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Geosportle #13: answers for Friday, 16 October 2026

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⚽ Football · Question 1

Roberto Baggio blazed his penalty over the bar and Brazil won the first World Cup final decided by a shoot-out.

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Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States · 1994

Brazil and Italy drew 0–0 in the 1994 final in Pasadena, California, before Brazil won 3–2 on penalties. Baggio, Italy's star, missed the last kick in front of more than 94,000 fans.

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🏅 More sports · Question 2

Nadia Comăneci, aged 14, scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics, shown on the scoreboard as 1.00.

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Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada · 1976

The Romanian earned the first perfect 10 at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal on the uneven bars. The scoreboard could only show three digits, so it read 1.00. She went on to score six more.

From Geosportle #13 (16 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia

🏎️ Formula 1 · Question 3 · ×2

Ayrton Senna stalled on the grid, fell to 14th, then fought back to win the race and his first world title.

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Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan · 1988

Senna dropped to 14th after a poor start at the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix but carved through the field to pass teammate Alain Prost and win, securing the first of his three world championships.

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⛳ Golf · Question 4 · ×3

Seve Ballesteros punched the air after holing a birdie putt on the final green to beat Tom Watson to the Claret Jug.

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Old Course at St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland · 1984

Ballesteros won the 1984 Open by two strokes from Watson and Bernhard Langer at the home of golf in Fife. His fist-pump on the 18th green became the defining image of his career.

From Geosportle #13 (16 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia

🏏 Cricket · Question 5 · ×3

Joe Solomon's direct-hit run-out off the second-last ball produced the first tie in Test cricket's history.

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The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia · 1960

Australia and the West Indies finished level on 737 runs each in Brisbane in December 1960, after Solomon ran out Ian Meckiff. It was the first tie in 83 years of Test cricket.

From Geosportle #13 (16 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia

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