Sport Quiz #765
Sports & Leisure Quiz for 15 September 2023
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Q1.
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway (or flat track motorcycle racing in the USA) takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of what?
C
Dirt or loosely packed shale
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2
Q2.
16 of what pieces are on a chess board at the start of a game?
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3
Q3.
In 1921 Sir Arnold Lunn organised the first British national ski championship which included, as well as jumping and cross-country, a speed version of what other style?
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4
Q4.
The Fast5 World Netball Series, first contested in October 2009 under modified rules, was scheduled to be held in Manchester, England, initially but was played where in 2012?
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5
Q5.
Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were all held in 1992, the last year in which they were held at the same time, two in France and two in Spain. What also marked the Winter Paralympics?
A
They were the last for 18 years
B
They were the first held with International Olympic Committee cooperation
C
They then merged with the Winter Olympics
D
They were so well attended they took over some of the Winter Olympic venues
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6
Q6.
In 1961 an entire American sports team was lost in a plane crash when travelling to the World Championships in its sport; which sport was it?
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7
Q7.
The 1988 Summer and Winter Olympic Games were marked by which?
A
A boycott by the two Australasian countries
B
The first Games in which North Korea competed
C
The first Games under the IOC Presidency of Thomas Bach
D
The last Games in which East Germany and the USSR could compete
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