Sport Quiz #688
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 25 March 2022
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Q1.
Lawnmower racing as a sport took off in the second half of the 20th century in the UK, USA and Australia; what reason was quoted in the UK?
A
The lawns needed mowing
B
To settle an argument about handicapping
C
The participants just felt like it
D
Other motorsport was too expensive
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2
Q2.
Who was England's goalkeeper when they won the soccer World Cup Final in 1966?
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3
Q3.
Which is another name for the game variously called taca taca, kicker, baby-foot, langirt and futillo?
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4
Q4.
What major sporting event was held, also in London, shortly after the London 2012 Summer Olympics?
A
2012 Summer Paralympics
C
2012 Cricket County Championship
D
Bandy World Championship 2012
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5
Q5.
Women's sailing made its debut as a separate event in which Olympics?
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6
Q6.
Which city's bid to hold the 2012 Olympics came second to London's?
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7
Q7.
The 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem in the Netherlands led to what?
A
Foundation of the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD)
B
The creation of the International Co-ordinating Committee Sports for the Disabled in the World (ICC)
C
A slump in interest in disabled sports following low attendance at the Games
D
Cancellation of the Paralympics planned for 1984
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