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| 1. | 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) | |
| 2. | In a set of 16 chess pieces, how many can capture a piece by moving forwards in a straight line? |
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4 (1 x King, 1 x Queen and 2 x Rooks) | |
| 3. | 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 | |
| 4. | Who were awarded best female player and best women's coach at the Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 last night? |
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Megan Rapinoe & Jill Ellis | |
| 5. | What ''A" is the national martial art of the Philippines? |
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Arnis | |
| 6. | Nine of the top ten all-time Premier League goalscorers are English. In 5th place, who is the only non-English player in the top 10? |
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Thierry Henry (Arsenal / France) | |
| 7. | In 1968, which professional male tennis player was denied a visa to South Africa on racial grounds, eventually causing South Africa to be ejected from the 1970 Davis Cup? |
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Arthur Ashe | |
| 8. | With what football club did Stanley Matthews start and end his professional career? |
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Stoke City (with 379 appearances inbetween for Blackpool) | |
| 9. | Who became the first person to defeat Mike Tyson in February 1990? |
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James "Buster" Douglas | |
| 10. | What city hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games? |
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Glasgow (Scotland) | |
| 11. | On Friday, Leicester City achieved the biggest ever victory by an away side in English football top-flight history. Also Southampton's worst ever defeat in all competitions in their history, what was the score? |
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Southampton 0-9 Leicester | |
| 12. | What female American athlete won three gold and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was later stripped of them after admitting to steroid use? |
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Marion Jones (aka Marion Jones-Thompson) | |
| 13. | How many gold medals did Jesse Owen win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany? |
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4 | |
| 14. | With 102 full appearances between 1971 and 1986, who is the most capped player for the Scotland national football team? |
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Sir Kenny Dalglish | |
| 15. | Who is the last non-British, non-German Formula 1 driver to win the World Driver's title? |
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Kimi Räikkönen (Finland, Ferrari, 2007) | |
| 16. | For which American sporting competition is the Sprint Cup currently awarded? |
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NASCAR racing | |
| 17. | Last week, who became the first female to win a match, and subsequently two consecutive matches, at the PDC World Championships? |
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Fallon Sherrock | |
| 18. | What two words describe this professional wrestling hold? |
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Camel clutch | |
| 19. | What animal stands on top of Rugby Union's Calcutta Cup? |
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Elephant | |
| 20. | 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) | |
| 21. | Earning more than $400 million from its use, what American ring announcer (or "MC") is known for his trademarked catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!"?
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Michael Buffer | |
| 22. | Nicknamed "The Birdman", Tony Hawk is a famous name in which sport? |
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Skateboarding | |
| 23. | Who is the current president of FIFA? |
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Gianni Infantino | |
| 24. | In May 2012, which Australian broke the record for the fastest recorded tennis serve? |
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Samuel Groth (163.4 mph / 263 km/h) | |
| 25. | Where do Warwickshire County Cricket Club play their home games? |
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Edgbaston Stadium | |
| 26. | What was unusual about Alan Shepard’s two, 6 iron golf strokes in February 1971? |
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He was on the moon | |
| 27. | Between 1984 and 1994, Ukrainian Sergey Bubka broke the world record 35 times at which athletic event? |
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Pole vaulting | |
| 28. | 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) | |
| 29. | Whose right breast was exposed to 140 million viewers at the 2004 Super Bowl, and who tore open her costume? |
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Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake | |
| 30. | Clocked at 105.1 mph (169.1 km/h) on 24th September 2010 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds, who achieved the fastest pitch ever recorded in Major League Baseball? |
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Aroldis Chapman | |
| 31. | Designated by the 1994 National Sports of Canada Act, what is Canada's National Summer Sport? |
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Lacrosse | |
| 32. | Who, at the 1984 Olympics, won the 100m, 200m, the 4x100m relay and the long jump? |
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Carl Lewis (USA) | |
| 33. | What Summer Olympic Games were the first to be televised live? (Host City and Year) |
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Berlin, 1936 | |
| 34. | What is the name of the annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March from Anchorage to Nome in Alaska, more than 1000 miles? |
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Iditarod Trail | |
| 35. | In international sporting terms, what does the acronym WADA stand for? |
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World Anti-Doping Agency | |
| 36. | Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan are record breaking competitors in what sport? |
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Figure skating | |
| 37. | Which NFL team has won more Super Bowl titles than any other? |
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Pittsburgh Steelers (6) | |
| 38. | 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) | |
| 39. | What nationality is former Formula 1 champion Jody Scheckter? |
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South African | |
| 40. | In football: Juventus of Italy are La Vecchia Signora; UT Arad of Romania are Bătrâna Doamnă. What do those nicknames both translate to in English? |
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The Old Lady | |
| 41. | Who is the younger but taller fraternal twin brother of Nintendo's Mario? |
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Luigi | |
| 42. | In 1904, what became the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games? |
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St. Louis (Missouri) | |
| 43. | What American tennis player was World No. 1 for an all time record eight years from 1952 to 1960? |
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Pancho Gonzales | |
| 44. | The world high jump record of 2.45 metres was set in 1993 by Javier Sotomayor, representing what country? |
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Cuba | |
| 45. | On 19th June 1958, aged 17 years, 7 months and 27 days, who became the youngest ever FIFA World Cup goalscorer? |
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Pelé (Brazil vs Wales) | |
| 46. | In July 1939, what New York Yankees player became the first to have his number retired by an MLB team? |
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Lou Gehrig | |
| 47. | In 1991, who was the last German to win a Wimbledon gentlemen's singles final? |
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Michael Stich | |
| 48. | On Saturday 18th September 2010, at the age of 42, Frenchman Philippe Croizon swam across the English Channel in less than 14 hours. The record at the time was less than 7 hours, so why was his crossing so amazing? |
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He is a quadruple amputee | |
| 49. | In Canadian football, who beat who in the 105th Grey Cup final on Sunday? |
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Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampeders (27-24) | |
| 50. | In what decade was a wooden racket last used at Wimbledon? |
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The 1980s (1987) | |
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