Sport Quiz #475
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 23 February 2018
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Q1.
What sporting event is 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?
A
World Ballooning Championship at Kyūshū, Japan
B
Individual cycling pursuit
C
America's Cup competition
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
In 1983, the highest TV audience in the USA was set by the last episode of "M*A*S*H". What programme broke that record?
A
American Idol final, 2009
C
Presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, 2009
D
Ellen DeGeneres "came out" on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1997
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Which of these darts scores is the lowest?
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4
Q4.
In New Zealand a sport of gumboot tossing is played. A similar sport in north western Spain or south western France involves tossing what?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
When were the Deaflympics first held?
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6
Q6.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were the last what?
A
To include speed skiing in its sports
B
To host teams from Yugoslavia
C
To exclude athletes for doping violations
D
To be held in the same year as the Summer Olympics
Select from the options above.
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Q7.
What was established in 2008 in Chamonix, France, the centenary of the related French Championship?
A
The French Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
B
Museum of the History of Le Ski
C
Foundation to Promote Luge, Skeleton and Bobsled Racing in France
Select from the options above.