Sport Quiz #372
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 4 March 2016
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1
Q1.
Where were the FIBA (Basketball) World Championships held in 2006?
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
What is significant about the global loop completed by Sarah Outen from the UK in November 2015?
A
She financed it via crowdfunding
B
Her flight was powered by solar power
C
She gave birth during the trip
D
She completed it by solo human power, by boat, bicycle and kayak
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
The inaugural day-night cricket test game played at the Oval, Adelaide, Australia, in November 2015 was played between Australia and which other country?
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
Three times F1 World Champion Niki Lauda was severely burnt in a crash on what track in the 1976 F1 World Championship?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
In what word game do two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a grid, the words formed across and down in crossword fashion?
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
At the Ouray Ice Festival 2016, the international sheer mountain climbing competition was won by Ryan Vachon, Colorado: what determined the win?
A
His technique was judged the best
B
He finished the course in the shortest time
C
He was the only contestant to finish the course
D
He was the only one not to lose a vital piece of equipment
Select from the options above.
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Q7.
Why is a Netball court divided into thirds?
A
Different points are allocated, depending on where a ball is thrown from, through the net
B
To help referees know where they are on the court
C
To regulate where individuals of each position are allowed to move
D
Historically, netball has been played on basketball courts marked in this way
Select from the options above.