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- What field event features a planting box?The pole vault
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- What heavyweight boxing champion is buried
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- in Arlington National Cemetery?Joe Louis
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- What race was 11-year-old Karen Stead the
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- first girl to win?The All-American Soap Box Derby
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- Who whipped Whirlaway to the 1941 Triple
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- Crown of horse racing?Eddie Arcaro
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- What race's winner receives the Borg-Warner
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- Trophy?The Indianapolis 500's
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- What sport makes use of a three- or four-blade broadhead?Archery
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- Who started a shortlived 1960's golf rage
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- when he painted his putter white?Jack Nicklaus
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- What race was Ray Harroun, driving car No.
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- 32, a Marmon Wasp, the first to win?The Indianapolis 500
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- What British university was the first sub-
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- four-minute mile run at?Oxford
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- What country's Olympic abbreviation is ESP?Spain's
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- What figure skater did entertainer Dean
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- Martin's son marry?Dorothy Hamill
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- What decathlete carried "Old Glory" at the
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- opening ceremonies of the Rome Olympics?Rafer Johnson
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- What 20.6-nautical-mile distance was first
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- swum by Captain Matthew Webb in 1875?The English Channel
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- What yachting trophy was originally known as
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- the Hundred Guinea Cup?The America's Cup
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- What game is roque derived from?Croquet
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- What U.S. state is home to the Dog Mushers'
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- Hall of Fame?Alaska
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- What stadium sits at the confluence of the
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- Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela rivers?Three Rivers Stadium
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- Which jewel of the Triple Crown eluded
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- Northern Dancer?The Belmont Stakes
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- What two countries were banned from the 1920
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- Olympics because of World War I?Austria and Germany
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- What was the only major tennis championship
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- to elude Bjorn Borg?The U.S. Open
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- What Scandinavian country won the first
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- Winter Olympics in 1924 at Chamonix, France?Norway
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- What was the first U.S.-based NHL team to
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- win three consecutive Stanley Cup titles?The New York Islanders
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- What was the first stadium equipped with
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- artificial turf?The Houston Astrodome
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- What Swede was "Sports Illustrated"'s 1959
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- Sportsman of the Year?Ingemar Johansson
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- What sport derives its name from the Spanish
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- word meaning a gathering place of cattle?Rodeo
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- What sport's ball was originally stuffed
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- with boiled feathers?Golf's
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- What does PBA stand for?Professional Bowlers Association
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- What was the first American Thoroughbred to
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- win $1 million in purse money?Citation
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- What rodeo event sees competitors performing
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- a hooey with a pigging string?Calf roping
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- What tennis star was once engaged to Chris
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- Evert?Jimmy Connors
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- What two throwing events made up part of the
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- ancient Greek pentathlon?The discus and javelin
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- What direction are all track races run in?Counterclockwise
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- What country's official Olympic abbreviation
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- is URS?The Soviet Union's
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- What NHL star hung up his skates with 717
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- goals?Phil Esposito
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- What race was Diane Crump the first female
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- jockey to compete in on May 2, 1970?The Kentucky Derby
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- Who was Tai Babilonia's figure skating
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- partner?Randy Gardner
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- Who, in 1966, became the first driver to win
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- a second Daytona 500?Richard Petty
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- What swimmer equalled or broke world records
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- a total of 32 times in his career?Mark Spitz
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- What country's official Olympic abbreviation
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- is LIE?Liechtenstein's
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- What Thoroughbred raced to Triple Crown
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- glory in 1937?War Admiral
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- What company supplies the hoops in the
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- annual world Hula Hoop contest?Wham-O
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- Who was the first golfer to capture five
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- U.S. Open crowns?Ben Hogan
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- What are the horizontal rows on a chess
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- board called?Ranks
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- What was the first non-European country to
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- win most medals at the Winter Olympics?The U.S.
