Sport Quiz #720
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 4 November 2022
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1
Q1.
Which sport holds biennial world championships often called "Rescue"?
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2
Q2.
By what name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known to his fans?
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3
Q3.
Champions in which sport used to receive the Wightman Cup?
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4
Q4.
The 1934 British Empire Games, now the Commonwealth Games, were originally scheduled for Johannesburg, South Africa, but were changed to London, UK. Why?
A
The main South African funder withdrew
B
Security concerns over rioting
C
The transport system failed
D
Increased concerns over racial discrimination in South Africa
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5
Q5.
Polish pole vaulter, Władysław Kozakiewicz, controversially did what when he won his event in the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
A
Turned and left the stadium
B
Gave the bras d'honneur gesture to the partisan Soviet public
C
Refused to take his two remaining jumps
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6
Q6.
What does the "F" stand for in "UEFA"?
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7
Q7.
Which Olympics were the ones where the IOC first operated drug use controls?
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