Sport Quiz #226
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 17 May 2013
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Q1.
Oscar Pistorius from South Africa is particularly well known, as a sportsman, for what?
A
Perfecting a new swimming stroke
B
Catching the largest trout at the Taupo Annual Open Trout Tournaments
C
Using a gold-trimmed saddle
D
Running at international level with blades in place of his lower legs
Select from the options above.
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Q2.
In the 10 years before the US Open Tennis Championship was held at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York City, where was it held?
A
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia
B
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Grove Avenue, Philadelphia
C
Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island
D
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York
Select from the options above.
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Q3.
Which of these does WCC 2012 not refer to?
A
World Chariot Championship 2012
B
World Curling Championship 2012
C
World Chess Championship 2012
D
World Constructors Championship 2012
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
In golf, what is the term for "two strokes under par"?
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Q5.
What adjective is used to describe a golfer with a handicap of zero?
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Q6.
In what is often called boxing's biggest upset ever, Buster Douglas beat whom in the world unified Heavyweight title fight in 1990 ?
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Q7.
Phil Taylor (1960-now), ranked world number one in 2012 in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit, holds a record 16 darts World Championship titles; in what year did he win his first World Championship?
Select from the options above.