Sport Quiz #4
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 13 February 2009
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1
Q1.
What game is set in a mansion where players attempt to solve a murder, the solution requiring the components of "Suspect", "Weapon", and "Room"?
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2
Q2.
Which of these is a fielding position in cricket?
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3
Q3.
Which of these is a fielding position in cricket?
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4
Q4.
Which of these requires the least area for competition?
B
Hockey (field hockey) field
D
Olympic-sized swimming pool
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5
Q5.
Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?
A
He was wearing shoes not approved for the event
B
He had deliberately tripped Avery Brundage
C
He had previously played baseball for a fee
D
He refused to stand on the winner's podium
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6
Q6.
Who had a positive drug test for excessive levels of testosterone after initially being declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France?
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7
Q7.
What was the cause of the disqualification of Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall at Mexico City in 1968, the first as a result of failing a doping test at an Olympic Games?
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