Sport Quiz #422
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Q1. At the 1991 Grand Prix International de Paris the figure skater Midori Ito during warm-up landed a triple Axel-triple toe loop jump combination, which is notable for what reason (apart from its difficulty)?
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Q2. What card game is argued by 19th century authority on card games Henry ("Cavendish") Jones to have been derived ultimately from the pre-16th century Italian game called "ronfa"?
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Q3. What pieces occupy all four corners of the board at the start of a chess game?
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Q4. In 1908, the winners of the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning set a world record of 73 hours aloft that would stand until 1995. What nationality were they?
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Q5. Which of these is the most expensive property on a British / US monopoly board?
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Q6. Where is "The Royal Tennis Court", a "real tennis" court built originally for Cardinal Wolsey and favoured by Henry VIII of England who played there from 1528, that is still home to an active "real tennis" club?
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Q7. Which is closest to the number of curves provided in national and international bobsleigh courses?
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