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    Sports Word Play

Frequently Asked Questions about Sports Word Play

    • What is the three letter word for "a person who works as professional in sports"? ( goto )


    • Are there any sports which only men or only women are allowed by sporting authorties to play? ( goto )


    • Are there any Americans here who play or watch Rugby League? Also, is it true you can watch the Australian National Rugby League in the United States on Fox Sports International? ( goto )


    • Which satirical 18th century play has a 20-letter one-word name as the title character and which character in the play has an even longer name? ( goto )


    • A poet once created a word 170 letters long in a play, using an enterprising technique that has been copied by a major fast food chain. Who was the poet, what was the word and why is it unusual? ( goto )


    • It was introduced into the English language from a character in a play from the 18th century. It was, however, derived from a French term. It has a similar meaning to a word attributed to a certain 19th century clergyman and his worms, although slightly differing concept. What is the word, what was the name of the play and can you give a few examples of what this word describes? ( goto )


    • The word "dog" is mentioned many times in Shakespeare, but in which play does a dog actually appear? What is his name, and who is his master? ( goto )


    • A famous April's Fool's Day hoax in the U.S. involved an adventurous writer, a respected magazine, a well-known and cooperative sports team (and, in particular, one of its coaches), and an unusual guy who liked to play the French horn. Who wrote this story, where did it appear, and whom was it about? ( goto )


    • What is the oldest sports trophy? ( goto )


    • What two sports have telltales? ( goto )


    • How many sports are in the Olympic games? ( goto )


    • Who is the best-paid sports person as of 2002? ( goto )


    • Who was pictured on the first issue of Sports Illustrated? ( goto )


    • Which is the most successful Cornish sports team? ( goto )


    • What is the Sports Illustrated front cover curse? ( goto )


    • What's the difference between a blazer and a sports jacket? ( goto )


    • In books that rely heavily on language-specific word play such as The Da Vinci Code, I can kind of see how it could be translated into French, German, or Spanish, but how do they even begin to try to translate it into Chinese, Korean, or Japanese with a totally different writing system? ( goto )


    • Who was the only person to letter in four sports at UCLA? ( goto )


    • What two days of the year are no profesional sports played? ( goto )


    • What sport was pictured on the first cover of 'Sports Illustrated?' ( goto )


    • What is the largest sports stadium in the world, and where is it located? ( goto )


    • In what year was 'Sports Illustrated for Kids' first published? ( goto )


    • What is the name of the sports car made by Kaiser-Fraser? ( goto )


    • Who was JJB after whom the sports retailer is named? ( goto )


    • Who won the BBC Golden Sports Personality Award? ( goto )


    • What sports team was John Candy part owner of? ( goto )


    • Who was dubbed "The Unsound Clown of Rebound" by Sports magazine? ( goto )


    • Great Britain have been reigning Olympic champions at three different sports since 1920, 1908 and 1900 respectively. What are the three sports? ( goto )


    • Is 'qed' a word? ( goto )


    • Is "arrangeable" a word? ( goto )


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