Sport Quiz #22
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 19 June 2009
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Q1.
What was unusual about Stamata Revithi running the marathon course at the 1896 Olympics, in Athens?
B
Female athletes could not compete in "strenuous events"
C
Female athletes were not allowed to compete at all
D
She came alone and did not represent a country
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Q2.
Which of these games involves eating spots and escaping from ghosts?
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Q3.
Who supplied tyres for all A1 Grand Prix cars?
Note: This question was updated in March 2017
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Q4.
The invention of what game, needing only pencil and paper, is sometimes attributed to Clifford von Wickler in the early 1900s?
Note: This question was updated in June 2022
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Q5.
Which of these countries has never hosted a Summer or Winter Olympics?
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Q6.
Which of these runners is from England?
Note: This question was updated in February 2014
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Q7.
In baseball, what is the name of the position where the pitcher stands to throw the ball to a batter of the opposing team?
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