Sport Quiz #489
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 1 June 2018
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Q1.
What were the championships known as USSR vs. Rest of the World in 1970 and 1984?
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2
Q2.
What did Ellen MacArthur achieve with "B&Q/Castorama" on 7 February 2005?
A
Won the Gold Cup for Steeplechase at the Cheltenham Festival
B
Broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
C
Became the first woman to win a Scottish sheep dog trial
D
Broke the Water Speed Record at Coniston Water
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3
Q3.
56 people were killed at which disaster in Bradford England in 1985?
D
Collapse of a reservoir
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4
Q4.
Who is the next in this series: Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson, ...?
C
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
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5
Q5.
A deck of cards developed nearly 600 years ago, with four suits known as swords, batons, cups and coins, is used for playing which game?
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Q6.
Motorcycle speedway riders compete over how many anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit?
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Q7.
A widespread National Football League controversy about a game in January 2015 in the USA was called, colloquially, what?
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