Sports and Leisure

Question 1

1. What nationality was Greg Rusedski before he became a British tennis star?

Answer 1

Canadian

Question 2

2. How many hurdles must be cleared in 110m hurdles?

Answer 2

Ten

Question 3

3. The Borg-Warner Trophy, introduced in 1936, is awarded to the winner of which race?

Answer 3

Indianapolis 500

Question 4

4. In 1930, which country won the first football World Cup?

Answer 4

Uruguay

Question 5

5. What word links a ski lift with a round plastic disc at the end of a long pole and a former Formula One World Champion?

Answer 5

Button (Button lift and Jenson Button)

Question 6

6. In horse racing, how many individual bets are there in a Yankee?

Answer 6

Eleven

Question 7

7. Which European city hosted the 1928 Summer Olympic Games?

Answer 7

Amsterdam

Question 8

8. To the nearest inch, what is the diameter of a golf hole?

Answer 8

4 inches (to be exact, 4 and a 1/4 inches)

Question 9

9. The athelete Frankie Fredericks represented which African country?

Answer 9

Namibia

Question 10

10. Who won two gold medals for Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Paralympics despite being only 13?

Answer 10

Ellie Simmonds