How many players from each team are on the pitch in a football (soccer) match?
11 Each side fields one goalkeeper and 10 outfield players.
Which country is widely credited as the birthplace of golf?
Scotland The modern game was codified in 15th-century Scotland; the oldest known rules are from 1744.
What sport is played at Wimbledon?
Tennis Wimbledon (officially The Championships) is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, founded 1877.
How many rings feature on the Olympic flag?
Five Designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1913; each ring represents an inhabited continent.
Which tennis player is Serena Williams's older sister?
Venus Williams Venus has 7 Grand Slam singles titles; she and Serena have won 14 doubles Grand Slams together.
In professional golf, what is the maximum number of clubs a player can carry in their bag?
14 Rule 4.1b caps the bag at 14 clubs; carrying more incurs penalty strokes.
How many rounds are there in a boxing world championship title fight?
12 Title fights were cut from 15 to 12 rounds after the 1982 Kim Duk-koo tragedy.
Barcelona hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic Games — in which country is Barcelona?
Spain Barcelona's Games are considered one of the best-organised Olympics in modern history.
Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
Badminton Badminton shuttlecocks can reach 300+ km/h off the racket — the fastest projectile in racket sport.
In what year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile?
1954 Bannister ran 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford, on 6 May 1954.
The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco is held in which principality?
Monaco The Monte Carlo circuit has been a pillar of F1 since 1950; it is 3.337 km of tight street corners.
How often is the FIFA Football World Cup held?
Every four years First held in 1930; the only gaps were 1942 and 1946 because of World War II.
What does the sports acronym "NBA" stand for?
National Basketball Association Founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America; renamed the NBA in 1949.
How many players from each team take the field in a standard cricket match?
11 Cricket matches are 11 vs 11, with each side batting and bowling in turn.
Which sport features positions called "scrum-half" and "fly-half"?
Rugby Both positions sit in the rugby backline; the scrum-half feeds the ball from ruck and scrum to the fly-half playmaker.
The Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race is held each spring on which river?
The Thames The 4.2-mile course runs from Putney to Mortlake on the River Thames each spring.
What is the standard distance of a marathon, to the nearest whole mile?
26 miles The exact distance is 26.2 miles (42.195 km), fixed at the 1908 London Olympics.
Who has won the most Olympic gold medals of any athlete in history?
Michael Phelps Phelps (USA, swimming) has won 23 Olympic golds — more than double the next-highest athlete.
Which sport uses the terms "birdie", "eagle" and "bogey"?
Golf All three terms describe strokes relative to par: birdie = -1, eagle = -2, bogey = +1.
In a standard ice hockey game, how many periods are played?
Three Each period is 20 minutes of play. Overtime follows if the score is tied after regulation.
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