Sport Quiz #189
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 31 August 2012
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1
Q1.
In cricket, what term is used to describe the situation when a batsman is "out" for no runs on the second ball they face?
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2
Q2.
What is the most popular sports competition in Australia?
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3
Q3.
What sport was reputedly introduced to England by the 10th Hussars in 1869?
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4
Q4.
What are Prowl, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Ironhide, Skids, Swoop, Gears, Huffer, Windcharger, Reflector and Soundwave?
B
Characters from "American Gladiator"
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5
Q5.
Tony Hawk won 9 gold medals at what annual event between 1995 and 2002?
A
World Bowls Championship
B
Surfing World Championships
D
World Indoor Archery Championships
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6
Q6.
When did Hall Thompson, who had established the Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama as an invitation-only private golf club, and noting the inclusion of Jews and women as members, cause controversy by saying "we don't discriminate in every other area except blacks"?
A
Just before the PGA Championship, 1990
B
At the time of the arrest of Rosa Parks, 1955
C
On the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, 1968
D
Inauguration of John F Kennedy as US president, 1961
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7
Q7.
What is the shape of a standard cricket pitch?
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