Sport Quiz #604
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 14 August 2020
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1
Q1.
When was the first time the Paralympic Games were held in Russia?
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2
Q2.
In what sport is a crown green sometimes used?
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3
Q3.
Anthony Nesty won which country's first Olympic medal, a gold in the 100 m butterfly in the 1988 Summer Olympics?
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4
Q4.
Who was president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the decisions around holding the 2020 Summer Olympics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic?
C
Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
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5
Q5.
Why was Canadian sailor Lawrence Lemieux awarded a Pierre de Coubertin medal in the course of the 1988 Summer Olympics?
A
In recognition of his contribution to the promotion of the Olympic Movement and services to the IOC
B
He lent his boat to a competitor whose craft had been smashed just before it was due to race
C
He stopped racing to rescue a competing boat's capsized and injured crew
D
He continued to race after an onlooker attacked and badly injured him
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6
Q6.
What does the organisation "FEGUIFUT" administer?
A
Aid to victims of tsunamis and earthquakes
B
Export fruit sales from New Zealand
C
The setting of quotas for ivory exports from South Africa
D
Footbal (soccer) in Equatorial Guinea
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7
Q7.
The American game Halma, inspired by the English game Hoppity devised in 1854, is played on what shape board?
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