Sports & Leisure Quiz for 1 January 2010
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1
Muhammad Ali (who was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) is associated with which sport?
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2
After winning the silver in equestrian dressage 1932 Summer Olympics, why was Swedish rider Bertil Sandström demoted to last?
A
Months later, his horse tested positive for fluphenazine and zuclophenthixol
B
His blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin
C
"Clicking" to his horse to encourage it.
D
Swearing at the judges during the competition
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3
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the world's oldest and most famous cricket club (founded in 1787), is based where?
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4
At the opening ceremony of every Olympic Games when the athletes parade into the stadium, what is traditionally the first nation to enter, so as to honor the origins of the Olympics?
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5
At the 2008 Olympics, South Korea protested that for Norway’s winning goal in the semifinals, the ball had failed fully to cross the goal line prior to time expiring and requested that the game continue into overtime. What sport was this?
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6
Which team won the eighth World Polo Championship in Mexico in May 2008?
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7
Why was Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian disqualified by the IOC from his medal for the men's 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling event at the 2008 Olympics?
A
He was found to have used the banned substance propranolol
B
He threw his medal on the floor at the medal ceremony
C
He had kicked a referee in the face
D
He was found to be overweight
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