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Photo Sports Trivia Questions

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Which celebrated football club’s logo is this?
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Answer: Real Madrid

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What is unique about this moment at the Olympics?

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Answer: Nadia Comaneci Perfect 10 In olympics

Who is this Track and field legend?

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Asnwer: Jesse owens

What NFL team’s mascot is this?
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Answer: Baltimore Ravens' Mascot Edgar Allan Poe

Who is this German coach, who managed the Greek National team that won Euro 2004?

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Answer: Otto Rehhagel

What was this famous tennis match known as?

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Answer: Battle of the sexes

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What is the name of this computer/chess engine that beat Garry Kasparov?

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Answer: Deep Blue

Who is this cricketing legend?

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Answer: Vivian Richards

What famous football stadium is this?

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Answer: Anfield

Which two legendary F1 drivers is this movie based on?

Answer: Rush based on Niki Lauda and James Hunt

Which barefoot runner won the 1960 Olympic marathon?

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Answer: Abebe Bikila

The winner of which famous sporting event is this trophy given to?

Answer: IPL

Which sport takes place in a dohyo?

Answer: Sumo Wrestling

Who is this and what sporting event did he start?

Answer: Dana white started UFC
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Who is this table tennis icon?

Answer: Ma Long

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Multiple Choice Sports Trivia Questions and Answers

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The Bill Russell Most Valuable Player Award is awarded in which sport?

1.Baseball
2.Basketball
3.Ice hockey
4.Football

Answer: Basketball



How many players are there on a water polo team?

1. 11
2. 10
3. 7
4. 9

Answer: 7 Including the Goalkeeper



NBA star Lebron James launched a pair of trainers inspired by which English football club (he is also part shareholder of the club)?

1. Arsenal
2. Liverpool
3. Manchester United
4. Leeds united

Answer: Liverpool

Who was the first Australian cricketer to make a century in home and away Test debuts? 

1. Michael Clarke 
2. Mike Hussey 
3. Ricky Ponting 
4. Matthew Hayden

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Answer: Michael Clarke

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Who has won the most Grand Slam titles out of the following tennis players?

1. Roger Federer
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Pete Sampras
4. Ivan Lendl

Answer: Novak Djokovic
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Which American World War 2 general appeared in the pentathlon event at the 1912 Olympics? 
1.Dwight Eisenhower 
2.George Patton 
3.Mac Arthur
4.Harry Truman

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Answer: George Patton 

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The participants of the Ryder cup play which sport?
1. Golf
2. Ice Hockey
3. Hockey
4. Badminton

Answer: Golf

Tommi Makkinen, Petter Solberg and Juha Kankunnen have been world champions at which sport? 

1. Rally driving 
2.Speedway 
3.Ski jumping
4. F1

Answer: Rally driving 

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Which sports do Six Nations Champions play?

1.Hockey
2.Polo
3.Rugby
4.Skiing

Answer: Rugby

How old was Martina Navratilova when she made her Olympic debut? 

1.37 
2.42 
3.47
4.39

Answer: 47

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James Connolly won the first-ever modern Olympic gold medal. In what event did he compete? 

1.High jump 
2.Long jump 
3.Triple jump
4.100 Meter dash

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Answer: Triple jump

How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the Olympic Games? 

1.20 
2.14 
3.24
4.23

Answer: 23
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In 1904, George Eyser won gymnastic gold despite what disability? 

1.He was blind 
2.He had an artificial leg 
3.He was deaf 
4.He had a pacemaker

Answer: He had an artificial leg

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Who was the first male tennis player to complete the Grand Slam and win an Olympic Games gold medal? 

1.Andre Agassi 
2.Stefan Edberg 
3.Pete Sampras 
4.Roger Federer

Answer: Andre Agassi
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How many times did Arnold Palmer win the US Open? 

1.Never 
2.Once 
3.Twice
4.Four times

Answer: Once


How many majors did Severiano Ballesteros win? 
1.4 
2.5 
3.6 
4.7

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Answer: 5

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In what year did the first Paralympic Games take place? 

1.1960 
2.1964 
3.1968 
4.1967

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Answer: 1960

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In which city will you find an Australian rules football team called the Crows? 

1.Adelaide
2.Brisbane 
3.Canberra 
4.Sydney

Answer: Adelaide

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Who was the first Australian since 1877 to be picked for the national team despite not having played first-class cricket? 

1. Pat Cummins 
2. Clint McKay 
3. David Warner 
4.Steve Waugh

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Answer: David Warner

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The International Olympic Committee is based in which Swiss city?
1.Berne 
2.Geneva 
3.Lausanne 
4.Zurich

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Answer: Lausanne

Sports Quiz Questions and Answers

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, which player did Zinedine Zidane headbutt?

Marco Materazzi
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Who is the only Footballer to have won the Champions League with 3 different clubs?

Clarence Seedorf
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Which two champions league winning teams have shared the same stadia as their home ground?

AC Milan and Inter Milan
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Which year was the NFL founded in?

1920
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Which two NFL teams share the same field for their Home Games?

