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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What is the longest time a football team has gone without being behind?
Meaning, being in a winning or drawing position.
For context, if a team won but was behind during the game it doesn't count.
1. In the top 5 leagues?
2. In any league, if this information exists?
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Which ODI player has average of 99.8?
Which ODI player has 99.8 average in his career and in last match of his career he was out on 0 ? As if he had just one score in his last match then his average would have became 100.
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Who took the most wickets in 1 over in cricket?
Who took the most wickets in 1 over in cricket? I got to know that Muhammad Aamir is not the right answer; there is someone else who took more wickets than him.
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Which test player had 99.9 average in his test career?
Which test player has 99.9 average in his test career and in last match of his career he was out on 0 ? As if he had just one score in his last inning then his average would have became 100.
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Where do I look for Articles on 1941-1942 FC Barcelona season
Today I learned that FC Barcelona came close to relegation in 1941-42 La Liga season. I want to read more details about it.
I Google it but there is not much info available other than https://www....
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Who are the youngest ever bowlers to 50, 100 and 150 test wicket?
How does Kagiso Rabada figure into the youngest players to 50, 100 and 150 test wickets, does he make the top 5 in all three cases?
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Has anyone ever taken pole position without setting any fastest sector times?
During qualifying for the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, Max Verstappen very nearly took pole position despite not setting the fastest time in any of the three sectors. (Other drivers had gone faster than ...
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Greatest number of own goals in Europe
Which player has scored the greatest number of own goals in the top five European Leagues (as measured by UEFA coefficient: La Liga, Serie A, Premier League, Bundesliga, Ligue 1)?
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Which female football players have highest goal per game ratio for national team?
We have similar question for men: Who is the best striker (best goals/appearances ratio) with 25/50/100+ national caps? So it seems quite natural to ask about women, too.
Which female footballers ...
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Footballers with most free kicks scored
Who are the footballers with most free kicks scored? We all remember Juninho Pernambucano, but who else?
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Most overtime games for a team during a season
With the Browns just finishing their third overtime game this season (in week 5), does anybody know what is the most overtime games played by a single team during a season?
This page seems to have a ...
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Biggest opening game wins by Stanley Cup defending Champions
The Washington Capitals dominantly beat the Boston Bruins 7 to 0 on their opening game of 2018 season. The Capitals won the Stanley Cup the previous season for the first time in their team history.
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When was the last time the Bills, Lions, Browns, & Jets won on the same day?
On October 6, 2018, the Bills, Lions, Browns and Jets all won. When was the last time the Bills, Lions, Browns, & Jets won on the same day? Or even the same week?
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Why did the Philadelphia Flyers make Gritty their mascot?
Why did the Flyers change/upgrade their mascot to Gritty? I tried searching on many news websites, but they seem to focus on the responses that those on social media left, rather than why.
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When was the last time the Lions and Browns both won on the same weekend?
When was the last time the Lions and Browns both won on the same weekend? They both won on September 23rd, 2018, but they are notorious for being the two 0-16 teams in NFL history.
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Has anyone been "guaranteed" a Super Bowl ring because they played for both teams during the season?
I was reading this answer to the question "Who gets Super Bowl rings?" which says
Also, in some cases, players traded during the season will get them too, if they suited up and played during they ...
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Man of the series dropped from the team
Prior to Sam Curran has any player been dropped midway through a series then brought back and then won player of the series.
I'm talking about a player not being selected rather than missing a game ...
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All-winners semifinals in tennis
At the 2018 US Open, the semifinals had three previous winners on the men's side.
Has it ever happened in a major tournament that all four places were held by previous winners?
If not, has it ...
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Why do some events have two bronze medals?
From Wikipedia,
In a few tournament sports, such as boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling, two bronze medals are awarded in each event – one for each eliminated semi-finalist or for the winners of ...
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Has a player ever obtained a 147 via two breaks?
Suppose John starts a break and gets red-black combinations to a reasonable score, then misses red. Paul takes his shot next but misses straight away, scoring nothing. John takes his next break and ...
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UFC champions with Olympics medals
Henry Cejudo became the first Olympic champion to win a UFC belt in the UFC history. Cejudo beat the defending champion, Demetrious Johnson in UFC 227 in Los Angeles.
Which UFC champions have been ...
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Highest Formula One WDC ranking without a podium finish?
Last year, with only drivers from Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull finishing on the podium, Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon finished 7th and 8th in the championship with no podium ...
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Most number of game 7s played in a single playoffs
In 2003, the NBA playoffs format was changed to have every single round played to a best-of-7 series, a format that is still used in today's NBA. From the 2003 Playoffs up to 2018, which season had ...
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Players to score a goal and an own goal in a single World Cup game
Mario Mandžukić of Croatia scored two goals in the 2018 World Cup final against France, one of which was an own goal.
How many times has a player scored a goal and an own goal in a single World Cup ...
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Lowest percentage of non penalty goals scored by World Cup golden boot winners
With only the final match of the 2018 World cup remaining, Harry Kane of England has a commanding 3 goal lead cushion for winning the Golden Boot. Kane scored 6 goals in the tournament, 3 of which ...
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Why were MLS-style tiebreakers discontinued?
In the 1980s and 1990s the NASL and MLS used an unusual kind of penalty shoot-out to decide drawn games.
