Sport Quiz #412
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 9 December 2016
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1
Q1.
The ISU is the body governing various competitive disciplines in what field?
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2
Q2.
In chess, how many spaces does the rook move when castling?
D
The rook is not involved
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3
Q3.
What is the Olympic motto?
D
Citius, Altius, Fortius
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4
Q4.
The board for which game has 121 indentations arranged to form a six-pointed star, with ten indentations in each triangular star-point of the hexagram, and 61 within its hexagon?
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5
Q5.
Where does the €10 Greek commemorative coin, minted in 2003 to commemorate the 2004 Summer Olympics, showing handball take its design from?
A
A silhouette photograph of champion player Nikola Karabatic
B
A design competition won by Gregorio C. Caparas
C
An archaic black-figure pottery vase showing a game known as cheirosphaira
D
A popular Greek cartoon
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6
Q6.
Which country, and its leader, hosted the 1936 Summer and Winter Olympics?
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7
Q7.
The oldest woman Olympic gold medalist is Queenie Newall, at London in 1908, when 53 years old. In which sport did she compete?
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