow (1980) | |
| 40. | Achieved in 2004 and 2005, what was the last team to win back-to-back Super Bowls? |
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New England Patriots | |
| 41. | In which sport are the biennial Eisenhower Trophy and Espirito Santo Trophy contested? |
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Golf (World amateur team golf championships for men and women) | |
| 42. | How many laps around a modern outdoor running track are needed to complete an 800m race? |
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2 (1 lap = 400m) | |
| 43. | In Rugby Union, what shirt number is worn by a tighthead prop? |
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3 | |
| 44. | In football, who won the Copa América final on Sunday? |
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Uruguay (Uruguay 3-0 Paraguay) | |
| 45. | In American football, how many teams currently compete in the National Football League? |
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32 | |
| 46. | For which American sporting competition is the Sprint Cup currently awarded? |
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NASCAR racing | |
| 47. | Ruy Lopez, French Defence, Queen's Gambit, and Sicilian Defence are among the most popular tactics used in which sport? |
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Chess | |
| 48. | Which piece of sporting equipment is 1 inch thick, 3 inches in diameter, and weighs between 5½ and 6 ounces? |
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Ice hockey puck | |
| 49. | Between 1988 and 1996, who won seven Wimbledon ladies' singles championships? |
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Steffi Graf (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996) | |
| 50. | Who scored the extra-time winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final? |
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Mario Götze (Germany) | |
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