Sport Quiz #108
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 11 February 2011
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Q1.
Despite everything that was going on the world between 1905 and 1993, professional baseball's World Series was played every year. Why was it cancelled for 1994?
B
A strike by the players
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Q2.
Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon at the 1896 Olympics, what is the world's oldest annual marathon?
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Q3.
In 2009, Michael Perham, at the age of 17 years and 164 days, became the youngest person to do what?
Note: This question was updated in November 2017
C
Sail solo around the world
D
Captain a soccer team in the UK's Premier Division
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4
Q4.
Which of these is a way to lose a point in tennis?
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Q5.
What sport is featured in the musical "The Beautiful Game" by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton?
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Q6.
In 2008, who was nicknamed "The King of Clay"?
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Q7.
Carl Lewis won 9 Olympic gold medals. He won his first in what year?
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