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  1. Which sport is the most popular in Cyprus?
  2. Which Cypriot club was the first from the island to reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, in 2008-09?
  3. Which Cypriot club has won the most league titles in the Cypriot First Division?
  4. In which city is the GSP Stadium, the largest stadium on the island and home of the national football team?
  5. Has the Cyprus men's national football team ever qualified for a European Championship or World Cup finals tournament?
  6. In 2025 Cyprus played in a major basketball tournament for the first time. Which one?
  7. The Games of the Small States of Europe have been held in Cyprus in 1989 and in which later year?
  8. How many players of one team are on the pitch in a football match?
  9. How many players of one team are on the court in a basketball game?
  10. How many players of one team are on court in a volleyball match?
  11. A football team wins 12 matches, draws 5 and loses 3. A win gives 3 points and a draw gives 1. How many points does it have?
  12. A team has scored 38 goals and conceded 21 goals. What is its goal difference?
  13. A runner completes a 10-kilometre race in 50 minutes at a constant pace. What is the average speed?
  14. How long is the full marathon race?
  15. In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
  16. In which year did Athens host the Olympic Games for the second time?
  17. Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?
  18. How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
  19. Which sport uses a boat class called Laser (now called ILCA 7), in which a Cypriot sailor won an Olympic medal?
  20. Which winter activity takes place on Mount Olympus in the Troodos when there is enough snow?
  21. Which sport is played by teams of 15 players and is governed in Cyprus by the Cyprus Rugby Federation?
  22. How many sets must a player win to take a men's best-of-five match in a Grand Slam tennis tournament?
  23. In which athletics event is Kyriakos Ioannou, a Cypriot who won medals at major championships, a specialist?
  24. A swimming pool is 50 metres long. How many lengths must a swimmer complete to swim 1,500 metres?
  25. A stadium has 22,000 seats. A match sells 85 percent of them. How many seats are sold?
  26. Which of these stadiums is in Limassol?
  27. In football, how many points does a team receive for a draw in a standard league?
  28. Which Cypriot organisation governs football in the island?
  29. A club plays 30 league matches, wins 18, draws 6 and loses the rest. A win gives 3 points and a draw 1. How many points does it have?
  30. A team wins the first leg 2-1 away and the second leg 1-0 at home. What is the aggregate score?
  31. In which city is the Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center, which hosted EuroBasket 2025 group games?
  32. Which French club did APOEL knock out on penalties in the round of 16 of the 2011-12 Champions League?
  33. In volleyball, a set is played to 25 points but must be won by two clear points. At 24-24, what is the minimum score by which a team can win the set?
  34. Which two Nicosia clubs share the GSP Stadium for their home matches?
  35. Which defending European champions were in Cyprus's group at EuroBasket 2025?
  36. What colour do the Omonia football players wear for their home shirts?

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