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What ball sport are you playing if you shoot
an albatross?Golf
What British sport could see six chinamen in
a maiden and a nightwatchman out with a duck?Cricket
What do wet Formula One tires have that dry
ones don't?Tread
What competitions did the Roman emperor
Theodosius I ban?The Olympic Games
What kind of court boasts a cut line,
service box and telltale?A squash court
What ingredient is essential if you want to
caramelize custard?Sugar
Which was Hank Aaron - a righthander or
lefthander?A righthander
What team's players have won the most NBA
Most Valuable Player awards?The Boston Celtics'
What team did Army play in the first
televised college football game?Navy
What are the handles on a gymnast's pommel
horse called?Pommels
How many major league baseball teams did Ken
Brett tie a record by playing for?Ten
How many pieces does a player have at the
start of a game of "Othello"?Thirty-two
What sporting missile boasts a flight,
barrel and point?A dart
What 1974 fad did it require nothing to take
part in?Streaking
What northern U.S. state hosts the Marlboro
500 auto race?Michigan
Where has a golfer hit the ball if it goes
beyond the course boundaries?Out of bounds
What's the most popular Basque game in the
U.S.?Jai-alai
What team's captain in the 1986 World Cup
soccer tournament was Socrates Oliveira?Brazil's
How many members does a synchronized
swimming team have in major competitions?Eight
What kind of animal is Judge, the mascot of
Baylor's football team?A bear
What Florida racetrack is famed for its pink
flamingos?Hialeah
What racy U.S. city hosted the 1987
Pan-American Games?Indianapolis
What color are the decimal figures on a
figure skating judge's score card?Red
What delicacy appears on the menus of French
restaurants as "'cuisses de grenouilles'"?Frog legs
What fireballing strikeout artist was the
idol of high school hurler Roger Clemens?Nolan Ryan
What fraction of a MONOPOLY property's
cost is its mortgage value?One-half
What side of a horse does a rider normally
mount and dismount on?The left
What card combines with a face card to make
a "natural" in Blackjack?An ace
Which came first - handball, paddleball or
racquetball?Handball
What sport considers it a foul to hold an
opponent's head underwater?Water polo
What basketballer did TWA pay to look
comfortable in one of their airplane seats?Wilt Chamberlain
What country does Stilton cheese originally
come from?Britain
What does a sign reading "GUR" stand for
on a golf course?Ground under repair
What airborne toy is sometimes called a
"flying crate"?A box kite
What Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State
had six brothers who played college football?Archie Griffin
How many meters above the water is the high
board that Olympic divers leap from?Ten
What does "'biere legere'" mean on
Canadian beer labels?Light beer
What sport are you swept away in when
hanging on to a wishbone boom?Windsurfing
What speedy ball sport's court is sometimes
called a "cancha"?Jai-alai's
What kind of soft drink is a central
ingredient in a gin buck?Ginger ale
What color is wine made from Chardonnay
grapes?White
What stadium was the venue for the track
events at the 1984 Olympics?The Los Angeles Coliseum
What footballer-turned-broadcaster has sung
the praises of "Dry Sack" sherry?Frank Gifford
What popular sport's international governing
body is known as FIFA?Soccer's
What kind of wine is the French city of
Reims famed for?Champagne
What fast-food chain has claimed its meat is
"hot and juicy"?Wendy's
What was Steven Newman the first person to
walk around alone?The world
What do scuba divers ditch first if they
have to ascend in a hurry?Weight belts
What country does a soccer team called the
Socceroos represent?Australia
What college football conference used to be
called the Eastern League?The Ivy League
Did Carl Lewis run the 100 meters in less
than 10 seconds at the 1984 Olympics?Yes
What NBA basketball coach did fans dub
"Nellie"?Don Nelson
What pro sport could see Purvis Short traded
for John Long and Jim Les for Johnny Moore?Basketball
What sport keeps track of "sand saves"?Golf
What city hosted the first Olympic Games to
hold a women's marathon event?Los Angeles
How many blacks held down jobs on NBA
rosters in the 1949-50 season?Zero
What does a red flag tell an Olympic walker?He's been disqualified
What swimming stroke should a lifesaver use
during a hair or chin carry?The sidestroke
What's one "M&M's" candy officially called?An M
What golf club's green coats are made by
Hamilton Tailoring in Cincinnati?Augusta National's
What are the two highest pieces of apparatus
that male Olympic gymnasts perform on?The high bar and the rings
