Sport Quiz #255
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 6 December 2013
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1
Q1.
To which of these clubs does "gridiron" not refer?
A
An elite journalistic club in Washington, D.C., USA
B
A club at Oxford University, UK
C
A club for adherents of St Stephen in Wellington, NZ
D
A football club in Louisiana, USA
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2
Q2.
Vert skating, included in X Games, uses what equipment?
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3
Q3.
Who has won the most Olympic Gold medals?
Note: This question was updated in February 2017
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4
Q4.
Why were the Winter Olympic Games at Lillehammer in 1994 held only 2 years after the previous ones, at Albertsville?
A
The Lillehammer venues were to be torn down in 1995
B
Error by the International Olympic Commission
C
To change the timing, to alternate with the Summer Olympics
D
Impending war in the Middle East
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5
Q5.
What shape is the course used for snail racing championships?
B
Circle, radius approximately 14 inches (35 cm)
D
Oblong with at least one 6m side
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6
Q6.
Hazards created or used to challenge a golfer near the green where the ball needs to be sunk are bunkers (usually filled with sand), water such as lakes or rivers, and which else?
A
Dense vegetation and/or rough grass
B
Bleachers for the audience to sit on
C
Tethered helium balloons
D
Patches of concrete paving
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7
Q7.
What kind of game or sport does the word "faro" refer to?
Note: This question was updated in March 2022
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