Sport Quiz #703
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 8 July 2022
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Q1.
When archery was included for the first time at the Summer Olympics, in 1900, how many nations competed?
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2
Q2.
When was curling first played as a Winter Olympic sport?
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3
Q3.
In 2022 a number of international sports bodies banned events in Russia (and, in some cases, Belarus) and sportspeople from Russia in events everywhere else. What was the reason?
A
Difficulty of transport from and to the area
B
Russia's armed incursion, with Belarus help, into Ukraine from February 2022
C
Wildly varying exchange rates of the Russian rouble
D
Possible high radiation in the area
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4
Q4.
Kelly Slater is both the youngest and oldest person to hold the world title in what sport?
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5
Q5.
Until 2022 the only boycott of a Winter Olympics was at which Games?
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6
Q6.
What is the name used in the USA for the board game that the English call "draughts"?
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7
Q7.
Who were the contenders in the longest cricket test match ever played?
B
New Zealand v South Africa
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