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1 Which actress’s name is used as a slang term in golf for a score of 10 on any particular hole?
A Bo Derek – Golf Slang
2 Which Scottish football team plays their home matches at Tynecastle Park?
A Heart of Midlothian Football Club, also known as Hearts, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
3 What is the craft of decorative knot tying called?
A Macramé. Macramé utilises knotting techniques rather than weaving or knitting to produce textiles. Crafters create a wide range of decorative objects with this method, including wall hangings, plant hangers, jewelry, and even furniture.
4 Who won the Open Golf Championship at Sandwich’s Royal St George’s Golf Club in 2021?
A Collin Morikawa, with a score of 265, 15-under-par
5 Which football league team plays its home games at the Wham Stadium?
A Accrington Stanley, been ranked as the 12th best match experience out of all 92 football league grounds
6 Who was the skipper of the all-woman crew on the yacht Maiden in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race?
A Tracy Edwards, the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.
7 To whom did Sonny Liston lose the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964?
A Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali. The fight took place on February 25, 1964, and Liston retired before the start of the seventh round, giving Clay the victory
8 Which sport uses the terms serve, dig and spike?
A Volleyball. Serve: A player initiates a point by hitting the ball over the net. Dig: A player passes or defends the ball to save a hard-driven hit. Spike: A player hits the ball overhead with power to score a point.
9 Who was the youngest man to play Test cricket for England?
A Rehan Ahmed. He made his debut at 18 years and 126 days old, breaking the record Brian Close previously held since 1949. Rehan Ahmed debuted during the third Test against Pakistan in Karachi, where his father hugged him warmly after he made history.
10 What name is given to the Japanese art of floral artistry?
A Ikebana, the centuries-old Japanese art of arranging flowers. The practice, which roughly translates to “making flowers come alive,” uses carefully selected blossoms, greenery and other flora to convey a specific feeling or emotion to an observer – just as a painting or sculpture might.