SPORTS QUIZ NO 27

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2 How many grams of fine gold are there in an Olympic gold medal?

no less than 6 grams of pure gold

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7. In which sport/game, was the Sicilian Defence used?

Chess ( I actually knew that one)

i hope you know all them SP and not just googling them all and wasting my time

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Which figure skater was known as the "Swan of Odessa"?


Oksana Baiul

correct

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22. For which sport is the Eisenhower trophy awarded?

Mens Golf

correct

[magpie in the 80's]

2 How many grams of fine gold are there in an Olympic gold medal?

no less than 6 grams of pure gold

correct

[brod]

21 Georgia

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21 Georgia

CORRECT BROD

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JUST 7 Q'S TO GO HERE SPORTS FANS

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THIS QUIZ WILL FINISH FRIDAY

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1. Which figure skater was known as the "Swan of Odessa"?
OSKANA BAIUL
2. How many grams of fine gold are there in an Olympic gold medal?
6 GRAMS
3. Which famous boxer received critical praise as an actor in, 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?'
ARCHIE MOORE
4. Lacrosse was invented in which country?
U.S.A.
5. Which sport features acro, aerials, and moguls?
FREE STYLE SNOW SKIING
6. What does "Whist" refer to?
A CARD GAME
7. In which sport/game, was the Sicilian Defence used?
CHESS
8. In which country did Tae Kwon Do originate?
KOREA
9. With which sport was Francis Rogallo associated?
HANG GLIDING
10. How many panels does a soccer ball have?
32
11. Who invented volleyball?
WILLIAM G. MORGAN
12. With which sport was the term 'criterium' associated?
CYCLING
13. Who was the first amateur to have won the grand slam of tennis?
DON BUDGE
14. What sport was the first to be filmed?
BOXING
15. Who was the first modern marathon winner?
SPYRIDON LOUIS
16. Which boxer was also called 'The Brockton Blockbuster'?
ROCKY MARCIANO
17. What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics?
TENNIS
18. Under what name did Dr. Joshua Pim of Great Britain enter and win the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1893?
MR. X
19. Who did Muhammad Ali last verse in boxing?
TREVOR BERBICK
20. What is the longest race in the Olympic Games?
50KM WALK
21. Which country's international Rugby Union team is nicknamed the Lelos?
GEORGIA
22. For which sport is the Eisenhower trophy awarded?
GOLF
23. Which cyclist won the Tour de France for five consecutive years in the 1990s?
MIGUEL INDURAIN
24. What material was the golf ball originally made of?
WOOD
25. Who was the Olympic Gold Medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Games in the sport of Wrestling?
KURT ANGLE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