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1 Which sports World Cup took place for the first time in 1987?
A Rugby Union. New Zealand and Australia co-hosted the inaugural tournament.
2 Which sports World Cup took place for the first time in 1975?
A Men’s Cricket. England hosted the inaugural tournament from June 7 to 21, 1975. The West Indies defeated Australia in the final match at Lord’s to become the first world champions.
3 What is the value of the letter K in the game of Scrabble?
A 5 points, making it a valuable, mid-range letter, more than the common letters (like A, E, I) but less than high-point tiles such as J, X, Q, and Z.
4 What is the usual last event of the men’s decathlon?
A 1,500-metre run. The decathlon is a combined athletics event consisting of 10 track-and-field events.
5 What is the nickname of the New Zealand national basketball team?
A Tall Blacks, a name derived from the famous rugby team, the All Blacks, with “Tall” referencing the height of basketball players, while the women’s team is known as the Tall Ferns.
6 How many points is a perfect game in ten-pin bowling?
A 300 points, achieved by bowling 12 consecutive strikes (a strike in all ten frames, plus two bonus strikes in the tenth frame), earning 10 points plus all pins from the next two balls for each strike.
7 The game known as Noughts and Crosses in the UK and elsewhere is called what in North America?
A Tic-Tac-Toe. It’s a simple grid game where players mark X’s and O’s, aiming to get three in a row.
8 Which Olympic sport uses moves known as Triffus, Miller, and Rudolf (or Rudi)?
A Trampolining
9 Which major sporting venue is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames?
A Allianz Stadium, widely known as Twickenham Stadium. Twickenham’s 82,500 seating capacity makes it the second largest stadium in the United Kingdom, and fourth largest in Europe.
10 Which football team has played at Wembley more times than anyone else?
A Tottenham Hotspur, primarily due to using it as their temporary home for two seasons (2017-2019) while their new stadium was built, racking up around 77 matches, far surpassing clubs like Manchester United (around 60) and England (the national team).