Questions tagged [trivia]
For questions generally relating to small, specific facts regarding a player, team, or game that are not common knowledge and can be answered with fact-based answers. Questions should also be tagged with the sport referenced.
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The difference between medals and trophies
Olympic champions win medals,
while FIFA champions win trophies.
Why do the winners receive a different object as an award?
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What's the most number of players substituted at once in a soccer game?
On June 24th 2020, Ole Gunnar Solskjær the manager of Manchester United made a quintuple substitution against Sheffield United. Manchester were leading 3 - 0 in the second half, and with the game in ...
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Has a goalkeeper ever scored in field hockey?
I know nowadays a goalkeeper can't go further than the 23 metre area and be involved in play. But they can take a penalty stroke. So, does anyone knows of a goal scored by a goalkeeper in either ...
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First official sport with timer stopage
What was the first ever team sport to stop the timer during a match and only count actual game time? (for example the NBA or the NFL)
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What are the fewest passing yards by quarterbacks in an NFL playoffs win?
At the end of the Tennessee Titans victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round of the 2019-2020 playoffs, the commentators announced that Ryan Tannehil became the first Quarterback to ...
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Largest comeback against Bill Belichick Patriots
What is the largest deficit overcome against the New England Patriots in the Bill Belichick era? I have searched all over the Internet and cannot find a clear answer.
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So’ton abbreviation
Why do some sports media and broadcasters (eg Sky Sports) routinely abbreviate Southampton FC to So’ton when they don’t abbreviate other, longer club names? For example, take the PL fixtures from this ...
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Has there ever been a championship conceded for friendship reasons?
To illustrate what I'm thinking of: suppose Alice and Bob are the two best players in the world at [sport]. They regularly meet in tournament finals where their matches are like a coin flip - each ...
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NFL players with multiple punt return touchdowns in a game
Nyheim hines of the Indianapolis Colts returned 2 punts for touchdowns in the week 16 game of the 2019-20 season against the Carolina Panthers.
How many players have returned multiple punts for ...
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Which football team has spent the most money buying players over the last decade?
Which football club in the world has spent the most amount of money over the past 10 years?
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What is the greatest number of free kick goals scored by a player in professional football? [duplicate]
Which player has the most goals from free kicks in professional football history?
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What is the longest set of consecutive matches a player has managed to score in Europe’s top 5 Leagues?
How many matches in a row has a football player managed to score in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues?
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Who holds the record for most knockouts in professional boxing?
Which boxer has knocked out the most opponents in the boxing ring?
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Which player has won the most prize money in professional golf?
I am asking about the combined pool of prize money accumulated over a career. Which player has won the most in professional golf?
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Which Asian player has the most goals in Top 5 European leagues?
Which Asian player has the most goals in Top 5 European leagues?
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Which countries have won the fewest medals at the Olympics?
I am curious about the countries that have won the fewest medals at the Olympics - or are there countries that never won any kind of medal at the Olympics?
To keep the list a sensible size, let's ...
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When was the last time a kicker was released after making two 60+ yard field goals during the season?
In 2019, Brett Maher made a 62 and 63 yard field goals during the season. However, he was released on 9 Dec 2019.
When was the last time a kicker was released after making two (or more) 60+ yard ...
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Is Ajax the first team not to qualify for the next stage (because they ended up 3rd) with as much as 10 points?
Last Tuesday, group H of the Champions League 2019/20 was decided, and the Dutch football (soccer) club Ajax ended up third place with as many as 10 points, failing to qualify for the next round since ...
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What is the lowest possible winning score in snooker?
What is the lowest possible winning score in snooker assuming that...
The loser does not concede the frame
No fouls are made
No more than one ball is pocketed on any given shot
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Has there been a best-of-seven series where all games were won by the away team?
On October 30, 2019, the seventh and final game of the 2019 World Series will be played. It's currently 3-3 and the interesting thing is that so far, the away team has always won; the Nationals won ...
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Most consecutive turn overs for an NFL team in a single game
The New England Patriots hosted the Cleveland Browns on week 8 of the 2019 season. The Browns had 3 turnovers on 3 consecutive offensive plays. Nick Chubb fumbled on back to back Browns' plays, and ...
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Has any player in NFL history been drafted to more than one team?
Has there ever been an NFL player that was drafted by multiple teams?
How did they manage to do so?
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What is the record for the longest 5-set winning streak by a player across tournaments?
What is the record for the longest 5-set winning streak by a player across tournaments? Nishikori is on an 8-match five-set win streak. Where does he stand in the all-time list for most consecutive 5-...
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Most 5 set matches at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era?
What is the record for the most number of five-set matches at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era?
Where does the 2019 US Open (27 five-set matches) rank in the all-time list?
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Why does the fielding team tend to toss the ball around randomly between deliveries?
You'll nearly always see this at cricket matches. The bowler and fielders play a game of catch after each delivery, seemingly at random but especially after fielding a ball.
