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Fun Facts about Sport
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A quiz created by schoolkids aged 10-13. ELF English Learning Friends Erasmus+
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1
What is lacrosse?
an Australian game
an Asian game
a European game
an Indian game
2
...have completed the most summer Olympics without winning a gold medal.
Philippines
Indonesia
Korea
Japan
3
A normal hockey match is ... minutes long.
60
65
35
30
4
Why were the Olympics created?
They wanted to be better in sports.
They just created them for fun.
They had to train more.
Because the Greeks celebrated the god Zeus.
5
Who is Ussain Bolt?
a swimmer
a football player
a runner
a baseball player
6
When and where was basketball (as we know it today) born?
in 1738 in New York, New York
in 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts
in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts
in 1901 in Chicago, Illinois
7
The fastest KO in Pro Boxing History happened in ... seconds.
37
20,5
10.5
2
8
A soccer player runs ... kilometres in a match.
6
2,5
9,6
15
9
When and where were the first modern Olympic games?
in 1886 in Portugal
in 1896 in Greece
in 1786 in the Czech Republic
in 1996 in Greece
10
How many tennis balls are used in one match?
about 650
about 65
about 35
about 107
11
How many rings does the Olympic flag have?
4
3
5
6
12
Which contry hosted the greatest number of Olympic Games?
Canada
the UK
the USA
France
13
When were the Olympic Games first on TV? (It was in Berlin, Germany.)
1913
1936
1980
1952
14
Golf balls can reach speed of ... miles per hour.
160
170
50
120
15
In which sport there are the most injuries?
basketball
baseball
football
skiing
16
The most favourite sport in the world is ...
football (soccer)
ice hockey
tennis
basketball
17
How many dimples does the average golf ball have?
837
336
583
125
18
The most expensive soccer player (Paul Pogba) cost ... EUR.
800 thousand
200 million
50 million
110 million
19
When and where were the first winter Olympic Games held?
in 1922 in Atlanta, the USA
in 1923 in Berlin, Germany
in 1925 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
in 1924 in Chamonix, France
20
When did the UK parliament say NO to women taking part in dangerous sports?
in 1806
in 1906
in 2015
in 1992
