1. In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?

2. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?

3. What is the maximum number of medals awarded for each event at the Olympics?

4. Which event is widely regarded as the most prestigious in track and field, often closing the Olympic athletics programme?

5. Who holds the world record for the men’s 100 metres sprint, set in 2009?

6. In athletics, what is the term for a running event with barriers to jump over?

7. Which country has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times?

8. What is the official motto of the Olympic Games, often translated as “Faster, Higher, Stronger”?

9. How many Grand Slam tennis tournaments are there each year?

10. Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on grass courts in London?

11. What term is used in tennis for a score of zero?

12. In golf, what is the term for completing a hole one stroke under par?

13. How many holes are there in a standard round of golf?

14. Which golf major is traditionally played at Augusta National in the United States?

15. What term describes a tennis serve that the opponent cannot reach or return, winning the point outright?

16. In golf, what is the term for scoring three strokes under par on a single hole?

17. How many players are on a cricket team on the field at one time?

18. What is the term for a bowler taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries in cricket?

19. Which country won the first ever Cricket World Cup in 1975?

20. In rugby union, how many points is a try worth?

21. What is the term for a batsman being out without scoring any runs in cricket?

22. How many players are on a rugby union team on the field at one time?

23. What is the term for hitting the ball over the boundary without it touching the ground, scoring the maximum runs from one delivery in cricket?

24. Which trophy is contested between England and Australia in Test cricket?

25. In boxing, how many rounds are typically contested in a professional world title fight?

26. Which martial art, originating in Brazil, focuses heavily on ground fighting and submissions?

27. What is the term for winning a boxing match when the opponent is unable to continue, often due to a knockdown?

28. In Formula 1, what colour flag signals the end of a race?

29. How many laps make up the Indianapolis 500, a famous American motor race?

30. Which annual motorsport endurance race, held in France, lasts 24 hours?

31. In Formula 1, what term describes a driver completing a lap faster than any other driver in that session?

32. Which weight class in boxing is typically the heaviest, with no upper weight limit?

33. Which sport is traditionally referred to as “the noble art”?

34. In which sport would you compete in events such as the long jump, javelin, and shot put?

35. Which annual multi-sport event, held every four years, features both Summer and Winter editions?

36. What is the term for a sporting contest that ends with the same score for both sides?

37. Which sport uses terms such as “love”, “deuce”, and “advantage”?

38. In snooker, what is the maximum possible break a player can score in a single visit to the table?

39. Which annual horse race, held at Aintree, is one of the most famous steeplechase events in the world?

40. What is the name for the ten-event combined athletics competition contested mostly by men?