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As the title may imply, A Question of Sport is a Panel Show about sport, made by The BBC.

The show started in 1968 and has been on continuously^[1] since 1970 - the longest-running game show in Britain. So far, it's had nearly 900 episodes.

Follows the format you'd expect of panel shows, with a host, two teams (consisting of two guests and a captain) and various quiz rounds.

The rounds generally played are:

Picture Board - Contestants pick a square from a numbered grid which will correspond to a photo of an obscured sports personality, of whom they have to guess the identity.
What Happened Next? - Sporting footage is played and contestants will have to figure out what hilarity ensued.
Mystery Guest - A montage is shown of a sports star dressed in disguise, who has to be identified. This round can be quite funny, as when [Ally McCoist] failed to recognise his own boss.
Observation - A montage of sporting action, followed by detail-based questions ("How many football players were seen wearing yellow shorts?").
Home Or Away - Standard quiz questions. Contestants can choose "Home" questions, which are easier (usually about their own sports) but worth less, or "Away" questions, which are harder but worth more.
Captain's Challenge - A newer round, where team captains engage in some sort of wacky challenge.

Tropes used in A Question of Sport include:

The Points Mean Nothing: Averted, with competitive sportsmen as panelists. Less of a thing as the show has got more comedic in recent years, but the Bill Beaumont / Ian Botham era was very competitive.

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-As the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|title may imply]], ''A Question Of Sport'' is a [[Panel Show]] about sport, made by [[The BBC]].
+As the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|title may imply]], ''[[A Question of Sport]]'' is a [[Panel Show]] about sport, made by [[The BBC]].
 The show started in 1968 and has been on continuously<ref>bear in mind the [[British Brevity]]</ref> since 1970 - the [[Long Runner|longest-running]] game show in Britain. So far, it's had nearly 900 episodes.
 Follows the format you'd expect of panel shows, with a host, two teams (consisting of two guests and a captain) and various quiz rounds.
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 The rounds generally played are:
 * '''Picture Board''' - Contestants pick a square from a numbered grid which will correspond to a photo of an obscured sports personality, of whom they have to guess the identity.
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 * '''Home Or Away''' - Standard quiz questions. Contestants can choose "Home" questions, which are easier (usually about their own sports) but worth less, or "Away" questions, which are harder but worth more.
 * '''Captain's Challenge''' - A newer round, where team captains engage in some sort of wacky challenge.
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-==== Tropes: ====
-* [[The Points Mean Nothing]]: Averted, with competitive sportsmen as panellists. Less of a thing as the show has got more comedic in recent years, but the Bill Beaumont / Ian Botham era was ''very'' competitive.
+* [[The Points Mean Nothing]]: Averted, with competitive sportsmen as panelists. Less of a thing as the show has got more comedic in recent years, but the Bill Beaumont / Ian Botham era was ''very'' competitive.
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