Sport Quiz #676
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 31 December 2021
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Q1.
Los Angeles, USA, was selected as the venue for an Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984, both times under what conditions?
A
It was the only bidder by the time of the selection
B
It withdrew its bid for the previous Games in return for a favourable vote next time
C
It was not the first choice
D
There were no bidders, and the International Olympics Committee asked it to put its name forward
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Q2.
What sport is sometimes played by two teams of players in a space 60 feet by 40 feet?
Note: This question was updated in January 2023
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Q3.
Which Olympic Games were the last to offer gold medals made of solid gold?
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Q4.
The GANEFO tournaments were initiated, and first held, where?
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Q5.
The first Pierre de Coubertin medal awarded was to Eugenio Monti who competed in what discipline in the 1964 Winter Olympics?
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Q6.
In cricket, what term is used to describe the situation when a batsman is "out" for no score in both innings of the same two-innings match?
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Q7.
Which of these is a game thought to have been commercialised in 1760 by John Spilsbury, a London mapmaker and engraver?
B
A Journey Through Europe
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