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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?

A
Sand yachting
B
Beach volleyball
C
Surf lifesaving
D
Frisbee
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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?

A
Aorangi Terrace
B
Strawberry Field
C
Sugar Hill
D
Lavender Hill
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Q3. Which platform game developed by Nintendo and first released in 1985 has generated multiple versions and spinoffs?

A
Mortal Kombat
B
Age of Empires
C
Pokémon
D
Super Mario Bros
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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?

A
Huey Lewis
B
Jerry Lee Lewis
C
Jerry Lewis
D
Carl Lewis
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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
Select from the options above.
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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?

A
Beards
B
Socks
C
Underpants
D
Tattoos
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