Sport Quiz #431
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 21 April 2017
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Q1.
Hoylake Beach in the UK and St Peter Ording in Germany have been the venues for international championships since 2007 for which sport?
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2
Q2.
What is the official name of the spectator area at Wimbledon at the side of No. 1 Court known as Henman Hill or Murray Mound?
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3
Q3.
Which platform game developed by Nintendo and first released in 1985 has generated multiple versions and spinoffs?
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4
Q4.
In 1996, who joined Paavo Nurmi, Larysa Latynina and Mark Spitz, tied for the record number of Olympic gold medals (9) up to that time?
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5
Q5.
Why was the Ice Hockey World Championship at Chamonix in 1930 moved mid-championship to Vienna and Berlin?
A
The German and Austrian teams refused to continue unless the move was made
B
The natural ice in the Chamonix venue melted
C
Settled fog blanketed the venue
D
Part of the seating collapsed and the venue was declared unsafe
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6
Q6.
What was a feature of the gold medals awarded for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics?
A
The gold was mined and extracted without the use of mercury
B
The gold was partly recycled (about 30% by mass)
C
They were larger than the silver and bronze medals combined
D
They did not feature the traditional image of Nike
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Q7.
Which of these are not allowed to be worn in Olympic boxing?
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