Sport Quiz #244
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 20 September 2013
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1
Q1.
When was the first season of rugby league played?
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2
Q2.
Which team defeated Pakistan in the 2007 inaugural ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament?
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3
Q3.
What surface is tennis played on at The Australian Open at Melbourne Park?
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4
Q4.
What major sporting event was held, also in London, shortly after the London 2012 Summer Olympics?
A
2012 Summer Paralympics
C
2012 Cricket County Championship
D
Bandy World Championship 2012
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5
Q5.
The London 2012 Summer Olympics was remarkable, among other things, for what?
A
The sun shone through the entire Olympics
B
It had three official mascots
C
It was the first Olympics at which every sport had female competitors
D
No competing athletes tested positive for drugs
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6
Q6.
In 1961, orienteering organisations representing 10 European nations founded the International Orienteering Federation (IOF); what does orienteering involve?
A
Navigating, using a map and compass only, in usually unfamiliar surroundings
B
Finding your way in strange places using all resources available
C
Travelling in the Middle East
D
Following the rising sun in the fastest round-the-world route
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7
Q7.
What objects feature in the game "Ker-Plunk!"?
A
Marbles and plastic needles
C
Rectangular wooden blocks
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