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| 1. | What professional boxer is nicknamed "The Gypsy King"? |
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Tyson Fury | |
| 2. | Eastwood, Brothers Old Boys, Randwick, and Parramatta Two Blues are Australian teams competing in what sport? |
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Rugby Union | |
| 3. | 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 | |
| 4. | In Rugby League, how many points is a drop goal worth? |
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1 | |
| 5. | 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 | |
| 6. | 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) | |
| 7. | The main colour of Australia's rugby union team jersey is gold. What is the primary colour of the Australian rugby league team jersey? |
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Green | |
| 8. | The Belfast Giants are the current British league champions and Challenge Cup holders in what sport? |
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Ice Hockey | |
| 9. | What former world boxing champion was nicknamed the "Celtic Warrior"? |
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Steve Collins | |
| 10. | Brassie, Spoon, Cleek, Niblick and Mashie are obsolete terms used to describe what item of sports equipment? |
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Golf clubs | |
| 11. | Found at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, what name is given to the longest hole used in the British Open Championship? |
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Turnberry (par-5 6th hole - 601 yards) | |
| 12. | 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 | |
| 13. | The Vicente Calderón Stadium is home to what association football club? |
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Atlético Madrid | |
| 14. | An international association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA, what is the name of this trophy? |
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Confederations Cup | |
| 15. | At just 30 days, who holds the record for the shortest ever tenure for an English Premier League manager? |
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Sam Allardyce (Leeds United 3rd May to 2nd June 2023) | |
| 16. | What American tennis player, active in the 1950s, was nicknamed "Gorgeous Gussie"? |
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Gussie Moran (Gertrude Augusta "Gussy" Moran) | |
| 17. | In ten pin bowling if you start your game with a spare followed by a strike in the second frame and another strike in the third frame, what would your score for the 1st frame be? |
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20 | |
| 18. | In 2000, who was the last American to win the men's singles at Wimbledon? |
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Pete Sampras | |
| 19. | 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) | |
| 20. | Colloquially referred to as the "National Provincial Championship", what is the current official name of New Zealand's top-level domestic professional rugby union competition? |
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ITM Cup (after the lead sponsor, Independent Timber Merchants Co-operative Ltd.) | |
| 21. | What city is home to the Eagles Australian rules football team? |
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Perth (West Coast Eagles) | |
| 22. | Who was disqualified from the 1988 Seoul Olympics, resulting in the 100m gold medal being awarded to Carl Lewis? |
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Ben Johnson | |
| 23. | Between shot put and triple jump, which world record is the most in metres? |
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Shot put (23.12 m / 18.29 m) | |
| 24. | Sada Cruzeiro (Brazil), Cucine Lube Civitanova (Italy), and Zenit-Kazan (Russia) are professional teams in what sport? |
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Volleyball | |
| 25. | What city is set to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? |
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Birmingham (United Kingdom) | |
| 26. | New Zealand and South Africa play in the Rugby World Cup final on Sunday. Who compete in the Bronze final on Saturday? |
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Argentina & England | |
| 27. | 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) | |
| 28. | Who is the most successful German-born male tennis player of all time? |
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John McEnroe (Born 16th February 1959 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) | |
| 29. | 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) | |
| 30. | Which ball sport has a playing area 60 feet long and 41½ inches wide? |
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Ten-pin bowling | |
| 31. | In feet, what height is the centre of a tennis net? |
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3 | |
| 32. | Playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday, who became the first female athlete to play in a Power Five college football game? |
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Sarah Fuller | |
| 33. | In association football, what is the regulation distance, in yards, from the penalty spot to the goal line? |
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12 (10.97 metres) | |
| 34. | What is Usain Bolt's 100m world record time? |
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9.58 seconds (16th August 2009, Berlin World Championships) | |
| 35. | In Rugby League, which position usually wears the number 9 jersey? |
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Hooker | |
| 36. | In August 2016, what athlete was quoted as saying, "There you go, I'm the greatest"? |
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Usain Bolt | |
| 37. | In which month is the MLB World Series normally played? |
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October | |
| 38. | In what New Zealand city is the Highlanders Super Rugby team based? |
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Dunedin | |
| 39. | In what sport do contestants compete for the Swaythling Cup and Corbillon Cup? |
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Table Tennis (Men's and Women's World Team Table Tennis Championships) | |
| 40. | What nationality is golfer Vijay Singh? |
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Fijian | |
| 41. | Since the first one in 1924, which country has hosted the most Winter Olympic Games? |
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United States (4 - 1932, 1960, 1980, 2002) | |
| 42. | What was the name of the black and white collie dog who found the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy in March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to kick-off in England? |
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Pickles | |
| 43. | In golf, who won his first major title at the 2016 U.S. Open on Sunday? |
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Dustin Johnson | |
| 44. | 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) | |
| 45. | What nationality is Grand Prix motorcycle racer Jack Miller? |
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Australian | |
| 46. | In English Premiership Rugby, what city is home to the Chiefs? |
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Exeter | |
| 47. | Which football club did Alex Ferguson leave in November 1986 to go to Manchester United? |
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Aberdeen | |
| 48. | Before being cancelled due to World War I, what country was set to host the 1916 Olympic Games? |
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Germany (Berlin, German Empire) | |
| 49. | Which domestic football club did Jackie Charlton play for between 1950 and 1973? |
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Leeds United | |
| 50. | In golf, The Big Easy is the nickname of what former World No. 1? |
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Ernie Els (South Africa) | |
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