| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Team that blew a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals | Golden State Warriors | 89%
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| Team that won its first World Series since 1908 | Chicago Cubs | 83%
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| Sprinter who won his ninth olympic gold medal | Usain Bolt | 77%
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| Finished the year as #1 in men's tennis | Andy Murray | 69%
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| Player that got transferred to Manchester United for a record fee of £89m | Paul Pogba | 63%
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| Surprising winner of the English Premier League | Leicester City | 57%
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| Future Hall of Fame Quarterback who retired after winning the Super Bowl with the Broncos | Peyton Manning | 57%
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| Country that eliminated England in Euro 2016 despite only having a population of around 330,000 | Iceland | 54%
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| Another future Hall of Famer that retired after scoring 60 points in his final NBA game | Kobe Bryant | 51%
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| Gymnast who won four gold medals in Rio 2016 | Simone Biles | 51%
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| Sports that were reintroduced at the 2016 Olympics after long absences | Golf | 49%
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| Became first mixed martial artist to hold two UFC belts simultaneously after defeating Eddie Alvarez in Madison Square Garden | Conor McGregor | 46%
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| P.V. Sindhu became the first woman from this country to win an olympic silver medal | India | 40%
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| Formula 1 driver who retired five days after winning the title | Nico Rosberg | 40%
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| Sports that were reintroduced at the 2016 Olympics after long absences | Rugby Sevens | 34%
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| Finished the year as #1 in women's tennis | Angelique Kerber | 31%
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| Became second in all-time career points in the NHL | Jaromir Jagr | 26%
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| Controversial recently promoted Bundesliga team that ended the year at second place after the first 16 matches | RB Leipzig | 26%
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| American swimmer who set two world records in Rio 2016 | Katie Ledecky | 23%
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| Winner of the Heisman Trophy after accounting for 51 total touchdowns (30 passing, 21 rushing) | Lamar Jackson | 23%
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| Miami Marlins Pitcher who died in a boating accident | Jose Fernandez | 20%
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| First player selected in the 2016 NFL draft | Jared Goff | 17%
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| Failed to win the Masters despite a five-shot advantage heading into the back nine on the final round | Jordan Spieth | 17%
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| Scored four consecutive sixes in the final over in the cricket Twenty20 Final when the West Indies were trailling by 19 to England | Carlos Brathwaite | 14%
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| Scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament | Kris Jenkins | 6%
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