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- What pro league did Betty Ellis become the
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- first woman game official for, in 1981?The North American Soccer League
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- Who did tennisman Doctor Richard Raskin
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- become in 1976?Renee Richards
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- What jockey was "Sports Illustrated"'s
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- Sportsman of the Year for 1977?Steve Cauthen
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- What type of wrestling restricts competitors
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- to holds above the waist?Greco-Roman
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- What sport sees competitors battling for the
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- Wightman Cup?Tennis
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- What race did the Thoroughbred Aristides
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- become the first winner of in 1875?The Kentucky Derby
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- What Florida city is home to the
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- International Fishing Hall of Fame?Tampa
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- What team did Gordie Howe play his last NHL
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- game for?The Hartford Whalers
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- Who won 13 pocket billiards championships
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- between 1941 and 1956?Willie Mosconi
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- What French skier's name is derived from
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- Irish mercenaries in the Napoleonic wars?Jean-Claude Killy's
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- What lefty pro bowler was the first to win
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- 30 titles and earn $100,000 in prize money?Ray Anthony
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- What was the first U.S.-based NHL team to
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- sip champagne from the Stanley Cup?The New York Rangers
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- What net game did William Morgan of the
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- Holyoke, Massachusetts YMCA invent in 1895?Volleyball
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- What boxing brothers won gold medals at the
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- 1976 Olympics?Leon and Michael Spinks
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- What two breeds of dogs are usually put to
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- work in sled dog racing?Huskies and malamutes
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- Which day of the decathlon competition is
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- the 100-meter dash run on?The first
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- What sport did Billy Golembiewski capture
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- the Masters championship of in 1960 and 1962?Bowling
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- What does "Golf Digest" say a player has one
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- chance in 10,739 of accomplishing?A hole in one
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- Who , in 1963, was the first sprinter to
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- cover 100 yards in 9.1 seconds?Bob Hayes
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- What animals race sprints at 230 yards and
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- marathons at 1,200 yards?Dogs
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- What game boasts the fastest-moving ball?Jai-alai
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- Who was the first woman athlete to amass
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- more than $100,000 in prize money in a year?Billie Jean King
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- What racing term originated from the length
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- of a plowed field?Furlong
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- What sport did Mark Twain describe as "a
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- good walk spoiled"?Golf
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- What country always leads the parade of
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- teams at the opening of the Summer Olympics?Greece
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- What did swimming's trudgen stroke come to
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- be called?The Australian crawl
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- What horse became the first undefeated
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- Triple Crown winner in 1977?Seattle Slew
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- What superstar appeared in a record 23 NHL
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- all-star games?Gordie Howe
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- Which member of an NHL team is eligible for
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- the Jack Adams Award?The coach
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- What horse is considered the foundation sire
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- of harness racing?Hambletonian
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- What players vie for the NHL's James Norris
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- Memorial Trophy?Defensemen
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- What did Craig Breedlove break on November
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- 15, 1965?The world land speed record
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- Who was the first driver to take the victory
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- flag at the Indianapolis 500 four times?A.J. Foyt
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- Where is the Rebel 500 raced?Charlotte, North Carolina
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- What's the term for the vertical rows on a
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- chess board?Files
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- What attraction drew the most Romans from
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- the first to the fourth centuries?Chariot racing
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- What are raced in the Twelve Mile 500, held
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- each year in Twelve Mile, Indiana?Lawn mowers
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- What was Cassius Clay's middle name?Marcellus
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- Who designed the controversial STP Turban
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- racing car?Andy Granatelli
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- What country saw the invention of bowling?Germany
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- Who was the first European tennis player to
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- win the men's U.S. Open title?Ilie Nastase
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- What form of racing did Shirley Muldowney
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- roar to U.S. national titles in?Drag racing
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- What famed jockey weighed in at birth at
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- 2-1/2 pounds?Willie Shoemaker
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- What hockey movie did the Carlson brothers
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- don hornrimmed glasses for?"Slap Shot"
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- What color belt is worn by a beginner in
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- judo?White
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- What two athletes were at Bobby Kennedy's
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- side when he was shot in 1968?Rosey Grier and Rafer Johnson
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- What color is the first place ribbon in a
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- horse show?Blue
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- What piece of hockey equipment was once
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- referred to as a cudgel?A stick
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- Who, in 1950, did The Associated Press name
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- as the greatest swimmer of the half-century?Johnny Weissmuller
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- What kick do you use while breaststroking?The frog kick
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- What month is the New York City Marathon run
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- in?October
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- What Olympic projectile weighs four pounds,
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- 6-1/2 ounces?The discus
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- Who moved from boxing to singing and was
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- backed up by The Knockouts?Joe Frazier
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- What country has won the most gold medals in
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- the modern Olympic Games?The U.S.
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- What sport's been the subject of the most
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- American movies?Boxing
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- Whose real name, back home on the Oklahoma
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- reservation, was Drag-his-root?Jim Thorpe's
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- What team did Bobby Hull play his last NHL
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- game for?The Hartford Whalers
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- What's the term for a Thoroughbred's daddy?Sire
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- What U.S. state hosts the National Cow
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- Calling Contest, a fixture since 1949?Texas
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- What New York City edifice houses boxing's
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- Felt Forum?Madison Square Garden
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- What team's crest is displayed on the pucks
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- in an NHL game?The home team's
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- What Grand Prix auto race is held at
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- Silverstone, England?The British Grand Prix
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- Who played a record 26 seasons in the NHL?Gordie Howe
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- What's the boxing term for a blow to the
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- small of the back?Kidney punch
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- What movie star got a job as team manager
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- for veteran auto racer Mario Andretti?Paul Newman
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- What team did center Marcel Dionne play his
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- first NHL game for?The Detroit Red Wings
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- What female tennis star won 90 of 93 matches
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- and 15 of 18 tournaments in 1982?Martina Navratilova
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- What car racing circuit is home to the
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- Firecracker 400?Daytona International Speedway
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- What team did Phil Esposito play his first
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- NHL game for?The Chicago Black Hawks
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- What later world champion won the 1964
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- Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medal?Joe Frazier
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- What NHL division do the Philadelphia Flyers
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- play in?The Patrick Division
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- What Big Ten school was track and field
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- superstar Jesse Owens's alma mater?Ohio State
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- Who, in 1970, became the first American to
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- win the world combined Alpine ski title?Billy Kidd
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- What sports arena was Rocky Balboa's big-break fight held at in "Rocky"?The Spectrum
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- What colt was the first three-year-old to
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- win $1 million in purses?Buckpasser
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- What three Big Ten schools start with the
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- letter I?Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
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- Which of pro golf's Grand Slam tourneys is
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- the first played in a given year?The Masters
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- What three Big Ten schools start with the
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- letter M?Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota
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- Who was bowled over by a rush of air at the
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- receiving end of The Phantom Punch?Sonny Liston
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