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The basics

In a standard triathlon, in what order are the three legs completed?

AnswerSwim, cycle, run

Triathletes swim first, then cycle, then finish with a run.

The Tour de France is a famous multi-week race in which sport?

AnswerCycling

The Tour de France is a road cycling race first held in 1903.

Going deeper

What does the Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' mean?

AnswerFaster, Higher, Stronger

The Latin motto means 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'.

In which year was Mount Everest first confirmed to have been climbed to the summit?

Answer1953

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on 29 May 1953.

The Iditarod in Alaska is a long-distance race for what?

AnswerSled dog teams

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race crosses Alaska from the Anchorage area to Nome.

Expert level

In which year did Roger Bannister run the first recorded mile in under four minutes?

Answer1954

Bannister ran the mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds in Oxford on 6 May 1954.

Whose expedition was the first to reach the South Pole, in December 1911?

AnswerRoald Amundsen's

Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team reached the South Pole on 14 December 1911.

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