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| 1. | What 'B' describes a sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting? |
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Biathlon | |
| 2. | Brothers Ian, Greg and Trevor all played cricket for their country. What is their surname and which country did they represent? |
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Chappell - Australia | |
| 3. | What was unusual about Jody Scheckter's Tyrrell P34 race car, in which he won the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix? |
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Six wheels | |
| 4. | What is the regulation width, in feet, of an NBA or NCAA basketball court? |
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50 (94' x 50') | |
| 5. | Old Father Time, the Grace Gates, the Nursery End, and the Pavilion End are all features of what well known sporting venue? |
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Lord's Cricket Ground | |
| 6. | How many laps are there in a single motorcycle speedway race? |
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4 | |
| 7. | What female American athlete won three gold and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was later stripped of them after admitting to steroid use? |
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Marion Jones (aka Marion Jones-Thompson) | |
| 8. | Which ball sport has a playing area 60 feet long and 41½ inches wide? |
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Ten-pin bowling | |
| 9. | After commemorative matches in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, what three countries are set to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup? |
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Morocco, Portugal, Spain | |
| 10. | What country has the International Olympic Committee code INA? |
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Indonesia | |
| 11. | What NFL team play its home games at FedExField? |
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Washington Redskins | |
| 12. | To date, who is the only person to have been awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times? |
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Andy Murray (Tennis - 2013, 2015, 2016) | |
| 13. | In Major League Baseball, who was sometimes called "The Yankee Clipper"? |
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Joe DiMaggio | |
| 14. | 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) | |
| 15. | Name the two British boxers facing criminal charges after a brawl during a news conference in Munich last weekend. |
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David Haye & Dereck Chisora | |
| 16. | Who has won more Wimbledon ladies' singles titles than any other player? |
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Martina Navratilova (9 - 1978,1979,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1990) | |
| 17. | Norwich City and Watford have already been relegated from the Premier League this season. Which three teams are, mathematically, still in danger of the third relegation position? |
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Burnley, Everton, and Leeds | |
| 18. | The group stage of the FIFA Women's World Cup concluded today. Only 3 teams finished with a maximum 9 points. Name them. |
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Japan, England, Sweden | |
| 19. | Centurion Park, now SuperSport Park, is a test cricket venue in which country? |
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South Africa (Centurion, Gauteng) | |
| 20. | Which 1900 battle lends its name to more than 20 football and rugby stadium stands around Europe? |
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Battle of Spion Kop (Dutch: Slag bij Spionkop; Afrikaans: Slag van Spioenkop) | |
| 21. | In tennis, which former Grand Slam champion became Andy Murray's coach in 2011? |
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Ivan Lendl | |
| 22. | What is the minimum number of darts required to checkout from a 501 start? |
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9 | |
| 23. | The Wisden Almanack is a famous reference book for what sport? |
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Cricket | |
| 24. | What traditional Japanese martial art uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu)? |
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Kendo (剣道 kendō, lit. "sword way") | |
| 25. | When Michael Holding of the West Indies was bowling to Peter Willey of England in a Test match at The Oval in 1976, who was falsely quoted as commentating "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"? |
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Brian Johnston | |
| 26. | What year marked the last time both the Winter and Summer Olympic games were held in the same year? |
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1992 (Albertville, France (W) and Barcelona, Spain (S)) | |
| 27. | In modern alpine skiing, an Alpine Combined, or Super Combined, is the total score derived from what two events? |
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Slalom and Downhill | |
| 28. | The New Zealand All Blacks are undefeated at Eden Park since they lost on 3rd July 1994, to who? |
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France (20-23) | |
| 29. | The international governing body IRB was renamed in 2014, to what? |
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World Rugby (previously known as the International Rugby Board) | |
| 30. | A variant of what sport is competed in the Hong Kong Sevens? |
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Rugby Union | |
| 31. | In what annual race is the competitor in last place awarded the "Red Lantern"? |
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Tour de France (Lanterne Rouge) | |
| 32. | The most successful professional doubles tennis players of all time, what is the surname of American identical twin brothers Bob and Mike? |
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Bryan | |
| 33. | What former tennis player is dubbed "The Red-Headed Rocket from Rockhampton"? |
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Rod Laver | |
| 34. | Determining the continental champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean; what is the name of CONCACAF's main national association football competition? |
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Gold Cup | |
| 35. | Volleyball, Association Football, Netball. Which of these sports uses the smallest ball in official matches? |
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Volleyball (65–67 cm, 68-70 cm, 68-71 cm) | |
| 36. | Who won seven gold medals and set seven new world records at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany? |
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Mark Spitz (Swimming) | |
| 37. | In which Italian city do soccer team Juventus play their home games? |
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Turin | |
| 38. | The group stage of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League concluded this week. Which two teams were the only ones to finish with a maximum 18 points? |
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Real Madrid & Manchester City | |
| 39. | The 2013 film Rush centres on the rivalry between what two Formula 1 racing drivers? |
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James Hunt and Niki Lauda (portrayed by Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl) | |
| 40. | Who won the the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday? |
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Real Madrid | |
| 41. | In what athletics event has Jürgen Schult of East Germany held the men's world record since 6th June 1986? |
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Discus throw (74.08 m / 243 ft 0 ½ in) | |
| 42. | Unable to walk until she was 11, which American sprinter won 3 gold medals at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, earning her the nicknames "Tornado" and "the fastest woman on earth". |
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Wilma Rudolph | |
| 43. | Which professional football club has this as its logo? |
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FC Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 44. | In badminton, what is the minimum number of points required to win a single game? |
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21 | |
| 45. | Born in 1881, what nationality was heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns? |
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Canadian | |
| 46. | Arnis, also known as Kali or Eskrima, is the national sport and martial art of what Southeast Asian country? |
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The Philippines | |
| 47. | The 24 Hours of Le Mans car race is usually held in which month? |
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June | |
| 48. | Who famously lost a six shot lead to finish second to Nick Faldo in the 1996 Masters Tournament at Augusta, Georgia? |
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Greg Norman | |
| 49. | On 3rd April 2016, to what was the South Stand at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium renamed? |
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Sir Bobby Charlton Stand (The North Stand was renamed the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand on 23rd November 2012.) | |
| 50. | In 1904, what became the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games? |
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St. Louis (Missouri) | |
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