Sport Quiz #416
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 6 January 2017
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Q1.
Where and when was the first Bossaball World Championship held?
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2
Q2.
What was remarkable about Kathrine Switzer's competing as runner no.261 in the 1967 Boston Marathon?
A
She was physically disabled
C
She was found to have run only part of the course
D
Women were not allowed to compete officially at the time
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3
Q3.
Where was the first Padel World Championship in men's and women's singles held?
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Q4.
In athletics, what name is used for the preliminary races that precede quarter-finals or semi-finals?
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Q5.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Arash Miresmaeili, an Iranian judoka, did not compete in a match against an Israeli. Which of these did not result?
A
He was awarded the US$125,000 paid to all Iranian gold medal winners by the Iranian government
B
He was officially cleared of intentionally avoiding the bout
C
He was disqualified from all future Olympics
D
He was officially disqualified for excessive weight.
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Q6.
Which Olympic sport was contested in only 1904 and 1908, by teams from only 3 countries (Canada, USA and Germany) altogether?
Note: This question was updated in March 2019
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Q7.
When the Chicago Cubs baseball team won the 2016 World Series, it was the first World Series win for them since when?
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