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| 1. | In what sport do women compete for the Curtis Cup? |
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Golf | |
| 2. | In which football competition is the Henri Delaunay Trophy awarded to the winners? |
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UEFA European Championship (UEFA Euro) | |
| 3. | What sport was invented by Canadian James Naismith in December 1891? |
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Basketball | |
| 4. | At 46.78 seconds, Kevin Young of the United States holds the world record in what athletic event? |
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400 metres hurdles (1992 Summer Olympics) | |
| 5. | Name the two players awarded the Golden Ball (best player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals. |
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Aitana Bonmatí & Mary Earps (Spain & England) | |
| 6. | In golf, what word is used to describe a score of three under par? |
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Albatross | |
| 7. | In English-language editions of Scrabble, what two letters are worth 10 points each? |
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Q and Z | |
| 8. | Name the three types of sword used in fencing. |
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Foil, Épée, Sabre | |
| 9. | In 2022, who replaced Valtteri Bottas to join Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes F1 team? |
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George Russell | |
| 10. | FINA is is the international governing body of what sport? |
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Swimming (Fédération Internationale de Natation / International Swimming Federation) | |
| 11. | In the video game world, what titular character battles with the evil mad scientist, Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik? |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| 12. | What nationality is Formula 1 Red Bull racing driver Daniel Ricciardo? |
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Australian | |
| 13. | In what year did Usain Bolt set the current 100 m world record of 9.58 seconds at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin? |
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2009 | |
| 14. | Who were awarded best female player and best women's coach at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 last night? |
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Megan Rapinoe & Jill Ellis | |
| 15. | If an athlete wears the initials 'KSA', what country are they representing? |
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Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) | |
| 16. | Known as the "race that stops a nation", what horse won the Melbourne Cup today? |
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Rekindling | |
| 17. | The T20 World Cup is an international competition in what sport? |
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Cricket (ICC World Twenty20) | |
| 18. | What country has won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup five times? |
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Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015) | |
| 19. | Only nine incumbent English Premier League managers have held their current position for more than a year. Of those, how many have managed their current club for more than 5 years? |
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2 (Jürgen Klopp & Pep Guardiola) | |
| 20. | 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? |
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Boston | |
| 21. | At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk broke the world record in what track event? |
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400 m | |
| 22. | Which country has won the FIFA World Cup final four times, in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006? |
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Italy | |
| 23. | How many Olympic gold medals does Sir Mo Farah have? |
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4 (London 2012, 5000m & 10,000m - Rio 2016, 5000m & 10,000m) | |
| 24. | In auto racing, who won the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this weekend? |
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Martin Truex Jr. | |
| 25. | How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of play? |
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22 (15 red, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 brown, 1 blue, 1 pink , 1 black and the cue ball) | |
| 26. | In the 2023 NBA draft last Thursday, Victor Wembanyama was selected first overall by the San Antonio Spurs. What country is he from? |
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France | |
| 27. | After Maximum Security, which crossed the line first, was disqualified for interference; what horse was declared winner of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday? |
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Country House | |
| 28. | The most decorated Olympian of all time, how many Olympic gold medals has Michael Phelps won? |
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18 (22 medals in total) | |
| 29. | In women's tennis, at the 2021 US Open, who became the first singles qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title, beating Leylah Fernandez in the final without dropping a set in the tournament? |
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Emma Raducanu | |
| 30. | What single game competition is played between the winner of the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League? |
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UEFA Super Cup / European Super Cup | |
| 31. | In golf, The Big Easy is the nickname of what former World No. 1? |
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Ernie Els (South Africa) | |
| 32. | In most modern Judo standards worldwide, what colour belt follows after blue? |
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Brown | |
| 33. | One of the largest stadiums in the world, with an official seating capacity of 106,572, in what U.S. state would you find Beaver Stadium? |
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Pennsylvania (home to the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference) | |
| 34. | Who won the NBA finals on Thursday? |
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Toronto Raptors | |
| 35. | Between 1931 and 1965, who won a record 82 PGA Tour events? |
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Sam Snead | |
| 36. | What hall of fame quarterback's number 16 was retired by the San Francisco 49ers on 15th December 1997? |
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Joe Montana | |
| 37. | Of Muhammad Ali's 61 professional fights, how many did he lose? |
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5 (56 wins, 37 by knockout) | |
| 38. | Achieved between 2002 and 2018, what Norwegian cross-country skier has won a record 15 Winter Olympic medals? |
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Marit Bjørgen | |
| 39. | Invented in China more than 2,500 years ago, what is the name of this board game? |
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Go / Weiqi / Igo / Paduk / Baduk | |
| 40. | What black American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin? |
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Jesse Owens | |
| 41. | In what country is the Test cricket ground Sabina Park? |
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Jamaica (Kingston) | |
| 42. | Standardised since 1921, to the nearest kilometre, what is the official distance of a marathon? |
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42 (42.195 / 26 miles and 385 yards) | |
| 43. | In tennis, who is currently defending his Men's Singles title at the 2015 US Open? |
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Marin Čilić | |
| 44. | In what city do National Hockey League's Penguins play their home games? |
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Pittsburgh | |
| 45. | In what year did Allan Wells, Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Duncan Goodhew all win Olympic gold medals for Great Britain? |
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1980 (Moscow) | |
| 46. | With a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds, who is the current women's world record holder in the marathon? |
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Paula Radcliffe (set at the London Marathon in April 2003) | |
| 47. | Who, in 1986, became the first non-European professional cyclist to win the Tour de France? |
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Greg LeMond (U.S.A.) | |
| 48. | Name the only two people to have won the FIFA World Cup as both player and manager? |
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Mário Zagallo & Franz Beckenbauer (Brazil & West Germany) | |
| 49. | What English football player scored a record 60 goals in a single season (1927-28)? |
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Dixie Dean (Everton) | |
| 50. | Against what team were Manchester United playing when Eric Cantona performed his infamous kung-fu kick on an opposing fan in 1995? |
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Crystal Palace (Matthew Simmons) | |
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