Sport Quiz #772
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 3 November 2023
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1
Q1.
What is the main material out of which a pool cue is usually made?
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2
Q2.
The game of pinochle uses what ?
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3
Q3.
The world governing body for the sport of sailing was created in Paris in October 1907, and initially called what?
B
International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU)
C
International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
D
America's Cup Foundation
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4
Q4.
The annual international cheese-rolling contest at the steep Cooper's Hill in England involves rolling downhill what kind and size of cheese?
A
Wensleydale, 16 lb round
B
Caerphilly, 10 kg round
C
Double Gloucester, 9 lb round
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5
Q5.
When was the first World Championships in Athletics held?
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6
Q6.
A brutal lightweight unification fight in 2005 (of the WBO and WBC titles), was won by Diego Corrales with a TKO in the tenth round, after what?
A
His opponent fell out of the ring and was knocked out
B
He had been almost knocked out twice himself in that round
C
The ring was flooded with Lego pieces
D
His opponent passed out
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7
Q7.
A halyard can be attached to a triangular sail by bowline knot, half-hitch knot with a figure 8 knot, or by which of these?
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