Sgt Thomsons Sport quiz

Question 1

What sport is called the "Sport of Kings", players cannot play left-handed, and played in time periods called "chukkas"?

Accepted Answer

Polo

Question 2

Liverpool winger Trent Alexander-Arnold has a pet duckling called “Banjo”. True or False?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What was the original name for ping pong?

Accepted Answer

Wiff-Waff

Question 4

What does the German word for Federball mean?

Accepted Answer

Shuttlecock

Question 5

Bo-Taoshi is a sport where 150 people attempt to knock over a pole. In what country is it played?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 6

How old was footballer John Burridge when he became the oldest player to play in the Premier League?

Accepted Answer

43

Question 7

In what "sport" do the players make up their own rules for each game?

Accepted Answer

Calvinball

Question 8

What fictional sport was made real by fans of Harry Potter?

Accepted Answer

Quidditch

Question 9

How was the British ski jumper Eddie Edwards known?

Accepted Answer

Eagle

Question 10

There is a contest, around the world, in which male competitors race while each carrying their wife?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Since 1980, Willaston School near Nantwich, Cheshire, has staged the world championships in which of these sports?

Accepted Answer

Worm-charming

Question 12

The Sport Welly-wanging orginated in Yorkshire

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Which team lost their first three World Cup finals?

Accepted Answer

Holland (Netherlands)

Question 14

Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire has staged an annual event in May for many years. Which sport is staged there?

Accepted Answer

Cheese-rolling

Question 15

Mark Twain is commonly said to have described what sport as “A good walk, spoiled”?

Accepted Answer

Golf

Question 16

How many balls are there in snooker?

Accepted Answer

22

Question 17

Which annual event is broadcast on the ESPN Network, and some say must be a sport?

Accepted Answer

National Spelling Bee

Question 18

What "sport" includes positions such as inside grouches, deep brooders, offensive niblings, and a full-frummert?

Accepted Answer

43-man Squamish

Question 19

Chankonabe is a protein rich pot dish regularly eaten by which sportsmen?

Accepted Answer

Sumo wrestlers

Question 20

What is Muhammad Ali’s real name?

Accepted Answer

Cassius Clay

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