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| 1. | In cricket this week, who won both the ICC World Twenty20 and ICC Women's World Twenty20? |
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West Indies | |
| 2. | 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) | |
| 3. | In 1934, what became the first European country to win the FIFA World Cup? |
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Italy | |
| 4. | 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 | |
| 5. | In the UK, what sport is played by the London Mets, Southampton Mustangs and Essex Arrows? |
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Baseball | |
| 6. | What Australian tennis player lost back-to-back Wimbledon finals in 2000 and 2001? |
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Pat Rafter (losing to Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanišević) | |
| 7. | Including the doubling cube, how many dice are there in a backgammon set? |
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5 | |
| 8. | What European capital city was the birthplace of Martina Navratilova in 1956? |
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Prague (then Czechoslovakia) | |
| 9. | What country is hosting the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship? |
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Germany | |
| 10. | In Major League Soccer, what two teams compete in derby fixtures dubbed El Tráfico? |
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LA Galaxy & Los Angeles FC | |
| 11. | Name the New Zealander who served as caddy for Tiger Woods between 1999 and 2011. |
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Steve Williams | |
| 12. | Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan are record breaking competitors in what sport? |
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Figure skating | |
| 13. | Whose visits to China in 1979, 1985, and 1993 resulted in the reversal of a 1959 ban on boxing and a revival of boxing in China? |
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Muhammad Ali | |
| 14. | In what year did Michael Schumacher last win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship? |
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2004 | |
| 15. | Which well known singer played in goal for Real Madrid's youth team until a car accident ended his football career in 1963? |
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Julio Iglesias | |
| 16. | 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) | |
| 17. | Ten years his senior, what singer has two children to Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué? |
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Shakira | |
| 18. | What American former professional baseball player is nicknamed "the Big Hurt"? |
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Frank Thomas | |
| 19. | What nationality is former Formula 1 champion Jody Scheckter? |
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South African | |
| 20. | What name is given to the area behind the line that crosses the width of a snooker or pool table? |
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Baulk / Balk | |
| 21. | Which city hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics? |
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Melbourne (Australia) | |
| 22. | What nationality is Formula 1 Williams-Mercedes racing driver Valtteri Bottas? |
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Finnish | |
| 23. | Who was stabbed during a Citizen Cup singles quarter final match with Magdalena Maleeva in 1993? |
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Monica Seles (by an obsessed fan of Steffi Graf, Günter Parche) | |
| 24. | 3 minutes 26 seconds is the current world record in what track event? |
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1500 metres (Hicham El Guerrouj - also holds records for the mile 3:43.13 and 2000m 4:44.79) | |
| 25. | Opened in 1926, what is the name of, and in what city is, this iconic stadium? |
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San Siro, Milan | |
| 26. | For what domestic club did Michel Platini play when he was three times European Footballer of the Year and twice World Soccer Player of the Year during the 1980s? |
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Juventus | |
| 27. | Who was the last American to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship? |
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Mario Andretti (1978 - Team Lotus) | |
| 28. | Martina Navratilova was granted U.S. citizenship in 1981, but in what European capital city was she born? |
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Prague | |
| 29. | In golf, what 'M' is used to describe a stroke that is replayed from the position of the previous stroke without penalty? |
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Mulligan | |
| 30. | Which is the second of the four grand slam events in the tennis calendar? |
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French Open / Roland Garros (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Championships, US Open) | |
| 31. | In boxing and Muay Thai, with a weight limit of 168 pounds, what comes between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight? |
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Super Middleweight | |
| 32. | Who is the youngest player in FIFA World Cup history to score a hat-trick (17 years, 244 days) and also the youngest to play in a World Cup final (17 years, 249 days)? |
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Pelé (1958 - hat-trick against France in the semi-finals, final vs Sweden) | |
| 33. | What Olympic sport prohibits the wearing of a beard? |
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Boxing | |
| 34. | In World League and Olympic competitions, how many minutes long is a water polo match? |
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32 (4 × 8 minute periods) | |
| 35. | What U.S. city is host to the Raiders NFL team? |
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Oakland (California) | |
| 36. | Since 2008, in which professional sport has the annual Winter Classic been held? |
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Ice Hockey (NHL) | |
| 37. | What nationality is professional golfer Jason Day? |
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Australian | |
| 38. | In 1985, who became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon men's singles title? |
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Boris Becker | |
| 39. | Who beat who in the Women's Rugby World Cup final on Saturday? |
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New Zealand 41-32 England | |
| 40. | What sports & leisure activity are you most likely to see in a natatorium? |
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Swimming (A natatorium is a building containing a swimming pool) | |
| 41. | What Spanish city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic Games? |
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Barcelona | |
| 42. | What 'B' describes a sport which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting? |
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Biathlon | |
| 43. | In tennis, who was the year-end World No. 1 women's singles player a record eight times between 1987 and 1996? |
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Steffi Graf | |
| 44. | At what sporting event is the Borg-Warner Trophy awarded to the winner? |
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Indianapolis 500 | |
| 45. | In American checkers (English draughts,) on an 8×8 board, how many "men" does each player start with? |
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12 | |
| 46. | Who scored the extra-time winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final? |
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Mario Götze (Germany) | |
| 47. | The cricket teams of what two countries were awarded Test status by the ICC last week? |
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Ireland and Afghanistan | |
| 48. | Six times Speedway World Champion between 1968 and 1979, what nationality was Ivan Mauger? |
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New Zealander | |
| 49. | In what sport did Russian Irina Rodnina win 24 World, Olympic and European gold medals between 1969 and 1980? |
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Figure skating | |
| 50. | Who retained his title by winning the 2016 World Chess Championship last Wednesday? |
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Magnus Carlsen (Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen) | |
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