Sports & Leisure Quiz for 19 June 2009
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1
What was unusual about Stamata Revithi running the marathon course at the 1896 Olympics, in Athens?
A
Female athletes were not allowed to compete at all
B
Female athletes could not compete in "strenuous events"
D
She came alone and did not represent a country
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2
Which of these games involves eating spots and escaping from ghosts?
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3
Who supplies tyres for all A1 Grand Prix cars?
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4
The invention of what game, needing only pencil and paper, is attributed to Clifford von Winkler in the early 1900s?
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5
Which of these countries has never hosted a Summer or Winter Olympics?
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6
Which of these runners is from England?
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7
In baseball, what is the name of the position where the pitcher stands to throw the ball to a batter of the opposing team?
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