Practice LAT questions with answers and explanations.
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The official marathon distance is 42.195 kilometers.
This is equivalent to 26 miles and 385 yards.
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The Olympic symbol contains five interlocking rings.
They traditionally represent the inhabited continents united by sport.
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A red card means the player is dismissed from the match.
A yellow card is a warning.
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In tennis scoring, zero is called love.
For example, 15-love means 15 to zero.
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A slam dunk is a basketball shot made by forcefully putting the ball through the hoop.
It is performed close to the basket.
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The Grand Canyon is in Arizona.
It was carved primarily by the Colorado River.
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A cricket hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes wickets on three consecutive balls.
The wickets may span overs under official rules.
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The Galápagos Islands are an Ecuadorian province in the Pacific Ocean.
They influenced Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution.
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Checkmate ends a chess game when the king is threatened and cannot escape.
The player delivering checkmate wins.
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A standard association-football team fields 11 players.
This includes one goalkeeper.
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Badminton players hit a shuttlecock across a net.
It is lighter and shaped differently from a ball.
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A basketball team has five players on the court at one time.
Additional players remain as substitutes.
