Sport Quiz #290
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 8 August 2014
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Q1.
The Team sprint track cycling event is, in the men's event, a three-man team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. What makes up the women's event?
A
Three women over three laps
B
Three women over two laps
C
Two women over three laps
D
Two women over two laps
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2
Q2.
Behourd, quintain, mêlée, and hastilude are terms relating to what?
A
Embroidery of murals commemorating famous battles
C
A mediaeval religious ritual in Macedonia
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3
Q3.
What card game, also known as Trente-et-Quarante, is played with 6 packs of cards, some of which are dealt in two rows?
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4
Q4.
What are the mathematical odds of the perfect deal in a bridge hand (i.e. 13 cards all of one suit)
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5
Q5.
Who led the expedition that successfully made the first ascent of Mt Everest in 1953?
A
Colonel H C J (John) Hunt
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6
Q6.
Where would one most usually find a wishbone boom?
D
Sound equipment used for windy outdoor events
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7
Q7.
When was the football club now known as Manchester United first formed, and what was it called?
C
1887, Ardwick Association Football Club
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