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Sport Quiz #678

Sports & Leisure Quiz for 14 January 2022

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Q1. Which were the last Olympic Games in which East Germany took part as a country?

A
1992
B
1988
C
1984
D
1982
Select from the options above.

Q2. "Politics and sport should not mix" is often heard, but for the 1920 Olympics the line seems to have been blurred, at least, with what effect?

A
The Games orchestra refused to play the German and Austrian national anthems
B
The nations blamed by the Allies for starting WW I were banned from the Games
C
The audiences booed any German athlete
D
The newly formed Soviet Union was not invited
Select from the options above.

Q3. For 26 years until 2020 there were two annual World Darts Championships held in the UK. Which two bodies were involved?

A
PDC and WDC
B
WDF and PDC
C
WDF and BDO
D
BDO and PDC
Select from the options above.

Q4. What did the two-year Tokyo 2020 Medal Project do, in respect of the medals created for the 2020 Olympic Games?

A
Hold design competitions
B
Collect recycled consumer electronics to provide the metal from which the medals were made
C
Grow and prepare the linen, and weave the ribbons, to hold the medals
D
Grow, weather and process wood from every part of Japan, from which to make the medal cases
Select from the options above.

Q5. A baseball pitch called a "knuckleballer" is characterised by what?

A
It is thrown not pitched
B
It is pitched from ground level
C
Minimised spin and unpredictable flight
D
It is pitched high instead of straight
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which small country won its only Olympic gold medals since it first participated in 1936, at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, USA?

A
Vatican City
B
Monaco
C
San Marino
D
Liechtenstein
Select from the options above.

Q7. Who was "Sports Illustrated" magazine's first "Sportsman of the Year"?

A
Ken Rosewall
B
Joe DiMaggio
C
Roger Bannister
D
George Mikan
Select from the options above.
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