Sport trivia questions

8 questions with answers

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1. Easy

   1. Which combined athletics event includes seven disciplines and is commonly contested by women?

   1. Decathlon
   2. Heptathlon
   3. Duathlon
   4. Modern pentathlon
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   B. Heptathlon

2. Easy

   2. In boxing, what is the square platform enclosed by ropes where the fight takes place called?

   1. Court
   2. Ring
   3. Cage
   4. Mat
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   B. Ring

3. Easy

   3. Which racket sport is played inside a court with four walls, where players hit a small rubber ball against the front wall?

   1. Squash
   2. Badminton
   3. Cricket
   4. Handball
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   A. Squash

4. Easy

   4. Which sport has players in the positions of pitcher and catcher?

   1. Basketball
   2. Ice hockey
   3. Baseball
   4. American football
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   C. Baseball

5. Medium

   5. Which competitive swimming stroke is performed chest down where both arms move synchronously in a flying motion?

   1. Backstroke
   2. Breaststroke
   3. Butterfly
   4. Freestyle
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   C. Butterfly

6. Harder

   6. Which track cycling event starts behind a pacing motorbike before riders sprint for the finish?

   1. Omnium
   2. Madison
   3. Pursuit
   4. Keirin
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   D. Keirin

7. Harder

   7. What is the name of the trophy presented to the winner of the NBA Finals?

   1. The Vince Lombardi Trophy
   2. The Larry O'Brien Trophy
   3. The Commissioner's Trophy
   4. The Maurice Podoloff Trophy
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   B. The Larry O'Brien Trophy

8. Harder

   8. Which Ethiopian athlete famously ran barefoot to win the 1960 Olympic marathon in Rome?

   1. Haile Gebrselassie
   2. Kenenisa Bekele
   3. Abebe Bikila
   4. Mo Farah
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   C. Abebe Bikila

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