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Jibing | In sailing, if tacking is the maneuver by which the vessel turns its bow (front side) so that the direction from which the wind blows changes sides, what is the term for doing so by turning the stern (rear)? |
Spraying champagne | What 'intoxicating' practice of the sporting world was started in 1967 by 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Dan Gurney? |
Four Horsemen | In 1924, what did Grantland Rice collectively call Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley and Elmer Layden, the name now a part of American sports lore? |
Juventus | Which European soccer club is named after the goddess of youth in Roman mythology whose Greek equivalent name is Hebe? |
Korean Demilitarized Zone | A one-hole course at Camp Bonifas that is surrounded by minefields prompting Sports Illustrated to call it 'the most dangerous hole in golf' is at what Asian location? |
Croquet | The MacRobertson Shield is the premier tournament in what sport a surreal version of which was played with animals in a beloved 19th century classic? |
Nike, the Greek goddess of victory | From 1928 until 2000, the obverse side of Olympic medals contained an image of which person seen holding a winners crown in her right hand? |
Eventing | What equestrian category that combines dressage, cross-country, and show jumping is called the triathlon of that sport? |
Taiwan | When its big neighbor made its debut at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, this country was asked to use a different name. It refused and thus became the only country to boycott the Winter Olympics. What is the country in question? |
Fencing | In which Olympic sport do participants wear an electrically conductive jacket called a lamé to define the scoring areas? |
'Yogi' Berra | Which quotable sportsman got his nickname from a friend who said that he resembled a Hindu holy man whenever he sat around waiting to bat, or while looking sad after a losing game? |
Olympic | Using 'games' as a clue, fill in the missing word. ___, Pythian, Nemean, Isthmian |
Ladies' figure skating | A 1993 spectator sport popularity study that was called the largest of its kind ranked what sport as the 2nd most popular in the US, just behind NFL? |
Tangram | Literally meaning 'seven boards of skill', which Chinese puzzle game's objective is to create a shape using seven non-overlapping flat pieces? |
Contract bridge | The American showman Ely Culbertson is credited with popularising which sport/pastime? |
Augusta National Golf Club | Which sports locale is known for its Amen Corner, The Big Oak Tree and the Eisenhower tree? |
Australian Open | Which Grand Slam tournament uses the distinctive serving pose of the Swedish player Stefan Edberg on its logo? |
Repechage | Which French word that means 'to rescue' is a practice that allows participants to continue to the next round in a competition if they failed to meet qualifying standards only by a small margin? |
Hockey | Dhyan Chand of India is regarded as the greatest player of all time in which Olympic sport? |
Surfing | Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic swimming champion during the years of 1912 and 1924 is credited with popularizing which sport? |
Tabletennis | Shakehand and penhold grips are used in which sport? |
Rocky | Chuck Wepner, an obscure boxer from New Jersey who once went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in a fight served as the inspiration for the creation of what on-screen personality? |
Go-kart | In 1956, while he was a race car builder at Kurtis Kraft (a famous builder of Indy race cars during the 1950s), Art Ingels assembled the first one of what? |
Egypt | Senet is a grid game for two players and is thought to be the oldest board game in the world. In which country did it originate? |
Great Britain | What is the only country to have won at least one gold at every Summer Olympics? |
Pentecost Island | Which South Pacific island belonging to Vanuatu is known for being the spiritual birthplace of bungee jumping, originating in an age-old ritual called the naghol? |
Boomerang | The 'Aussie Round' is considered by many to be the ultimate test of skills in this field where an object should cross a 50 metre circle and come right back to the centre. What is the object in question? |
Commonwealth Games | After the Olympics, what are the world's second-largest multi-sport event, the Delhi edition of which was in the news in 2010? |
Bonneville Speedway | Which land area near Wendover, Utah that is marked out for motor sports is particularly noted as the venue for numerous land speed records? |
John McEnroe | You cannot be serious. According to the DVD interview of the movie Amadeus, Tom Hulce studied which tennis star's mood swings for his portrayal of Mozart's unpredictable genius? |
Steffi Graf | In 1999, which tennis player ranked No.3 became the highest ranked player ever to announce retirement from the sport at that time? This record was broken by No.1 Justine Henin in 2008. |
House | In curling, what is the name given to the target area towards which teams slide polished granite stones? |
Mats Wilander | Which Swede is the only man in tennis history to have won at least two Grand Slam singles titles on each of the three surfaces of grass, clay and hardcourt? |
Ring jousting | What medieval sport is the official sport of Maryland as well as the first to be made an official sport by an American state? |
Murderer's Row | What nickname was given to the New York Yankees baseball team of the late 1920s, in particular to the first six hitters in the 1927 team lineup? |
"""Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.""" | The tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis was a colorful character. After finally beating Jimmy Connors after 16 straight losses, what did he quip? |
