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Sports & Leisure Quiz for 23 October 2009

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1

What is the name given to the official residence provided for the Olympic athletes?

A
Olympic Village
B
Olympic Hamlet
C
Olympic Town
D
Olympic City
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2

What chess piece is also called a "castle"?

A
Crow
B
Blackbird
C
Rook
D
Shag
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3

Bing Crosby died playing which sport?

A
Tennis
B
Golf
C
Chess
D
Basketball
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4

The first modern Olympic games were held in which century?

A
21st
B
16th
C
19th
D
12th
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5

What is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003, that involves two teams, each of which has one innings?

A
Thirty30
B
Ten10
C
Five5
D
Twenty20
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6

In chess, castling involves the rook and which other piece?

A
Bishop
B
Queen
C
Knight
D
King
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7

Whose lifetime total of 714 home runs was a record in Major League Baseball for 39 years, until 1974?

A
Hank Aaron
B
Mickey Mantle
C
Roger Maris
D
Babe Ruth
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