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1. America's pastime, Major League baseball. The Boston Red Sox went 86 years without a World Series win, from 1918 to 2004. Which team was waiting even longer, without a World Series title, when the Red Sox broke their drought?
2. American Football: Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most exciting days of the year for sports fans. However, not all teams are regular competitors in the event. The first Super Bowl was played n January 1967 and, 40 years later, Super Bowl XLI was played in February 2007. During those 40 years, eleven teams had won the Super Bowl more than once: which one of those eleven teams had the longest drought between Super Bowl victories?
3. Ice Hockey: Another long-time tradition in North American sports is the Stanley Cup. Colorado Avalanche became the 12th NHL team to win two or more Stanley Cups when they lifted the trophy in 2001. Of those 12 teams, which one went 53 seasons without a championship, setting a record of having the longest drought between Stanley Cup victories?
4. Basketball: the NBA was formed in 1947 and, almost half a centruty later, the Houston Rockets became the 9th team to win multiple championships when they won the title in 1995. Fast forward to 2008, when the Boston Celtics were crowned champions for the 17th time -- there were still 9 teams with multiple championships. Among these 9 teams with at least 2 championships during those 61 years of the NBA, which team suffered the longest drought between victories?
5. Several sports cities in America have waited a long time for another championship in ANY sport. However, which city stands above them all (in a sense) as the city with the longest drought without any sports championships in the 20th century (among cities with at least three sports franchises)?
6. The UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Cup) began in in 1955 and, 41 years later in the 2006 final, Barcelona won their second title. They became the 12th team to achieve that feat (two or more wins). Of those 12 teams, which club suffered the longest drought between European Cup wins during those 41 years?
7. Australia: the National Rugby League (formerly the NSWRL and ARL) began in 1908 and, 95 years later in the 2003 final, Penrith won their second title. They became the 14th team to win at least two premierships. Of those 14 teams, which had the longest drought between titles during those 95 years?
8. In the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL), the Swans won the 2005 grand final to end a record-breaking 72 year drought. Which team had been waiting 51 years for a title to break their drought, when the Swans broke their drought?
9. This one is actually quite humorous. In the sport of cricket, the states of Australia contest the Sheffield Shield (this competition began in 1892). One state did not win its first Sheffield Shield until 1994. Which state went the longest before winning its first Sheffield Shield?
10. FIFA World Cup (began 1930). When Argentina won their second world cup in 1986, they joined an elite club with a membership of five, being countries which have won two worLd cups. Of those 5 countries, which one had the longest span between victories during those 56 years?
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