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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?

A
Bonaire, 2013
B
Turkey, 2009
C
Spain, 2015
D
Rio de Janeiro, 2016
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Q2. What was remarkable about Kathrine Switzer's competing as runner no.261 in the 1967 Boston Marathon?

A
She was physically disabled
B
She won the Marathon
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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Q3. Where was the first Padel World Championship in men's and women's singles held?

A
Canada
B
France
C
Argentina
D
Spain
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Q4. In athletics, what name is used for the preliminary races that precede quarter-finals or semi-finals?

A
Cools
B
Tepids
C
Heats
D
Hots
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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
A
Synchronised swimming
B
Pétanque
C
Croquet
D
Lacrosse
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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?

A
1966
B
1907
C
1999
D
1908
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