Sport Quiz #752
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 16 June 2023
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Q1.
Known as "snap apple", "bobbing for apples" and "dooking" what does this game ask its participants to do?
A
Curtsey to one another while covering as many apples as possible
B
Pluck apples or almonds out of burning brandy and eat them
C
Swing apples on a string against one another
D
Capture apples either floating in water or hanging from a string
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2
Q2.
Where in Sochi were the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics held?
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3
Q3.
Which world record-holding athlete ran their last (and gold medal-winning) race in the 2016 Olympic Games before they retired from Olympic competition?
C
Florence Griffith Joyner
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4
Q4.
What very popular sport, introduced to England by the Romans, was banned temporarily under Cromwell and finally outlawed in 1849?
A
Greyhound racing for distances over 5 miles
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5
Q5.
In 2012 Dave Stimson invented what game, involving a bell and a thrown implement?
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6
Q6.
In American football, who stands behind the centre and calls the play?
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7
Q7.
Which was the first Olympics to be held in a communist country?
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