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in SportsHow many teams are going to play in the 2026 World Cup?
Answer: FIFA changed the format for the 2026 World Cup to have 12 groups of four teams each instead of 16 groups of three teams each. This means that there will be 48 teams playing in the tournament (up from 32), which the US, Mexico, and Canada will co-host. The change was approved by FIFA’s…
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in SportsWhich player spent the most weeks at the top of the tennis rankings?
Answer: As of Feb. 28, 2023. Novak Djokovic has been number one in the ATP rankings for a total of 378 weeks, breaking Steffi Graf’s record of 377 weeks at the top of the WTA rankings. He already became the male tennis player with the most weeks at the top in March 2021, when he…
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in SportsHow many Super Bowl MVP awards does Patrick Mahomes have?
Answer: Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, won his second Super Bowl MVP award on Feb. 12, 2023. Despite a high ankle sprain. Mahomes completed 13 out of 14 passes for 93 yards, two touchdowns, and two brilliant runs in the game’s second half, earning him MVP. The Kansas City Chiefs won…
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in SportsWho broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record?
Answer: Breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career record of 38,387 points with a fadeaway 2-pointer in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 7, 2023. LeBron James became the NBA’s leading career scorer. He is the first player to top Abdul-Jabbar’s 1984 record in nearly 40 years. James scored the record-breaking 38,388th point in the…
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in SportsIn what position did Tom Brady retire from the NFL?
Answer: Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL on Feb. 1, 2023. Again. He briefly retired from the NFL after the 2021 season. Originally. Brady was with the New England Patriots, but he signed with the Buccaneers in 2020. His first season with the Buccaneers earned him his seventh Super Bowl win. His final…
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in SportsIn Jan. 2023, LeBron James became the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points, but who was the first?
Answer: Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points in his career. LeBron James became the second NBA player to score 38,000 career points on Jan. 15, 2023. He also broke the record for being the youngest player to ever reach every career scoring milestone from 21,000 to 38,000 points. If the Lakers star keeps his…
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in SportsWhat team will Cristiano Ronaldo face in his first game in Saudi Arabia?
Answer: Paris Saint-Germain said on Jan. 9, 2023, that they would be playing a friendly game in Riyadh on Jan. 19 against a composite team of players from Ronaldo’s new club Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal. After the 37-year-old star slapped a mobile phone out of a fan’s hand last April. he had to wait until Jan.…
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in SportsWho was known in Brazil as “O Rei” or “The King”?
Answer: Known in Brazil as “O Rei” or “The King,” legendary professional footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, AKA Pelé. died on Dec. 29, 2022, at 82, following a battle with colon cancer.
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in SportsWho is the youngest NBA player to reach 3,000 3-Point Field Goals?
Answer: While LeBron James, between ages 22 and 36, was the youngest NBA player to reach 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, and 35,000 points in his career, Stephen Curry is the youngest NBA player to reach 3,000 3-Point Field Goals – an achievement he met in December 2021, at the age of 33 years, 289…
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in SportsWhy is Serena Williams stepping away from tennis after the US Open?
Answer: Serena Williams announced on Aug. 9, 2022, that she would retire from playing tennis after the US Open to focus on having a second child and being a mother, a fashion maker, and a venture capitalist.
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in SportsWho was the NBA’s first Black coach?
Answer: Bill Russell was the first Black coach in any North American professional sports, in his position as player-coach for the Boston Celtics from 1966 to 69, and the first to win a championship. Russell died on July 31, 2022, at the age of 88.
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in SportsWho was the first African American to play Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Answer: Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the white major baseball leagues on Apr. 15, 1947, when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. He was the first African American in the MLB since African-Americans had been excluded from major league baseball in 1884. Robinson was also the first black vice president…
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in SportsWho is the oldest man to win the French Open?
Answer: Rafael Nadal, 36, on June 5, 2022, beat Casper Ruud to win the French Open for the 14th time, making him the oldest man to win the French Open. It’s his 22nd Grand Slam win overall. The previous oldest French Open singles champion record holder was Andrés Gimeno (Spain), who won in 1972 at…
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in SportsHow many Super Bowl titles did Tom Brady win in his career?
Answer: Tom Brady retired from the NFL on Feb. 1, 2022, after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in a phenomenal 22-year career. On Mar. 13, just 40 days later, Brady announced he would return to the Buccaneers for the 2022 season.
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in SportsLeBron James became the only NBA player to hit which milestone?
Answer: LeBron James became the first NBA player to record 10,000 career assists, rebounds, and points, on March 13, 2022. He is the seventh player in NBA history to reach 10,000 assists, one of seven players who have earned 30,000 points, one of 42 players to reach 10,000 career rebounds, and the only one in…
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in SportsWhy was WNBA player Brittney Griner arrested and detained in Russia?
Answer: WNBA player and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner was arrested and detained in Russia in late Feb. 2022, upon arriving from New York. Russian Customs Service found vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage._x000D_
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in SportsWhich country topped Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics medal count?
Answer: Norway won a record 37 medals in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – the most for one country at a single Winter Games. That’s five more than Russia, which finished second in the medals count. Norway’s 16 gold medals easily passed Germany’s 12. Norway’s first and last medals were won by the same athlete,…
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in SportsSuper Bowl 56 is the first time the event is what?
Answer: Super Bowl 56 was the first time the event was happening simultaneously with the Winter Olympics. It’s also the second Super Bowl (and second-consecutive) to feature a team playing in its home stadium. The Los Angeles Rams won against Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Feb. 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California – the…
