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Who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and yelled "Oh my God!" at least 11 times?

posted Apr 8, 2020 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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In the 1988 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing, disabled alpine and Nordic skiing, and freestyle short track.............

posted Apr 2, 2020 by Rahul Chandel

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In 1992 the Toronto Blue Jays became the first baseball team to do what?

posted Mar 27, 2020 by Divya Bharti

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New Zealand first won medals in shot put in the Olympic Games in 2008; this was in women's shot put...

posted Mar 26, 2020 by Aman

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A number of firsts marked the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. Apart from the Games' being boycotted by the USA?

posted Mar 18, 2020 by Pardeep Kohli

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The tour, and the test series, by the India cricket team in Pakistan in 1984 was halted abruptly, What was the reason?

posted Mar 18, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh

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Where were the first Winter Olympics held?

posted Jul 25, 2019 by Vinni Fernandis

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Which country boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics and why?

posted Jul 24, 2019 by Diya Borda

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When was the white ball first used in cricket?

posted May 9, 2019 by Abu Anam

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What is the " HISTORY OF BADMINTON " ?

posted Apr 3, 2019 by anonymous

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Archery was included in the Olympic Games in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1920, and every time since 1972. Which country.......

posted Mar 26, 2019 by Riteshwar

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What was the " History of Billiards "?

posted Feb 23, 2019 by anonymous

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What was the history behind the "players strike" in Baseball?

posted Feb 23, 2019 by anonymous

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Which popular fitness method was invented by Germany?

posted Jan 3, 2019 by Swathi Shivram

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In which sport did Andre Agassi's father Mike Agassi compete in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, representing Iran? [MCQ]

posted Dec 3, 2018 by Manish Tiwari

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At the 1976 Olympic Games at Montreal, who repeated his double gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres?

posted Sep 20, 2018 by Deepak Chitragar

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The first Olympic flag, presented to the IOC at the 1920 Olympics by the city of Antwerp, Belgium, was lost.............

posted Aug 31, 2018 by Nimish

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The first of what games was played in 1967, when the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated......... [MCQ]

posted Aug 18, 2018 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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The convention of moving the Olympic flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began................... [MCQ]

posted Aug 17, 2018 by Mridul

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What was notable about the embrace on the podium after the medal ceremony for the 10 metre air pistol competition....... [MCQ]

posted Aug 16, 2018 by Atif

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Which Olympic Games were the first to be telecast worldwide? [MCQ]

posted Aug 9, 2018 by Sandeep Otari

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Which referee allowed the "Hand of God" goal scored in the quarter final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup? [MCQ]

posted Jul 28, 2018 by Balwinder

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In the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympics, Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal for Canada to............ [MCQ]

posted Jul 5, 2018 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Of the 12 Winter Olympics between 1924 and 1976 inclusive, how many were held outside of Europe?

posted Apr 6, 2018 by Ati Kumar

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In the 1968 Olympics, what system was introduced into the soccer tournament?

posted Mar 27, 2018 by Vijay

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The 1992 Winter Olympics were the last what?

posted Feb 25, 2018 by Ruchi Kashyap

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Daniel Carroll and Akakida Kakhiashvili are unusual in Olympic history for what reason?

posted Feb 25, 2018 by Ruchi Kashyap

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Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. There were................ [MCQ]

posted Jan 11, 2018 by Ankur Athari

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In 1990, who became the first son and father to play on the same Major League Baseball team at the same time?

posted Jan 4, 2018 by Aastha Joshi

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Elizabeth Ashton, Fritz Ligges, Josef Neckermann, Bridget Parker, Mark Phillips and Harvey Smith competed in what sport?

posted Dec 7, 2017 by Rahul Vaidya

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American pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what type of event? [MCQ]

posted Nov 29, 2017 by anonymous

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Who recorded the first block in NBA history to count as an official statistic?

posted Nov 29, 2017 by anonymous

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Who, at the end of her Olympic career in 1964, held the record for winning the most Olympic medals at 18................

posted Nov 8, 2017 by Aastha Joshi

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Which country won the 1999 Rugby World Cup?

posted Nov 7, 2017 by Nikita Sehgal

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What happened for the 1992 Olympics skeet shooting?

posted Oct 16, 2017 by Ritika

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The longest winning streak by any nation at an event in the Olympic Games was set by the USA.What was the event?

posted Oct 3, 2017 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Which two sports that start with the letter 'C' are no longer in Olympic games?

posted Sep 7, 2017 by Ram Jana

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From which material the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens was built?

posted Sep 7, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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How were false starters punished in the ancient Olympic games?

posted Sep 6, 2017 by Ajoy Garang

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In which year St Lucia became the first nation to lead the parade of participants at the Olympic Games?

posted Sep 5, 2017 by Ramya

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Which terrorist group claimed they were responsible for the massacre of the Israeli athletes in Munich Olympics 1972?

posted Aug 31, 2017 by Kavyashree

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Why did the name of Danuta Rosani go down in Olympic history in 1976?

posted Aug 29, 2017 by Deepa

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Which city was the first to hold the Summer Olympic games twice?

posted Aug 24, 2017 by Ankana Guchait

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Which city was scheduled venue for the 1940 Olympic Games which was cancelled later?

posted Aug 18, 2017 by Sumana

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Which Olympic Games was the first to be sponsored, by Coca-Cola?

posted Aug 16, 2017 by Mukul Chag

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By the time his Olympic career ended in 1960, who had won more Olympic medals than any other fencer?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Debolina Charaborthy

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What tournament was threatened in 1976 because of the shortage of horse chestnut seeds in Northamptonshire, England?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Debolina Charaborthy

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What reason did the Republic of Maldives give for withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Nations in 2016?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Prajwal C.m.

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For what reason were Senegal and the Ivory Coast unique among African nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal?

posted Aug 9, 2017 by Ati Kumar

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In which decade was the tiebreak introduced to decide the outcome of a set in Tennis?

posted Aug 8, 2017 by Sumana