Sport Quiz #625
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 8 January 2021
A new sport quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.
1
Q1.
The first playoff tiebreaker in Major League Baseball history was held on 1 & 3 October 1946, a best-of-three playoff to decide the winner of the MLB National League (NL) conference, between which 2 teams?
A
St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers
B
Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants
C
Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds
D
Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves
Select from the options above.
2
Q2.
How many players per side are allowed on the field in a game of rugby league?
Select from the options above.
3
Q3.
Competitors from which country won the most medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010?
A
People's Republic of China
Select from the options above.
4
Q4.
LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade played what sport professionally for the Miami Heat from 2010 to 2014?
Select from the options above.
5
Q5.
The Fan, Westhead, Becher's Brook, Foinavon's, Canal Turn, Valentine's Brook, the Booth, the Anchor Bridge and the Chair are features of a venue for what sport?
B
Formula One Motor racing
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
Between them, which National Basketball Association (NBA) teams in the US have won 34 championships (as at 2020) of the 68 held since the first in 1947?
A
The Golden State Warriors and the Chicago Bulls
B
The Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors
C
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls
D
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics
Select from the options above.
7
Q7.
What was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, when the opening ceremony featured a mass demonstration of it, involving hundreds of adults and children?
Select from the options above.