Sport Quiz #516
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 7 December 2018
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1
Q1.
What is another name for "fishing"?
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2
Q2.
What organisation, established in 1981 similar to one established in the USA (but limited to the USA) in 1979, is housed at Wingate Institute in Israel?
A
Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
B
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
C
NOOA National Severe Storms Laboratory
D
International Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
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3
Q3.
In the Olympic shot put competition, what is the weight of the women's shot?
A
24 kilograms (52.92 pounds)
C
14.52 kilograms (32 pounds)
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4
Q4.
At the 2000 Olympics at Sydney, which Cuban was the second person in Olympic history to win three gold medals in Heavyweight boxing?
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5
Q5.
In which of these sports does game-play centre around innings where teams alternate at batting and fielding (with a maximum of nine players fielding at one time) with points scored by the batting team completing a circuit around the field through four bases or posts without being put 'out'?
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6
Q6.
Which of these is not an alternative name for a game of dice for one or more players, mostly played in a group of two to four where traditionally a counting box is used with tiles numbered 1 to 9, known as Klackers, Zoltan box, Batten down the Hatches or High Rollers?
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7
Q7.
In which tennis event finals did Serena Williams notably lose to Naomi Osaka in 2018?
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