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Set 1 · Sport
- EasyHow many players are there in an association football/soccer team?
Answer: 11
- EasyWhich English football club has the nickname 'The Foxes'?
Answer: Leicester City
- EasyWho is often called "the Maestro" in the men's tennis circuit?
Answer: Roger Federer
- EasyWhen was the FC Schalke 04 founded?
Answer: 1904
- EasyIn what sport is a "shuttlecock" used?
Answer: Badminton
- MediumWhen was the Missouri Tigers first conference championship?
Answer: 1917-18
- MediumIn what sport does Fanny Chmelar compete for Germany?
Answer: Skiing
- MediumWhat was Sir Donald Bradman's batting average in test matches?
Answer: 99.94
- MediumWhich portuguese island is soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo from?
Answer: Madeira
- MediumWhat is the nickname of Northampton town's rugby union club?
Answer: Saints
- HardWhich professional wrestler fell from the rafters to his death during a live Pay-Per-View event in 1999?
Answer: Owen Hart
- HardWhat are the official colors of the Wimbledon tournament?
Answer: purple and green
- HardWho is considered the first modern heavyweight boxing champion?
Answer: John L. Sullivan
- HardIn Formula 1, the Virtual Safety Car was introduced following the fatal crash of which driver?
Answer: Jules Bianchi
- HardWith which team did Michael Schumacher make his Formula One debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix?
Answer: Jordan
- Very hardWhat is the full name of the footballer "Cristiano Ronaldo"?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
- Very hardWhich of the following pitchers was named National League Rookie of the Year for the 2013 season?
Answer: Jose Fernandez
- Very hardFloorball, a type of team sport popular in Sweden, Finland and Switzerland, is similar to which of these popular sports?
Answer: Ice hockey
- Very hardAt which race was the 2018 F1 Drivers Championship won?
Answer: Mexico
- Very hardWhat pitcher, who last played with the St. Louis Cardinals, died suddenly in his hotel room in Chicago in 2002?
Answer: Darryl Kile
Set 2 · Sport
- EasyWho did Steven Gerrard win the Champions League with?
Answer: Liverpool
- EasyWho won the 2016 Formula 1 World Driver's Championship?
Answer: Nico Rosberg
- EasyWhat team won the 2016 MLS Cup?
Answer: Seattle Sounders
- EasyWho won the 2017 Formula One World Drivers' Championship?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
- EasyWhich of the following sports is not part of the triathlon?
Answer: Horse-Riding
- MediumWhich of these countries' national teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia?
Answer: Tunisia
- MediumAt which bridge does the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race start?
Answer: Putney
- MediumWhich team was the 2014-2015 NBA Champions?
Answer: Golden State Warriors
- MediumWhat city did the Lakers represent before relocating to Los Angeles?
Answer: Minneapolis
- MediumFrom 1983-1998 John Elway was the starting quarterback for which team?
Answer: Broncos
- HardWhat is the exact length of one non-curved part in Lane 1 of an Olympic Track?
Answer: 84.39m
- HardWhich nation didnt concede a goal in the entire 2006 FIFA World tournament?
Answer: Switzerland
- HardWho was the first NBA player to win the Finals MVP award in 1969?
Answer: Jerry West
- HardWhich of these countries was never represented in the UEFA Champions League from 1991 to 2007?
Answer: Ireland
- HardWho was the first footballer to score 200 goals in the English Premier League?
Answer: Alan Shearer
- Very hardWhich previous Olympic city hosted the equestrian events of 1956, five months before the rest of the games took place in Melbourne?
Answer: Stockholm
- Very hardProfessional wrestler Cheif Jay Strongbow had a partner whose neck was broken by Ken Patera. What was his name?
Answer: Billy White Wolf
- Very hardLaDainian Tomlinson finished first on the 2006 Chargers team in rushing yards. What running back finished second that year behind Tomlinson?
Answer: Michael Turner
- Very hardWhich male player won the gold medal of table tennis singles in 2016 Olympics Games?
Answer: Ma Long (China)
- Very hardIn 1987, North Carolina State University defeated what team in the longest basketball game of the year, played in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament?
Answer: Wake Forest
Set 3 · Sport
- EasyWhat team did England beat to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
Answer: West Germany
- EasyIn Baseball, how many times does the ball have to be pitched outside of the strike zone before the batter is walked?
Answer: 4
- EasyWhat year did the New Orleans Saints win the Super Bowl?
Answer: 2010
- EasyWhich of these English football clubs is based in Liverpool?
Answer: Everton
- EasyWhich of the following Grand Slam tennis tournaments occurs LAST?
Answer: US Open
- MediumWhich car manufacturer won the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans?
Answer: Porsche
- MediumTerry Bradshaw was a quarterback for which of the following teams?
Answer: Steelers
- MediumWhat national team won the 2016 edition of UEFA European Championship?
Answer: Portugal
- MediumWho is Manchester United's top premier league goal scorer?
Answer: Wayne Rooney
- MediumWho was the British professional wrestler Shirley Crabtree better known as?
Answer: Big Daddy
- HardWhich NBA player won Most Valuable Player for the 1999-2000 season?
Answer: Shaquille O'Neal
- HardSix brothers from one family played during the NHL 1982-1983 season. What was the familys last name?
