| Year | Event | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The 2020 Olympics are held a year late due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | Tokyo | 97%
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| 2000 | The Olympic Games are called the "best ever" for the last time. | Sydney | 79%
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| 2001 | George Bush throws the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series, following 9/11. | New York City | 76%
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| 1896 | The modern Olympic Games are launched. | Athens | 71%
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| 1995 | South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup final, three years after the end of apartheid. | Johannesburg | 71%
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| 1936 | African-American Jesse Owens wins four Olympic medals, defying the 'Aryan myth'. | Berlin | 68%
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| 2016 | The Foxes celebrate winning the English Premier League against 5000-1 odds. | Leicester | 68%
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| 1986 | Maradona scores his "Hand of God" goal in the FIFA World Cup quarter finals. | Mexico City | 62%
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| 1974 | Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the 'Rumble in the Jungle'. | Kinshasa | 59%
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| 1858 | The first Australian football club, and the world's oldest professional club, is founded. | Melbourne | 56%
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| 1989 | A human crush at the Hillsborough Stadium kills 97 Liverpool supporters. | Sheffield | 50%
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| 1788 | Marylebone Cricket Club codifies the laws of cricket. | London | 47%
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| 1872 | England and Scotland play the first international football match. | Glasgow | 44%
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| 1997 | Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield's ear in the WBA Heavyweight Championship. | Las Vegas | 38%
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| 1998 | The Bulls beat the Jazz in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with Michael Jordan's help. | Salt Lake City | 35%
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| 1917 | The National Hockey League is founded. | Montreal | 29%
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| 1960 | The first international Paralympic Games are held. | Rome | 24%
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| 1950 | The United States stun England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup's 'Miracle on Grass'. | Belo Horizonte | 18%
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| 1967 | The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl. | Los Angeles | 15%
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| 2008 | Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open just two months after knee surgery. | San Diego | 6%
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