83042 Easy Trivia Questions
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In horse racing, how many yards are in one furlong?
Answer
220 yards
Which horse won the 2015 American Triple Crown, ending a 37-year wait?
Answer
American Pharoah
In what year was the Epsom Derby first run?
Answer
1780
In what year was the Melbourne Cup first run?
Answer
1861
By how many lengths did Secretariat win the 1973 Belmont Stakes?
Answer
31 lengths
Which horse was the first to win the American Triple Crown?
Answer
Sir Barton
Who won the first Kentucky Derby, held in 1875?
Answer
Aristides
What nickname is commonly used for the Paris–Roubaix cycling race?
Answer
The Hell of the North
Who won the first Giro d’Italia in 1909?
Answer
Luigi Ganna
Which bicycle race awards its overall leader a pink jersey?
Answer
Giro d’Italia
In track cycling, how long is one lap of the standard Olympic velodrome?
Answer
250 metres
Which NHL award is presented annually to the league's best rookie?
Answer
Calder Memorial Trophy
Which NHL trophy is awarded annually to the league’s best defensive forward?
Answer
Frank J. Selke Trophy
How long is a standard NHL hockey rink from end to end?
Answer
200 feet
Who donated the trophy that became the NHL's Stanley Cup?
Answer
Lord Stanley
What is the official distance of the Olympic marathon in track and field?
Answer
42.195 kilometres
Which athlete set the women’s 100 metres world record of 10.49 seconds in 1988?
Answer
Florence Griffith-Joyner
What is the diameter of the senior women's shot used in Olympic shot put competition?
Answer
95 to 110 millimetres
Which athlete set the men's 400 metres world record of 43.03 seconds at the 2016 Olympic Games?
Answer
Wayde van Niekerk
In rugby union, what is the playing area behind a team’s goal line called?
Answer
In-goal area
Which rugby union competition awards the Webb Ellis Cup to its men’s champion?
Answer
Rugby World Cup
Which rugby union team is nicknamed the All Blacks?
Answer
New Zealand
What trophy is contested annually by Australia and New Zealand in rugby union?
Answer
Bledisloe Cup
In rugby union, how many points is a try worth under the modern laws?
Answer
Five points
Which school is traditionally credited with rugby union’s origin in 1823?
Answer
Rugby School
In rugby union, how many points is a successful conversion worth?
Answer
Two points
In rugby union, how long is a standard match, excluding stoppage time?
Answer
80 minutes
Which song gave Whitney Houston her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as a lead artist?
Answer
Saving All My Love for You
Which song gave Mariah Carey her longest-running solo reign at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Which WWE wrestler was nicknamed “The Heartbreak Kid”?
Answer
Shawn Michaels