W.G. Grace (right), batting in an 1890s cricket match.
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Today’s first question relates to 19 August. The subsequent questions are not date-related but follow on (continuing the cricketing sayings).
One
Cricket first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1900. How many national teams competed in that tournament, and in how many Olympic events has the sport featured?
Two
The modern Olympics are numbered in Roman Numerals, for example the second and fifth would be referred to as the II Olympiad and the V Olympiad. What officially were the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China known as?
Three
What is the IATA code for Beijing Capital International Airport?
Four
In 2025 Beijing Capital (question two above) was the 15th busiest airport in the world for passenger traffic. What city’s airport was the world’s busiest that year with 106,302,208 passengers?
Five
This Province was established as a proprietary colony in 1732 and a royal colony from 1752. One of thirteen, it was named after a reigning British monarch: what monarch?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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