Sport Quiz #708
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 12 August 2022
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Q1.
Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, represented which country?
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Q2.
Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, retired in 1977 from what sport?
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Q3.
In WTF taekwondo competitions points are scored for a kick to the head or body, a turning kick to the head, and what else?
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Q4.
Where is air hockey played?
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During international flights
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Q5.
Disabilites are recognised in Paralympic competition under how many headings?
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Q6.
Where did the name "soccer" originate?
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Q7.
What was the Olympics venue announced by Jacques Rogge as his last before he resigned as President of the International Olympics Committee (IOC)?
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