The jets and the giants
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St Leo is the middle name of which record-breaking sprinter?

Usain Bolt

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Which sprinter is the only man with an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring?

Bob Hayes

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Which African politician said, ‘Cricket civilizes people and creates good gentlemen’? 

Robert Mugabe

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In which American city is an NBA team called the Timberwolves based?
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Minnesota

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Denisse Astrid van Lamoen, Kim Woojin, Albina Loginova and Christopher Perkins are former world champions in which sport? 
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Archery

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The infamous Battle of Boet Erasmus at the 1995 Rugby World Cup featured players from South Africa and what other country? 
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Canada

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Who was the first white athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters?
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Christophe Lemaçtre 

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In 2012, Leicester City agreed to a record £1m fee for which non-league player who went on to win the league?
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Jamie Vardy 

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Which rugby league team reached their first, and so far only, Challenge Cup final in 1999?

London Broncos

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Who has won the most US Open Women’s Singles titles in the open era (post-1968)? 

Chris Evert & Serena Williams both at 6

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Which European golfer holds the record for the lowest four-round score in the US Open?

Rory McIlroy

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Sam Allardyce started his managerial career with which Irish club? 
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Limerick 

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Blanka Vlaši is a world champion in which athletics event? 
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High jump

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What nationality is 5,000m former World and Olympic champion Meseret Defar? 
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Ethiopian

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Stade de la Mosson is the home ground of which French football club?
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Montpellier

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Who was the first hooker to captain his team to victory in the Rugby World Cup? 
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South Africa’s John Smit

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What was the first Asian city to host the Commonwealth Games
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Kuala Lumpur 

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What color is the jersey worn by the leading sprinter in cycling’s Giro d’Italia? 
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Pink 

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Before taking over at Chelsea, André Villas-Boas was the manager of which club? 
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Porto

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New Zealand ran up a Rugby World Cup record score of 145 points against which opposition? 
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Japan 

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What rugby union position is sometimes known in New Zealand as the first five-eighth? 
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Fly-half 

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What is the only NFL team that plays its home games in the state of New York? 
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Buffalo Bills 

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How many players are on a basketball team? 
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5 

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Who was the only player not named Federer, Nadal or Djokovic to win a Grand Slam tennis event between 2006 and 2011? 
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Juan Martín del Potro 

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The Conn Smythe Trophy and Jack Adams Award are prizes given in which sport? 
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Ice hockey 

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Anier García, Liu Xiang and Dayron Robles are Olympic gold medallists in which track event? 
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110m hurdles 

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In what year did the Ryder Cup know as ‘The War on the Shore’ take place? 
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1991 

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Which England batsman has been involved in the most Test match wins at Lord’s? 
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Andrew Strauss 

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Who was the only goalkeeper to save a penalty from Matthew Le Tissier?
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Mark Crossley 

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Which lawn bowler took part in eight Commonwealth Games between 1974 and 2010? 
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Willie Wood

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The Orioles are a baseball team in which American city? 
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Baltimore 

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What is the name of the golf competition that features amateur women’s teams from the USA and Great Britain and Ireland? 
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Curtis Cup 
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What are the three NFL teams in the state of Florida? 

Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

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Blackledge is the middle name of which former England rugby union captain? 

Bill Beaumont 

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Teófilo Stevenson, the first man to win three consecutive Olympic heavyweight gold medals, represented which country? 
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Cuba 

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Which former England cricket captain was involved in 8 Test match runouts that saw his partner dismissed seven times? 
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Nasser Hussain 

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Which Italian football club plays their home games at Stadio San Paolo? 
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Napoli 

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Who was the first athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters? 
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Jim Hines

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In what English county do the Badminton Horse Trials take place?
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Gloucestershire

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In 1992, Gareth Marriott became the first Briton to win an Olympic medal in which sport? 
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Canoeing 

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Durham Wildcats, Glasgow Rocks and Guildford Heat are teams in which sport? 
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Basketball 

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Who were the first female tennis player to win the Grand Slam and an Olympic gold medal in the same year? 
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Steffi Graf

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In 1907, Arnaud Massy became the first foreign winner of which famous sporting event? 
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The Open Golf Championship 

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How many players are there in a handball team? 
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7 

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In what city is the rugby stadium Ellis Park? 
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Johannesburg 

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Who was the first England cricketer to take a hat trick in a One Day International? 
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James Anderson 

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In 2000, Stacy Dragila became the first Olympic gold medal winner in which athletics event?

Women’s pole vault 

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Who was the first foreigner to manage a top-flight English football club? 
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Dr Jozef Vengloš

Who was the first European to win The Masters golf tournament? 
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Seve Ballesteros 

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What is the only Belgian city to host the Olympic Games? 
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Antwerp 

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Who is the only Australian cricketer to appear on the batting and bowling honors board at Lord’s? 
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Keith Miller

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Who was the first left-handed player to win the World Darts Championship? 
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Les Wallace

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The Ranfurly Shield is a domestic rugby union competition in which country? 
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New Zealand

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The Queen’s Park Oval is a cricket ground in which Caribbean capital?
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Port-of-Spain

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Which Guyanese cricketer in 2012 became the 10th batsman to score 10,000 Test match runs? 
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Shivnarine Chanderpaul 

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How many players are there on a baseball team? 
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9 

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The Palio is a horse race that takes place in which Italian city? 
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Siena 

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Which sporting event provided the title of a 2003 album by German techno giants Kraftwerk?

