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Q1. The French horse race called the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is run at which race course?

A
Nevers Magny-Cours
B
Deauville
C
Chantilly
D
Longchamp
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Q2. What is known most usually in the UK as "The Sport of Kings"?

A
Billiards
B
Darts
C
Rugby Union
D
Horse racing
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Q3. Why did Lawrence Lemieux, a Canadian sailor competing in the 1988 Summer Olympics and finishing in 21st place in his race, receive the Pierre de Coubertin medal?

A
For his services in setting the 1988 Games up
B
He was severely injured but continued racing
C
He abandoned his race to save an injured competitor
D
He donated vital equipment from his own craft to ensure the eventual winners could race
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Q4. Ade Adepitan, who reports and presents for the BBC, was part of a team which was successful in 2005 how?

A
Top act at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
B
Champion at the World Universities Debating Championships
C
Gold medal for Great Britain in basketball at the Paralympic World Cup
D
Champion in Highland dancing at the Highland Games
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Q5. What is the first move in playing the game Catan?

A
Deal the cards into a hand for each player
B
Roll the dice to see who plays first
C
Build the game board
D
Set up the kitty
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Q6. In popular tales what bowler famously caught the eye of Elizabeth I of England when the Spanish Armada was sighted off the British coast?

A
Sir Francis Drake
B
Francis Bacon
C
Sir Francis Walsingham
D
Frances Gumm
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Q7. Tennis, sometimes called real, or royal, tennis, differs from lawn tennis in a number of ways; which of these is not one?

A
The racquet head is bent slightly
B
The court is enclosed, and wider and longer
C
It includes a scoring area called "dedans"
D
Scoring
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