Questions tagged [trivia]
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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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Has any goalkeeper ever received a red card at the FIFA World cup?
I heard that in football, the referee can give red cards even to goalkeepers.
Are there any goalkeepers who have received a red card in FIFA World Cup matches?
If yes, please provide the details.
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What is the longest six in cricket history?
Calculating the distance of the six hit by the batsmen is a new trend.
I'd searched for longest six of cricket, some said it's from Shahid Afridi, some said, it's MSD and some saying Yuvi.
I would ...
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Highest Points to finish Runner-Up in Champions League Group? Lowest points to win Champions League Group?
Theoretically, you could finish second even with 15 points. And win the group with just 5 points. But, in reality what are the records?
Is it Arsenal (with 13 points) this season and Monaco (with 11 ...
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What is the highest number of penalties given in an international cup final?
Just to make it clear, I do not mean the case when the game goes to extra time and then to penalties? So the highest number of penalties during an international final (club or national teams) during ...
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Has there ever been an MLB game where the only hit was an inside-the-park home run?
Has there ever been a one-hitter MLB game in which the hit is an inside-the-park home run?
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How long is the longest gap between gold medal wins by the same person in an individual event?
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Anthony Ervin won gold in the 50m freestyle, the same event he won gold in at the 2000 Summer Olympics. This marks 16 years between gold medal wins.
Has there been a ...
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What is the greatest number of reviews resulting in a "not out" decision for one player in a Test Match innings?
During the first test of England's 2016 tour of Bangladesh, Moeen Ali was given not out in five LBW reviews (3 successfully overturned, 2 incorrect reviews by Bangladesh) in the first innings of the ...
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How many people play water polo around the world?
I found the FIFA Big Count about soccer/football, but no similar number for water polo by FINA or any other source.
What is a reasonable guesstimate?
(If it improves the question, I can be more ...
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Best career record vs par
I read a USA Today article that talked about how Tiger Woods is nearly 2000 under par* for his career. I've tried searching, but how does this compare to others all-time?
Obviously this is a rolling ...
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What were the determinant factors in choosing the weight and size of a cricket ball?
What were the determinant factors in restricting the size of a cricket ball to no less than 155.9g and no more than 163g and its circumference to no less than 22.4cm and no more than 22.9cm as ...
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Is there any link between Scoliosis and sprinting?
The fastest man ever, Usain Bolt, world record holder of the 100 and 200 meter sprints suffers from Scoliosis. This is a condition which causes curvature to the spine. The curvature in his spine has ...
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When has the driver who won most races in a season not been champion?
This season could be interesting if Hamilton wins the final race of the season and Rosberg finishes 2nd or 3rd as you would have the unusual situation where the driver with most wins during the season ...
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Has anyone won an olympic gold without setting the fastest time in the competition?
Has anyone won an olympic gold medal without also setting the fastest time in the competition? For example someone else might have set a faster time in the heats, but lost or been disqualified in the (...
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What is the closest any team has come to playing a home Super Bowl?
When this question was first posed, no team whose home stadium is hosting the Super Bowl had ever made it to the Super Bowl. My question is, which team has come the closest? (Closest in this case ...
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What do the tennis-ball ‘countdowns’ on scoreboards mean?
I’ve noticed during the first few Wimbledon matches this year (it may have been there before, but this is the first time I’ve noticed it) that on the court-adjacent scoreboards, right underneath the ...
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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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EPL match with the longest injury time
Which EPL match has had the longest injury time added at the end of 90 minutes?
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When has a driver been penalised for deliberately driving into another?
I know of two cases:
In the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, on June 25, it appears that Sebastien Vettel deliberately drove into Lewis Hamilton while they were behind the safety car. Vettel was ...
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How many tennis balls are in use at the same time?
How many tennis balls does a player have to choose from at a time?
I know every 7 games they play with new balls, but I do not know how many balls are in use at the same time.
Is the rule the ...
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What is the coldest Formula One race ever held?
With the announcement of three new F1 races in Europe during October and early November, there's been a lot of discussion about the potential for those races to be unusually cold - especially the ...
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Has there ever been a zero-pitch save?
It occasionally happens that a pitcher will earn a save by throwing one pitch. For example, he is brought in with two outs in the ninth and a two-run lead, and his first pitch is popped up.
In ...
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NBA MVP, Finals MVP and Champion
So LeBron just won the title, the NBA MVP and NBA Finals MVP. Who else has done that?
Also, I know that generally the NBA Finals MVP belongs to the team that won the title, but I believe there was an ...
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Which players won both FIFA U-20 World Cup and FIFA World Cup?
Which players won both FIFA U-20 World Cup (until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship) and FIFA World Cup?
This would show players who excelled both in the young age and in their later ...
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Are there any players who playing at 2014 World Cup without a club?
Watching the world cup games I was thinking, are there any players which are currently not employed by any club and participating in this world cup?
