Only One to go 15 with the Rock

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Who is the only boxer to go 15 rounds with heavyweight Rocky Marciano?

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Rocky Marciano won the heavyweight title in 1952 and held the title until his retirement in 1956. In his boxing career he had 49 fights, all of which he won with 43 won by knockout. The only person to go 15 rounds with Rocky Marciano was Ezzard Charles in a title fight in 1954, which Marciano won by a unanimous decision. The two fought again later that same year and Marciano knocked out Charles in the 8th round.

First Ali Title

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When did boxing great Muhammad Ali win his first heavyweight title and who did he defeat?

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Muhammad Ali won his first heavyweight title on February 25, 1964 in a title fight in Miami, Florida. He defeated Sonny Liston when Liston failed to answer the bell in the 7th round.

Boxing as Olympic Sport

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When did boxing first become an Olympic sport?

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Boxing first became an Olympic sport in 688 BC. It was called Pygme or Pygmachia.

Oldest to Win Boxing Championship

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Who is the oldest boxer to win a title in any weight class?

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On November 4, 1994, at the age of 45, George Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their title fight in Las Vegas to become the oldest boxer to win a title in any weight class - in his case, the heavyweight title.

Tour of California

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The 2009 Tour of California is getting a lot of attention as the first race that Lance Armstrong will compete in after coming out of retirement. When was the first Tour of California race held?

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The Tour of California annually starts in San Francisco Bay Area, travels through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast, and finishes in Los Angeles County in Southern California. The first Tour of California was held in February of 2009. It was won by Floyd Landis of the United States.

Tour of Spain Most Wins

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Who has the most wins in cycling's Tour of Spain?

Countries with the Most Tour De France Wins

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The cyclists of what countries have the most Tour de France wins?

First American to Win Tour de France

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Who was the first American to win the Tour de France?

Lance Armstrong's First Tour de France Win

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When did American cyclist Lance Armstrong first win the Tour de France?

2nd Most Tour de France Wins

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American Lance Armstrong holds the record for the most Tour de France wins (7). What cyclist or cyclists are in second place for the most wins?

Tour of Italy Most Wins

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Who has the most wins in cycling's Tour of Italy?

Tour De France Trivia Question

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Who was the last Frenchmen to win the Tour De France and when did he do it?

First NCAA Lacrosse Championships

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What schools had the first NCAA lacrosse championships for both men and women in all NCAA divisions?

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The first NCAA lacrosse championships were as follows:

• Men
• NCAA Division I: 1971 - Cornell
• NCAA Division II: 1974 - Towson
• NCAA Division III: 1980 - Hobart
• Women
• NCAA Division I: 1982 - Massachusetts
• NCAA Division II: 2001 - C.W. Post
• NCAA Division III: 1985 - TCNJ

First with Back-to-Back Major League Lacrosse Championships

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What was the first Major League Lacrosse team to win back-to-back championships?

Most ILF World Lacrosse Championships

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What country has won the most International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Lacrosse Championships?

Team with Most Major League Lacrosse Championships

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What Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team has the most championships?

Professional Lacrosse Championships Trivia Question

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What team or teams have won the most professional Lacrosse Championships?

Top 5 US Medal Winners in Winter Olympics

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Who are the top 5 athletes from the United States with the most Winter Olympic medals in their Olympic careers?

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1. Apolo Anton Ohno (2002-2010, Short track): 8 (2/2/4)
2. Bonnie Blair (1984-1994, Speed skating): 6 (5/0/1)
3. Eric Heiden (1976-80, Speed skating): 5 (5/0/0)
4. Bode Miller (1998-2010, Alpine skiing): 5 (1/3/1)
5. Cathy Turner (1992-98, Short track): 4 (2/1/1)

First Winter Olympics

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When were the first Winter Olympics held and where were they held?

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The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. 258 athletes from 16 nations competed in 16 events in 9 sports. Contrast that with the 2010 Winter Olympics where 2,629 athletes from 82 nations compete in 86 events in 7 sports.

Gold in Summer and Winter Olympics

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Who was the first person to win a gold medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?

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Eddie Eagan won an Olympic gold medal in boxing (in the light-heavyweight division) in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal in bobsled in the 1932 Winter Olympics making him the first, and to this date (2010) only person to win a gold medal in both seasons.

