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Sport Quiz #61

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 19 March 2010

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Q1. Where was the World Netball Series held in October 2009?

Note: This question was updated in September 2016
A
Melbourne, Australia
B
Rotorua, New Zealand
C
Manchester, England
D
Kingston, Jamaica
Select from the options above.
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Q2. What trophy, designed by the Italian designer Silvio Gazzaniga, is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 carat (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb), with a base containing two layers of semi-precious malachite?

A
FIFA World Cup Trophy
B
America's Cup
C
Ryder Cup
D
Borg-Warner Trophy
Select from the options above.
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Q3. What gambling game involves dealing 2 cards each to the player and the dealer, with the object of getting 9 or more points, counting their face value (except 10s and court cards, which count nothing)?

A
Roulette
B
Baccarat
C
Chemin de Fer
D
Craps
Select from the options above.
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Q4. The Leominster Rams have won more than 20 US National titles, including seven straight wins 2004 to 2010, in which sport?

Note: This question was updated in September 2016
A
American Football
B
Ice Hockey
C
Basketball
D
Street hockey
Select from the options above.
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Q5. Peter Snell, who set 5 individual world running records, was part of a team that set a new four by 1 mile relay record and won 2 Olympic golds for 800 metres (1960 Rome & 1964 Tokyo) and a gold for 1500 metres (1964 Tokyo), represented which country?

A
Austria
B
New Zealand
C
Kenya
D
India
Select from the options above.
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Q6. The Royal Yacht Squadron of Cowes, based on the Isle of Wight, started a competition in 1851 now known by what name?

A
Ryder Cup
B
America's Cup
C
Ranfurly Shield
D
Borg-Warner Trophy
Select from the options above.
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Q7. What game is played on a table 9 feet (2.64 m) by 5 feet (1.525 m), 2 foot 6 inches (76 cm) above the floor, divided by a net 6 3/4 inches (15.25 cm) high?

A
Petanque
B
Quoits
C
Roulette
D
Table tennis
Select from the options above.
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