Sport Quiz #371
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 26 February 2016
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Q1.
An ancient American two player war game called Patolli uses 5 or 6 dice together with how many game pieces and what shaped board?
B
64 pieces, square board
C
6 pieces, X-shaped board
D
12 pieces, circular board
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2
Q2.
In 1980, Nikolai Andrianov (USSR/RUS) broke the record for being awarded the most Olympic medals (15) ever. What was his sport?
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3
Q3.
Who, at the beginning of 2016, holds the record for most number of weeks in golfing's World Top 10?
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4
Q4.
What two teams were the first to compete in the Major League World Series in the USA in 1903?
A
New York Yankees; Kansas City Royals
B
Cincinnati Reds; Cleveland Naps
C
McGraw's Giants; Philadelphia A's
D
Boston Americans (later the Boston Red Sox); Pittsburgh Pirates
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5
Q5.
Where are the headquarters of the World Backgammon Association, founded in 2001?
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6
Q6.
What world championship, the fourth to date, was held in Germany in August 2015?
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Q7.
Backgammon is a game for how many players?
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