Curling First in Winter Olympics

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When did the sport of Curling become an official Olympic sport?

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Curling became an official Olympic sport in 1998. Prior to that it was a demonstration sport in 1924, 1932, 1988, and 1992. In 2006, 1924 was made official retroactively, thus the first Olympic medals awarded in Curling were in 1924.

Heptathlon

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What is a Heptathlon?

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The heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest consisting of 7 track and field events. There are 2 versions of the heptathlon:

• A women's outdoor competition consisting of 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter, long jump, javelin throw, and 800 meter. It is an event in the Olympics and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
• An indoor men's competition contested at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The men's event consists of 60 meter, long jump, shot put, high jump, 60 meter hurdles, pole vault, and 1000 meter.

Team 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Beat for the Gold

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What team did the U.S. Olympic hockey team beat to win the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics?

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Because of the enormity of the victory, many believe that the U.S. beat Russia to win the gold medal. While defeating Russia was key to obtaining the gold medal, the victory over the Soviets simply allowed the U.S. Olympic hockey team to advance to the finals against Finland. The U.S. team beat Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.

Table Tennis as an Olympic Sport

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How long has table tennis been an Olympic sport?

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It can go by many different names, gossima, whiff-whaff, flim-flam, or ping-pong, but table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988.

Baseball and Softball as an Olympic Sport

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When were baseball and softball Olympic sports?

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• Baseball was first an Olympic sport in 1992. It will remain an Olympic sport through the 2008 Olympics but has been removed as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympics.
• Softball was first an Olympic sport in 1996. It will remain an Olympic sport through the 2008 Olympics but has been removed as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympics.

Lacrosse as an Olympic Sport

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When was Lacrosse an Olympic sport?

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Lacrosse was a full medal sport in the 1904 and 1908 Olympics.

• The 1904 Olympics Lacrosse medals were: Gold - Canada (Shamrock Lacrosse Team), Silver - United States, Bronze - Canada (Mohawk Indians)
• The 1908 Olympics Lacrosse medals were: Gold - Canada, Silver - Great Britain, Bronze - None

Lacrosse was an exhibition sport in the 1928, 1932 and 1948 Olympics.

Golf in the Olympics

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When was golf an Olympic sport?

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Golf has been in the Olympics only two times. It was in the 1900 and the 1904 Olympics.

• In the 1900 Olympics there was a men's individual and a women's individual competition. The gold medal for the men went to Charles Sands of the United States. The gold medal for the women went to Margaret Ives Abbott of the United States.
• In the 1904 Olympics there were two golf events, men's individual and team competitions. The men's individual gold medal went to George Lyon of Canada. The team gold medal went to the United States.

Beach Volleyball First in Olympics

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At which Olympics was beach volleyball first played?

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Competition in beach volleyball was first held at the 1996 Olympics. It has been in every Summer Olympics since (2000, 2004, and 2008).

Olympic Tug of War

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When was tug of war a summer Olympic sport?

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Tug of war was an Olympic sport in every Olympics from 1900 to 1920 (1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920). The teams to win medals in the event were Great Britain (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), United States (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Sweden (1 gold), Mixed team from Denmark and Sweden (1 gold), France (1 silver), Netherlands (1 silver), and Belgium (1 bronze).

First to Break 10 Seconds in 100 Metre Race

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Who was the first runner to break 10 seconds for a 100 metre race?

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Runner Jim Hines of the United States set a record of 9.9 seconds in a manually timed race on June 20, 1968 in Sacramento, California. At the Mexico City Olympics he recorded an electronically timed time of 9.95 seconds to win the gold medal. Because it was electronically timed, his 9.95 mark was considered faster than his manually timed 9.9. Jim Hines record of 9.95 seconds for the 100 metre race held a long time until it was broken by Calvin Smith of the United States who ran 100 metres in 9.93 seconds in 1983.

Countries with Most Boston Marathon Wins (Behind USA)

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Runners from the United States have won the Boston Marathon more times than any other country (44 times for the men and 15 times for the women). What countries have the 2nd and 3rd most wins behind the United States?

