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  1.  In tennis, what follows a rally at deuce?
  2.  Which football team moved from their former home in Woolwich to Highbury in north London in 1913?
  3.  Which American former world number 1 tennis player was known during his career as "The Punisher"?
  4.  After the colour of their kit, what is the nickname of the New Zealand national rugby union team?
  5.  Which manager stood down as the head coach of England following an investigation by The Daily Telegraph in 2016?
  6.  Alongside the Dodgers, what is the nickname of the other Major League Baseball team centred in Los Angeles?
  7.  Which seam-bowler from Lancashire is the record wicket-taker in the history of the England cricket team?
  8.  Which mountain range has accommodated more Winter Olympic host cities than any other?
  9.  Cassius Clay famously changed his name to what after converting to Islam in 1964?
  10.  The US Masters is held every year at which golf course within the state of Georgia?
  11.  The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in which European capital city?
  12.  Lionel Messi, Gabriel Batistuta and Diego Maradona are famous football players from which South American nation?
  13.  The Cardinals are an NFL team based in which south-western US state?
  14.  What is the name of the biennial cricket series contested between England and Australia?
  15.  Which port-city in Belgium hosted the (summer) games of the VII Olympiad in 1920?
  16.  What is the real first name of England cricket all-rounder "Freddie" Flintoff?
  17.  "Soccer" is a shortened form of which two-word term?

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  1.  In tennis, what follows a rally at deuce?
    Advantage
  2.  Which football team moved from their former home in Woolwich to Highbury in north London in 1913?
    Arsenal
  3.  Which American former world number 1 tennis player was known during his career as "The Punisher"?
    Andre Agassi
  4.  After the colour of their kit, what is the nickname of the New Zealand national rugby union team?
    All Blacks
  5.  Which manager stood down as the head coach of England following an investigation by The Daily Telegraph in 2016?
    Sam Allardyce
  6.  Alongside the Dodgers, what is the nickname of the other Major League Baseball team centred in Los Angeles?
    (Clue: It's in the name of the city). Angels
  7.  Which seam-bowler from Lancashire is the record wicket-taker in the history of the England cricket team?
    James Anderson
  8.  Which mountain range has accommodated more Winter Olympic host cities than any other?
    Alps
  9.  Cassius Clay famously changed his name to what after converting to Islam in 1964?
    Muhammad Ali
  10.  The US Masters is held every year at which golf course within the state of Georgia?
    Augusta
  11.  The first modern Olympics were held in 1896 in which European capital city?
    Athens
  12.  Lionel Messi, Gabriel Batistuta and Diego Maradona are famous football players from which South American nation?
    Argentina
  13.  The Cardinals are an NFL team based in which south-western US state?
    Arizona
  14.  What is the name of the biennial cricket series contested between England and Australia?
    The Ashes
  15.  Which port-city in Belgium hosted the (summer) games of the VII Olympiad in 1920?
    Antwerp
  16.  What is the real first name of England cricket all-rounder "Freddie" Flintoff?
    Andrew
  17.  "Soccer" is a shortened form of which two-word term?
    Association Football
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