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Sport for the Not Sporty Trivia Quiz

No football, no baseball, no basketball. A sporting weekend, from your armchair!

A multiple-choice quiz by lilyalli. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lilyalli

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,400

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
547

Question 1 of 10

1. Seated in your comfy armchair, you checked the listings and decided on "Iconic Sporting Moments". You heard a shout of, "You cannot be serious!". What were you watching? Hint

Bowling

Cricket

Tennis

Golf

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Question 2 of 10

2. You dozed off in front of the television and awoke to a discussion on deck work and cadence action. What sport was on your screen? Hint

Gymnastics

Sailing

Synchronized Swimming

Rowing

3. Bored with television, you picked up your newspaper, turned to the back page and read about a 'bully'. This was not a player committing a foul, but a means of deciding advantage in a game of what? Hint

Polo

Wrestling

Field Hockey

Rugby

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Question 4 of 10

4. You remembered it was Saturday and thought you might take a little gamble on the lotto. At what horse racing event in 1839 was the very first winner a horse named 'Lottery'? Hint

The Grand National

The Oaks

Kentucky Derby

Melbourne Cup

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Question 5 of 10

5. You had a lottery ticket and it reminded you of Lottie Dod, Wimbledon champion and all round athlete. She won a silver medal in the 1908 Olympics in which event? Hint

Field Hockey

Archery

Tennis

Sailing

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Question 6 of 10

6. As you ate your pizza and chips, you remembered how when you were young and fit that you tried to perfect a new technique first seen globally in the 1968 Olympics, the 'Fosbury Flop'. What was this sport? Hint

Diving

Long Jump

Wrestling

High Jump

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Question 7 of 10

7. You met up with your mates for a Saturday night out at the 'local'. You 'diddled for the middle', and were now ready for a game of what? Hint

Darts

Skittles

Bar Billiards

Snooker

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Question 8 of 10

8. Sunday morning, but no time for a lie-in as it was the London Marathon, albeit from the comfort of your armchair. In what months has this event mostly taken place? Hint

June/July

October/November

September/October

March/April

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Question 9 of 10

9. The smell of Sunday lunch wafting from the kitchen with roast beef and all the trimmings was making you hungry. Which English cricketer had a nickname associated with this meal? Hint

Geoffrey Boycott

Ian Botham

David Gower

Fred Trueman

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Question 10 of 10

10. Time for a walk, but Granddad was glued to the television, arms waving, clutching a device with a wrist strap. He said he was ten-pin bowling from his armchair. What was he really playing with?

Answer: (One Word. Three letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Seated in your comfy armchair, you checked the listings and decided on "Iconic Sporting Moments". You heard a shout of, "You cannot be serious!". What were you watching?

Answer: Tennis

John McEnroe shouted this at the umpire at Wimbledon in 1981 when a ball was called out. It became a catchphrase and the title of his biography.

2. You dozed off in front of the television and awoke to a discussion on deck work and cadence action. What sport was on your screen?

Answer: Synchronized Swimming

To set the scene, 10 seconds of pre-entry routine is allowed on the deck before the swimmers enter the water. Cadence action is an identical move made by each swimmer in sequence.

Answer: Field Hockey

A hockey match used to commence with three taps of the hockey stick, a 'bully off'. Nowadays the match is started by a toss of a coin and a centre pass. The 'bully' is still used but only to restart after the game is stopped for an injury, or any reason when a penalty is not awarded with the stick being tapped only once.

4. You remembered it was Saturday and thought you might take a little gamble on the lotto. At what horse racing event in 1839 was the very first winner a horse named 'Lottery'?

Answer: The Grand National

The first Grand National event at Aintree was The Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, later to be known as The Liverpool and National Handicap Steeplechase. Official records state this as being the first Grand National. As well as 'Lottery' being the lucky winner, the horse 'Captain Becher' fell into the brook at a fence which is still famously known as 'Becher's Brook'.

5. You had a lottery ticket and it reminded you of Lottie Dod, Wimbledon champion and all round athlete. She won a silver medal in the 1908 Olympics in which event?

Answer: Archery

Charlotte 'Lottie' Dod was the first female Wimbledon Singles Champion in 1887 at age 15, and maintained the title for the next four. She played many other sports such as golf, archery, and hockey and was proficient in all three. She won the British Amateur Golf Championships and played for the British National Field Hockey team.

Answer: High Jump

Before Dick Fosbury perfected this style of high jump, the preferred methods were usually the straddle or scissor. In 1968, he won a Gold Medal with the 'flop', now possible due to the advent of thick foam as a landing base. Previously, jumpers had to land on their feet in sand or on basic matting.

7. You met up with your mates for a Saturday night out at the 'local'. You 'diddled for the middle', and were now ready for a game of what?

Answer: Darts

Players throw one dart, aiming for the bullseye to see who will start first. Sometimes the words are reversed: 'middle for diddle'. Both terms are also used in the same way for the game of tiddlywinks.

8. Sunday morning, but no time for a lie-in as it was the London Marathon, albeit from the comfort of your armchair. In what months has this event mostly taken place?

Answer: March/April

The first London Marathon was held in March 1981 with 6747 competitors. By 2009, the number taking part had risen to around 35,000. It is the only marathon in the world to traverse both east and west hemispheres.

9. The smell of Sunday lunch wafting from the kitchen with roast beef and all the trimmings was making you hungry. Which English cricketer had a nickname associated with this meal?

Answer: Ian Botham

Sir Ian 'Beefy' Botham, top cricketer of the 1980s and sports personality, has capitalised on his 'Beefy' nickname to help promote charity fund raising events and by advertising various products. He played for England (Test team captain), Durham, Somerset, Worcestershire, and also for Queensland.

Answer: Wii

Not being used to game consoles, many elderly people have found this fun once they've tried it. Nintendo Wii (fitness and sports) has proved very popular and has been introduced into some care homes to help residents lead more active lives.

Source: Author lilyalli

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