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A Sporting Potpourri #2 Trivia Quiz

10 questions on 10 different sports. If you like a bit of everything, then look no further.

A multiple-choice quiz by KrivoyRog. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
KrivoyRog

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
224,684

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Tennis Grand Slam tournament is played on clay courts? Hint

Australian Open

French Open

US Open

Wimbledon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following football (soccer) leagues has been the top division in Italy since 1929? Hint

La Liga

Eriedivisie

Bundesliga

Serie A

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Question 3 of 10

3. By what name was ex-world champion middleweight boxer Ray Leonard better known? Hint

Whispering Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Slugger Ray Leonard

Ray "Gun" Leonard

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who won the Formula 1 motor racing world championship in 2005? Hint

Kimi Raikkonen

Michael Schumacher

Fernando Alonso

Juan Pablo Montoya

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Question 5 of 10

5. With which sport do you associate these clubs: Wasps, Harlequins, and London Irish? Hint

Rugby Union

Basketball

Hockey

Gaelic football

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Question 6 of 10

6. Don Bradman was one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. Which one of the four statements best describes him? Hint

He was an Australian batsman

He was a South African captain and wicket keeper

He was an English bowler

He was a New Zealand opening batsman

7. Shergar won the 1981 Derby (which, if you aren't aware, is the premier flat race in the UK and has been run annually since 1779) by the biggest ever distance. He won 6 of the 8 races he entered. What happened to him on the 8th Feb 1983? Hint

He came last in a race due to a leg injury and never raced again

He was kidnapped in Ireland and was he never seen again

He was the first non-human to be the subject of a "This is your Life" TV show

A routine dope test found him to be a non-thoroughbred and his Sire was a very quick donkey

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Question 8 of 10

8. On October 7, 2000, Dave Karnicar did what? Hint

Ran 3 Marathons in one day

Swam in a Triathlon event in Australia and was bitten by a rogue crocodile in Melbourne's Yarra river

He won a competition to meet Michael Schumacher at Magny Cours and promptly ran over the legendary German's foot, breaking 2 toes and keeping him out of the first 2 races of the season

Skied down Mt Everest

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Question 9 of 10

9. The game of Rugby is split into what is called two "codes", Rugby Union and Rugby League. Which one of the following statements is false? Hint

In the UK, Rugby League is predominantly played in the north of England

Rugby Union teams have two more players than Rugby League teams

In Rugby Union, the team with the most points in a game wins whereas in Rugby League, the team with the least points is the winner

If the ball goes out of play, the Rugby Union game is restarted with a line-out whereas Rugby League restart with a scrum

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Triathlon is one of the toughest sporting events there is. But what 2 events comprised the Olympic Biathlon? Hint

Pole vault and a game of snooker

Ski jumping and cycling

Cross-country skiing and shooting

Cross-country running and sailing

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Tennis Grand Slam tournament is played on clay courts?

Answer: French Open

The French Open at Roland Garros suits the baseline players due to the slower , higher - bouncing court. In contrast, the grass courts at Wimbledon are favoured by the big servers and hard hitters.

2. Which of the following football (soccer) leagues has been the top division in Italy since 1929?

Answer: Serie A

Widely regarded as one of the toughest leagues to win anywhere in the world, if you have a Serie A winners medal, you were a top footballer. La Liga is the Spanish league. the Bundesliga is the top league in Germany, and the Eriedivisie is the Dutch Premier League.

3. By what name was ex-world champion middleweight boxer Ray Leonard better known?

Answer: Sugar Ray Leonard

Back in the 1980s, Sugar Ray Leonard's fights with Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran were famous. The nickname "Sugar" was an obvious one as one of Leonard's boxing hero was "Sugar" Ray Robinson.

4. Who won the Formula 1 motor racing world championship in 2005?

Answer: Fernando Alonso

Driving a Renault, the young Spaniard eventually took the world championship by 21 points from Finland's Kimi Raikkonen.

5. With which sport do you associate these clubs: Wasps, Harlequins, and London Irish?

Answer: Rugby Union

All three are long established Rugby Union clubs. Wasps played in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (on the outskirts of London). Harlequins were based in Twickenham, the home of English Rugby Union, and London Irish played in Reading.

6. Don Bradman was one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. Which one of the four statements best describes him?

Answer: He was an Australian batsman

Simply the best player of the 20th century, Don Bradman's astonishing Test average speaks for itself. Indeed he would have finished his career with the magical average of 100 had he not been dismissed without scoring in his final Test innings at the Oval in 1948. He only needed four runs.

Answer: He was kidnapped in Ireland and was he never seen again

Suspicion always fell on the IRA and later revelations said that the champion horse began to panic a few hours after he was taken and was callously shot and buried.

8. On October 7, 2000, Dave Karnicar did what?

Answer: Skied down Mt Everest

Slovenian ski instructor Davo Karnicar skied from the summit of Mount Everest to Base Camp in five hours on October 7, 2000. The first person to achieve this feat, he did not remove his skis during the descent from 8,848 m (29,029 ft) to 5,350 m (17,550 ft).

9. The game of Rugby is split into what is called two "codes", Rugby Union and Rugby League. Which one of the following statements is false?

Answer: In Rugby Union, the team with the most points in a game wins whereas in Rugby League, the team with the least points is the winner

The game of Rugby is so called because its origins are in Rugby School, Warwickshire, UK, when back in 1823, a young man playing football/soccer decided to have some fun and picked up the ball and ran and ran and ran (similar to Forrest Gump).

10. The Triathlon is one of the toughest sporting events there is. But what 2 events comprised the Olympic Biathlon?

Answer: Cross-country skiing and shooting

The biathlon is a traditional test of long distance skiing combined with hunting game and is a major event in the Winter Olympics. Countries such as Norway, Germany and Russia all won Olympic gold medals in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Source: Author KrivoyRog

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