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1 Who became the first batsman in World Cup history to score a double century when he reached 200 off 138 balls during the 2015 Cricket World Cup?
A Chris Gayle (West Indies).
2 Which game has on a mat consisting of rows of large green, yellow, blue and red circles?
A Twister
3 In which sport do competitors compete in the ‘World Long Track Championship’?
A Speedway
4 Which indoor sport is the only major international team and Olympic sport to originate in the USA?
A Basketball – invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891.
5 Which American tennis player is the only man to win the US Open singles title on grass, clay and hard courts, doing so between 1974 and 83?
A Jimmy Connors
6 What is the nickname of Brentford Football Club?
A The Bees – The nickname “The Bees” emerged in the 1890s when a group of students started shouting “Come on you, Bs” in support of a friend playing for Brentford.
7 What is the home ground of the Harlequins rugby union team?
A Twickenham Stoop, located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
8 On a London Monopoly board, which property comes immediately before “Go To Jail”?
A Piccadilly – The other corner spaces are GO, (In) Jail/Just Visiting, and Free Parking.
9 In which country is Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics?
A Russia
10 In what year were the Summer Olympic Games hosted in Munich, West Germany?
A 1972. 26th August–11th September