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FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 22 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Sports questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
416,572

Updated
May 24 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
398

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Question 1 of 10

1. "And the pitcher throws a curveball! The batter misses - strike one!" the announcer yells. What sports game are you watching? Hint

Football

Baseball

Lacrosse

Ice hockey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Every four years athletes from around 70 nations worldwide including England, Australia, and Canada participate in the Commonwealth Games. Why does the U.S.A. not compete in the games? Hint

Public voted against them competing

Queen has not invited them

Not a member of the Commonwealth

They think they are too good

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Question 3 of 10

3. SOUTH AMERICA - NATIONAL SPORT - Colombia's national sport is called "Tejo". What does the sport involve? (I think there's a reason it isn't played elsewhere!) Hint

Racquets, shuttlecocks and a net

Gunpowder, targets and loud explosions

Golf clubs, tees and a hill

Rods, reels and a bucket

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1979, the National Basketball Association's Jazz called Salt Lake City, Utah, their home. Which southern U.S. city, famous for its jazz music and clubs, was the Jazz's first home? Hint

Chicago

Houston

New Orleans

Atlanta

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the Olympic Games, Russian-Ukrainian athlete Larisa Latynina was the first woman to win nine Olympic gold medals. In which sport did she win her medals?
Hint

Gymnastics

Wrestling

Cycling

Boxing

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Question 6 of 10

6. FIGURE SKATING - The Bosphorus Cup is contested annually at an international figure skating competition held in what city?
Hint

Istanbul, Turkey

Burgas, Bulgaria

Zagreb, Croatia

Bucharest, Romania

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Calcutta Cup, played for by opposing English and Scottish Rugby teams annually since 1878, is made from melted down coins. Which currency were they? Hint

Euros

Pieces of eight

Indian rupees

US dollars

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Question 8 of 10

8. When it was originally marketed in the 1960s, what piece of sporting equipment was called the Snurfer? Hint

Ice skates

Downhill skis

Snowmobile

Snowboard

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Question 9 of 10

9. In baseball, which team bats first? Hint

The home team

It is decided by a coin flip

The team that won the previous game

The visiting team

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Question 10 of 10

10. BASEBALL -- What Mexican pitching phenom overtook the baseball world in 1981 by winning the Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young in his first season, a feat never accomplished before? Hint

Teddy Higuera

Fernando Valenzuela

Esteban Loaiza

Francisco Barrios

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "And the pitcher throws a curveball! The batter misses - strike one!" the announcer yells. What sports game are you watching?

Answer: Baseball

The pitcher's job in baseball is to throw the ball so that the batter will hopefully swing and miss it. If it is a bad pitch, it is called a ball.

Question by player gk9760

2. Every four years athletes from around 70 nations worldwide including England, Australia, and Canada participate in the Commonwealth Games. Why does the U.S.A. not compete in the games?

Answer: Not a member of the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Games are only open for participation by athletes from nations that are members of the Commonwealth. The games include many Olympic sports as well as sports that are more typical in Commonwealth nations such as lawn bowls and netball.

Question by player emmco

3. SOUTH AMERICA - NATIONAL SPORT - Colombia's national sport is called "Tejo". What does the sport involve? (I think there's a reason it isn't played elsewhere!)

Answer: Gunpowder, targets and loud explosions

The game "Tejo" (also known as 'Turmequ�') involves players throwing heavy metal disks across a room, which is approx. 20m long (65ft). The players are aiming to hit small triangular paper pouches filled with gunpowder which have been stuck into clay inside a "bocin" (metal ring).

The game is usually played in bars, and a big part of the culture is to drink quite copiously while playing the game. If you hit one of the targets, a loud bang ensues, which elicits cheers from your team (and points for your team if you're actually not so drunk that you can keep score).

The game has been around for 450-odd years, having been played originally by the indigenous 'Muisca' people of South America.

Question by player heatherlois

4. In 1979, the National Basketball Association's Jazz called Salt Lake City, Utah, their home. Which southern U.S. city, famous for its jazz music and clubs, was the Jazz's first home?

Answer: New Orleans

The franchise began as the New Orleans Jazz in 1974. In their second season, they moved from the Municipal Auditorium to the Louisiana Superdome, and acquired Pete Maravich from the Atlanta Hawks. The franchise moved to Utah in 1979.

Question by player da_man11

5. In the Olympic Games, Russian-Ukrainian athlete Larisa Latynina was the first woman to win nine Olympic gold medals. In which sport did she win her medals?

Answer: Gymnastics

She competed in the Olympic Games of Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964). She has won a total of 18 medals (nine gold, five silver, and four bronze medals), more than any other athlete when she retired.

Question by player didb72

6. FIGURE SKATING - The Bosphorus Cup is contested annually at an international figure skating competition held in what city?

Answer: Istanbul, Turkey

The Bosphorus Cup was formerly called the Istanbul Cup, disclosing its location in Istanbul, Turkey. The competition is normally held in December. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dancing. This competition ought not be confused with another Bosphorus Cup which is an international sailboat race.

The Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. It is of immense importance to international navigation.

Question by player FatherSteve

7. The Calcutta Cup, played for by opposing English and Scottish Rugby teams annually since 1878, is made from melted down coins. Which currency were they?

Answer: Indian rupees

The original cup is now very fragile, and is on display in the Museum of Rugby in Twickenham, England. The Cup match is played as part of the Six Nations Championship each year, and the winners receive a replica trophy.

Question by player Rowena8482

8. When it was originally marketed in the 1960s, what piece of sporting equipment was called the Snurfer?

Answer: Snowboard

Although early versions of the snowboard have undoubtedly existed much longer, the first to be sold commercially went by the name "Snurfer" (a blending of "snow" and "surfer"). Sherman Poppen of Michigan created the Snurfer for his daughter by binding two skis together.

It was produced from 1965 until the mid-1970s, but snowboarding didn't catch on for years, after the design was refined by other winter sportsmen. Snowboarding made its Olympic debut at the Winter Games of 1998, in Nagano.

Question by player darthrevan89

9. In baseball, which team bats first?

Answer: The visiting team

The first inning statistically has the most runs scored, since the better players bat at the beginning of the lineup, and the game begins with those players.

Question by player hotdogPi

10. BASEBALL -- What Mexican pitching phenom overtook the baseball world in 1981 by winning the Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young in his first season, a feat never accomplished before?

Answer: Fernando Valenzuela

All are Mexican pitchers, but none had the career that Valenzuela did. 1981 was a strike-hampered season, played in two parts, but Valenzuela didn't lose his mojo when the season started up again. No pitcher had ever won a Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in their first season until Fernando Valenzuela.

Question by player Spaudrey

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