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How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?

In tennis, what is the term for a score of 40-40?

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

How many points is a try worth in rugby union?

Which golf tournament is played at Augusta National every year?

In cricket, what is it called when a bowler takes three wickets in three balls?

What is the maximum break in snooker?

How long is a marathon?

Which sport is played at Wimbledon?

In football, how many players from one team start on the pitch?

Which country hosts the Tour de France finish on the Champs-Elysees?

How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?

In which sport would you perform a 'slam dunk'?

Which athlete holds the men's 100m world record?

How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?

Did you know? The Winter Games are also held every four years, staggered between Summer Games.

Did you know? At deuce, a player must win two consecutive points to take the game.

Did you know? Brazil have five.

Did you know? A successful conversion after a try adds two more points.

Did you know? The Masters awards its champion a distinctive green jacket.

Did you know? A hat-trick can span the end of one over and the start of another.

Did you know? 155 is possible with a free ball, but 147 is the standard maximum.

Did you know? The marathon distance was standardised at 42.195 kilometres.

Did you know? Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

Did you know? The goalkeeper counts as one of the eleven players.

Did you know? The Tour de France began in 1903 as a way to promote a newspaper.

Did you know? A full round is usually split into two loops of nine holes.

Did you know? The move is named for the player forcefully dunking the ball through the hoop.

Did you know? 9.58 seconds, set in Berlin in 2009.

Did you know? One for each inhabited continent taking part.

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1. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?
- A. Every two years
- B. Every three years
- C. Every four years (answer)
- D. Every five years
The Winter Games are also held every four years, staggered between Summer Games.
2. In tennis, what is the term for a score of 40-40?
- A. Advantage
- B. Deuce (answer)
- C. Love all
- D. Break point
At deuce, a player must win two consecutive points to take the game.
3. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
- A. Germany
- B. Italy
- C. Argentina
- D. Brazil (answer)
Brazil have five.
4. How many points is a try worth in rugby union?
- A. Three
- B. Four
- C. Five (answer)
- D. Six
A successful conversion after a try adds two more points.
5. Which golf tournament is played at Augusta National every year?
- A. The Open
- B. The Masters (answer)
- C. The Ryder Cup
- D. The US Open
The Masters awards its champion a distinctive green jacket.
6. In cricket, what is it called when a bowler takes three wickets in three balls?
- A. A maiden
- B. A hat-trick (answer)
- C. A duck
- D. A googly
A hat-trick can span the end of one over and the start of another.
7. What is the maximum break in snooker?
- A. 147 (answer)
- B. 155
- C. 140
- D. 180
155 is possible with a free ball, but 147 is the standard maximum.
8. How long is a marathon?
- A. 21.1 km
- B. 26.2 miles (answer)
- C. 30 miles
- D. 40 km
The marathon distance was standardised at 42.195 kilometres.
9. Which sport is played at Wimbledon?
- A. Cricket
- B. Tennis (answer)
- C. Badminton
- D. Croquet
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
10. In football, how many players from one team start on the pitch?
- A. Nine
- B. Ten
- C. Eleven (answer)
- D. Twelve
The goalkeeper counts as one of the eleven players.
11. Which country hosts the Tour de France finish on the Champs-Elysees?
- A. Belgium
- B. France (answer)
- C. Spain
- D. Italy
The Tour de France began in 1903 as a way to promote a newspaper.
12. How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?
- A. Nine
- B. Twelve
- C. Eighteen (answer)
- D. Twenty-one
A full round is usually split into two loops of nine holes.
13. In which sport would you perform a 'slam dunk'?
- A. Volleyball
- B. Basketball (answer)
- C. Handball
- D. Netball
The move is named for the player forcefully dunking the ball through the hoop.
14. Which athlete holds the men's 100m world record?
- A. Yohan Blake
- B. Tyson Gay
- C. Usain Bolt (answer)
- D. Justin Gatlin
9.58 seconds, set in Berlin in 2009.
15. How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
- A. Four
- B. Five (answer)
- C. Six
- D. Seven
One for each inhabited continent taking part.

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