Sport Quiz #757
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 21 July 2023
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Q1.
Which of these has had a distinct National Olympic Committee since 1950 and competed at the Olympic Games from 1952, although it has been only a colony and a "region", but never a nation?
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2
Q2.
A New Zealand squash player who dominated the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the World Open 4 times, is Susan who?
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3
Q3.
Born in Australia in 1898, Walter Lindrum was one of the greatest practitioners of what sport?
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4
Q4.
Which outdoor game played by 2 to 4 persons with balls and mallets was introduced to England from France in the 1850s?
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5
Q5.
Which Olympics saw observing environmental and sustainability issues become a criterion for the building of the venues?
A
1994 Winter Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway
B
1998 Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan
C
1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, USA
D
1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain
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Q6.
Four year old Exodus, who died due to an accident with a treadmill in May 2009, was the daughter of whom?
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Q7.
Which of these is NOT true of the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first games post World War II?
A
The Olympic flame failed to light until the third try
B
Two different hockey teams claimed to represent the USA
C
The Olympic flag presented at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp was stolen, as was its replacement
D
Athletes from Germany and Japan were not invited
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