- Which sport is played on a court 20 feet wide by 44 feet long, with a 5 feet high net in the middle?
- Which Austrian skier is nicknamed The Hermanator?
- R.E. “Tip” Foster captained England in which two sports the only person ever to have done so?
- What was unusual about the location of the equestrian events at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics?
- What is the minimum number of times a player must hit the ball to win a normal set of tennis (assuming no player retires hurt, is disqualified or otherwise forfeits the set)?
- Valentino Rossi is a famous name in which sport?
- With which athletics event would you associate the names Steve Backley and Jan Zelezny?
- Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante are two of the Philippines most successful sportsmen. Which sport do they both play professionally?
- In which gymnastics event might you perform an Iron Cross, a Maltese Cross or a Front Giant?
- In professional golf, how many clubs is a golfer permitted to carry with him?
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- Which sport is played on a court 20 feet wide by 44 feet long, with a 5 feet high net in the middle?
A: Badminton - Which Austrian skier is nicknamed The Hermanator?
A: Hermann Maier - R.E. “Tip” Foster captained England in which two sports the only person ever to have done so?
A: Football and cricket (click here for a very interesting overview of his short and eventful life) - What was unusual about the location of the equestrian events at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics?
A: They weren’t held in Australia. Due to quarantine restrictions horses could not be brought in, and so the equestrian events were held in Sweden. - What is the minimum number of times a player must hit the ball to win a normal set of tennis (assuming no player retires hurt, is disqualified or otherwise forfeits the set)?
A: 12 (12 aces from the winner of the set, combined with 12 double faults from the opponent which do not require the winner to hit the ball). - Valentino Rossi is a famous name in which sport?
A: Motorcycle racing - With which athletics event would you associate the names Steve Backley and Jan Zelezny?
A: Javelin - Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante are two of the Philippines most successful sportsmen. Which sport do they both play professionally?
A: Pool - In which gymnastics event might you perform an Iron Cross, a Maltese Cross or a Front Giant?
A: Rings - In professional golf, how many clubs is a golfer permitted to carry with him?
A: 14
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