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1. What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?
2. What is the standard number of squares on a chessboard?
3. In which Canadian city was the first organized indoor ice hockey game played in 1875?
4. In which stadium did Diego Maradona score the famous 'Hand of God' goal?
5. Which major change did the Marquess of Queensberry Rules introduce to boxing to replace bare-knuckle fighting?
6. What was the original name of the Rubik's Cube when it was first invented in 1974?
7. What was the primary reason the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was created in 1943?
8. What military object determined the standard 16-pound weight of the modern men's shot put?
9. Netball was originally developed as a modification of which other sport?
10. What caused the marathon distance to be set at exactly 26.2 miles during the 1908 Olympics?
11. What was the main problem with the original basketball 'hoops' used in the 1890s?
12. Who was the primary founder of the English Football League, the world's first professional soccer league?
13. Before the invention of the racket, how was the early version of tennis (Jeu de Paume) played?
14. What was the fourth word added to the Olympic motto in 2021?
15. How does the 'Fosbury Flop' improve high jump performance from a physics standpoint?
16. What is the most likely functional reason the checkered pattern was chosen for racing flags?
17. What historic achievement did Hamilton accomplish in 2020?
18. In 2021, Hamilton famously battled which driver for the World Championship?
19. Hamilton has been a strong advocate for what cause within motorsport?
20. In which season did Hamilton narrowly miss winning the championship as a rookie?

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