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1. 1. How many players does each soccer team have on the field?

   • 9
   • 10
   • 11
   • 12
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   11. The goalkeeper is the only player allowed to use their hands, and only inside their own penalty area.

2. 2. Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?

   • Brazil
   • Uruguay
   • Argentina
   • Italy
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   Uruguay. Uruguay hosted the tournament and beat Argentina 4–2 in the final in Montevideo.

3. 3. In basketball, how many points is a shot made from beyond the arc worth?

   • 2
   • 3
   • 4
   • 1
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   3. The NBA didn't adopt the three-point line until the 1979–80 season.

4. 4. Who holds the MLB career home run record?

   • Babe Ruth
   • Hank Aaron
   • Barry Bonds
   • Willie Mays
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   Barry Bonds. Barry Bonds finished with 762, passing Hank Aaron's 755 in 2007.

5. 5. How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

   • 4
   • 5
   • 6
   • 7
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   5. The five rings represent the five inhabited continents, linked together.

6. 6. Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on grass?

   • US Open
   • French Open
   • Australian Open
   • Wimbledon
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   Wimbledon. Wimbledon, first held in 1877, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

7. 7. How long is a marathon?

   • 24.2 miles
   • 25 miles
   • 26.2 miles
   • 30 miles
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   26.2 miles. The odd 26.2-mile distance traces to the 1908 London Olympics course and was made official in 1921.

8. 8. How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?

   • 4
   • 5
   • 6
   • 7
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   6. Two three-peats: 1991–93 and 1996–98, with a baseball detour in between.

9. 9. Which major golf tournament is played every year at Augusta National?

   • The Open Championship
   • The Masters
   • The U.S. Open
   • The PGA Championship
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   The Masters. The winner receives a green jacket and traditionally hosts the next year's Champions Dinner.

10. 10. Which boxer was known as 'The Greatest'?

    • Joe Frazier
    • Mike Tyson
    • Muhammad Ali
    • George Foreman
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    Muhammad Ali. Ali won the heavyweight title three separate times, the first boxer ever to do so.

11. 11. How many players does an NFL team have on the field at once?

    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13
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    11. Twelve men on the field is a five-yard penalty — one of the most common pre-snap flags.

12. 12. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?

    • China
    • United Kingdom
    • Japan
    • Brazil
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    Brazil. Rio de Janeiro was the first South American city ever to host the Games.

13. 13. In golf, what is a score of one stroke under par called?

    • Eagle
    • Birdie
    • Bogey
    • Albatross
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    Birdie. Two under is an eagle, three under is an albatross — and a bogey is one over.

14. 14. What trophy is awarded to the NHL champion?

    • The Stanley Cup
    • The Grey Cup
    • The Commissioner's Trophy
    • The Larry O'Brien Trophy
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    The Stanley Cup. Donated in 1892, the Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy in North American pro sports — and every champion's players get a day with it.

15. 15. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win?

    • 18
    • 20
    • 23
    • 25
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    23. Her 23rd came at the 2017 Australian Open — which she won while pregnant.

16. 16. What color jersey does the overall leader of the Tour de France wear?

    • Green
    • Yellow
    • White
    • Polka dot
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    Yellow. The yellow jersey dates to 1919 and matched the yellow paper of the sponsoring newspaper, L'Auto.

17. 17. How many innings are in a standard baseball game?

    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
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    9. If the score is tied after nine, extra innings continue until someone leads after a completed inning.

18. 18. In which country did table tennis originate?

    • China
    • Japan
    • England
    • Sweden
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    England. It began as a Victorian after-dinner parlor game in England, sometimes played with cigar-box lids for paddles.

19. 19. What is Usain Bolt's 100m world record time?

    • 9.48 seconds
    • 9.58 seconds
    • 9.69 seconds
    • 9.79 seconds
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    9.58 seconds. Set in Berlin in 2009 — and it has stood ever since.

20. 20. In bowling, what are three consecutive strikes called?

    • A triple
    • A hat trick
    • A turkey
    • A trifecta
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    A turkey. The name reportedly comes from tournaments that once awarded a live turkey for the feat.

21. 21. Which team won the first Super Bowl?

    • Kansas City Chiefs
    • Green Bay Packers
    • Dallas Cowboys
    • New York Jets
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    Green Bay Packers. The Packers beat the Chiefs 35–10 in January 1967, back when it was called the AFL–NFL World Championship Game.

22. 22. How many points is a touchdown worth, before the extra point?

    • 3
    • 6
    • 7
    • 5
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    6. The kicked extra point makes it 7 — or teams can go for a 2-point conversion instead.

23. 23. Which sport uses the scoring terms 'love' and 'deuce'?

    • Badminton
    • Squash
    • Tennis
    • Table tennis
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    Tennis. One popular theory says 'love' comes from the French 'l'œuf' — the egg, shaped like a zero.

24. 24. Who broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record in 2025?

    • Sidney Crosby
    • Connor McDavid
    • Alex Ovechkin
    • Auston Matthews
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    Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scored his 895th goal in April 2025, passing a record many thought untouchable.

25. 25. In cricket, how many runs are scored when the ball is hit over the boundary without bouncing?

    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 8
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    6. A ball that reaches the boundary after bouncing scores four instead.

26. 26. The Ryder Cup is a golf competition between the United States and which opponent?

    • The United Kingdom
    • Europe
    • Australia
    • The rest of the world
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    Europe. It began as USA vs Great Britain in 1927; the team expanded to all of Europe in 1979.

27. 27. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympics three times?

    • Athens
    • Paris
    • Los Angeles
    • London
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    London. London hosted in 1908, 1948, and 2012. Paris joined the three-time club in 2024.

28. 28. What score is a perfect game in bowling?

    • 200
    • 250
    • 300
    • 350
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    300. It takes twelve consecutive strikes — ten frames, plus two bonus balls in the tenth.

29. 29. Which horse race is called 'the most exciting two minutes in sports'?

    • The Preakness Stakes
    • The Belmont Stakes
    • The Kentucky Derby
    • The Grand National
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    The Kentucky Derby. It has been run at Churchill Downs every year since 1875, making it America's longest continuously held sporting event.

30. 30. How many players does a volleyball team have on the court?

    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
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    6. Players rotate one position clockwise every time their team wins back the serve.

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