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1. Darts: Nicknames are a mainstay in Darts, which Dutch player is best known under the moniker of 'Barney'?
2. Which decade saw England defeat W.Germany in extra time in the FIFA World Cup, boxer Cassius Clay win a Gold Medal in the Olympics, and Indianapolis 500 drivers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald die in a fiery crash?
3. What is the name of the two wheeled lightweight cart used in horse racing?
4. Which German tennis star, one-half of a famous couple associated with former American tennis ace Andre Agassi, won the Ladies' Wimbledon Single finals on 7 occasions between 1988 and 1996?
5. Olympics. Which Olympic Track and Field star had to forfeit his two gold medals because he played semi-pro baseball? [He was a Native American.]
6. Debuting on television in 1939, what sport was the first to have a live broadcast in the USA?
7. U.S. SPORTS - What is generally known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports"?
8. What sport is known as "Chess on Ice"?
9. NAME THE SPORT - Herb Elliott, an Australian athlete, of the 1950s and 1960s, is best known for what discipline?
10. Baseball: The team colors of the New York Mets pays tribute to the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, both of which left New York for California a few years before the Mets franchise began in 1962. What are those colors known as?
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