Why do they do this?
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What is the maximum number of red cards a club has received in a single game?
What is the maximum number of red cards a club has received in a single game? Please include any relevant match/ player details.
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Why are the Cowboys known as "America's team"?
Considering that there have been plenty of more successful teams both in football (NE Patriots - 6 SB wins) and in American sports in general (GS Warriors, LA Lakers, NY Yankees, etc.) in the past two ...
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Are there any sports for which the world's best player is female?
For this question I'm referring to sports in which men and women can compete together on equal terms (even if they often don't). For example, rock climbing would count (if they climb the same rock and ...
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What is the record of a tennis consecutive games won?
Is there any official statistics that show who has won many consecutive games in a particular court? I can only find those relative to winning streak of sets.
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When did the NFL move the stanchion out of the end zone?
I was just watching a clip of Bart Starr's game-winning quarterback sneak in the Ice Bowl. One thing I noticed is that the goal post stanchion is inside the end zone, not behind the end zone as it is ...
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What's the highest number of points without winning the Premier League?
In the 2018-19 Premier League season, Liverpool finished 2nd with 97 points. Has any team ever got more points than this without winning the league?
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Throw-in directly into the goal
At the international playing level, has anyone ever thrown the ball directly into the goal, from a throw-in? Directly meaning, without touching a member from either team, including the goalie. It ...
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Lowest break achieved in snooker
What is the lowest televised break achieved in snooker, where all balls were potted in the continuous break ?
So 15 reds with colours and all the colours.
Technically, although very unlikely, you ...
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Test cricketer hitting the winning run most often
Which test cricketer has hit the match-winning run most often?
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What is the record for the most wins by a single team against a single team in an NBA season?
The Milwaukee Bucks just swept the Detroit Pistons in their first round series 4 games to none after sweeping the regular season series between these two teams 4 games to none. After completing the ...
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How many times has an NHL player scored in every game of a playoff series?
With the Islanders' Jordan Eberle having accomplished this against the Penguins during the 1st round of the 2018-2019 NHL playoffs, how many players have ever gotten a goal (not just a point) in every ...
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Which MLB team had the shortest "longest winning streak" in a pennant-winning season?
Which team won the pennant but never won more than X games in a row, with X being the lowest number?
For example, the hypothetical team the Rainbow Sox won the pennant in 1717, but never won more ...
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Defensive goals and assists
Yesterday in Liverpool’s 5-0 win versus Watford, Liverpool defenders scored 7 goals or assists.
Is this a record, in the premier league or, for that matter, any form of pro-football?
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What are the top 5 lowest scoring super bowls?
The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13 - 3 in Super Bowl LIII in the lowest scoring super bowl of all time.
What are the top 5 lease scoring super bowls ever? Please list the teams ...
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NFL #1 offense getting shut out in a half in the postseason
The Kansas City Chiefs had the #1 offense of the 2018 regular season. The New England Patriots shut out the Cheifs 14 - 0 in the first half of the AFC Championship game. The Patriots eventually beat ...
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Tennis men's or women's singles - most matches played to win a single tournament
What is the most tennis matches a man or woman has had to play to win a WTA or ATP tournament in the open era?. At the ASB Classic in Auckland, NZ, Bianca Andreescu is playing the final tomorrow in ...
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What NBA players have won both Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player?
Which NBA players have won both the awards of Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) and Most Valuable Player?
Have any players won both awards in different seasons across their career? Have any players ...
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Has any player ever won Super Bowl MVP, Pro Bowl MVP, and MVP in the same season?
Please tell me the name, position, and team of any players that have done this, as well as the year it happened. Also, have any players done it in different seasons?
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How many NHL natural hat tricks in a single period have been scored?
How many natural hat tricks have been scored, with all of the goals occurring in the same single period, in NHL history?
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Lowest championship finishing position for a defending champion
Which F1 World Drivers Champion has the lowest finishing position in the season following a championship winning year?
Examples:
1981, 1983 and 1987 WDC Nelson Piquet finished 11th in 1982, 5th in ...
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what is trigger movement of a batsman in cricket?
What is trigger movement of a batsman?When a bowler is going to bowl a ball?
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Driver with the longest time between F1 race starts
Robert Kubica, who last drove for Renault in the 2010 season, is now confirmed to be back on the grid for Williams next year, over 8 years since his last Grand Prix start.
Assuming he goes on to ...
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Drift of a spinner in cricket?
What is drift of a spin bowler in cricket? And does it depend upon the conditions?
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Is there any difference between the size of a cricket ball for men and women in cricket? if yes then Why?
Cricket ball is heavy weighted in both cases for men and women but is there any difference between the size of cricket ball that is used for women and men? if the answer is yes then what the reason ...
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Has anybody except Shahid Afridi hit 12 runs off one ball in cricket?
Shahid Afridi has hit 12 runs off one ball (video link).
Except him, has another batsman ever in cricketing history hit 12 runs off one ball?
