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10 Question Sports Quiz: Sports Mixture | Wide World of Sports

This is a quiz about a wide range of sports, most of which are European. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by SkippyBoro. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SkippyBoro

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,973

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
270

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Question 1 of 10

1. Soccer: Which nation hosted and won the first ever World Cup? Hint

Argentina

Uruguay

West Germany

Brazil

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Question 2 of 10

2. Rugby Union: Which nation won gold at the Olympic games in 1924? Hint

New Zealand

England

USA

Australia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Cricket: Australia set a new world record winning streak in March 2001 with 16 consecutive victories. Who ended this amazing sequence? Hint

England

India

West Indies

South Africa

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ice Hockey: Which player infamously broke the neck of his Colorado Avalanche opponent, Steve Moore, in March of 2004? Hint

Brad May

Marty McSorley

Markus Naslund

Todd Bertuzzi

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Question 5 of 10

5. Soccer: USA recorded a victory over England during the 1990s?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which sprinter set a new 100m world record at the 1996 Olympic Games? Hint

Donovan Bailey

Michael Johnson

Linford Christie

Maurice Greene

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who became the first 17 year old ever to score at a World Cup finals? Hint

Michael Owen

Lotthar Matthaus

Diego Maradona

Pele

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who set a record for the biggest winning margin in Super Bowls with their victory in Super Bowl XXIV in 1990? Hint

Dallas Cowboys

San Francisco 49ers

Washington Redskins

Denver Broncos

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Question 9 of 10

9. Rugby League: Who set a world record by getting himself sent off 12 seconds into Great Britain's 2003 Ashes series against Australia? Hint

Paul Sculthorpe

Andy Farrell

Sean Long

Adrian Morley

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Question 10 of 10

10. San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001 to set a new season record. Whose record did he break? Hint

Babe Ruth

Mark McGwire

Roger Maris

His own

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Soccer: Which nation hosted and won the first ever World Cup?

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay hosted soccer's first World Cup and won the event in 1930, defeating fellow South American's Argentina 4-2 in the final.

2. Rugby Union: Which nation won gold at the Olympic games in 1924?

Answer: USA

The US won gold in Paris, beating France 17-3 in a controversial encounter. Union was then scrapped as an Olympic sport.

3. Cricket: Australia set a new world record winning streak in March 2001 with 16 consecutive victories. Who ended this amazing sequence?

Answer: India

The Indians won a phenomenal game of cricket in Calcutta. Australia posted 445 in their first innings with India's reply a paltry 171. But, forced to follow on, the host nation made 657-7 and bowled the Aussies out for 212 thanks to a Harbhajan Singh hat-trick.

4. Ice Hockey: Which player infamously broke the neck of his Colorado Avalanche opponent, Steve Moore, in March of 2004?

Answer: Todd Bertuzzi

Bertuzzi's attack, a blind side punch followed up by ramming Moore's face into the ice, earned the Vancouver Canucks star a suspension for the remaining 12 games of the season, plus the playoffs. Although Moore declined to file a civil law suit, his playing future remained uncertain almost a year after the attack.

5. Soccer: USA recorded a victory over England during the 1990s?

Answer: True

The Americans won a friendly match at Foxboro Stadium, Massachusetts, by 2-0 with goals from Thomas Dooley and Alexi Lalas on June 9th, 1993.

6. Which sprinter set a new 100m world record at the 1996 Olympic Games?

Answer: Donovan Bailey

Canadian Bailey's time of 9.84 seconds was achieved at the games in Atlanta, USA.

7. Who became the first 17 year old ever to score at a World Cup finals?

Answer: Pele

Pele, or Edson Arantes do Nascimento, scored at just 17 years and 239 days against Wales at Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1958.

8. Who set a record for the biggest winning margin in Super Bowls with their victory in Super Bowl XXIV in 1990?

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers winning marging of 45 points (a 55-10 win over Denver Broncos) was recorded on January 28 of that year.

9. Rugby League: Who set a world record by getting himself sent off 12 seconds into Great Britain's 2003 Ashes series against Australia?

Answer: Adrian Morley

Despite playing over 79 out of the 80 minutes with one man less, Britain were still only beaten by a Darren Lockyer try five minutes from full time. Morley walked for a vicious high shot on Robbie Kearns.

10. San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001 to set a new season record. Whose record did he break?

Answer: Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire broke the life long record of Roger Maris, who hit 61 home runs in 1961. McGwire hit 70 in 1998. Along came Bonds with 73 in 2001.

Source: Author SkippyBoro

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