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Answer: False ✖
💡 Saudi Arabia's first appearance was at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, after a historic qualification through the Asian qualifiers.
Answer: Morocco
💡 At the 1994 World Cup, the Green Falcons beat Morocco 2-1 and then Belgium 1-0, after their first loss to the Netherlands.
Answer: Algeria
💡 Algeria beat Tunisia 2-0 after extra time in the final at Al Bayt Stadium.
Answer: Bahrain
💡 The Gulf Cup began in Bahrain in 1970 with four national teams, and Kuwait won its first title.
Answer: 24 seconds
💡 The 24-second shot clock prevents a team from stalling; if its shot does not touch the rim within that time, the ball goes to the opponent.
Answer: 7.32 meters
💡 The goal is 7.32 meters wide and 2.44 meters high, measurements taken from English units (8 yards × 8 feet).
Answer: Formula E
💡 Formula E is a world championship for electric-powered cars, and Diriyah has hosted its rounds since December 2018.
Answer: 2020
💡 The Dakar Rally moved to Saudi Arabia's deserts in 2020, after being held for years in Africa and then South America.
Answer: 2021
💡 The first race was held in December 2021, at night under the lights on the Jeddah Corniche.
Answer: Jeddah Corniche Circuit
💡 The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is a street circuit on the Red Sea coast and one of the fastest street circuits in the championship.
Answer: 7.26 kilograms
💡 The men's shot weighs 7.26 kilograms, or 16 pounds, while the women's shot weighs 4 kilograms.
Answer: 110 meters
💡 The men's short hurdles race is 110 meters, while the women's is 100 meters.
Answer: Fixed barriers and a water pit that the runners clear
💡 Runners jump over fixed barriers, and on each lap they clear a pit filled with water.
Answer: Tokyo 1964
💡 Judo entered the Olympics at Tokyo 1964, in honor of its home country, Japan.
Answer: Jigoro Kano of Japan
💡 Jigoro Kano founded judo in Japan in 1882, and its name means "the gentle way."
Answer: Castling
💡 In castling, the king moves two squares toward the rook, and then the rook is placed on the square next to the king on the other side, under certain conditions.
Answer: A draw
💡 This situation is called "stalemate," and it ends the game in a draw.
Answer: India
💡 The game "chaturanga" originated in India, then moved to Persia, then to the Islamic world, and from there to Europe.
Answer: The knight
💡 The knight moves in an L shape and is not blocked by the pieces in its way.
Answer: Morocco
💡 Morocco topped a group that included England, Poland, and Portugal, an unprecedented Arab and African achievement at the time.
