Daily challenge · 20 October 2026
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Question 1
In association football, what color card is shown to caution a player?
- A Red
- B Yellow
- C Blue
- D Green
A referee shows a yellow card to caution a player.
Question 2
How many feathers does a regulation feathered badminton shuttlecock have?
- A 14
- B 15
- C 16
- D 18
A feathered shuttlecock is made with 16 feathers.
Question 3
In which NBA season was the three-point field goal first introduced?
- A 1977–78
- B 1979–80
- C 1981–82
- D 1983–84
The NBA introduced the three-point field goal for the 1979–80 season.
Question 4
Which team did the United States defeat in the famous 1980 Olympic ice hockey semifinal known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
- A Sweden
- B Czechoslovakia
- C Soviet Union
- D Finland
The U.S. team beat the Soviet Union 4–3 in the semifinal at the Lake Placid Games.
Question 5
How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
- A 6
- B 7
- C 8
- D 9
Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing, setting a record for golds at a single Olympic Games.
Question 6
Who became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, in 1954?
- A Roger Bannister
- B John Landy
- C Emil Zátopek
- D Herb Elliott
Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile in Oxford on 6 May 1954.
Question 7
Who did Billie Jean King defeat in the 1973 tennis match billed as the “Battle of the Sexes”?
- A Jimmy Connors
- B Bobby Riggs
- C Rod Laver
- D Arthur Ashe
King defeated former champion Bobby Riggs in the widely publicized match.
Question 8
What is Cy Young’s Major League Baseball record for career pitching wins?
- A 449
- B 487
- C 511
- D 536
Young finished his career with 511 wins, the major-league record.
Question 9
At the 1968 Olympics, how far did Bob Beamon jump in the long jump?
- A 8.35 metres
- B 8.52 metres
- C 8.90 metres
- D 9.00 metres
Beamon jumped 8.90 metres in Mexico City, breaking the world record.
Final question
By how many centimetres did Bob Beamon’s 8.90-metre long jump at the 1968 Olympics exceed the previous world record of 8.35 metres?
- A 35
- B 45
- C 55
- D 65
The difference between 8.90 metres and 8.35 metres is 0.55 metres, or 55 centimetres.