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10 Questions: General Sports Knowledge Multiple Choice Quiz | Sports

A mixture of different sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by sweet_thing07. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sweet_thing07

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,856

Updated
Jun 14 26

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many players are on a netball court, per team, at the one time? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Prior to the admission of the Dolphins to the NRL competition in 2023, how many teams were based outside of New South Wales? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Sir Donald Bradman retired from international cricket. What was his batting average? Hint

98.56

99.94

98.70

98.88

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many teams competed in the Australian soccer competition, the A-League, when it began in 2005? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did baseball first originate? Hint

South America

North America

England

Italy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did Muhammad Ali face in his last boxing match? Hint

Jeff Fenech

Joe Bugner

Floyd Patterson

Trevor Berbick

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the longest race in the Olympic Games? Hint

Marathon

2000m

1500m

50 Kilometre walk

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many golf clubs may you have in your golf bag at one time in professional competition? Hint

As many as you like

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these four was the youngest to win the Bathurst 1000? Hint

Peter Brock

Jim Richards

Dick Johnson

Craig Lowndes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did the first professional ice hockey team originate? Hint

United States

Switzerland

Canada

Ukraine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many players are on a netball court, per team, at the one time?

Answer: 7

There are seven players on the court. These positions are:
Goal Shooter (GS)
Goal Attack (GA)
Wing Attack (WA)
Centre (C)
Wing Defence (WD)
Goal Defence (GD)
Goal Keeper (GK).

2. Prior to the admission of the Dolphins to the NRL competition in 2023, how many teams were based outside of New South Wales?

Answer: 5

These teams were:
Melbourne Storm
North Queensland Cowboys
Brisbane Broncos
Gold Coast Titans
New Zealand Warriors.

3. When Sir Donald Bradman retired from international cricket. What was his batting average?

Answer: 99.94

Bradman scored a total of 6,996 runs in 52 matches, leaving him with a batting average of 99.94.

4. How many teams competed in the Australian soccer competition, the A-League, when it began in 2005?

Answer: 8

The A-League began with eight teams. Seven covering Australia's major cities and regional centres, and one from New Zealand. The eight teams were:
Adelaide United
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
NZ Knights (folded in 2007, replaced by Wellington Phoenix)
Perth Glory
Queensland Roar (became Brisbane Roar in 2009)
Sydney FC.

5. Where did baseball first originate?

Answer: North America

Baseball is an updated form of rounders.

6. Who did Muhammad Ali face in his last boxing match?

Answer: Trevor Berbick

He fought Berbick on December 11, 1981.

7. What was the longest race in the Olympic Games?

Answer: 50 Kilometre walk

You certainly wouldn't want to run that. Most people think that the longest race in the Olympic Games is the marathon, but they are incorrect.
It first appeared in 1932 LA Games. Its last appearance was at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

8. How many golf clubs may you have in your golf bag at one time in professional competition?

Answer: 14

Golf is a sport in which a player, using several types of clubs including a driver and a putter hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes.

9. Which of these four was the youngest to win the Bathurst 1000?

Answer: Craig Lowndes

Craig Lowndes was born in Melbourne, Victoria on June 21, 1974. Lowndes is an Australian racing driver, whose main claim to fame was as a three time V8 Supercar champion and three-time Bathurst 1000 winner.

10. Where did the first professional ice hockey team originate?

Answer: United States

Professional ice hockey has existed since before World War I. From the first professional ice hockey league based out of Houghton, Michigan, in the United States. It quickly grew into Canada and in many other countries, including Switzerland, Ukraine, Great Britain, and Austria.

Source: Author sweet_thing07

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