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Written by Neil Diamond, which song was UB40s first No 1 hit?

Red Red Wine

Which legendary lead vocalist was born Farrokh Bulsara?

Freddie Mercury

Tags: Queen,

Which Music Festival Was Attended By Over 400,000 People In 1969?

Woodstock

Tags: Festival,

Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Aretha Franklin

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In a game of darts, what is the lowest number that cannot be achieved with a single dart?

23

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Lionel Messi has announced the world cup in Qatar will be his last. Including Qatar, how many World Cup competitions will he have taken part in?

5

2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022

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American boxer James J. Braddock was given which nickname inspired by a popular fairytale story?

Cinderella Man

Who is the only Great Britain athlete to have won an Olympic medal in any of the three long-distance races for women: 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and marathon?

Liz McColgan, silver in the 10,000 metres in 1988

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Who won the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in 1912, only to be stripped of the medals for playing a season of semi-pro baseball?

Jim Thorpe (the IOC restored his medals in 1983, thirty years after his death)

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In 1980 sixty-two countries boycotted the Moscow Olympics in protest at what action by the Soviet government?

Invasion of Afghanistan

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Johnny Weissmuller, who would later play Tarzan in Hollywood movies, won six Olympic medals: five swimming golds and a bronze in which other discipline?

Water Polo

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in 1976, which Great Britain swimmer broke an American monopoly in the men's swimming events?

David Wilkie in the 200 metres breaststroke

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What is Paul McCartney's middle name?

Paul

his full name is James Paul McCartney

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Which singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?

Lady Gaga

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Which British 1980's pop group took their name from a mad scientist in the movie Barbarella?

Duran Duran

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What new feature of the Games in Mexico City in 1968 resulted in the withdrawal of many high-profile athletes?

Systematic drug testing

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Which was the first Olympic Games attended by the Soviet Union as a communist power?

1952, Helsinki

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Prior to Usain Bolt, who was the last man to win the sprint double of 100 metres and 200 metres?

Carl Lewis

Which was the first racecourse equipped with a photo-finish camera?

Epsom

Who rode Henbit, Nashwan and Erhaab to Derby victories?

Willie Carson

Which is the oldest British flat classic race?

St Leger

In which city is Churchill Downs racecourse and what famous race is held there each year?

Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby

Which durable horse entered six Grand Nationals, finishing five, including a win in 1986, a second place in 1989 and two fourths?

West Tip

Which 2012 Gold Cup winner was killed at the Grand National the following month, renewing calls for increased safety or the abandonment of the race?

Synchronised

What first was achieved by the jockey of the third-placed horse, Seabass, at the 2012 Grand National?

She was Katie Walsh, the first female jockey to ride a placed horse in the race

Tags: Sporting Firsts,

Which Paddy Mullins trained horse, the best mare in jump-racing history, won the Champion Hurdle in 1984 and the Gold Cup in 1986, a unique double?

Dawn Run

The 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks are open exclusively to which kind of horse?

Three-year-old horses

Who was the first amateur rider for thirty years to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup when he rode Long Run to victory in 2011?

Sam Waley-Cohen

Which jockey earned his first Derby win aged thirty-six aboard Authorized in 2007?

Frankie Dettori

Which is the oldest golf club in England?

Royal Blackheath, Kent