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Question
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The term “Whitewash” is associated with which game?
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Cricket
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Football
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Tennis
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Bolleyball
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cricket. In cricket, a whitewash is when a team wins all the matches played in a series of at least 3 matches.
Detailed explanation-2: -It comes from baseball. The term ‘whitewash’ arose in that great game, not invented in the USA (but that hardly matters). ‘Whitewash’ started in the nineteenth century as a description for preventing an opposing team from scoring any runs: in other words, a clean sweep.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term ‘White wash’ is associated with Hockey.
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