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The Ashes urn is contested by which two nations?

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England and Australia

The Ashes is a cricket Test series

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Daytona 500?

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Harley J. Earl Trophy

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the NBA Championship?

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Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy

originally the Walter A. Brown Trophy

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A green jacket is awarded to the winner of which tournament?

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U.S. Masters (golf)

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The August Belmont Trophy is awarded in which sport?

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Horse racing

The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown.

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What award is given annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the AL and NL, as determined by the MLB coaches and managers?

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Silver Slugger Award

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The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to whom?

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The NBA MVP

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What award is given annually to the MLB players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the NL and AL?

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Rawlings Gold Glove Award

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl?

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Vince Lombardi Trophy

(originally designed by world-famous jeweler Tiffany & Co. and named after the coach of the Green Bay Packers who won the first Super Bowl)

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States?

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Ryder Cup

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the NHL playoffs?

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Stanley Cup

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The Heisman Memorial Trophy is awarded to whom?

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The outstanding player in NCAA football

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The Clarkson Cup is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship

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What is awarded to the winner of golf’s U.S. Masters Tournament?

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Masters’ green jacket

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What was awarded to the winners of the first Olympic games, in ancient Greece?

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Laurel wreaths

and later, an amphora with sacred olive oil

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What trophy is awarded to awarded to the winning team of the biennial cricket Test series between England and Australia?

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The Ashes urn

(However, the urn itself has never been a trophy and remains in the MCC Cricket Museum at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The winners of the Ashes are presented with a replica (not to scale) of the urn in Waterford Crystal.)

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The Borg-Warner Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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Indianapolis (“Indy”) 500

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Ladies’ Singles at Wimbledon?

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Venus Rosewater Dish

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The Vanier Cup is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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The U Sports Canadian football championship

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What trophy is awarded to the winners of the FIBA World Cup?

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Naismith Trophy

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The Champion’s Cup, the Steinfeld Cup, and the Mann Cup are awarded in which sport?

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lacrosse

(The Champion’s Cup to the winner of the box/indoor NLL, the Steinfeld Cup to the winner of the field MLL, and the Mann Cup to the Canadian box/indoor team.)

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Indianapolis 500?

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Borg-Warner Trophy

23
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The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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Super Bowl

the NFL playoffs

24
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What is the most valuable trophy in sports at $4,000,000+ US dollars? It was designed by Tiffany and Co. in 1860.

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Woodlawn Vase, awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes

25
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The Claret Jug is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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British Open (golf)

26
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The Harley J. Earl Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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Daytona 500

27
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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the CFL championship?

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Grey Cup

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What sporting event is called “The Run for the Roses” because the winner gets a blanket of 554 red roses after the race?

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Kentucky Derby

29
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The Venus Rosewater Dish is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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Ladies’ Singles at Wimbledon

30
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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the MLB World Series?

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Commissioner’s Trophy

31
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What trophy is awarded to the U Sports Canadian football champion?

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Vanier Cup

32
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What trophy is awarded to the outstanding player in NCAA football?

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Heisman Memorial Trophy

33
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What trophy is awarded to the premier international team event in women’s tennis?

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Fed Cup

34
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What trophy is awarded to the NBA MVP?

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Maurice Podoloff Trophy

35
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The world’s oldest sporting trophy, the Carlisle Bells, is awarded in which sport?

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Horse racing

The race is held in Cumbria and was first awarded by Elizabeth I

36
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The Paul Barrière Trophy and the Webb Ellis Cup are awarded in which sport?

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Rugby

(The Paul Barrière Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Rugby League World Cup and the Webb Ellis Cup is awarded to the winner of the Rugby Union World Championship.)

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of golf’s British Open?

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Claret Jug

formally the Golf Champion Trophy

38
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The Fed Cup is awarded in which sport?

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Tennis (women’s)

39
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What is the world’s oldest international sporting trophy? It is nicknamed the “Auld Mug.”

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America’s Cup

named for its first winner, the schooner America

40
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The world’s oldest international sporting trophy, the America’s Cup, is awarded in which sport?

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Sailing or yachting

41
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The Woodlawn Vase is awarded in which sport?

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Horse racing

(The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes and is the most valuable trophy in sports at $4,000,000+ US dollars. It was designed by Tiffany & Co. in 1860.)

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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes?

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Woodlawn Vase

43
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The Stanley Cup is awarded to the winner of which tournament?

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NHL playoffs

44
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What trophy is awarded to the premier international team event in men’s tennis?

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Davis Cup

45
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The Commissioner’s Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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MLB World Series

46
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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship?

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Clarkson Cup

Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson.

47
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The Davis Cup is awarded in which sport?

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Tennis (men’s)

48
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The Naismith Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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FIBA World Cup

FIBA is the International Basketball Federation

49
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What trophy is awarded to the winner of the MLS Cup?

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Philip F. Anschutz Trophy

50
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The Philip F. Anschutz Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

A

MLS Cup

51
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The Larry O’Brien Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

A

NBA Championship

52
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The Ryder Cup is awarded in which sport?

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golf (men’s)

The trophy is contested biennially between teams from Europe and the United States.

53
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The Grey Cup is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?

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CFL championship game (football)

54
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What trophy replaced the trophy originally known as Victory and then as the Jules Rimet Trophy?

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FIFA World Cup Trophy

Victory was first awarded to Uruguay in 1930

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