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1 Which English football league club is based in Cleethorpes?
A Grimsby Town Football Club. They play in the EFL League Two.
2 The endurance multisport race, the triathlon, consists of running, swimming and what other event?
A Cycling. Triathletes compete for the fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially, with the time transitioning between the disciplines included.
3 Excluding caretaker managers, who was the manager of Arsenal immediately before Arsène Wenger?
A Bruce Rioch. He was in charge from June 1995 until August 1996. After his departure, Stewart Houston and Pat Rice were caretaker managers for a short period before Wenger took over in October 1996.
4 What name is given to scoring a single, double and treble of the same number in three darts?
A Shanghai. This context borrows the term ‘shanghai’ from nautical slang for the practice of kidnapping people for ship service.
5 Over what distance is the Steeplechase run in the Olympics?
A 3,000 metres. This means the runners complete approximately 7.5 laps of a standard 400-meter track. The race also features a number of obstacles, including fixed barriers and a water jump.
6 Where is the most northerly horse racing course in Great Britain?
A Perth. Adjacent to the ancient Scone Palace, near Perth, Scotland
7 Who was the first professional footballer to be knighted?
A Stanley Matthews became the first active footballer to receive a knighthood in 1965.
8 Which city hosted the 1988 Summer Olympic Games?
A Seoul, South Korea. Games of the XXIV Olympiad.
9 Who was the last English footballer to win the European Footballer of the Year award?
A Michael Owen (2001). He was the first Englishman to win the award since Kevin Keegan in 1979.
10 Who in 1985 was the first unseeded player to win the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon?
A Boris Becker, he was only 17.