Sport Quiz #683
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 18 February 2022
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Q1.
What was a major change in cricket in the 1760s, some 2 to 300 or more years after it was first played in the UK?
A
Cricketing whites became required wear
B
Balls were bowled instead of rolled along the ground
C
Women were admitted as players
D
International championships were established
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2
Q2.
What sport is contested in the annual world championship MLB Series?
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3
Q3.
British world champion, double Olympic gold medalist and extreme sportsman James Cracknell won his medals in what sport?
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4
Q4.
What gambling game, requiring only two coins to play, was popular with Australian and New Zealand soldiers in World War II?
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5
Q5.
In the early 21st century formal multi-million dollar speed contests were established in the United Arab Emirates for what animal?
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6
Q6.
Who was the world chess champion from 1969 to 1972?
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Q7.
At his retirement in 2012 from One Day International games, who held the record for scoring the most centuries in international cricket, with over 100?
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