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| 1. | Edson Arantes do Nascimento is the real name of what sporting legend? |
| 2. | In addition to qualifying in 1974, how many consecutive times have Australia now qualified for the FIFA World Cup? |
| 3. | The Flyers, the 76ers, and the Eagles are major league sports teams from what U.S. city? |
| 4. | At the 2012 Summer Olympics, who won both the men's 5 and 10 thousand metres? |
| 5. | Who beat who in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final on Saturday? |
| 6. | For which American sporting competition is the Sprint Cup currently awarded? |
| 7. | What country's Grand Prix was dropped from the 2021 F1 calendar this week in the wake of the arrest on corruption charges of a key official responsible for the race? |
| 8. | What Olympic sport prohibits the wearing of a beard? |
| 9. | The Wisden Almanack is a famous reference book for what sport? |
| 10. | If the medication an athlete needs to treat an illness or condition happens to fall under the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prohibited List, a TUE may give that athlete the authorisation to take the needed medicine. What does TUE stand for? |
| 11. | Which two countries compete for the Freedom Cup during The Rugby Championship? |
| 12. | What country is set to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup? |
| 13. | Dominating the first decade of Formula One racing in the 1950s, what nationality was Juan Manuel Fangio? |
| 14. | What is the name of the race track at Le Castellet, near Marseille that currently hosts the Formula One French Grand Prix? |
| 15. | Jalkapallo in Finnish; ποδόσφαιρο? (podosfairo) in Greek; labdarúgás in Hungarian; piłka nożna in Polish. What is it in English? |
| 16. | How many laps around a modern outdoor running track are needed to complete an 800m race? |
| 17. | What 'B' is a nickname for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500? |
| 18. | The women's downhill ski world champion of 1966, why did Austrian skier Erika Schinegger surrender her gold medal to the second placed competitor 22 years later? |
| 19. | Who, in 2000, became the first, and thus far only, British boxer to be knighted? |
| 20. | What city is set to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? |
| 21. | 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? |
| 22. | What 'H' describes the socket of a golf club head that receives the shaft? |
| 23. | Who won all of the men's speed skating races, an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York? |
| 24. | An international association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA, what is the name of this trophy? |
| 25. | Who was the trainer of Grand National winners Red Rum (1973, 1974 and 1977) and Amberleigh House (2004)? |
| 26. | What city is home to the Hurricanes SupeRugbY team? |
| 27. | What sport is played by the Sacramento Kings? |
| 28. | The New Zealand All Blacks are undefeated at Eden Park since they lost on 3rd July 1994, to who? |
| 29. | Who won the MotoGP race at the 2017 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday? |
| 30. | For what domestic club did Pelé play between 1956 and 1974? |
| 31. | Who was the youngest player in England's 1966 World Cup winning team? |
| 32. | In what sport are competitors forbidden to play left handed? |
| 33. | What was the last city in North America to host a Summer Olympic Games? |
| 34. | In January 2017, players from what African country held 7 of the top 10 positions in the Men's PSA World Squash Rankings? |
| 35. | What colours are the four balls used in a modern game of croquet? |
| 36. | In what athletic event did Bruce Jenner win a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics? |
| 37. | What 1981 Epsom Derby winner was kidnapped in 1983 and never seen again? |
| 38. | What sporting competition was dominated by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s? |
| 39. | In Poker, what hand is better than a straight but beaten by a full house? |
| 40. | Part of Rugby Union's Six Nations Championship, what two countries compete annually for the Calcutta Cup? |
| 41. | What national association football team is nicknamed Bafana Bafana? |
| 42. | What colour ball is worth four points in snooker? |
| 43. | In modern alpine skiing, an Alpine Combined, or Super Combined, is the total score derived from what two events? |
| 44. | What country has won every Indoor Cricket World Cup title, in both the men's and women's divisions, since the competition was first held in 1995? |
| 45. | In what sport do the Minnesota Twins compete? |
| 46. | Which biennial sporting event was delayed for a year following the September 11 attacks in 2001? |
| 47. | In Olympic boxing, what two colours are opposing competitors' gloves, headgear and uniform? |
| 48. | In what professional sport do Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day compete? |
| 49. | What American tennis player, active in the 1950s, was nicknamed "Little Mo"? |
| 50. | Which American golfer is often referred to as Supermex? |
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