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Sport Quiz #694

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 6 May 2022

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Q1. What message did Benito Mussolini famously send to the Italian soccer team before the 1938 World Cup?

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We shall overcome
B
You've come, you've seen, now conquer!
C
To victory, for the blood of your forefathers
D
Win, or die
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Q2. In what sport are there "16 yard hits" and "penalty corners"?

A
Basketball
B
Hockey
C
Rugby League
D
Motor racing
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Q3. At his untimely death in 2002, ex-captain of the South African cricket team Hansie Cronje had been banned from any involvement in cricket for life. What was the reason?

A
His role in a match-fixing scandal
B
Allegations of drug use
C
Persistent rude gestures towards opposing players
D
Refusing to honour the national anthem at matches
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Q4. In 2006, which country announced that it was withdrawing from test match cricket for 12 months?

A
Australia
B
Pakistan
C
UK
D
Zimbabwe
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Q5. Which game that contained many D&D features and references, including a computer controlled dungeon master, created in 1975 by Will Crowther on a DEC PDP-10 computer, the first widely used adventure game, was significantly expanded in 1976 by Don Woods, that inspired a group of students at MIT to write a game called Zork in the summer of 1977 for the PDP-10 minicomputer which became quite popular on the ARPANET?

A
MUD
B
Adventure
C
Battleships
D
The Temple of Doom
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Q6. What Olympic anthem was played at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics as well as the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics?

A
"Olympic Anthem" composed by Spyridon Samaras
B
"Olympic March" by YĆ«ji Koseki
C
"Olympic Fanfare and Theme" composed by John Williams
D
"Summon the Heroes" by John Williams
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Q7. What profession was Larry Nassar who was sentenced in the USA in December 2017 to 60 years in federal prison, in January 2018 to an additional 40 to 175 years in Michigan State prison, and in February 2020 to yet another 40 to 175 years in Michigan State prison?

A
Sports doctor
B
Physiotherapist
C
Athletic trainer
D
Naturopath
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