Sport Quiz #590
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 8 May 2020
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1
Q1.
In tennis, the annual Grand Slam season consists of the French Open, the U.S. Open, the Wimbledon Championship and which other?
B
Queen's Club Championships
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2
Q2.
Who, in 1948 at London, equalled the record of winning 4 gold medals at one Olympics, set at the previous Games by Jesse Owens?
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3
Q3.
What is the record speed, set in 2009 on Ivanpah Dry Lake near Primm, Nevada, USA, for land yacht sailing>?
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4
Q4.
With what sport are Donald Bradman, Stewie Dempster, Sid Barnes, Graeme Pollock, George Headley, and Herbert Sutcliffe associated?
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5
Q5.
Why did Canadian George Lyon refuse to accept his gold medal for golf at the 1908 Olympics?
A
He was the only competitor and did not want to win by default
B
He admitted that he had cheated
C
He said that he had won by luck, not skill
D
He was upset that he had endangered spectators
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6
Q6.
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Tahiti, founded in 1999, is a professional competition in what?
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7
Q7.
Which women's squash player won the World Open four times (1985, 1987, 1990 & 1992) and the British Open eight times?
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