Sport Quiz #343
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 14 August 2015
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Q1.
What are Jetfire, Whirl, Roadbuster, Shockwave, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Blitzwing and Jazz?
A
Characters from "Lord of the Rings"
B
Characters from "American Gladiator"
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2
Q2.
Do-si-do is a term used in what activity?
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3
Q3.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is held annually in the USA in the ballroom of which hotel?
A
Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia
B
The Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C.
C
Park Hyatt Hotel, Century City, L.A., California
D
Hyatt Regency, California
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4
Q4.
Where was the first Women's World Cup, at that time called Women's World Championship, held?
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5
Q5.
There were a number of firsts at the 1992 Summer Olympics; which of these was not one?
A
First Games for South Africa since the 1960 Games, after a long suspension for its apartheid policy
B
A Suriname swimmer becomes the first black person to win individual swimming gold
C
First single, unified German Olympic team since the 1964 Games
D
After dissolution of the USSR in 1991, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania sent the first teams since 1936
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Q6.
In the advertising industry, what do cyclist Rebecca Romero, triple jumper Phillips Idowu, swimmer Gregor Tait and rugby players Paul Sackey, Steve Borthwick and Shane Williams have in common?
A
They were all sponsored by Nike at the Beijing Olympics
B
They own an advertising agency together
C
They have appeared naked in advertisements for "Powerade"
D
They all have ADIDAS banners outside their homes
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Q7.
Which team came third in the 2002 men's basketball world championships in Indianapolis?
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