Statistics for General Knowledge - Sports #5

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the only country to have played in every single soccer World Cup?	Brazil	88%
The first ever soccer World Cup was won by what country?	Uruguay	79%
What was the first country from Africa to qualify for a soccer World Cup?	Egypt	71%
The term ‘home run’ was already previously used in a different sport before becoming a mainstay in baseball vocabulary. What was that sport?	Cricket	63%
This basketball move was banned from the years 1967 to 1976. What was it?	Slam Dunk	38%
Who was the first and only wild card entry to have ever won Wimbledon?	Goran Ivanisevic	25%
What sport is played on the biggest pitch if considered from the perspective of surface area?	Polo	25%
What year did they qualify?	1934	21%
What sport were women allowed to play in the Olympics for the first time?	Tennis	17%
What year was the first ever Wimbledon tournament held?	1877	8%
In gymnastics, participants need to perform three steps in order to complete the triple jump. What are the steps?	Hop, step, and jump	4%
What was the name of the US athlete to win three Olympic gold medals in the game volleyball?	Karch Kiraly	4%
The terms ‘stale fish’ and ‘mulekick’ are commonly used in what sport?	Snowboarding	4%
In the sport of cross-country biking, what do the letters BMX stand for?	Bicycle moto x	0%
Who was the first ever athlete to fail a drug test for the Olympics?	Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall	0%