Sport Quiz #773
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 10 November 2023
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1
Q1.
In skeet shooting what are the discs made of?
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
The first professional rugby competition in North America was held in April 2016, by which organisation?
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
In considering bids to host Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made what unusual decision in 2017?
A
They awarded both the next two Games at the same time
B
They deferred the decision for two years
C
They dispensed with bids
D
They delegated the decision to a sub-committee
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
Sometimes called elephant or chinese chess, what is this game known as in the Asian Games?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
Which company ran a promotion entitled "When the US Wins, You Win" during the 1984 Olympic Games, where customers scratched off a ticket, and if the US won that event, they would be given a free item from the menu?
A
Le Bernardin, New York City, USA
B
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel restaurant, New York City, USA
C
The Fat Duck, Bray-on-Thames, UK
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
The RSMDT, started in 1927 and now known as the White Helmets, performed in what?
C
Displays of motorcycling skills, acrobatics and stunt riding
D
Demonstrations of sapper techniques
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
In the first 25 years after 1975-76 when the world snooker ranking system was established, 6 players were Number 1 at various times; among how many further players was the ranking shared in the next 23 years (including in the rolling format from 2010 on)?
Select from the options above.