Sport Quiz #256
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 13 December 2013
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1
Q1.
What nationality is Marat Safin, who won his first Grand Slam tennis tournament at the US Open in 2000?
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2
Q2.
What was one aspect characterising the races for the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2013?
A
For much of some of the races there was only one boat competing
B
The Team NZ boat kept breaking a mast
C
A fourth team was included in the Round Robin at the last minute
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3
Q3.
In which sport do participants compete for "the Auld Mug"?
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4
Q4.
What was unusual about the speech by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch at the closing ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Games, when he said "Well done Atlanta" and called the games "most exceptional"?
A
The Games were not held at Atlanta
B
He gave the speech by satellite link
C
He had previously always said that each had been "The best Olympics ever"
D
He delivered the speech in French
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5
Q5.
How does the game of Upwords differ from Scrabble?
A
Letter tiles can be stacked on top of others
B
All words, apart from the first, have to be formed from previous words
C
The board has more and more high scoring squares
D
All words formed have to be at least three letters long
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6
Q6.
Shove ha'penny has been a game popular in pubs and with kings. What is a ha'penny?
B
What a dime used to be called
C
A UK coin no longer in circulation
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7
Q7.
Which cricketer scored 158 runs in 2005 to secure the Ashes for England?
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