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Sport Quiz #276

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 2 May 2014

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Q1. What is the term used for a driver on Memorial Day weekend attempting to race in the Indianapolis 500 during the day and the Coca-Cola 600 during the night?

A
The Double
B
Two up
C
Twin crown
D
Hard work
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Q2. African nations boycotted the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976, as a protest against a recent tour of South Africa by a rugby team from which country?

A
Australia
B
New Zealand
C
Tonga
D
Samoa
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Q3. The engines used in Formula One between 1960 and 1990 by Motor Racing Developments Ltd (known as Brabham) were Coventry-Climax, Cosworth DFV, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Yamaha, Judd and which other?

A
Mercedes
B
Ferrari
C
Repco
D
Honda
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Q4. What was the maiden name of Billie Jean King before she married Lawrence King in Long Beach, California on 17 September 1965?

A
McMahon
B
Crawley
C
Moffit
D
Cheney
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Q5. At the 1925 Wimbledon Championships, the finals of the Men's Singles were contested by René Lacoste who defeated Jean Borotra and the finals of the Women's Singles by Suzanne Lenglen who defeated Joan Fry Lakeman. Three of these players were French: what nationality was the other?

A
Dutch
B
English
C
Danish
D
Belgian
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Q6. Adriano De Souza, Joel Parkinson, Adam Robertson, Bobby Martinez, Kelly Slater, Damien Hobgood, Mick Fanning, Dane Reynolds, Bede Durbidge, Chris Davidson & Taj Burrow are or have been international competitors in what sport?

Note: This question was updated in March 2023
A
Basketball
B
Golf
C
Tennis
D
Surfing
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Q7. Early in 2009, the American Premier League announced that it would play cricket in a converted baseball venue. Where?

A
Phoenix, Arizona
B
Los Angeles, California
C
Denver, Colorado
D
Staten Island, New York
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