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What kind of surface is used at the tennis Wimbledon
Championships?
a. Clay
b. Carpet
c. Grass
d. Concrete
Grass - A carpet court is any court, which has a removable court covering.
Which famous boxer was nicknamed "Thunder"?
a. Bobby Chacon
b. Arturo Gatti
c. Donovan Ruddock
d. Henry Armstrong
Arturo Gatti - Arturo was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012.
How often do sailors compete in the "Volvo Ocean Race"?
a. Every three years
b. Every Four years
c. Every year
d. Every five years
Every three years - The race used to be known as the Whitbread Round the World Race.
In 2010, which skater won the title of female singles Olympic
gold medalist?
a. Kim Yu-Na
b. Tara Lipinski
c. Sarah Hughes
d. Kristi Yamaguchi
Kim Yu-Na - Kim skated for South Korea.
In the sport of curling, how many rings make up the house?
a. Four
b. Seven
c. Nine
d. Five
Four - Each team has eight stones to throw.
In a professional game of soccer, how many players are on the
field for each team?
a. 9
b. 11
c. 15
d. 7
11 - During play there are twenty-two players on the field.
Which sport uses the terms point guard and shooting guard?
a. Basketball
b. Rugby
c. Curling
d. Football
Basketball - The shorter people on the team usually play these positions.
When was the biathlon made an official Olympic Sport?
a. 1936
b. 1992
c. 1924
d. 1948
1992 - The sport was originally called military patrol.
If you were at Mavericks, what sport would you be expecting to
see?
a. Golf
b. NASCAR
c. Tennis
d. Surfing
Surfing - Mavericks is a world famous surfing beach in California.
What sport does Matt Kenseth participate in?
a. Golf
b. Basketball
c. NASCAR
d. Soccer
NASCAR - In 2013, he was driving a Toyota Camry.
Where does hockey star Steve Yzerman come from?
a. Slovakia
b. Russia
c. Sweden
d. Canada
Canada - Steve was born in Cranbook, B. C. in 1965.
Who won the Masters Golf Tournament in 2012?
a. Fred Couples
b. Ángel Cabrera
c. Ben Crenshaw
d. Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson - Bubba won the title after defeating Louis Oosthuizen in a sudden-death playoff.
What sport is normally played on a field that is 300 yards long
and 160 yards wide?
a. Soccer
b. Rugby
c. Football
d. Polo
Polo - Each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.
Which of these sports is closest to the Italian sport of Bocce?
a. Bowling
b. Orienteering
c. Darts
d. Broomball
Bowling - Bocce is played outside.
What sport is done in a building normally called a velodrome?
a. Cycling
b. Swimming
c. Karate
d. Dressage
Cycling - The sport of track cycling has been around for over one hundred and fifty years.
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