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George H. W. Bush engaged in this activity with Michael Armacost and Akihito a few hours before he barfed on Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi (20[1])Miyazawa. (20[1])Facilities for this activity were popularized by Louis X (“the 10th”) of France, (20[1])who died shortly after engaging in it. (20[1])A barefoot Calvin Coolidge Jr. engaged (20[1])in this activity (20[3])at the White House (20[1])before (20[1])developing a fatal blood poisoning. When she was arrested for treason, Anne Boleyn was watching people (20[1])partake (20[1])in the (*) “real” version of this activity, usually played indoors. An unfinished Jacques-Louis David (10[1])painting depicts a facility for this activity at Versailles where the Third Estate (10[1])agreed to not disband (10[2])in a dramatic (10[1])oath. (10[2])For (10[2])10 (10[1])points, what Victorian sport is the focus of Wimbledon? (10[1])■END■ (10[11])

ANSWER: playing tennis [accept playing doubles tennis or lawn tennis or real tennis or court tennis; prompt on playing sports or doubles or exercising]
<Jeffrey Liu, History - Cross, Historiography, and Miscellaneous&gt; ~27847~ &lt;Editor: Michael Bentley>
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