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1. Equestrian eventing competitions consist of three disciplines. Which of the options below is *not* one of them?
2. In an eventing competition, penalty points are incurred for any faults that happen throughout the three disciplines, with the rider with the fewest total penalty points being declared the winner. However, some faults are considered so serious that they result in automatic elimination from the competition. For which of these faults would a horse and rider definitely be eliminated?
3. The first Eventing World Championship took place in 1966 at which 16th century English country house?
4. In 1990, the Eventing World Championship became part of the first World Equestrian Games. In which city were the games held?
5. At the 1998 World Equestrian Games the gold medal in the team eventing competition was won by New Zealand. Their riders also occupied four of the top five positions in the individual competition with which team member taking the individual gold?
6. The British winner of the gold medal for the individual eventing competition at the 2006 World Equestrian Games was a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Which granddaughter won gold?
7. The 2010 World Equestrian Games were the first to be held outside of Europe. Which city in the USA, also known as the 'Horse Capital of the World', hosted this landmark event?
8. Although eventing became an Olympic sport in 1912, only male military officers were allowed to compete. At which Olympic games did the first woman take part in the eventing competition?
9. At which Olympic Games year did the equestrian events take place in a different country, five months before the Opening Ceremony and the start of the games?
10. Which famous eventing competition is held annually at a location that shares its name with another Olympic sport?
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