Sport Quiz #335
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 19 June 2015
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1
Q1.
Who joined the Five Nations Rugby Union Tournament to make it the Six Nations in 2000?
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2
Q2.
Who won three long distance races including the marathon at the Olympic Games held at Helsinki in 1952?
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3
Q3.
On 4 July 2009, Joey Chestnut logged his third consecutive win with a new world record in what annual contest?
A
Coney Island's hot dog eating contest
B
The "Tube Challenge", to visit all London Underground stations in the shortest time
C
Climbing the stairs to the top of the Empire State Building in the shortest time
D
Fastest swim across the English Channel
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4
Q4.
In Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and among Persian-speaking populations of Central Asia, what is the sport called that involves two teams of horse riders, a dead goat and few rules?
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5
Q5.
Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?
A
He was wearing shoes not approved for the event
B
He had deliberately tripped Avery Brundage
C
He had previously played baseball for a fee
D
He refused to stand on the winner's podium
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6
Q6.
Why did 66 nations, including the United States, Canada, West Germany and Japan, boycott the 1980 Olympic Games held in Moscow?
B
USSR's participation in the Afghan Civil War
C
USSR's refusal to remove the Berlin wall
D
USSR's bad behaviour at the UN General Assembly
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7
Q7.
When was the Melbourne Cup first officially raced?
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