Sport Quiz #227
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 24 May 2013
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Q1.
In 1903, Maurice Garin was the first winner of which event?
Note: This question was updated in August 2021
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Q2.
One couple won the World Figure Skating Championships for Ice Dancing for four successive years 1981-1984. Who were they?
A
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
B
Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson
C
Nancy Kerrigan and Oksana Baiul
D
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
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Q3.
Which golfer was continuously ranked as the world's number one golfer on "McCormack's World Golf Rankings" from its inception in 1968 to 1977?
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4
Q4.
What is the nickname of Nike's company logo?
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Q5.
When was canoeing accepted as an Olympic sport?
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Q6.
What was the nickname of Lawrence Peter Berra, a former Major League Baseball player and manager who played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972?
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Q7.
Who created the international competition called the Goodwill Games, that were held between 1986 and 2001?
Note: This question was updated in January 2022
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