Sport Quiz #509
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Q1. In cricket, what term is used to describe the situation when a batsman is "out" from the first ball they face?
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Q2. New York businessman and gambler Arnold Rothstein was believed to have been behind baseball's Black Sox Scandal, in which the 1919 World Series was fixed, giving the series to which team?
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Q3. Who became world Middleweight boxing champion by beating Sugar Ray Robinson in London on 10 July 1951 and lost the title to Robinson in New York on 12 September 1951?
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Q4. What sport uses the term "break point"?
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Q5. Which athlete was criticised for whistling during his national anthem at the ceremony where he was awarded a gold medal in 1984 at Los Angeles?
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Q6. Who was the first person to defeat Muhammad Ali during his professional career?
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Q7. Which sport has been included in only one Olympic Games, in Paris in 1900, when competition was between the Devon and Somerset Wanderers (representing England) and a team from the British embassy in Paris (representing France)?
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