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40 Sports quiz questions and answers

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Forty questions across tennis, rugby, golf, cricket, snooker, athletics, motor racing and more, with football deliberately left out: it has a round of its own. That keeps the non-football fans in the game and stops one table running away with it.

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  1. 1.In which sport do Europe and the USA compete for the Ryder Cup?

    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Rowing
    • Golf
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    Golf

  2. 2.Which tennis tournament is played on grass in south-west London?

    • Wimbledon
    • Queen's Club Championships
    • Eastbourne International
    • Nottingham Open
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    Wimbledon

  3. 3.How many players does a rugby union team have on the pitch?

    • 13
    • 11
    • 12
    • 15
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    15

  4. 4.How many players does a rugby league team have on the pitch?

    • 13
    • 15
    • 11
    • 12
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    13

  5. 5.Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?

    • Beijing
    • Rio de Janeiro
    • Athens
    • London
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    London

  6. 6.Who in 2012 became the first British rider to win the Tour de France?

    • Chris Froome
    • Bradley Wiggins
    • Mark Cavendish
    • Geraint Thomas
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    Bradley Wiggins

  7. 7.What colour jersey does the overall leader of the Tour de France wear?

    • Green
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • Red
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    Yellow

  8. 8.Which Jamaican sprinter ran 100 metres in 9.58 seconds in 2009?

    • Yohan Blake
    • Asafa Powell
    • Justin Gatlin
    • Usain Bolt
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    Usain Bolt

  9. 9.In snooker, how many points is the black ball worth?

    • 7
    • 5
    • 6
    • 10
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    7

  10. 10.How many red balls are on the table at the start of a snooker frame?

    • 15
    • 10
    • 12
    • 21
    Show answer

    15

  11. 11.In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded?

    • Baseball
    • Lacrosse
    • Ice hockey
    • Curling
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    Ice hockey

  12. 12.In golf, what is a score of one under par on a hole called?

    • An eagle
    • A bogey
    • An albatross
    • A birdie
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    A birdie

  13. 13.How many balls make up an over in cricket?

    • Five
    • Eight
    • Six
    • Ten
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    Six

  14. 14.In cricket, what does LBW stand for?

    • Leg before wicket
    • Leg behind wicket
    • Long ball wide
    • Last batsman walks
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    Leg before wicket

  15. 15.In which sport do the forwards pack down for a scrum?

    • Hockey
    • Rugby
    • Lacrosse
    • Handball
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    Rugby

  16. 16.Which boxer, born Cassius Clay, called himself 'The Greatest'?

    • Joe Frazier
    • George Foreman
    • Muhammad Ali
    • Sugar Ray Leonard
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    Muhammad Ali

  17. 17.In which country were the first modern Olympic Games held, in 1896?

    • France
    • England
    • Italy
    • Greece
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    Greece

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

    • 3
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
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    6

  19. 19.Which horse race run at Epsom is known as the Blue Riband of the turf?

    • The Oaks
    • The St Leger
    • The Derby
    • The Gold Cup
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    The Derby

  20. 20.In tennis, what is a score of 40–40 called?

    • Advantage
    • Love all
    • Break point
    • Deuce
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    Deuce

  21. 21.How many Grand Slam tournaments are there in tennis each year?

    • Three
    • Five
    • Four
    • Six
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    Four

  22. 22.Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on clay?

    • The Australian Open
    • The French Open
    • The US Open
    • Wimbledon
    Show answer

    The French Open

  23. 23.Which sport's Six Nations Championship is contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales?

    • Rugby league
    • Hockey
    • Netball
    • Rugby union
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    Rugby union

  24. 24.Which Formula One team is based in Maranello, Italy?

    • Ferrari
    • McLaren
    • Williams
    • Red Bull
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    Ferrari

  25. 25.How many Formula One world titles did Lewis Hamilton win between 2008 and 2020?

    • Five
    • Six
    • Four
    • Seven
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    Seven

  26. 26.In darts, what is the line players stand behind called?

    • The hockey
    • The throw
    • The mark
    • The oche
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    The oche

  27. 27.How many players does each basketball team have on court?

    • Six
    • Five
    • Seven
    • Four
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    Five

  28. 28.How many players does each volleyball team have on court?

    • Five
    • Six
    • Seven
    • Nine
    Show answer

    Six

  29. 29.Oxford and Cambridge universities compete in the Boat Race in which sport?

    • Sailing
    • Canoeing
    • Rowing
    • Swimming
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    Rowing

  30. 30.What is the long stick used to strike the ball in snooker called?

    • A bat
    • A cue
    • A mallet
    • A club
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    A cue

  31. 31.What is the highest possible score in a game of ten-pin bowling?

    • 300
    • 200
    • 250
    • 100
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    300

  32. 32.In ten-pin bowling, what is knocking down all ten pins with the first ball called?

    • A spare
    • A turkey
    • A strike
    • A split
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    A strike

  33. 33.Which British runner won the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at both London 2012 and Rio 2016?

    • Paula Radcliffe
    • Steve Cram
    • Mo Farah
    • Kelly Holmes
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    Mo Farah

  34. 34.In which athletics event would you see a 'Fosbury Flop'?

    • High jump
    • Long jump
    • Pole vault
    • Triple jump
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    High jump

  35. 35.How long is a cricket pitch, from stumps to stumps?

    • 18 yards
    • 20 yards
    • 25 yards
    • 22 yards
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    22 yards

  36. 36.Which snooker player is nicknamed 'The Rocket'?

    • Judd Trump
    • John Higgins
    • Mark Selby
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan
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    Ronnie O'Sullivan

  37. 37.Which darts player is nicknamed 'The Power'?

    • Phil Taylor
    • Michael van Gerwen
    • Eric Bristow
    • Gary Anderson
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    Phil Taylor

  38. 38.At which Sheffield theatre is the World Snooker Championship held?

    • The Lyceum
    • The Apollo
    • The Crucible
    • The Palladium
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    The Crucible

  39. 39.Which country won the first Rugby World Cup, in 1987?

    • Australia
    • New Zealand
    • South Africa
    • England
    Show answer

    New Zealand

  40. 40.In which year did England win the Rugby World Cup?

    • 1999
    • 2007
    • 2003
    • 2019
    Show answer

    2003

40 sports quiz questions and answers: a free medium sport round from QuizCast

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Answer sheet for the host
  1. Golf
  2. Wimbledon
  3. 15
  4. 13
  5. London
  6. Bradley Wiggins
  7. Yellow
  8. Usain Bolt
  9. 7
  10. 15
  11. Ice hockey
  12. A birdie
  13. Six
  14. Leg before wicket
  15. Rugby
  16. Muhammad Ali
  17. Greece
  18. 6
  19. The Derby
  20. Deuce
  21. Four
  22. The French Open
  23. Rugby union
  24. Ferrari
  25. Seven
  26. The oche
  27. Five
  28. Six
  29. Rowing
  30. A cue
  31. 300
  32. A strike
  33. Mo Farah
  34. High jump
  35. 22 yards
  36. Ronnie O'Sullivan
  37. Phil Taylor
  38. The Crucible
  39. New Zealand
  40. 2003

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