Sport Quiz #266
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 21 February 2014
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1
Q1.
In 2010, the International Cricket Council turned down a nomination for Vice President from ex-Australian Prime Minister John Howard in favour of one from Alan Isaac, who was from which country?
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2
Q2.
When the US swimmer Michael Phelps became the youngest male at the time to break a world record in swimming, what was the occasion?
Note: This question was updated in August 2022
A
200 m butterfly in the World Championship Trials for the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
B
200 m individual medley at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
C
4 x 100 m medley relay in the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
D
400 m individual medley at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships
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3
Q3.
Mary Lillian Ellison (1923-2007) was famous in what field?
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4
Q4.
Who is the only boxer to be the WBA Heavyweight Champion four times?
C
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)
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5
Q5.
How does one tell a potentially winning cob or conker?
A
Put them in water and choose from among those that sink
B
Put them in water and choose from among those that float
D
By the method and frequency with which their tree has been pruned or brutted
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6
Q6.
Lance Armstrong, famous as a cyclist was also closely involved in other areas. Which of these is not one?
A
Whitewater slalom canoeing
C
Supporting people affected by cancer and raising cancer awareness
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7
Q7.
The Beach Soccer World Championship began in 1995 and became the Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005. Which country won the contest most often in the first 15 years?
Note: This question was updated in March 2023
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