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Quiz about World of Sports in 2018
Quiz about World of Sports in 2018

World of Sports in 2018 Trivia Quiz


The main events of the year were the Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup.

A multiple-choice quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
sw11
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
396,306
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Two nations finished with 14 gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Which one finished top of the medal standing by virtue of winning more silver medals? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. France won their second FIFA World Cup title in 2018 winning by a score of 4-2 against Croatia. This was the same score with which prior final? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Asian Games is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics. Which nation hosted the XVIII edition of the games? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Manchester City created history in the English Premier League (26th season) by winning the 2017-18 title with how many points? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Chinese men's team and Chinese women's team both the World Team Table Tennis Championships. It was, coincidentally, the ______ title won by the men and the ____ title won by the women.
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the 2018 USA Open Tennis, a female player from what nation won the first-ever Grand Slam title for her country? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which Australian city hosted the XXI Commonwealth Games? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What nation won the 2018 World Cup of Golf, which was their first ever title? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Lewis Hamilton won the Formula 1 Championship in 2018. It was his _____ title. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Badminton is a sport which is largely dominated by Asian players. What European nation won the women's singles title 2018 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Badminton tournament hosted by China? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Two nations finished with 14 gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Which one finished top of the medal standing by virtue of winning more silver medals?

Answer: Norway

Norway and Germany finished on 14 gold medals, but Norway just managed to pip Germany to top place by winning 14 silver medals against Germany's 10. Canada was third on 11, with USA fourth winning 9 gold medals. Russia was banned from the Games due to doping.

Winter Olympic Games XXIII was hosted by South Korea at Pyeongchang from 9th to 25th February, attended by 92 nations.
2. France won their second FIFA World Cup title in 2018 winning by a score of 4-2 against Croatia. This was the same score with which prior final?

Answer: 1930

France won their second title, after winning the title at 1998 when they were the hosts. The 4-2 score line was the largest number of goals scored in the final match since the first World Cup in 1930. In 1930, Uruguay beat Argentina by the same score to win the inaugural title.

The 21st FIFA World Cup was hosted by Russia from 14 June to 15 July. The host nation did well to progress to the quarter-final stage losing to eventual finalist Croatia on penalties (3-4) after the score was tied at 2-2 after extra time.
3. Asian Games is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics. Which nation hosted the XVIII edition of the games?

Answer: Indonesia

XVIII Asian Games was hosted by Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September. China finished top of the medal standing with 132 gold medals, followed by Japan with 75, South Korea with 49 and the host nation with 31.
4. Manchester City created history in the English Premier League (26th season) by winning the 2017-18 title with how many points?

Answer: 100

Manchester City became the first team to win the FA Premier League with 100 points. They were 19 points ahead of runners-up Manchester United. They also broke numerous other records: most wins with 32, most away wins with 16, most goals scored with 106, most consecutive wins with 18 and the highest goal difference at 79.
5. The Chinese men's team and Chinese women's team both the World Team Table Tennis Championships. It was, coincidentally, the ______ title won by the men and the ____ title won by the women.

Answer: 21st

The event was hosted in Halmstad, Sweden from 29 April to 6 May. China won the men's event beating Germany and the women team defeated Japan in the final. Since the men's event started in 1926, China won 21 titles out of 54 editions. Their women team won 21 out of 47 editions since 1934.
6. In the 2018 USA Open Tennis, a female player from what nation won the first-ever Grand Slam title for her country?

Answer: Japan

Naomi Osaka (born 16 October 1997) from Japan seeded 20 in the tournament, won the first ever Grand Slam tennis title for her country. She upset hot favourite Serena Williams in the final match.
7. Which Australian city hosted the XXI Commonwealth Games?

Answer: Gold Coast

71 Commonwealth nations took part in this multi-sport event from 4 to 15 April at Gold Coast, Queensland. The event was officially opened by Prince Charles. Host Australia topped the medal standing with 80 gold medals, followed by England with 45 and India with 26. About 4400 athletes took part in 275 events in 19 sports.
8. What nation won the 2018 World Cup of Golf, which was their first ever title?

Answer: Belgium

Belgium won its first title in the 59th edition of the World Cup, held in South Oakleigh, Australia from 22 to 25 November. Belgium team of Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry finished ahead of joint second place Australia and Mexico.
9. Lewis Hamilton won the Formula 1 Championship in 2018. It was his _____ title.

Answer: 5th

Lewis Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) driving for the Mercedes Team won his 5th Formula 1 Championship title with 408 points ahead of the Ferrari's team of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton's first race was in 2007 Australian Grand Prix. Since then, he had accumulated 73 wins.
10. Badminton is a sport which is largely dominated by Asian players. What European nation won the women's singles title 2018 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Badminton tournament hosted by China?

Answer: Spain

Spanish Carolina Martin (born 15 June 1993) won the title defeating Indian player P.V. Sindhu in the final match. She beat the same player to win the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. This was her third world title, after winning it in 2014 and 2015. The BWF World Championships was hosted at Nanjing, China, from 30 July to 5 August, 2018.
Source: Author sw11

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