Answer: Sutter
- HardWhat is the real name of the professional wrestler known as the Boogeyman?
Answer: Martin Wright
- HardWhat World Champion bull rider had his face crushed by a bull named Bodacious?
Answer: Tuff Hedeman
- HardWhat name was given to the tactic that Muhammad Ali used to defeat George Foreman?
Answer: Rope a Dope
- Very hardIn 1961Ludwig von Bersuda was looking for a game that would also be a good conditioning sport. What sport did he invent?
Answer: Underwater rugby
- Very hardThe International Olympic Committee, created in June of 1894 to revive the Olympic Games, is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement. It is based in which city?
Answer: Lausanne
- Very hardAyrton Senna died on May 1st, 1994 while racing in the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola for Williams. What team did Ayrton Senna start his Formula One career with?
Answer: Toleman
- Very hardNap Lajoie was the first American League hitter to win the Triple Crown. For which team did he win it?
Answer: The Philadelphia Athletics
- Very hardWhat team did England beat in the semi-final stage to win in the 1966 World Cup final?
Answer: Portugal
Set 4 · Sport
- EasyWhich is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis?
Answer: Wimbledon
- EasyWhat NFL football team had the second to worst record in 2007?
Answer: St. Louis Rams
- EasyAt University High School in Waco, Texas, during his first game, football player LaDanian Tomlinson, nicknamed LT, scored how many touchdowns?
Answer: 5
- EasyWhich was the first football team to win back to back Super Bowls with different coaches?
Answer: San Francisco
- EasyHow many scoring zones are there on a conventional dart board?
Answer: 82
- MediumWhere was the first NASCAR-sanctioned race held?
Answer: Daytona, Florida
- MediumWhat team did Tony Dorsett play for after he left the Cowboys?
Answer: Broncons
- MediumWhat is the oldest team in the NFL?
Answer: Arizona Cardinals
- MediumWhich auto racing driver became the 2005 Nextel Cup Champion?
Answer: Tony Stewart
- MediumHow many premier league trophies did Sir Alex Ferguson win during his time at Manchester United?
Answer: 13
- HardA stimpmeter measures the speed of a ball over what surface?
Answer: Golf Putting Green
- HardWho said Driving a race car is like dancing with a chain saw.?
Answer: Cale Yarborough
- HardWhat team was Shane Battier selected by in the 2001 NBA draft?
Answer: Memphis Grizzlies
- HardWhich Formula 1 driver switched teams in the middle of the 2017 season?
Answer: Carlos Sainz Jr.
- HardWhich of these sluggers never hit for at least 40 home runs in a single MLB season?
Answer: Joe Carter
- Very hardWhich of these European cities was the first to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times?
Answer: London
- Very hardWhich of these teams won the most titles in mens volleyvball in the beginning of the 21st century?
Answer: Brazil
- Very hardWho is Manchester United's leading appearance maker?
Answer: Ryan Giggs
- Very hardWhich English football team is nicknamed 'The Tigers'?
Answer: Hull City
- Very hardIn Canadian football, scoring a rouge is worth how many points?
Answer: 1
Set 5 · Sport
- EasyHow many French Open's did Björn Borg win?
Answer: 6
- EasyWhen did Miami Heat enter the NBA?
Answer: 1988
- EasyThe song "Three Lions" by the Lightning Seeds was made for which major football event in 1996?
Answer: European Championships
- EasyWhich soccer team won the Copa América Centenario 2016?
Answer: Chile
- EasyHow many teams participated in the first ICC World Cup tournament?
Answer: 8
- MediumWho won the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix?
Answer: Daniel Ricciardo
- MediumWhat cricketing term denotes a batsman being dismissed with a score of zero?
Answer: Duck
- MediumWhich team is known as All Blacks?
Answer: New Zealand, rugby
- MediumWho was the manager of the 1981 World Series-winning team?
Answer: Tommy Lasorda
- MediumHow many games did Arsenal FC go unbeaten during the 2003-2004 season of the English Premier League
Answer: 38
- HardOnly one of the combinations (player - his 2003/2004 squad number) is correct, which one?
Answer: Solskjaer - 20
- HardWhich of these teams isn't a member of the NHL's "Original Six" era?
Answer: Philadelphia Flyers
- HardWhat year was hockey legend Wayne Gretzky born?
Answer: 1961
- HardWhat year did England host and win the World Cup?
Answer: 1966
- HardWhich of the following player scored a hat-trick during their Manchester United debut?
Answer: Wayne Rooney
- Very hardWhich female player won the gold medal of table tennis singles in 2016 Olympics Games?
Answer: DING Ning (China)
- Very hardHow many times did Martina Navratilova win the Wimbledon Singles Championship?
Answer: Nine
- Very hardWith which doubles partner did John McEnroe have most success?
Answer: Peter Fleming
- Very hardWhat is "The Sport of Kings"?
Answer: Horse Racing
- Very hardWhich Italian footballer told Neuer where he's putting his shot and dragging it wide, during the match Italy-Germany, UEFA EURO 2016?
Answer: Pelle
Questions adapted from Open Trivia Database and OpenTriviaQA, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected, filtered and arranged into fixed rounds. Sources & editorial notes.
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