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The name of which sport, translates into English as 'empty hand'?

Karate

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All World Cup tournaments have been won by South American or European countries. Which continent has more wins?

Europe with 11 wins (S America has 10)

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True or False. Only 1 world cup has been won by a team with a manager who was not native of the country?

False, no team with a non

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Which country has qualified for every world cup tournament?

Brazil

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Which country has qualified the most times for the World Cup without ever getting past the first round of the competition?

Scotland

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Who, in the course of 10 days, became the youngest player ever to score in a World Cup game, the youngest to score a World Cup hat-trick, and the youngest player to score in a World Cup final?

Pele

in 1958, aged just over 17

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In 1966 the world cup trophy was stolen before the tournament started. What was the name of the dog that found it?

Pickles

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The traditional Claret Jug is the trophy awarded to the winner of which annual sporting event?

(British) Open (Golf) Championship

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Who, in 1991, became the first driver to win the first four races of a Formula One grand prix season?

Ayrton Senna

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The pair who won the women's tennis doubles for the USA at the 1992 Olympic Games had the same surname. What name?

Fernandez

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In which country did the first Football World Cup finals take place in 1930?

Uruguay

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In 1995, Jack Russell took how many catches in a Test to create a new cricket world record?

11

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What was the nationality of Eugenio Monti, a bobsleigh driver who won 11 world titles?

Italian

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In 2012 Lewis Hamilton announced he was leaving McLaren to drive for which other Formula 1 team?

Mercedes

Who was declared the Sportsman of the Century in 1999 by both the prestigious US magazine 'Sports Illustrated' and the BBC?

Muhammad Ali

Which country is regarded as the primary practitioner of the game of polo?

Argentina

Who has scored a record 277 points in Rugby World Cup football?

Jonny Wilkinson

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Who scored both goals in the final as Manchester United lifted Alex Ferguson's first European trophy in 1991?

Mark Hughes

What is the name of the two Ukrainian brothers who have held boxing World Heavyweight titles in the twenty-first century?

Vitaly and Wladimir Klitschko

Who was the first black player to play in baseball's major leagues in 1947 and for which side?

Jackie Robinson - played for Brooklyn Dodgers

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Which Premier League winner's father played rugby for Wales?

Ryan Giggs

What year did the Premier League start?

1992

Who was the first sponsor of the Premier League?

Carling

Which player holds the record for the most goals in consecutive Premier League games?

Jamie Vardy

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Which player holds the record for most consecutive Premier League appearances (310)?

Brad Friedel

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Who scored the first 'perfect hat-trick' (left foot, right foot, and header) in the Premier League?

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

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What player scored four goals in 12 minutes after coming on as a sub versus Nottingham Forest?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

How many clubs have never been relegated from the Premier League?

Six

How many teams were in the first ever Premier League?

22

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Which two non-English clubs have played in the Premier League?

Swansea City and Cardiff City