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| The ancient Greeks had boxing matches that were very different from today's matches. At first, they wore ____________ on their hands instead of gloves? | The History of Sports
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| The event in the Olympic Games which determined the best all-around athlete: in this event the athlete participated in ____________ different sports? | The History of Sports
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| Ancient Greek boxers hit each other more on the ____________ than any other part of the body? | The History of Sports
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any blows were permitted.
| Which team won the NBA championship title in 2006? | World Sports
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Miami Heat. Miami Heat won their first ever championship title around Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade (finals MVP), Antoine Walker, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, and Jason Williams.
| Who won the 1994 FIA Formula One world championship? | World Sports
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Michael Schumacher. Michael Schumacher was the 7 time F-1 champion (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004). He retired after the 2006 championships.
2 times Olympic, 2 time World, and 1 time European. Virgilijus Alekna is a famous Lithuanian athlete. He was born on February 13, 1972, in Terpeikiai near Kupiskis, Lithuania. He was a discus thrower.
| Which country won the hockey championships in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics? | World Sports
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Sweden. Sweden won the 2006 Olympics and the World Hockey Championship.
Portland Trail Blazers. Arvydas Sabonis played in Portland after the Trail Blazers team paid for his knee operation. Arvydas played for Portland from 1995-2003. He was runner-up for the Rookie of the Year award and the Sixth Man award.
| Which ice dancing pair was in third place in the 2006 European figure skating championships? | World Sports
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Drobiazko and Vanagas. Margarita Drobiazko was born on December 21, 1971. She started skating at 6-years old. Povilas Vanagas was born in 1970. They took 5th place in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
| What was basketball player Lebron James' nickname in 2005? | World Sports
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King James. Lebron James was drafted number 1 in the 2003 NBA draft by the Cavaliers and took 'King James' to Cleveland.
| Which soccer team won the World Championship in 2006? | World Sports
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Italy. Italy won against France in the finals. After Zinedine Zidane got a red card, France lost all of their chances. Italy won in overtime 5-3.
Lithuania. Darius was born in Lithuania. When he was young he moved to Russia and then moved to the USA. He was the best defensive player in the NHL in 2004 and 2005 with the New York Rangers.
New Zealand. Rugby Union is New Zealand's national sport. The All Blacks are generally regarded as the most famous and feared national rugby union team on the globe.
18. A golf course consists a series of holes, tee and green. They usually have 18 holes if not 9.
Tennis. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The women's equivalent is the Fed Cup.
11. There are 11 players on the fielding team plus the 2 batsmen on the other team.
6. Those teams were the Sydney Swans, Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide Power, Adelaide Crows, Fremantle Dockers, and West Coast Eagles.
The continents which participate. The five rings represent the participating nations and the five colours represent those nation's flags.
| Javier Sotomayor became the first high jumper to clear eight feet. In which year did he establish this record? | The Wide World of Sports
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1993. Javier Sotomayor was from Cuba and set this record at Salamanca. He jumped at 2.45 meters, or 8'-1/2".
Brazil. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was held in Japan and South Korea. Brazil won the final 2-0 against Germany. The two goals were scored by Ronaldo.
| In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the most runs scored by an individual was 659. Who achieved this? | The Wide World of Sports
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Matthew Hayden. In the World Cup, Matthew Hayden from Australia scored the fastest World Cup hundred (off 66 balls) for Australia against South Africa, one ball quicker than the previous record set by Canandian, James Davison.
| Australia beat American Samoa in a soccer match 31-0. Archie Thompson scored the most goals. How many goals did he score? | The Wide World of Sports
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13. Thompson set the world record for goals scored in an international match on April 11, 2001, when Australia played American Samoa in Coffs Harbour, Australia, in a qualifier for the 2002 World Cup. Australia won 31-0 (the score was originally reported as 32-0 as the scorekeepers lost count). Thompson, who was not Australia's first choice striker, scored 13 of the Australian goals. Thompson was not picked for the Socceroos next match against Fiji.
