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| 1. | What Major League Baseball team are nicknamed the "Guardians"? |
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Cleveland (Ohio) | |
| 2. | Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan are record breaking competitors in what sport? |
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Figure skating | |
| 3. | Viswanathan Anand from India is the current World Champion of what? |
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Chess | |
| 4. | The FEI is the international governing body of what sports? |
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Equestrian (International Federation for Equestrian Sports - French: Fédération Equestre Internationale?) | |
| 5. | What English professional golfer first came to prominence as an amateur at the 1998 Open Championship where he holed a dramatic shot from the rough at the final hole to finish in a tie for fourth place? |
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Justin Rose | |
| 6. | What first did former college basketball player Sarah Thomas achieve on Sunday? |
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First woman to officiate a Super Bowl | |
| 7. | With what sport are Brendon McCullum and Michael Clarke associated? |
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Cricket (New Zealand and Australia) | |
| 8. | Of Muhammad Ali's 61 professional fights, how many did he lose? |
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5 (56 wins, 37 by knockout) | |
| 9. | What horse won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday? |
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Mage | |
| 10. | Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese all raced at one time or another for which Formula 1 team during the 1980s? |
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Williams | |
| 11. | What Rugby Union team plays its home games at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England? |
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Wasps | |
| 12. | Who has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other tennis player, male or female? |
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Steffi Graf (22) | |
| 13. | What driver won the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday? |
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Kyle Busch (driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing) | |
| 14. | Who broke her own world record in the Women's 400m Freestyle at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday? |
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Kathleen Ledecky (USA - 3:56.46) | |
| 15. | How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board? |
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225 (15-by-15 grid) | |
| 16. | NBA free agent LeBron James announced on Sunday that he is to sign a four-year, US$154 million contract with what basketball team? |
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Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 17. | Which is the only baseball team outside the U.S. to have ever won the World Series? |
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Toronto Blue Jays (1992 & 1993) | |
| 18. | Who was awarded Most Valuable Player at the 2023 Super Bowl on Sunday? |
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Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs quarterback) | |
| 19. | Who won six World Snooker Championships in the 1970s? |
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Ray Reardon | |
| 20. | In what year did Diego Maradona score his "Hand of God" goal against England? |
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1986 (FIFA World Cup, Mexico City) | |
| 21. | What city hosted the Summer Olympics in the same year Martin Luther King was assassinated? |
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Mexico City (1968) | |
| 22. | What retired professional golfer is nicknamed The Merry Mex? |
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Lee Trevino | |
| 23. | In what event has Eliud Kipchoge held the world record since September 2018? |
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Marathon (Men's - 2:01:39) | |
| 24. | "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 | |
| 25. | In feet, what height is the centre of a tennis net? |
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3 | |
| 26. | First won by Tiger Woods in 2007, what is the name of the corporate-sponsored championship trophy for the PGA Tour? |
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FedEx Cup | |
| 27. | Tennis player Pete Sampras' precise serve earned him what nickname? |
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Pistol Pete | |
| 28. | At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in what sport did Team GB win its one and only gold medal? |
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Rowing (Men's Coxless Pair - Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave) | |
| 29. | Which two American sports were dropped from the 2012 London Olympics? |
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Baseball & Softball | |
| 30. | Which heavyweight boxer is nicknamed "The Real Deal"? |
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Evander Holyfield | |
| 31. | Published annually in the UK since 1864, the "Bible of Cricket" is the ____ Cricketers' Almanack. Fill in the blank. |
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Wisden | |
| 32. | What is the name of the motorsport circuit in Spielberg, Austria that currently hosts the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix? |
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Red Bull Ring (formerly A1-Ring and Österreichring) | |
| 33. | 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 | |
| 34. | In a career that spanned 21 years, who holds the record for the most Major League Baseball home runs? |
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Barry Bonds (762) | |
| 35. | In which sport is the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy awarded? |
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Basketball (NBA Finals) | |
| 36. | Which U.S. city is home to the Hawks, Braves, and Falcons? |
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Atlanta (NBA, MLB, NFL) | |
| 37. | What former English world boxing champion was acquitted of the 1989 attempted murder of boxing promoter Frank Warren? |
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Terry Marsh | |
| 38. | With 14 gold, 14 silver, and 11 bronze, what country topped the medal-table at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea? |
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Norway | |
| 39. | In 1985, who became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon men's singles title? |
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Boris Becker | |
| 40. | For which Major League Soccer team does Thierry Henry currently play for? |
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New York Red Bulls | |
| 41. | Launched as the Federation Cup in 1963, and renamed the Fed Cup in 1995, to what was the premier international team competition in women's tennis renamed in 2020? |
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Billie Jean King Cup | |
| 42. | What national rugby union team is nicknamed (in English) The Blues? |
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France (Les Bleus) | |
| 43. | What is the general term for the sport which, in its Ultra Distance format, involves a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km bike ride, and a full marathon of 42.2 km? |
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Triathlon | |
| 44. | In Formula 1, what vehicle manufacturer became Red Bull Racing's title sponsor in 2018? |
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Aston Martin | |
| 45. | The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) is the international governing body of what sport? |
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Fencing | |
| 46. | Home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, after which player is the National Tennis Center named? |
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Billie Jean King | |
| 47. | Who is the only Canadian to have ever been Formula One World Drivers' Champion? |
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Jacques Villeneuve (1997) | |
| 48. | In snooker, you pot Red, Black, Red, Green, Red, Yellow. What did you score on that break? |
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15 (1+7+1+3+1+2) | |
| 49. | How many times did Björn Borg win the men's singles title at Wimbledon? |
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5 (consecutively from 1976-1980) | |
| 50. | Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Three were for track events (100 m, 200 m, 4×100 m relay.) For what event did he win the fourth medal? |
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Long jump | |
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