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Sport Quiz #712

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 9 September 2022

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Q1. In snooker, what colour ball scores 7 points?

A
Brindled
B
Purple
C
Black
D
Cyan
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Q2. Why was the running of a record-breaking sub-two hour marathon (26.2. miles), in Vienna in October 2019 by an internationally well-known athlete, not recognised as an official world record?

A
The shoes and conditions were judged by World Athletics to be unduly favourable
B
The runner had a strong following wind
C
The timing equipment was later found to be faulty
D
The invigilator had to leave before the end of the run
Select from the options above.
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Q3. For the 1924 Summer Olympics the International Olympic Council (IOC) decided to ban what?

A
Competitors from South Africa
B
Music
C
Female competitors in athletics events
D
Journalists
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Q4. In the early stages of which Olympic sport would you hear the words "en garde"?

A
Fencing
B
Boxing
C
Petanque
D
Rugby union
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5

Q5. When were the first games now known as the Winter Olympics held?

A
1896
B
1924
C
1948
D
1994
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Q6. Hussein Abdi Kahin was revealed in July 2022 to be the birth name of whom?

A
Usain Bolt
B
Sir Mo Farah
C
Eliud Kipchoge
D
Jesse Owens
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Q7. The fighting style known as mixed martial arts (MMA) is an extreme sport, initially banned in 36 of the 50 states of the USA for its no-holds-barred violence. In the rules later developed which of these is not considered a foul?

A
Throat strikes of any kind and heels to the kidney
B
Groin attacks and eye gouging
C
Placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent
D
Timidity
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