I stand tall yet am often overlooked, my surface is smooth but my history is rugged. What am I?
Category: Sports · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about surfaces that host competitions yet require maintenance.
Answer
A tennis court
Explanation
A tennis court can be both grass or hard surface, often overlooked for the sport's history but critical to play.
This is a expert sports riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A tennis court.
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