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Sport Quiz #226

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 17 May 2013

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Q1. Oscar Pistorius from South Africa is particularly well known, as a sportsman, for what?

A
Perfecting a new swimming stroke
B
Catching the largest trout at the Taupo Annual Open Trout Tournaments
C
Using a gold-trimmed saddle
D
Running at international level with blades in place of his lower legs
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Q2. In the 10 years before the US Open Tennis Championship was held at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York City, where was it held?

A
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia
B
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Grove Avenue, Philadelphia
C
Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island
D
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York
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Q3. Which of these does WCC 2012 not refer to?

A
World Chariot Championship 2012
B
World Curling Championship 2012
C
World Chess Championship 2012
D
World Constructors Championship 2012
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Q4. In golf, what is the term for "two strokes under par"?

A
Even
B
Ambrose
C
Eagle
D
Golden ferret
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Q5. What adjective is used to describe a golfer with a handicap of zero?

A
End
B
Line
C
Done
D
Scratch
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Q6. In what is often called boxing's biggest upset ever, Buster Douglas beat whom in the world unified Heavyweight title fight in 1990 ?

A
Mike Tyson
B
Muhammad Ali
C
Gentleman Jackson
D
Sonny Bill Williams
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Q7. Phil Taylor (1960-now), ranked world number one in 2012 in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit, holds a record 16 darts World Championship titles; in what year did he win his first World Championship?

A
1990
B
1998
C
1999
D
1970
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