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| 1. | What was the last city in North America to host a Summer Olympic Games? |
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Atlanta (1996) | |
| 2. | Of Muhammad Ali's 61 professional fights, how many did he lose? |
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5 (56 wins, 37 by knockout) | |
| 3. | Australia's Neil Robertson is only the second ever non-British snooker player to be ranked Number 1 in the world. Who was the first and what country did he represent? |
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Cliff Thorburn, Canada (21st April 1981 to 16th May 1982) | |
| 4. | In English Premiership Rugby, what city is home to the Chiefs? |
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Exeter | |
| 5. | What four letter acronym describes the life saving head restraint used today in many high speed motor sports? |
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HANS (Head And Neck Support device) | |
| 6. | What American jockey was nicknamed "The Shoe"? |
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Bill Shoemaker | |
| 7. | In Australian rules football, how many players of one team are permitted to be on the field at any time? |
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18 | |
| 8. | Who won the MotoGP race at the 2017 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday? |
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Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team) | |
| 9. | What team sport has a playing surface 45 to 46 metres long and 4.4 to 5.0 metres wide? |
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Curling | |
| 10. | 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 | |
| 11. | Name the two athletes who famously collided during the women's 3,000m at the LA Olympics on this day, 10th August 1984. |
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Mary Decker & Zola Budd | |
| 12. | On 31st August 1968, what West Indian became the first ever batsman to hit six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket? |
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Garfield 'Gary' Sobers (playing as captain of Nottinghamshire) | |
| 13. | What name is shared by major racecourses in Berkshire, England and Perth, Australia? |
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Ascot | |
| 14. | 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 | |
| 15. | What Major League Soccer team are nicknamed the "Quakes"? |
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San Jose Earthquakes (California) | |
| 16. | Which ball sport has a playing area 60 feet long and 41½ inches wide? |
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Ten-pin bowling | |
| 17. | What was unusual about Lewis Hamilton's winning Formula 1 finish at Silverstone on Sunday? |
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He had a puncture (after a front left tyre failure in the final lap) | |
| 18. | Set by Mike Powell (USA) in 1991, to the nearest metre, what is the men's long jump world record? |
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9 (8.95 m) | |
| 19. | 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 | |
| 20. | In New Zealand rugby union, to what was the ITM Cup renamed in 2016? |
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Mitre 10 Cup | |
| 21. | For what team did Michael Schumacher win his first Formula 1 title in 1994? |
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Benetton (1994 and 1995, his first two titles before moving to Ferrari) | |
| 22. | What sport was Greg LeMond known for in the 1980s and early 1990s? |
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Cycling | |
| 23. | In golf, who captained Europe's Ryder Cup team to a narrow victory over the USA in September 2012? |
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José María Olazábal | |
| 24. | What city hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 2000? |
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Sydney (Australia) | |
| 25. | In American checkers (English draughts,) on an 8×8 board, how many "men" does each player start with? |
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12 | |
| 26. | 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 | |
| 27. | What city is home to the "Raptors" NBA team? |
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Toronto | |
| 28. | The 32 national teams involved in the 2018 World Cup were each required to register a squad of how many players? |
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23 (including three goalkeepers) | |
| 29. | In what sport were Chinese and South Korean athletes disqualified for trying to lose during the 2012 Olympic Games in London? |
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Badminton (having both already qualified in the women's doubles group stage, the losers were likely to have faced an easier opponent in the next round) | |
| 30. | What U.S. city is home to the Nuggets NBA basketball team? |
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Denver (Colorado) | |
| 31. | In December 1995, who became the first footballer to score 100 Premier League goals? |
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Alan Shearer | |
| 32. | Whose previous record for the most Formula 1 Grand Prix victories did Michael Schumacher surpass in 2001? |
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Alain Prost (also surpassed by Lewis Hamilton in 2016) | |
| 33. | Who is the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon in September? |
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Eliud Kipchoge | |
| 34. | In what year was U.S. baseball's World Series cancelled due to a player's strike? |
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1994 | |
| 35. | 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) | |
| 36. | What sport is played in Australia's Big Bash League? |
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Cricket (Twenty20) | |
| 37. | Toxophily is a popular worldwide sport and competitors are sometimes called toxophilites. By what name is the sport more commonly known? |
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Archery | |
| 38. | 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 | |
| 39. | In what sport is the Melbourne Cup competed annually on the first Tuesday of November? |
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Horse racing (Thoroughbred – Flat racing) | |
| 40. | Voted the NFL's most valuable player a record five times, what 39-year-old quarterback announced his retirement this week? |
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Peyton Manning | |
| 41. | Nicknamed "The Ryan Express", Nolan Ryan was a famous player in what American sport? |
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Baseball | |
| 42. | A squidge-off takes place at the start of what indoor game? |
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Tiddlywinks (A squidger is the disc used to shoot a wink) | |
| 43. | A popular sporting symbol today, who was the Greek goddess of victory? |
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Nike | |
| 44. | Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, who captained Brazil when they won the 1970 FIFA World Cup? |
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Carlos Alberto (Carlos Alberto Torres) | |
| 45. | What sporting competition in 2012 was dubbed the Miracle at Medinah? |
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Ryder Cup (Europe came from 10-4 down to beat the USA 14.5-13.5) | |
| 46. | Which two countries compete for the Puma Trophy during the annual Rugby Championship? |
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Australia & Argentina | |
| 47. | 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 | |
| 48. | In Australian football (soccer), who won their first A-League championship in the 2016 Grand Final on Sunday? |
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Adelaide United (beating Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1) | |
| 49. | In 1972, who became Sports Illustrated's first Sportswoman of the Year? |
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Billie Jean King | |
| 50. | The 24 Hours of Le Mans car race is usually held in which month? |
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June | |
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