Sport quiz questions and answers

1. 1. How long is a marathon, in kilometres, rounded to the nearest whole one?

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   42

2. 2. Which sport is played at Wimbledon?

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   Tennis

3. 3. How many points is a touchdown worth in American football?

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   6 · six

4. 4. How many players are on a basketball team on the court?

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   5 · five

5. 5. In tennis, what word means a score of zero?

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   Love

6. 6. Which country is traditionally credited with inventing modern cricket?

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   England

7. 7. In boxing, what is the name for a punch delivered with the back of the fist?

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   Backfist

8. 8. What colour card sends a football player off the pitch?

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   Red

9. 9. In baseball, how many strikes normally make an out?

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   3 · Three

10. 10. Which country hosts the tennis tournament known as the US Open?

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    United States · USA · United States of America

11. 11. What is the name of the playing surface in a cricket stadium?

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    Pitch

12. 12. In Formula One, what flag signals the end of a race?

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    Chequered flag · Checkered flag

13. 13. How many holes are played in a standard full round of golf?

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    18 · Eighteen

14. 14. What is the maximum score with one dart in a standard game of darts?

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    60 · Sixty

15. 15. Which swimmer won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

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    Michael Phelps

16. 16. In snooker, what colour ball is worth the most points?

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    Black

17. 17. Which country has won the most men's football World Cups?

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    Brazil

18. 18. Which sport is associated with the Stanley Cup?

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    Ice hockey · Hockey

19. 19. Which country hosts the tennis tournament known as Roland-Garros?

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    France

20. 20. What is the term for three strikes in a row in ten-pin bowling?

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    Turkey

21. 21. Which sport uses a foil, épée and sabre?

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    Fencing

22. 22. In ice hockey, what object do players try to shoot into the goal?

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    Puck

23. 23. Which horse race is held annually at Aintree near Liverpool?

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    Grand National

24. 24. In table tennis, what is another common name for the sport?

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    Ping-pong · Ping pong

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