SPORT quiz
Here are sample questions from the SPORT category. Think about each answer before revealing it – and then check how you'd do against real players in the app.
List the Winter Olympics in chronological order, starting with the oldest:
- Chamonix
- St Moritz
- Lake Placid
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Which sport is shown in the photograph?
Which sport is shown in the photograph?
How many players are there in a cricket team?
You can be off by 1.
11
What is the maximum number of points a basketball player can score with a single shot?
3
In which year did the first documented ancient Olympic Games take place?
You can be off by 50 years.
−776
The first documented Olympic Games took place in 776 BC in Olympia – the Greek city from which they take their name. They were held there until 393 AD, when they were abolished by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I the Great on account of their pagan nature.
In which month did the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar begin?
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
The World Cup is usually held in the summer, but due to the high temperatures in Qatar at that time of year, it has been rescheduled for November.
In which year did Robert Lewandowski join FC Barcelona?
2022
How many football teams are playing in the World Cup semi-finals?
4
Is field hockey an Olympic sport?
- No
- Yes
Did Denmark win the European Football Championship?
- No
- Yes
Yes, in 1992.
Curling – how many people are in a team?
4
Which sport is shown in the photograph?
Which sport is shown in the photograph?
How many metres is a marathon?
You can be off by 1000.
42,195
A marathon is a race covering a distance of 42,195 metres. The name derives from the town of Marathon in Greece. According to Herodotus, following the Greeks’ victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, the Persian army embarked on ships and set sail towards defenceless Athens. Seeing this, the Greeks ran as fast as they could towards the city, arriving practically at the same time as the Persian ships.
Is FC Barcelona’s stadium called Camp Nou?
- No
- Yes
How many weight categories are there in sumo?
You can be off by 1.
1
Which sport is shown in the photograph?
What colour jersey does the winner of the points classification wear in the Tour de France?
- white
- gray/silver
- black
- brown
- yellow/gold
- pink
- red
- green
- blue
In the Tour de France cycle race, the winner of the points classification wears the green jersey.
Is the 200-metre race part of the athletics decathlon?
- No
- Yes
No, the races are over distances of 100, 400 and 1,500 metres.
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