Sport Quiz #282
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 13 June 2014
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Q1.
What gives the game of crib, or cribbage, its name?
A
It was first popular as a holiday game played in a bach, or crib
B
The crib of cards sequestered for the dealer as part of a deal
C
The scoring board is shaped like a manger, or crib
D
Players are scored on the most effective cheating
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Q2.
Which of these was not a nickname for George Herman Ruth, Jr, the American Major League baseball player from 1914-1935?
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Q3.
Burt Munro set the current land speed record for motorcycles under 1000cc in 1967 on what make of motorcycle?
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Q4.
What distinguishes a yacht from other sailing or motor vessels?
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Q5.
Wargaming in one form or another has gone through surges of use and popularity but one form is both ancient and still greatly popular; which is it?
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Q6.
What was the final and controversial score in the intensely physical, driving, suspense-filled, penalty-ridden rivalry of the USA vs RUSSIA men's ice hockey game at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 14, 2014?
Note: This question was updated in April 2023
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Q7.
When the Badminton World Federation was first formed in 1934 (initially as the International Badminton Federation) where was it located?
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