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Sports Quiz
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American Sports Nicknames
May 25, 2014: NASCAR driver, Kurt Busch (26), runs the 98th annual Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN.
Indianapolis 500 Quiz
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The 100th Indianapolis 500
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10 Unusual Sports
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Why Is the Indy 500 Held on Memorial Day Weekend?
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10 Great Sports Rivalries
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7 Unsportsmanlike Sportsmen
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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
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How Deadly Is Quicksand?
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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Causes of the Great Depression
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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
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Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

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Also Known As Alfred Unser
Born May 29, 1939 • Albuquerque • New Mexico
Died December 9, 2021 (aged 82) • New Mexico
Awards And Honors Indianapolis 500 (1987) • Indianapolis 500 (1978) • Indianapolis 500 (1971) • Indianapolis 500 (1970)

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