Sport Quiz #495
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 13 July 2018
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Q1.
Which country won the most gold medals for the Olympic Marathon, the first 25 times that it was run (1896 - 2004)?
Note: This question was updated in April 2022
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Q2.
Several unexpected and late participants in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, came from which country?
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Q3.
What was the first year that the Show Jumping World Championships were held, in Paris?
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Q4.
What sport is featured in the film "The Water Boy", starring Adam Sandler?
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Q5.
At the 1st World Rowing Championships held at Lucerne in 1962, the International Federation of Rowing Associations did not recognise countries with similar names. Selection trials from 2 countries were held the day before the championships. Which "country" was this?
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Q6.
Toward the end of 2000, in which sport was the diameter of the ball increased by 2mm to make it easier to be seen on television and thus make it more viable as a televised spectator sport?
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Q7.
Which of these sports was not part of the Classic pentathlon contested in Olympic Games from 1906 to 1924?
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