Ruy Lopez | Which chess opening named for a Spanish monk consists of the following moves? 1. e4, e5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bb5 |
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR | Which General led the Allied forces which recaptured the South West Pacific between 1942-45? |
HAROLD MACMILLAN | Who was the British Foreign Secretary who cleared Kim Philby of being the 'Third Man' in the 1955 Commons debate? |
DEATH | According to the proverb, what is it that pays all the debts? |
1951 | In which year did Burges and Maclean defect? |
'EL GRECO' | By what name is the 16th century painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos better known? |
THE MURRAY | Which Australian river forms most of the boundary between New South Wales and Victoria? |
EDSEL | What was the brand name of the unsuccessful Ford car that was named after Henry Ford's son? |
HAMNET | What was the forename of William Shakespeare's son? |
'CRAB KEY' | On which island did 'James Bond' confront actress Ursula Andress and villain 'Dr. No'? |
SPAIN. | The Ebro is the second largest river in which country? |
SALOME | In the Bible, who demanded the head of 'John the Baptist'? |
CHERRIES | From which fruit is the drink Kirsch made? |
CYCLING | In which sport is the 'Giro D'Italia'? |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR | "Who was the composer of the Oratorio, ""The Dream Of Gerontius""?" |
MIKA HAKKINEN | Which Scandanavian was the 1998 Australian Formula One Grand Prix winner? |
ARTHUR MILLER | Who wrote the 1944 play, 'The Man Who Had All The Luck'? |
EDDIE IRVINE | Which British driver was the winner of the 1999 Australian Formula One Grand Prix? |
ELMORE LEONARD | Which crime writer wrote the novel 'Pagan Babies'? |
BRAHMS | "Which German composer wrote ""A German Requiem""?" |
NICHOLAS LYNDHURST | "Which comedy actor played 'Uriah Heap' in the 1999 BBC adaptation of ""David Copperfield""?" |
SOUTH AFRICAN | What nationality was golfer Bobby Locke? |
NEW ZEALAND | From which country did former Formula One driver Denny Hulme originate? |
'SWEET CHARITY' | Strongly associated with Shirley Bassey, the song 'Big Spender' comes from which musical? |
HYDROPHOBIA | What is the medical name for Rabies? |
BANQUO'S | In literature, whose ghost haunted 'Macbeth'? |
'THE KING AND I' | The song 'Hello Young Lovers', comes from which musical? |
EYELIDS. | What part of the body is affected by Blepharitis? |
'THE WINTER'S TALE' | In which Shakespeare play does the character 'Autolycus' appear? |
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME | Which battle began on 1st. July 1916? |
YEHUDI MENUHIN | In 1932, Edward Elgar recorded his violin concerto, who was the sixteen year old soloist? |
'HEARTBREAK HOTEL' | What was Elvis Presley's first UK hit? |
LAUREN BACALL | Who was married to both Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards? |
'FROM THE NEW WORLD' | By what name is Antonin Dvoraks ninth symphony known? |
'LOVE ME TENDER' | What was Elvis Presley's first feature film? |
BURT REYNOLDS | Judy Carne was the first, and Loni Anderson the second wife of which American film star? |
BOYZONE | "With which ""boyband"" did singer Stephen Gateley achieve fame?" |
'UTOPIA LIMITED' | Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the subtitle 'Flowers Of Progress'? |
'CAROUSEL' | Which Rogers and Hammerstein musical of 1945 features the songs,'June Is Bustin' Out All Over' and 'If I Loved You'? |
SWITZERLAND | Which country won the 'America's Cup' (yachting) in 2003? |
ARRAY | What is a group of Hedgehogs called? |
MALTA | During World War II, the German 'Operation Hercules' was a plan to invade which island? |
MUSIC SCORE | Charlie Chaplin won an 'Oscar' for the film 'Limelight', in which category? |
MACEDONIA | Greece has land borderswith Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and which former Yugoslav Republic? |
GHANA | Of which African country was Kwame Nkrumah the first President? |
SCHELDE | Called the 'Escaut' in France, which 270 mile-long river rises in the north of that country, flows across Belgium, and empties into the North Sea in Holland? |
PETE SEEGER | Who wrote 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone'? |
BEAGLE | What breed of dog is 'Snoopy' in the 'Peanuts' cartoon? |
'DELIVERANCE' | In which 1972 John Boorman film is a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, raped by a 'Hillbilly'? |
CAMBRIDGE | Where in Britain would you find 'The Backs' and the 'Bridge of Sighs'? |
'UNFORGIVEN' | In which 1992 'Oscar' winning film does Clint Eastwood play aformer hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer who returns to his old ways inpursuit of a $1000 reward? |
'GIGI' | Which Lerner and Loewe musical of 1958 features the songs 'The Night They Invented Champagne' and 'IRemember It Well'? |
GRAPES | Apart from fish, what is the characteristic ingredient of 'Sole Veronique'? |
'MANNY' SHINWELL | Which member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984? |
BRASSICA | Broccoli and Cauliflower are members of which vegetable family? |
'THE GRAND DUKE' | Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the subtitle 'The Statutory Duel'? |
EDWARD I | Who was on the English throne 1272 - 1307? |
MURMURATION | What name is given to a flock or gathering of Starlings? |
PATRICE LUMUMBA | In 1960, who became the first President of the newly independent Zaire. A Moscow University was named after him? |
CROATIA | Slovenia has land borderswith Austria, Hungary, Italy and which former Yugoslav republic? |
JAPAN | During World War II, the Allies 'Operation Olympic', was a plan to invade which country? |
'THE PERISHERS' | In which cartoon strip does a dog called 'Boot' appear? |
BRATISLAVA | What is the capital of Slovakia? |
ORANGE | The liqueur Curacao is traditionally flavoured with sugar and which fruit? |
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