What kind of liquor puts the punch in a Cuba
Libre?Rum
What brainteaser was 1981's bestselling toy?RUBIC'S CUBE
What brand of watch does mountain-climbing
master Reinhold Messner advertise?ROLEX
What baseball star's 1987 license plate read
"DOC"?Dwight Gooden's
What's the golfing term for a shot that
fades too much?Slice
What female drag racer was dubbed
"Cha-Cha"?Shirley Muldowney
Did Canada boycott the Moscow Olympics?Yes
What two single-event Olympic athletics
competitions measure vertical distance?The high jump and pole vault
How many points does a squash player
normally have to get to win a game?Nine
How many balls are normally racked in the
triangle in pocket billiards?Fifteen
What's the Spanish term for a female matador?"Matadora"
What coffee has claimed to be "deep, dark,
delicious"?"Yuban"
What North American pro sports league's
minimum salary in 1986 was $25,000?The National Hockey League's
What Olympic contests used to be called the
heel-and-toe events?The walks
What kind of restaurant is most likely to
bring diners face to face with mung beans?A Chinese restaurant
What's normally the longest club a golfer
carries?The driver, or 1-wood
What playing card is sometimes called a
knave?A jack
What former Miami Dolphins running back was
elected to football's Hall of Fame in 1987?Larry Csonka
What three athletics events see a competitor
throwing from a small circle?Hammer, discus, shot put
What's the highest dan a judo expert can
aspire to?Twelfth
Who became the first woman to reach the
finals in all four Olympic gymnastics events?Mary Lou Retton
What game is played in the Bermuda Bowl?Contract bridge
What sport sometimes allows you to "lift,
clean and place"?Golf
What major league baseball team's fans down
the most crabcakes at games?The Baltimore Orioles'
What Olympic contest apart from the
equestrian events involves horse-riding?The modern pentathlon
What kind of table boasts levelers, rails
and sights?A pool table
Which is larger - a field hockey ball or a
baseball?A field hockey ball
What college footballer scored 25 touchdowns
in 1912 for Carlisle Indian School?Jim Thorpe
What's the main ingredient in a Mexican
"'ceviche'"?Fish
What Boston Celtics star shares his hoop
knowledge in the video "Winning Basketball"?Larry Bird
What bicycle race was first held in 1903
under the supervision of Henri Desgrange?The Tour de France
What fruit did the typical American eat 54
pounds of in 1910?Apples
What pro golfer's favorite caddy is his
brother, Vicente?Severiano Ballesteros's
What's the only country to have qualified
for all of soccer's championship tournaments?Brazil
What sport are you playing if you're faced
with a "fried egg lie"?Golf
What does a player have to do after rolling
doubles three times in a row in MONOPOLY?Go to jail
What sport's Catenaccio defense accents the
flexibility of the sweeper?Soccer's
What North American city's sports stadium is
the costliest in history?Montreal's
What South American country does tennis star
Gabriela Sabatini hail from?Argentina
Whose son appeared with him in the Kansas
City Royals' lineup in 1986?Hal MacRae's
What chess piece can move only diagonally?The bishop
What high-risk sportsmen have been called
"conquistadors of the useless"?Mountain climbers
What country's tennis players have won the
most Wimbledon men's singles titles?Britain's
What sport might see you pointing an over
and under at a target?Shooting
What aquatic sport is being played if you're
watching holemen trying to score?Water polo
What stationary aid to sprinters was
invented in 1927?The starting block
What steady golfer most often won the PGA's
most accurate driving title in the 1980s?Calvin Peete
What sex are athletes who compete in the
heptathlon?Female
What racehorse's only loss was to the
appropriately-named Upset in 1919?Man o'War's
What was the first U.S. state to see seniors
shuffling along a shuffleboard?Florida
What New York newspaper sponsors boxing's
annual Golden Gloves championship?"The New York Daily News"
What western city is lucky enough to host
the National Finals Rodeo?Las Vegas
What two kinds of ski races make up a
"Kandahar" combined event?Downhill and slalom
What former Cincinnati Reds baseballer was
nicknamed "The Blazer"?Don Blasingame
What tennis player did John McEnroe mean in
asking: "Do you like a robot being No. 1"?Ivan Lendl
What sport was played at Wimbledon before a
lawn was first set aside for tennis, in 1875?Croquet
What age must a Thoroughbred horse be before
it's officially eligible to start racing?Two
What North American city is CORONA EXTRA
brewed in?Mexico City
What nuts are a vital ingredient of Waldorf
salad?Walnuts
What horse won the first two legs of
racing's Triple Crown in 1987?Alysheba