Multiple choice general knowledge sports

When the first ashes played

  1. 1886

  2. 1882

  3. 1894

  4. 1954
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The term 'The Ashes' originated after England lost to Australia for the first time on home soil at The Oval in 1882. A mock obituary was published in The Sporting Times stating that English cricket had died and 'the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.'

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