| One of the most well known of all symbols in the world of sport was undoubtedly the five overlapping rings which constituted the flag of the Olympic Games. The flag exuded world unity under a common theme of sporting excellence. The five rings were coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red, but what was the colour of the background? | World of Sport by Symbols
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White. As well as the practical element of making the colour of the five rings stand out, the background was coloured white so as to complete the series of six colours that were found on the flag of every world nation. The design and concept of the flag was innovated by Pierre de Coubertin (founder of the International Olympic Committee) in the year that WWI started - 1914.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin coined the phrase, "The important thing is not to win, but to take part", from the original French "L' important n'est pas de gagner, mais de participer". This quote, now considered a maxim, is no longer confined to the world of sport but has transcended boundaries to be applied in any competitive environment.
| Football, the game that was standardised in the United Kingdom but mastered the world over. The format is simple, kick a ball into the opposition's goal, yet this sport has managed to elicit such passion and exhilaration from spectators for over 100 years. One of the many football clubs worldwide is the London based Arsenal FC. Indeed, Arsenal had a weapon from its very own arsenal and was displayed on its badge for many decades. What was the weapon in question? | World of Sport by Symbols
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Cannon. Arsenal FC are a successful English football team that have many titles to its name. The north London side have been in the top flight of the sport in the English leagues for a record uninterrupted period of over 80 seasons. The logo of Arsenal FC is, as mentioned, the cannon and this forms the basis of the club's nickname,'The Gunners'.
The history of association football is as long as it is uncertain. Many sport historians believe that one would have to go back over 2000 years to ancient China to discover the humble beginnings of 'the beautiful game'. The game was standardised and the rules initiated in England, UK and the sport is now played in hundreds of countries worldwide. The pinnacle of success in international football is winning the FIFA Football World Cup which is held every four years.
| The origins of rugby union that were once taken as unfettered fact now belong in the realms of apocrypha. Whatever its history the sport has spread worldwide since the mid-19th century including to the European nation of France. What mythical beast was the symbol for the Catalans team based in Perpignan? | World of Sport by Symbols
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Dragon. The well known story of how rugby developed goes along the lines of William Webb-Ellis picking up a football and running with it! Whether this is indeed truth or fiction we will likely never know for sure but the story provides an interesting history for a relatively modern game. The highest honour in international rugby union is the IRB Rugby World Cup and this was first held as late as 1987. The first winners of the competition were New Zealand and just four years later in 1991, Australia beat England (12-6) to pick up the Webb Ellis Cup. This signified the strength and domination of the Pacific region in the sport which would continue for many decades.
The Catalans Dragons were a French rugby union team that were represented by the head of a red dragon with a flame escaping its jaws.
| The interest in the game of baseball is heavily dependent upon location ever since the rules and regulations of this bat and ball game were established. The USA has been the area from which most spectator interest has accrued. In Major League Baseball, each team is somewhat recognised by a logo which can be found on the majority of its associated memorabilia. What type of being is linked with the Florida Marlins? | World of Sport by Symbols
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Fish. Indeed the Marlin is a type of fish that belongs to the taxonomic family Istiophoridae. The Florida Marlins have won the World Series on more than one occasion as they swung their way to victory in 1997 and in 2003; a great achievement for a franchise that was established as late as 1993. The Florida Marlins were born from an investment made into the NFL's Miami Dolphins franchise. Apparently, a name that was originally suggested for the Marlins was the Florida Flamingos.
| The NFL attracts vast numbers of spectators from around the world. American football is a highly tactical game which combines strength, pace, and accuracy, and it is this fusion which has led to its spiralling success. A franchise based in Arizona has what type of bird as its pictorial representation? | World of Sport by Symbols
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Cardinal. The American Football franchise based near Phoenix, Arizona Cardinals, was founded in 1898. In the past they've been based in Chicago, St. Louis, and Phoenix, but despite moving from one state to another the franchise has kept the Cardinals name since 1901. On the 1st February, the Arizona Cardinals made the trip to the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida for Super Bowl XLIII. The Arizona Cardinals would face the Pittsburgh Steelers, the latter of which were substantial favourites to win. The Steelers did indeed win but by a very small margin of four points, 27-23.
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