Sport Quiz #380
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 29 April 2016
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Q1.
Which degenerative disorder is found in professional athletes in the fields of boxing, American football, association football, ice hockey, professional wrestling, stunt performing, bull riding, bicycle motocross and rodeo as a result of their sport?
A
Wernicke's encephalopathy
B
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
C
Ischaemic heart disease
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Q2.
One of the oldest known board games involves a grid of thirty squares and sets of pawns, figured in a 1999 video game, and is called what?
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Q3.
What were the grounds for the debate about whether Russian athletes would be allowed to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games?
A
Irregularities alleged in the 2012 Olympics in Russia
B
Revelations about longstanding and systematic concealed doping among Russian Olympic athletes
C
Concern about Russian current military confrontations with many of the countries participating
D
Security difficulties following threats against Russia by Daesh/Isis extremists
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4
Q4.
Which Indycar racing driver married American actress Ashley Judd in 2001 at Skibo Castle near Dornoch, Scotland?
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Q5.
Who won the Formula One Championship for drivers in 2000?
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Q6.
Gumboot Day held since 1985, celebrating the gumboot and including gumboot throwing contests, takes place where?
B
Manila, the Philippines
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Q7.
At the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, what was the now-universal style introduced to the high jump?
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