Sport Quiz #561
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 18 October 2019
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1
Q1.
Which Formula One team, founded in 1963 by a New Zealander, were the first to design a car using a carbon fibre monocoque?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is associated with boxing?
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3
Q3.
The ball used in rugby, American and Canadian football, and Australian Rules football resembles what shape?
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4
Q4.
Which of these is a fielding position in cricket?
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5
Q5.
Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?
A
He was wearing shoes not approved for the event
B
He had deliberately tripped Avery Brundage
C
He had previously played baseball for a fee
D
He refused to stand on the winner's podium
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6
Q6.
In the 1988 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing, disabled alpine and Nordic skiing, and freestyle short track speed skating were competed as demonstration sports. What was the fourth demonstration sport at the Games?
A
Winter pentathlon (men)
D
freestyle skiing - aerials and ski ballet
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7
Q7.
Which is the course on which the first Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man was run?
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