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Q1. Which degenerative disorder is found in professional athletes in the fields of boxing, American football, association football, ice hockey, professional wrestling, stunt performing, bull riding, bicycle motocross and rodeo as a result of their sport?

A
Wernicke's encephalopathy
B
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
C
Ischaemic heart disease
D
Multiple sclerosis
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Q2. MuZero, building on the AlphaZero algorithm, was developed to learn to play board games, but under what conditions?

A
Not being pre-programmed with the rules
B
It had the ability to break the rules
C
It was programmed with the aim and the pieces but not with the play area
D
It was programmed with the pieces and the play area but not with the aim
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Q3. South African-born English cricketer Kevin Pietersen was dropped from the England team in August 2012. What was the reported reason?

A
For texting while waiting at the crease
B
For using his official bat as a prop for runner beans
C
For sending controversial messages about his team mates to an opposing team
D
For not moderating his South African accent
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Q4. Which African American athlete's career included causing particular annoyance to Adolf Hitler?

A
Muhammad Ali
B
Ben Johnson
C
Jesse Owens
D
Floyd Patterson
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Q5. Who is credited with the invention of the precursor to modern boxing gloves?

A
Jack Broughton (1704 - 1789)
B
Jack Johnson (1769 - 1789)
C
Billy Edwards (1844 - 1907)
D
Jake Kilrain (1859 - 1937)
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Q6. What was the cause of the disqualification of Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall at Mexico City in 1968, the first as a result of failing a doping test at an Olympic Games?

A
Beer
B
Barbiturates
C
Steroids
D
Marijuana
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Q7. In 2023, World Aquatics formalised its intention to relocate its headquarters from Lausanne, Switzerland, to where?

A
Budapest, Hungary
B
Antananarivo, Madagascar
C
Almaty, Kazakhstan
D
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
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