Sport Quiz #136
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Q1. In 1867, William George Beers, a Canadian dentist, codified which sport (shortening the game and reducing the number of players to 12 per team), with the first game played under these rules at Upper Canada College between Upper Canada College and the Toronto Cricket Club?
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Q2. In what sport is a "triple salchow" performed?
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Q3. Who was the first person to be recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations as running the 1500 metres in under 3 minutes 30 seconds?
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Q4. Following the publication of a story in the "News of the World" on 2 May 2010, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association announced the immediate suspension of 3 time World Champion John Higgins. What was Higgins accused of?
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Q5. What English football club lost 8 players and 3 officials in the Munich air disaster of 1958?
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Q6. Which world welterweight boxing champion was reported in April 2010 to be standing for the Philippine Congress, for the political party called "the People's Champ Movement"?
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Q7. Where was the first competition named the FIFA Club World Cup held in 2006?
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