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| 1. | In 1908, in what city did the first modern Olympic marathon take place, establishing the standard distance of 42.195km? |
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London (the distance from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, plus 1 lap of the track) | |
| 2. | What horse won the 2020 Melbourne Cup today? |
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Twilight Payment | |
| 3. | How often are the IAAF World Championships in Athletics held? |
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Biennial / every 2 years | |
| 4. | In what year did 14 Communist Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, Cuba and East Germany, boycott the Summer Olympics? |
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1984 (Los Angeles - in response to the 1980 boycott by the USA) | |
| 5. | The men's cycling road race covers the longest distance in Olympic athletics. How many kilometres is it? |
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250 (155.3 miles) | |
| 6. | What former world boxing champion was nicknamed the "Celtic Warrior"? |
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Steve Collins | |
| 7. | NASCAR's RFK Racing, MLB's Boston Red Sox, the Premier League's Liverpool FC, the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, and the TGL's Boston Common Golf are all owned by FSG. What does FSG stand for? |
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Fenway Sports Group | |
| 8. | The Tour de France and Vuelta a España make up two of cycling's three prestigious three-week-long Grand Tours. Name the third. |
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Giro d'Italia | |
| 9. | What nationality is professional golfer Jason Day? |
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Australian | |
| 10. | What Wales and British and Irish Lions international rugby union player holds the record as the most capped player for Wales and the fourth most-capped player in rugby union history? |
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Gethin Jenkins | |
| 11. | What boxer won a 1952 Olympic gold in the middleweight division, then twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962? |
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Floyd Patterson | |
| 12. | Awarded to the winner of the match between England and Scotland during the annual rugby union Six Nations Championship, what animal stands atop the Calcutta Cup? |
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Elephant | |
| 13. | What piece of sporting equipment has a maximum length of 42 inches and a maximum diameter of 2¾ inches? |
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Baseball bat | |
| 14. | What U.S. city is home to the Astros, Rockets, and Texans? |
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Houston | |
| 15. | How many thousand miles does light travel in one second? |
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186 (186282.4 miles / 299,792,458 metres) | |
| 16. | Who beat who in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday? |
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Australia beat England (6-0) | |
| 17. | What major event postponed the third game of the 1989 World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics? |
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Earthquake | |
| 18. | What New Zealand cricketer became the first in the world to pass 400 wickets in 1990? |
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Sir Richard Hadlee | |
| 19. | Who beat who in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night? |
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Team LeBron beat Team Giannis (157-155) | |
| 20. | Who won the 118th US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Long Island on Sunday? |
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Brooks Koepka | |
| 21. | Which two countries compete for the Freedom Cup during The Rugby Championship? |
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South Africa & New Zealand | |
| 22. | In rugby union, what country will the British and Irish Lions tour in 2017? |
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New Zealand | |
| 23. | How many additional points are awarded for a conversion kick in both rugby league and rugby union? |
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2 | |
| 24. | What former tennis player is dubbed "The Red-Headed Rocket from Rockhampton"? |
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Rod Laver | |
| 25. | Currently ranked 6th in the world, what nationality is tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? |
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French | |
| 26. | Nicknamed the Magpies, the Australian rules football club Collingwood is based in what city? |
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Melbourne | |
| 27. | What sport was Greg LeMond known for in the 1980s and early 1990s? |
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Cycling | |
| 28. | In test cricket, who was awarded the Compton–Miller Medal this week as man of the 2023 Ashes series? |
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Chris Woakes (England) | |
| 29. | What English football player scored a record 60 goals in a single season (1927-28)? |
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Dixie Dean (Everton) | |
| 30. | What 'C' is used to describe when a poker player declines to make the first bet of a betting round, indicating that they do not wish to open, but do wish to keep their cards and retain the right to call or raise later in the same round? |
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Check | |
| 31. | What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the men's Rugby World Cup Sevens? |
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Melrose Cup | |
| 32. | What professional darts player is nicknamed "Snakebite"? |
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Peter Wright (Scotland) | |
| 33. | What is the current maximum engine size in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing? |
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1,000 cc | |
| 34. | Which women's combined athletic event includes the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin throw, and 800m? |
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Heptathlon | |
| 35. | With a capacity of 56,000, which Major League Baseball stadium is, by seating capacity, the largest ballpark in the world? |
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Dodger Stadium / Chavez Ravine (Los Angeles Dodgers) | |
| 36. | Aries Merritt of the United States holds the current world record of 12.80 seconds, in what athletics event? |
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110-metre hurdles | |
| 37. | In the late 19th century, John L. Sullivan and James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett were among the first world champions in which sport? |
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Boxing (first heavyweight champions) | |
| 38. | What country does Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen represent? |
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Netherlands (born in Belgium) | |
| 39. | In tennis, who won the Men's and Women's singles titles at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open this weekend? |
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Andy Murray & Petra Kvitová | |
| 40. | In the 2013/14 English football season, how many Premier League teams have 'City' in their name? |
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6 (Cardiff City, Hull City, Manchester City, Norwich City, Stoke City, Swansea City) | |
| 41. | Unbeaten to this day, who set a men's world record of 46.78 seconds in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics? |
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Kevin Young (United States) | |
| 42. | Including the doubling cube, how many dice are there in a backgammon set? |
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5 | |
| 43. | The Wisden Almanack is a famous reference book for what sport? |
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Cricket | |
| 44. | Which country holds the dubious record for the fewest runs scored in a completed innings during a test match? |
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New Zealand (26 - v England, March 1955) | |
| 45. | Wrexham AFC are one win away from securing the National League title and a return to the English Football League. What two North American actors bought the club in November 2020? |
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Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney | |
| 46. | Which U.S. state is home to the Angels of Anaheim baseball team? |
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California (Los Angeles) | |
| 47. | Who once held the world heavyweight boxing championship for a record 11 years, 8 months and 12 days? |
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Joe Louis | |
| 48. | In Rugby League, how many points is a drop goal worth? |
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1 | |
| 49. | What former professional boxer has served as the mayor of Kiev since June 2014? |
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Vitali Klitschko | |
| 50. | What black American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin? |
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Jesse Owens | |
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