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Sport Quiz #335

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 19 June 2015

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Q1. Who joined the Five Nations Rugby Union Tournament to make it the Six Nations in 2000?

A
Italy
B
France
C
Romania
D
Argentina
Select from the options above.

Q2. Who won three long distance races including the marathon at the Olympic Games held at Helsinki in 1952?

A
Emil Zátopek
B
Paavo Nurmi
C
Peter Snell
D
Lasse Virén
Select from the options above.

Q3. On 4 July 2009, Joey Chestnut logged his third consecutive win with a new world record in what annual contest?

A
Coney Island's hot dog eating contest
B
The "Tube Challenge", to visit all London Underground stations in the shortest time
C
Climbing the stairs to the top of the Empire State Building in the shortest time
D
Fastest swim across the English Channel
Select from the options above.

Q4. In Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and among Persian-speaking populations of Central Asia, what is the sport called that involves two teams of horse riders, a dead goat and few rules?

A
Ramadan
B
Buzkashi
C
Polo
D
Goat ball
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Q5. Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?

A
He was wearing shoes not approved for the event
B
He had deliberately tripped Avery Brundage
C
He had previously played baseball for a fee
D
He refused to stand on the winner's podium
Select from the options above.

Q6. Why did 66 nations, including the United States, Canada, West Germany and Japan, boycott the 1980 Olympic Games held in Moscow?

A
Cuban Missile Crisis
B
USSR's participation in the Afghan Civil War
C
USSR's refusal to remove the Berlin wall
D
USSR's bad behaviour at the UN General Assembly
Select from the options above.

Q7. When was the Melbourne Cup first officially raced?

A
1919
B
1901
C
1840
D
1861
Select from the options above.
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