Trivial Quiz - Sports & Leisure Part I

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1. What former basketball star was married for 10 days to Baywatch babe Carmen Electra?
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2. In what year did Sydney host the Summer Olympics?
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3. At which sport does Guy Haines excel in Hitchcock's 1951 film Strangers On A Train?
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4. Which city in the British Isles has an airport named after a wayward footballer?

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Belfast City Airport took the name of George Best in 2006.

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5. What was the first African country to host the football World Cup?

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In 2010.

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6. The Race for Life is organised by which charity?
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7. What Reebok trainer, first released in the late 1980s, had an inflatable tongue?
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8. Which boxing legend filed for bankruptcy in 2003, with debts of $23 million?
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9. What is the name of the drink made from fermented bread, that is popular in Russia and Eastern Europe?
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10. What did Mary Phelps Jacob create - and receive a patent for - out of two silk handkerchiefs and some ribbon?

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She received a patent in 1914.

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11. With which other former cricketer did Ian "Beefy" Botham appear in a series of adverts promoting British meat?
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12. For what was Michael Schumacher driving in 1997 when his younger brother Ralf won his first Grand Prix?
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13. What 1992 Wimbledon winners named their babies Jaden Gil and Jaz Elle?
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14. What item of confectionery injured David Bowie when it was thrown onto the stage during a show in Oslo in 2004?
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15. Where was a tribute garden laid out for George Harrison in 2008?
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16. In tenpin bowling, what is it called when one bowler scores three strikes in a row?
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17. Where does singer Jimmy Buffett search for his lost shaker of salt?
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18. How many blue men appear on stage in a Blue Man Group performance?
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19. Where does Edward Norton's character meet Tyler Durden in the film Fight Club?

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He's sitting in the next seat.

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20. What is the name shared by a brand of charm bracelet and a mythological box that unleashes many evils on mankind?
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21. What type of boat is this the description for: A type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas. These boats can be sail or engine powered.
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22. Which team did France beat to win the 1998 football World Cup?

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"Les Bleus" beat Brazil 3-0.

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23. In which sport would a player perform a bank shot by deflecting a ball off a backboard and into a hoop?
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24. What drink is traditionally made of rum, sugar, lime, sparkling water and mint?
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25. Who did Cliff Thorburn beat in the final of the World Snooker Championship in 1980?
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26. What English dish is the French Canadian dish Pate chinois similar to?
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27. Which tennis star is romantically linked to singer Enrique Iglesias?
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28. What traditional Halloween singles game uses apples to predict who will marry next?
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29. Where would a tool called a 'muddler' usually be used?

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It's used for crushing mixed-drink ingredients, such as mint for a mojito.

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30. Which UK amusement park features a rollercoaster called The Big One?

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Record-breaking American Richard Rodriguez spent 401 hours on it in 2007.

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31. What video game character has a cap adorned with an upside-down letter L?

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The antithesis of Luigi.

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32. In what year was Albert Einstein born?
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33. Which Scottish football player/manager was the longest serving manager of Manchester United in 2009?

Explanation

Fergie may have overseen more games by 2009, but Busby managed them for nearly 25 years.

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34. What part of a sheep might be used to make pork sausage?

Explanation

It can be used to make casings for small, tubular sausages.

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35. Which international cricketer famously received a shipment of baked beans while on tour in India as he didn't like the local food?
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36. Which children's TV presenter lost his job in 1998 after admitting taking cocaine?

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He used to present Blue Peter.

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37. Which of these former England rugby captains did not play for Bath RFC?
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38. Which long-running BBC One Saturday afternoon sports show broadcast for the last time in 2007 after more than 48 years on TV?
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39. What parachute jumping record was Janet Ellis attempting to break when she broke her pelvis?
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40. Which British football team has the nickname "The Bluebirds"?
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41. Which former England footballer and economic history graduate resigned as Reading FC manager in 2009?
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42. Which Birmingham suburb was founded as a garden village by the chocolate-making Cadbury family?
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43. Who twice broke into Buckingham Palace and even sat on the Queen's bed in a 1982 scandal?
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44. Who was memorialised in 1998 with a purple Beanie Baby embroidered with a white rose?

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The bear was named Princess.

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45. What type of food is "damper"?

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It was traditionally baked in the ashes of a camp fire.

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46. Which English David beat "Goliath" in a 2009 fight?

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He beat 7-foot Nikolai Valuev to become WBA champion.

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47. What material are most pole vaults made from today?

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They were formerly made from bamboo.

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48. What is the traditional length of a Test cricket match?
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49. What is the American word for the male underwear worn to protect genitalia during sports, akin to the cricket box?

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The Bike Jockey Strap originated in the USA in 1874.

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50. What classic 1980s Atari arcade game let players control a Formula One race car?
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What drink is traditionally made of rum, sugar, lime, sparkling water...
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Which UK amusement park features a rollercoaster called The Big One?
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In what year was Albert Einstein born?
Which Scottish football player/manager was the longest serving manager...
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