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94 questions in this categoryA: Max Verstappen, who was 17 years and 166 days old when he won the Australian Grand Prix on March 15th, 2015
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A: The men's cycling road race covers 250 km (155.3 miles)
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A: Justin Rose from England won the U.S. Open on June 16th 2013
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A: Baseball and softball
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A: Rocky Marciano
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From which city is the Gimnastic football (soccer) team?A: Sweden, in Sweden, 1958.
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A: Gymnastics; it's a type of vault
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A: White and orange
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A: A men's team has ten players, a women's has twelve.
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A: No brakes and only one gear
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A: Foil, epee and sabre, although until 1989 only the foil was used in world championships
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A: Chukkas (or Chukkers)
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A: Four
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A: Jacques Anquetil, Lance Armstrong, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Eddie Merckx
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A: Martina Hingis (Lottie Dod was a year younger when she won the Women's Singles in 1887. She remains the youngest player to win the women's singles tournament, though Martina Hingis was three days younger when she won the women's doubles title in 1996.)
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