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| 1. | In basketball it's called a Tip-Off; in football (soccer), a Kick-Off; what is it called in ice hockey? |
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Face-Off | |
| 2. | What Swedish sportsman is nicknamed "the Mozart of table tennis"? |
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Jan-Ove Waldner | |
| 3. | Opened in 1926, what is the name of, and in what city is, this iconic stadium? |
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San Siro, Milan | |
| 4. | Which country won the 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships? |
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Sweden | |
| 5. | In which year did the Munich massacre take place during the Summer Olympics? |
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1972 | |
| 6. | 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) | |
| 7. | Waldi was the first ever official Olympic mascot. For which Olympic Games (city and year) was he created? |
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Munich 1972 | |
| 8. | Tennis' third "Battle of the Sexes" took place in 1992 over the best of three sets. Dubbed "The Battle of Champions", which two players competed? |
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Martina Navratilova and Jimmy Connors (Jimmy Connors won 2-0) | |
| 9. | Which sport gets its name from the Old Norse word for a split piece of wood or firewood? |
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Skiing (Old Norse: skíð ) | |
| 10. | Scoring 13 in 1958, what French player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup? |
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Just Fontaine | |
| 11. | Included in the current Formula 1 calendar, in which city would you find the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve? |
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Montréal (Quebec, Canada) | |
| 12. | Who beat who in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday? |
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Australia beat England (6-0) | |
| 13. | What U.S. state is home to the Green Bay Packers? |
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Wisconsin | |
| 14. | What country, participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, is represented by the three-letter code MAR? |
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Morocco | |
| 15. | What country hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup? |
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France (Guyancourt, Île-de-France) | |
| 16. | Found at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, what name is given to the shortest hole used in the British Open Championship? |
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Postage Stamp (par-3 8th hole - 123 yards) | |
| 17. | What country has won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup five times? |
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Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015) | |
| 18. | What German player won the Golden Boot award at the 2010 World Cup finals? |
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Thomas Müller (5 goals and 3 assists) | |
| 19. | In Olympic archery events, what is the distance in metres between the archer and the target? |
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70 | |
| 20. | What footballer holds the record at West Ham for the most appearances, clocking 799 between 1967 and 1988? |
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Billy Bonds | |
| 21. | What two teams will face off on 3rd February in Super Bowl LIV? |
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San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs | |
| 22. | How many Gold Medals did Jesse Owens win in the 1936 Berlin Olympics? |
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4 (100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay, Long jump) | |
| 23. | In what year did Diego Maradona score his "Hand of God" goal against England? |
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1986 (FIFA World Cup, Mexico City) | |
| 24. | "Nino" Farina was the first ever world champion in which sporting competition? |
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Formula One (1950) | |
| 25. | By what nickname is former world tennis champion Pete Sampras known? |
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Pistol Pete / King of Swing | |
| 26. | Who beat who in the FIFA Confederations Cup final on Sunday night? |
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Germany beat Chile (1-0) | |
| 27. | In 1991, who was the last German to win a Wimbledon gentlemen's singles final? |
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Michael Stich | |
| 28. | In January 2017, players from what African country held 7 of the top 10 positions in the Men's PSA World Squash Rankings? |
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Egypt | |
| 29. | The first official international cricket match was held in September 1844 between two countries not known today for their cricketing prowess. Name the two countries. |
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USA & Canada (St George's Cricket Club, New York) | |
| 30. | Marshall Trap, Giuoco Piano, Fried Liver Attack, London System, and Monkey's Bum are all examples of what? |
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Chess openings | |
| 31. | What winged Greek goddess of victory has featured on the obverse of Summer Olympic medals since 2004? |
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Nike | |
| 32. | Which Olympic athletic event covers the longest distance? |
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50km Walk | |
| 33. | How many different opening moves are available to a chess player? |
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20 (8 pawns x 2 moves, 2 knights x 2 moves) | |
| 34. | On 2nd February 2015, at just 17 years 9 months 8 days of age, who became the youngest player of either gender to be ranked No. 1 in professional golf? |
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Lydia Ko | |
| 35. | What is the first event in the women's heptathlon? |
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100m hurdles | |
| 36. | Who is the current shirt sponsor (chest) of Manchester United? |
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TeamViewer | |
| 37. | What football (soccer) manager famously said, "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."? |
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Bill Shankly (Liverpool) | |
| 38. | What sport involves leaping off a building or cliff with a parachute? |
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BASE jumping (BASE is an acronym for: Building, Antenna, Span, Earth (cliff)) | |
| 39. | 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 | |
| 40. | 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) | |
| 41. | 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) | |
| 42. | Whose visits to China in 1979, 1985, and 1993 resulted in the reversal of a 1959 ban on boxing and a revival of boxing in China? |
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Muhammad Ali | |
| 43. | Michael "Madge" Maguire is Head Coach of what national rugby league team? |
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New Zealand (The Kiwis) | |
| 44. | Who was the first person to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship representing Germany? |
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Michael Schumacher (German born Jochen Rindt raced under the Austrian flag) | |
| 45. | Nicknamed "winter football", what 'B' describes a form of hockey played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal? |
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Bandy | |
| 46. | For what athletic event was the world record set at 3 hours 32 minutes and 33 seconds in 2014? |
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50 kilometres race walk (Yohann Diniz) | |
| 47. | Which two NFL teams share the MetLife Stadium? |
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New York Giants & New York Jets | |
| 48. | What U.S. city has an NFL team called the Rams? |
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St. Louis (Missouri) | |
| 49. | 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 | |
| 50. | What nationality is Formula One Force India driver Paul di Resta? |
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British (Scottish) | |
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