Sport Quiz #281
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 6 June 2014
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1
Q1.
Which golfer was named as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1996?
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2
Q2.
What would be most useful in playing a game of backgammon?
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3
Q3.
Babe Ruth played for which Major League Baseball team between 1919 and 1935?
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4
Q4.
Who scored the most goals in the 2012/13 English Premier League season?
Note: This question was updated in December 2022
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5
Q5.
If you were watching a game between the Red Sox and the Yankees, what sport would they be playing?
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6
Q6.
Which sport holds its World Cup, its largest tournament event, including over 3,000 athletes and held each October at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee, Florida?
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7
Q7.
The 1976 Summer Olympics were boycotted by a number of African nations, for what reason?
A
New Zealand was included, and had recently toured its rugby team in apartheid South Africa
B
To support Taiwan's boycott when told it could not compete under the title Republic of China
C
Some were not allowed to compete under separate identities
D
Severe economic hardship and droughts
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