Sport Quiz #678
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 14 January 2022
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1
Q1.
Which were the last Olympic Games in which East Germany took part as a country?
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2
Q2.
"Politics and sport should not mix" is often heard, but for the 1920 Olympics the line seems to have been blurred, at least, with what effect?
A
The Games orchestra refused to play the German and Austrian national anthems
B
The nations blamed by the Allies for starting WW I were banned from the Games
C
The audiences booed any German athlete
D
The newly formed Soviet Union was not invited
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3
Q3.
For 26 years until 2020 there were two annual World Darts Championships held in the UK. Which two bodies were involved?
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4
Q4.
What did the two-year Tokyo 2020 Medal Project do, in respect of the medals created for the 2020 Olympic Games?
A
Hold design competitions
B
Collect recycled consumer electronics to provide the metal from which the medals were made
C
Grow and prepare the linen, and weave the ribbons, to hold the medals
D
Grow, weather and process wood from every part of Japan, from which to make the medal cases
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5
Q5.
A baseball pitch called a "knuckleballer" is characterised by what?
A
It is thrown not pitched
B
It is pitched from ground level
C
Minimised spin and unpredictable flight
D
It is pitched high instead of straight
Select from the options above.
6
Q6.
Which small country won its only Olympic gold medals since it first participated in 1936, at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, USA?
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7
Q7.
Who was "Sports Illustrated" magazine's first "Sportsman of the Year"?
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