Tour de France 

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Louis Smith won Britain’s first men’s Olympic gymnastics medal for 80 years in 2008 on which piece of apparatus? 
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Pommel horse 

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Which Australian quickie was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Twenty20 international?
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Brett Lee

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Who was the first goalkeeper to captain England after World War II? 
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Frank Swift 
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Who was the only footballer to appear on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012 list? 
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Lionel Messi 

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Which two countries contested the 3rd and 4th place play-off match at the 2002 World Cup?

Turkey and South Korea 

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What is the Brazilian footballer Givanildo Vieira de Souza more commonly known as? 

Hulk 

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Who was the only player to beat Rafael Nadal in a grand slam event in 2010? 

Andy Murray 

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Brad Pitt played which baseball general manager in the 2011 film Moneyball? 

Billy Beane 

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Russell Crowe starred as which heavyweight champion in the 2005 film Cinderella Man?
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James J Braddock

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What was the first Irish golf club to host the Ryder Cup? 
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The K Club, Co Kildare 

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Which country won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations? 
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Zambia 

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The Velka Pardubice is a famous horse race run in which country? 
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Czech Republic

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Who was the first winner of the Drivers’ Championship (F1)? 
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Giuseppe Farina

Who holds the record for the most Formula One starts without registering a win? 
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Andrea de Cesaris 

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What is signified by a marshall waving a half-black, half-white flag with a car number?

Warning of unsporting behavior 

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What was the first Asian country to host a Formula One Grand Prix? 
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Japan 

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Who has won the British Grand Prix the most number of times? 
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Lewis Hamilton

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Which circuit hosted the British Grand Prix in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1962?

Aintree 

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At 7.004km miles, which 2012 circuit has the longest lap length? 
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Spa-Francorchamps 

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Which driver was killed at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix? 

Piers Courage 

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In the 1988 season, only three men won a race Senna and Prost were two but who was the third? 

Gerhard Berger

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In what month does the Melbourne Cup horse race take place? 

November 

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Which two international rugby teams compete for the Centenary Quaich? 

Scotland and Ireland 

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Which city is the venue for the darts World Grand Prix tournament? 

Dublin 

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Complete the title of this golf book - Bring Me The Head of…? 

Sergio García 

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Which city hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games? 

New Delhi 

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How many players are on a Canadian football team? 

12 

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What nationality is former middleweight boxing champion Sergio Gabriel Martínez?

Argentinean

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Which left-handed golfer won The Masters in 2003? 

Mike Weir

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The Hertfordshire Mavericks, Surrey Storm and Loughborough Lightning are teams in which sport? 

Netball

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What is the Brazilian midfielder Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite better known as? 

Kaka

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The Larry O’Brien Trophy is awarded to the winning team in which competition? 

The NBA finals 

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What name connects a former Southampton and Arsenal midfielder and a one-time caddy of Tiger Woods? 

Steve Williams 

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What was the venue of the first Winter Olympic Games? 

Chamonix 

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Willie Park Sr was the first winner of which sporting event? 

The Open Championship

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Graeme Souness had managerial spells at which three continental European clubs? Benfica, Torino and Galatasaray 

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The figure of Abe Mitchell sits on the top of which famous sporting trophy? 

The Ryder Cup

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The Wooden Award is a prize given to outstanding players in which sport? 

Basketball

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Which American basketball star is a part-owner of Liverpool Football Club?

 Lebron James 

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In 1977, Charlotte Brew became the first woman to do what? 

Ride in the Grand National 

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The Val Barker Trophy is awarded to the most stylish performer in which Olympic discipline? Boxing 

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Which Croat was the leading goal scorer at the 1998 FIFA World Cup? 

Davor Suker 

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Up to 2022, 7 countries had hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Name them.

France, USA, Italy, Canada, Germany, Japan and China

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Which two rugby union teams compete for the Babcock Trophy? 

British Army and the Royal Navy

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Which British Formula One driver has had the most podium finishes? 

Lewis Hamilton

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Which two countries were involved in a controversial 1956 Olympic water polo match dubbed ‘Blood in the Water’? 

USSR and Hungary

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Which country was originally chosen to host the 1986 World Cup but withdrew for financial reasons? 

Colombia 

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Who was the first British golfer to win The Masters? 

Sandy Lyle

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Which city hosted the 1932 Summer Olympics? 

Los Angeles 

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On 18 May 1958, Maria Teresa de Filippis became the first woman to do what? 

Drive in a Formula One Grand Prix 

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In which American city will you find an NHL team called the Mighty Ducks? 

Anaheim

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