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Football and 19 34
I received a sweater several years ago with embroidery on the front. The image shows the outline of a old-time (American) football team with the numbers 19 34. Every time I wear it, people ask me ...
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Why does the Australian soccer team compete in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup?
Today, the Australian soccer team plays a match against Saudi-Arabia in the qualification rounds for the World Cup. Qualifications for the World Cup are usually organized per continent; e.g. Europe (...
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What are criteria to define a sport as "national sport"?
What are "objective" criteria or rules (if exists) to define a sport as "national sport" for each Country?
e.g. National sport for Italy is (probably) soccer, but I do not know if there are objective ...
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Highest number of penalties missed in a shoot-out?
In an International Champions Cup match between Real Madrid and Manchester United, the score was 1-1 after extra time. During kicks from the penalty mark, of 10 kicks taken 7 were missed.
What is the ...
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How much protection do NHL referees wear?
I'm wondering how much protection NHL referees wear aside the helmet. I've seen referees that had to either leave game or where on ice for a long time after getting hit or falling awkwardly. Those ...
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Maximum match point saved in a tennis match?
What is the record of saved match points in a ATP/WTA tennis match?
And what about limited at grand slam matches?
I mean that player who saved match points finally wins the game
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When can a batsman change from batting left handed to right handed?
Some shots in one-day or Twenty 20 cricket involve the batsman changing stance to play a shot (e.g. reverse sweep), but are there any provisions in cricket laws that allow the umpire to decide when ...
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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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Is there a tennis Grand Slam winner with a lower career high ranking than #15?
I was involved in a discussion on the "worst" singles Grand Slam winner and we were trying to think of the player with the lowest career high ranking as a possible candidate. Mark Edmondson was dug ...
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Quarterback pass to self
In the wild card round of the 2017-18 NFL season, Marcus Mariota, quarterback of the Tennessee Titans, made a pass to himself for a 6-yard touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.
This makes me ...
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What is the greatest number of yellow cards a team has got without a red card?
In the Chelsea vs Spurs Premier League match on 2nd May 2016, Spurs received 9 yellow cards but without getting a red card. What's the greatest number of yellow cards a professional team has ever ...
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What anthem does the West Indies cricket team use?
Every country has a national anthem of its own, and usually, it is played before the start of any world event, no matter what the sport is. But what is done for the West Indies cricket team? To my ...
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How are race stewards selected in F1?
Aside from Charlie Whiting, the FIA Race Director, the race stewards who look at and deliberate on on-track incidents are apparently not the same every weekend.
There have been races where I hear the ...
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What is it called when 2 players make a full run around a table in table tennis?
In modern table tennis it is a common practice to acting the fool when the match is almost over. I.e. players used to flip the side and play a little bit awkward analogue of table tennis when you need ...
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Has any cyclist won all of the individual, points and climbing jerseys in the same Tour de France?
Has it ever happened that a cyclist has won all three of the main jerseys (yellow, green and polka dot) in the same Tour de France?
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How many times have two teams from the same continent contested the World Cup Final?
There is a chance that Germany and the Netherlands will play in the 2014 World Cup Final, so here is a related question. How many times have two teams from the same continent contested the World Cup ...
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Has there been an "eventless" English Premier League game?
Has there ever been a game in the English Premier League during which no goals were scored and no cards were shown?
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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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NFL division with 3 teams in the playoffs
Under the current NFL playoffs format, each conference sends 6 teams to the postseason: the 4 division champions and 2 wild card teams. So the most teams a division can have in the playoffs is 3; the ...
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Have two generations of one family ever won a medal at the same Olympics?
Nino Salukvadze and her son Tsotne Machavariani have both qualified for Rio 2016 Olympic games.
Has it ever happened in the past that two generations of the same family have won a medal in the same ...
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Has there ever been a Euros or World Cup champion that never conceded a goal?
Going in to their Euro 2020's semifinal match against Denmark, England haven't conceded a goal. Jordan Pickford, the goalie, has had 5 clean sheets in the tournament so far.
Has there been a World Cup ...
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Which sport is played on this field?
I have an extension in my web browser that brings up an aerial photo from different parts of the world each time I open a new tab. A couple of days ago it was an image from Tokyo (I think), with a ...
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Who is the best striker (best goals/appearances ratio) with 25/50/100+ national caps?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently had his 50 goals milestone (also a national record for Sweden) prior to with 100 appearance for the team. With 50 goals in 100 games he's averaging a goal in every second ...
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Is it true that the same player scored four goals in the match between Liverpool and Chester City in 1968 which ended 2-2?
I found a book about trivia and there is the following passage (in Indonesian):
Did you know that in a match between Liverpool and Chester City in 1968, which ended with a score of 2-2, there was ...
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How is Bavuma the first black South African cricketer to make a test century?
I may be missing something but it's all over the news. I don't understand because JP Duminy has scored 4 test centuries. Is there something here I'm missing ?