The Ultimate Trivia Quiz - Sports and Pastimes

Sports and Pastimes
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1. On a darts board, what number is directly opposite No. 1 ?
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2. What colour is the cue ball in pool ?
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3. What is the craft of making arrows called ?
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4. In Cycle Racing, what is a sag wagon ?
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5. The apparatus used by male gymnasts consists of vaulting horse, pommel horse, horizontal bars, rings and floor. Which of these pices of apparatus do women use ?
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6. Essential equipment for a boxer comprises gloves, hand tape, protector below the waist, boots and what else ?
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7. Why do American footballers paint black marks across their cheeks ?
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8. In Ice-Hockey what are puck-stoppers ?
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9. In the early days of cricket, a bowler who took three wickets in a row was presented with a top hat. What modern term comes from this practise ?
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10. What sport has four different colour codes for the balls, ranging from yellow for hot conditions to blue for cold conditions ?
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11. Apart from body padding, what protection do baseball players wear ?
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12. In hot air ballooning, how is the manoeuvring or cooling valve used ?
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13. How many red balls are there in snooker ?
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14. Which sport uses stones and a house ?
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15. Starting blocks are used on athletic tracks. Runners push their feet against them to get the fastest possible start. What else can they be used for ?
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16. In fencing, which is the heavier weapon: the foil or the épée ?
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17. What is the difference in shape between rugby and soccer balls ?
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18. Kendo is one of the traditional Japanese martial arts and the participants use a type of sword. From what is the sword made ?
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19. What type of shots are woods used for in golf ?
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20. What colour is the centre scoring zone of an archery target ?
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21. All the hoops in croquet are painted white, except the last one, called the rover, which has a different colour on the crown. Which colour is it ?
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22. Why are the officials in American football known as zebras ?
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23. From what fairly light-weight wood is a bat for the sport of cricket traditionally made from ?
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24. In the sport of archery, what material are the arrows usually made from ?
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25. Soccer boots have interchangeable studs. The studs for wet and slippery surfaces are made from aluminium. What studs are used for playing on hard ground ?
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