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Runners from the following countries have the 2nd and 3rd most wins in the Boston Marathon:

• Men: Kenya (17); Canada (16)
• Women: Kenya (7); Ethiopia (4) & Russia (4)

Note: As of the 2009 Boston Marathon.

First Non-American to Win Boston Marathon

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As of the 2009 running of the Boston Marathon, the Boston Marathon was last won by Americans in 1983 for the men and 1985 for the women. When was the first Boston Marathon win by a non-American?

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The first non-American winner of the Boston Marathon was Ronald J. MacDonald of Canada who won the 2nd Boston Marathon in 1898 with a time of 2:55:10. He was one of two Canadians who dominated the first 5 years of the race winning 3 times (1 for MacDonald, and 2 in 1900 and 1901 for Canadian John Caffery).

First Year for Each World Marathon Majors Race

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When was each of the individual World Marathon Majors marathon races first run?

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• 1896 - The Olympic Games Marathon
• 1897 - Boston Marathon
• 1970 - New York City Marathon
• 1974 - Berlin Marathon
• 1977 - Chicago Marathon
• 1981 - London Marathon
• 1983 - IAAF World Championships Marathon

World Marathon Majors

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What marathon races comprise the World Marathon Majors?

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Founded in 2006, the World Marathon Majors consists of the following marathons:

• Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts
• London Marathon - London, England
• Berlin Marathon - Berlin, Germany
• Chicago Marathon - Chicago, Illinois
• New York City Marathon - New York, New York
• IAAF World Championships Marathon (in odd-numbered years)
• The Olympic Games Marathon (in years evenly divisible by four)

Each World Marathon Majors series span 2 years with the 2nd year of a series overlapping the first year of the next.

Back-to-Back Boston Marathon Wins

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Who were the first runners to win back-to-back Boston Marathon's for the men's, women's, and wheelchair divisions?

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The first back-to-back Boston Marathon winners were:

• Women: Roberta Gibb of the United States who won three times in a row in 1966 (3:21:40), 1967 (3:27:17), and 1968 (3:30:00). She set a course record in 1966.
• Men: John Caffery of Canada who won in 1900 (2:39:44) and 1901 (2:29:23) setting course records both times.
• Women's Wheelchair: Candace Cable-Brookes of the United States in 1981 (2:38:41) and 1982 (2:12:43). She set the course record in 1981 and the course and world record in 1982.
• Men's Wheelchair: Jim Knaub of the United States in 1982 (1:51:31) and 1983 (1:47:10). He set course and world records each time.

First Boston Marathon Winner

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Who was the first winner of the Boston Marathon?

Boston Marathon Most Wins

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Who has won the Boston Marathon the most times?

Longest Period of Time America's Cup Held Outside U.S.

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The America's Cup was first held in 1851 at the Isle of Wright. The New York Yacht Club won that which started an undefeated streak that lasted until 1987 when the Royal Perth Yacht Club won the Cup and took it to Australia. Since then, what is the longest period of time that the America's Cup has been held outside of the United States?

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The America's Cup came back to the U.S. in 1988 where it stayed until 2000. In 2000 the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron won the Cup and took it to New Zealand. They successfully defended the cup in 2003 but lost it to Societe Nautique de Geneve in 2007 who took the Cup to Switzerland. They subsequently lost the cup to the Golden Gate Yacht Club in 2010 sending the Cup back to the United States. The period from 2000 - 2010 is the longest period of time that the America's Cup has been held outside of the United States. Prior to that the longest period had been 1 year.

Country with Second Most America's Cup Wins

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The sailing teams of the United States have long dominated the America's Cup. After the U.S., the teams of what nation have won the most America's Cups?

America's Cup Held Outside of the United States

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The first America's Cup sailing races were held in 1851 off of the Isle of Wright (England). Since its inception, how many times has the America's Cup been competed for outside of the United States?

America's Cup Name

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Where did the name "America's Cup" come from for the trophy for sailings ultimate event?

Country of Origin of America's Cup Contenders

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The America's Cup, sailing's most famous and coveted trophy, pits the sloops of two countries against each other (the defending champion vs. the qualifying challenger). Has there ever been an America's Cup where a team from the United States was not involved?

SuperLiga

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What is SuperLiga?