The system used was like that used in hockey: starting from 35 yards out, an attacking player ...
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Players who have won Champions League / Copa Libertadores and World Cup in the same year
This ESPN Stats & Info twitter feed states:
10 players in World Cup history have won the Champions League and World Cup in the same year.
With Real Madrid's Raphael Varanae of France, and Luka ...
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Most extra time games played in a World Cup
Croatia has played in the extra time of each of their first 3 knockout stage games in the 2018 World Cup. They played Denmark, Russia, and England in the round of 16, quarterfinals and the semifinals ...
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World cup winner as manager and captain
Didier Deschamps might achieve the feat of winning FIFA World Cup both as captain (1998) and manager (2018) for France.
I know Franz Beckenbauer had already done it before. Is there any other person ...
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All European World Cup semifinal
With Brazil and Uruguay, the only non European teams in the quarter finals of the 2018 World Cup out of the competitions on the first day of the quarter finals, all remaining teams are European. ...
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Why do footballers (and coaches) cover their mouth when speaking to each other?
You can see this for instance when players discuss a free kick, or talk to the referee, or when talking to a colleague on the pitch. I understand the fear of being spied on by someone and ...
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Longest uninterrupted session in a single football game
What is the longest duration over which a football game ran in which there was no foul or ball going out of court?
Basically game went on without any interruptions.
Which game and how long was the ...
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Earliest the previous World Cup finalists have been eliminated
Germany and Argentina played in the 2014 World Cup final. In 2018, Germany got eliminated in the group stage, and Argentina is the underdog in their round of 16 match against France.
What is the ...
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What are the lowest points scored by the top 2 seeds of a World Cup team in the group stage?
Spain and Portugal advanced to the knockout stage of from group B of the 2018 World Cup. They scored 5 points each while Iran and Morocco earned 4 and 1 points respectively.
5 points is the fewest ...
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When were dugout railings added in MLB?
I was watching the movie "Major League" with my wife when she asked about the absence of the dugout railings. She assumed it was for the movie.
I explained that they were added fairly recently (early ...
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Teams in the same group in consecutive World Cups
Argentina and Nigeria are in group D of the 2018 Russia world cup. In Brazil's 2014 world cup these 2 teams were also in the same group where Argentina lead the group and Nigeria qualified to the ...
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How many times has a player scored a try on debut?
I know Brian Habana scored a try on his debut, but today (June 9th 2018) is the first test I have ever seen were two players scored a try on debut for the same team. How many times have players scored ...
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When was the last 'clean' race?
When was the last 'clean' Formula 1 race?
A 'clean' race is one in which all cars that made a time in qualifications ended the full race (they did not retire or receive a DNF or DNS).
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How many players in the 2018 Stanley Cup finals have won a finals game before?
The Washington Capitals and the Las Vegas Golden Knights have made it to 2017-18 Stanley Cup finals. Neither team has won a Stanley cup final game before. Of all the NHL players in the 2018 Finals ...
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Most consecutive NBA finals appearances by a player
The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached the 2017 - 2018 NBA finals. This is LeBron James' 8th consecutive trip to the finals, from 2011 to 2014 with the Miami Heats, and 2015 to 2018 with the Cleveland ...
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Specific songs for sporting events
FIFA World Cup Songs date back to the 1980s, with for example:
In 2010 Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira was the 2010 Official FIFA World Cup song.
In 2014 We Are One (Ole Ola) by Pitbull ...
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NBA 7 game playoff series where every game was won by the home team?
I'm looking for a list of all 7 game playoff series in the NBA history where the home team won every game.
So far I know:
2017-2018 First Round: Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks (4-3)
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North American expansion team reaching Championship final in inaugural year
The Las Vegas Golden Knights have reached the Stanley Cup finals in the 2017 - 2018 season after beating Winnipeg Jets in the western conference finals. This has been a big surprise as the Knights ...
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How many times in the NBA history was the Coach of the year fired?
The Toronto Raptors fired their head coach Dwane Casey on 11 May 2018 after losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round playoffs of 2017-2018 season. This happened only days after Dwane ...
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Has winning by exactly an innings ever happened in cricket?
It's an interesting thing because it must be awfully rare, to say the least. This is for the whole of first-class cricket, by the way, not just Test cricket.
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In what percentage of test matches did the team lose when enforcing a follow-on?
How many times have teams lost the matches when they enforced the follow-on?
Were any of these teams from Asia?
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Why is music played during NBA games?
Music is often played at sports events. In North America, music is regularly played in MLB, NHL, and NBA games. However, only in basketball games music is played while the game is in live action. In ...
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What are the biggest wins in the Champions League knock-out stages?
Liverpool won 5 - 2 against Roma in the first leg of the Champions League 2017-2018 season semifinal. What are the biggest single game wins (by goal differences) in the knockout stage of the Champions ...
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What percentage of NBA games had at least 2 guards from the same team post at least 10 rebounds each?
Ricky Rubio and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz had 11 rebounds each during Game 3 of the first round of the 2018 NBA playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rubio and Mitchell are guards (Rubio ...
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Are there any other instances of a coach's challenge backfiring?
My title just refers to "coach's challenge" so it will be shorter. I intend to also include other non-neutrally-initiated replay review, such as for example manager's challenges .
The one instance ...
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