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1. Polo is a rather popular sport played on horseback, but can be played with other animals too. Some variations include yak polo, camel polo, and even elephant polo. In the polo game featuring elephants, there are two riders of each pachyderm. What is the name of the player who steers the elephant?
2. Every year in Switzerland, a certain kind of animal is put into a ring with its own kind, and the animals push each other until one of the competitors give up. These animals are fighting for the title of 'La Reine des Reines', which increases the value of the winning animal. Which of these sports takes place in Valais annually for the purpose of watching animals headbutt each other for up to forty minutes?
3. If there is an animal that moves, you can bet someone will race them, no matter the speed. For instance, in this sport, the racetrack is just over a foot long, and can take several minutes for the participants to complete. Many annual races occur with this common garden animal, including one that started in Norfolk in the 1960s. What strangely addictive sport is this?
4. Camel racing is a controversial sport (as many animal sports are), but not because of the camels. Before it was banned by several countries in the early 21st century, camel racing relied heavily on the use of child jockeys. However, in 2004, many countries began to use a different type of jockey to replace the human in the sport. Which of these options became a new form of jockey in many places beginning in 2004?
5. People like to do everything with their pets, and the Scotland Island 500 is a great example of just how far some owners are willing to go with their canine friends. This competition is a unique race in which both the dogs and their owners must compete. This competition is no ordinary race, however, as it takes place where?
6. In a certain resort in India, one sport has been developed as a tourist attraction. A skier waits at the bottom of a hill and entices an animal to charge at them, which then pulls the skier up the slope. Which strange sport is this?
7. Fishing is a common sport that many around the world take part in. Typically, once the fish is caught, we eat it or throw it back. In one particular festival, however, held during the Australia Day weekend, the fish are thrown as far as they can be. The winner is the one that has the farthest flying fish. What is the name of this strange sporting event?
8. Horse show jumping is a popular sports in many places, but equines are not the only animals to be used for such a purpose. In Sweden, a new form of show jumping was started with similar rules to horse show jumping. The sport is on a much smaller scale, as the animal is much smaller. Watching small animals jump over miniaturized jumps may just be the cutest sport ever invented. Which is it?
9. It's surprising to me that no one ever falls asleep during certain sports. One of these events, for instance, involves standing in place and guessing how many animals run past. The person who guesses how many animals were seen the most accurately is declared the winner. What odd animal sport is also a child's bedtime tradition?
10. Every few years, humans have some sort of Olympics Games going on, where competitors compete for gold medals in a variety of sports. A much lesser known, albeit far more adorable, Olympics Games takes place. Competitors take part in races, swimming competitions, and even soccer. Which of these words describes the competitors that take part in these special games?
11. The sport known as stone dragging in Spanish is a strange tradition. The object of the competition is to pull a large stone with certain animals as far as possible in a certain amount of time. The sport is known as idi probak, which is a Basque term meaning what in English?
12. This competitive sport began as a profession to aid fishermen. The object of this odd sporting event is to bring as many of a certain animal to the surface as possible within a designated time limit. To play the sport, a wooden stake is driven into the ground and a piece of metal is dragged on top of the stake. Which weird sports competition is this?
13. Three strikes in a row in a game of bowling results in something with an animal's name. But there is also a variation of bowling which uses that very animal (in frozen, packaged form) in place of a ball. Around which holiday is this peculiar sport usually played?
14. I would never consider placing an insect in my mouth (unless it was covered in chocolate, of course), but an entire sporting competition is dedicated to placing a bug in the mouth to spit it out as far as one can! Fortunately, the bug is frozen beforehand and thawed before the event, so it is usually dead. What unusual and seemingly unsanitary sporting competition is this?
15. I do not understand why it is considered a sport, and this final sport is the strangest indeed. This male-only sport involves competitors tying their trousers at their ankles, placing live animals in their pants, and fastening their belts. The object is to last longer than your opponents with these animals in your trousers! What bizarre and painful sporting event would this be?
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