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SuperLiga is an official North American soccer competition between teams of the Primera Division of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada. It was first held in 2007. The first winner in 2007 was Pachuca of Mexico. The New England Revolution won the SuperLiga in 2008.

Confederations Cup

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What is the Confederations Cup and who was the first winner?

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The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football (soccer) tournament for national teams. The tournament, held every 4 years, was first contested in 1992. It was first won by Argentina in 1992.

Number of Panels on a Soccer Ball

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How many leather panels are there on a soccer ball?

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A soccer ball is made up of 32 hexagonal panels.

Demise of the Women's United Soccer Association

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The Women's Professional Soccer Leagues starts operations in 2009. When did its predecessor league, the Women's United Soccer Association, cease operations?

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The Women's United Soccer Association folded in 2006.

U.S. Open Cup

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What is the U.S. Open Cup?

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The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest soccer cup competition in the United States. It is open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF) affiliated teams, both amateur and professional. The competition was first known as the National Challenge and dates to 1914. The winner of the U.S. Open Cup competition are awarded the Dewar Cup, which was donated by Sir Thomas Dewar in 1914. The Dewar Cup is on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York.

Since the debut of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1996, the competition has been won by a MLS team every year except 1999, when it was won by the Rochester Raging Rhinos who are now part of the United Soccer League's (USL) First Division.

The first winner of the U.S. Open Cup in 1914 was the Brooklyn Field Club. The most recent winner (2008) was DC United.

For a list of all U.S. Open Cup Champions see: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

First to Win MLS Cup

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What was the first Major League Soccer Team to win the MLS Cup, the championship of Major League Soccer?

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The first MLS Cup was won by DC United in 1996. They also won the second in 1997 making them the first MLS team to win back-to-back MLS cups.

Most International Soccer Goals

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Who holds the record for the most international soccer goals?

First Sports Movie to Win Best Picture Oscar

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What was the first major motion picture with a sports theme to win the Academy Award for best picture?

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The 1976 boxing film Rocky staring Sylvester Stallone was the first sports movie to win the best picture Academy Award.

First to win 2 Iditarod Sled Races

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Who was the first person to win 2 Iditarod dog sled races?

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Rick Swenson of Minnesota won in 1977 and 1979 to become the first person to win 2 Iditarod dog sled races.

Founding of Each Triple Crown Race

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When was the first running of each of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown Races?

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The first running of each of the Triple Crown races was:

• Belmont Stakes - 1867
• Preakness Stakes - 1873
• Kentucky Derby - 1875

Races of Horse Racing Triple Crown

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What races make up the thoroughbred racing Triple Crown in the United States?

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The races of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown are:

• The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
• The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland
• The Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York

First Woman to Reach Everest Summit

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Who was the first woman to reach the Summit of Mount Everest?

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On May 16, 1975 Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race

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Who was the first woman to win the Iditarod sled dog race?

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Female musher Libby Riddles of Wisconsin became the first woman to win the Iditarod with her victory in 1985. The following 3 years (1986-1988) were also won by a woman - Susan Butcher, of Massachusetts.

First Person to Win Both the Iditarod and Yukon Quest

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Who was the first musher to win the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest in the same year?

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Musher Lance Mackey won both the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest in 2007 to become the first musher to win both events in the same year. He repeated his accomplishment in 2008, again winning both.

Yukon Quest

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What is the Yukon Quest?

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The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race (or simply Yukon Quest) is a 1,000 mile sled-dog race from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. It is widely believed to be the most difficult sled dog race in the world. The race, which is actually 1,016 miles (1,635 km), was first held in 1984.

Top Rated AFI Sports Movie

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The American Film Institute (AFI) publishes a list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. What is the top ranked movie with a sports theme?

Trivia Question Answer

1980's Raging Bull about middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta staring Robert De Niro comes in on the AFI List of the 100 greatest American movies at number 4 to take top honors for sports movies.

First Iditarod

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The Iditarod is a dog sled race that goes from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome, Alaska (1,049 miles / 1688 km). When was the race first held and who was the first winner?

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The first Iditarod was held in 1973. It was won by Dick Wilmarth of Red Devil, AK in a time of 20 days 0 hours 49 minutes 41 seconds. His take for winning the first Iditarod was $12,000.