Sport Quiz Questions 9

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A round of sporting facts and figures, opening on the official height of a basketball hoop in metres and moving through the 2010 Commonwealth Games host.

Straightforward enough for a mixed table, with several answers that come down to knowing an abbreviation.

  1. How many meters from the ground should the hoop of a basketball net officially be?
  2. Which country hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
  3. What does NHL stand for?
  4. In 1988, who became the first athlete to win medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics during the same year?
  5. How many times has Russia hosted the World Cup?
  6. Which three weapon categories is Olympic fencing separated into?
  7. On which day of the week do the Wimbledon Championships commence?
  8. Which country hosted the 2006 Commonwealth Games?
  9. What is always the final event of the Olympic decathlon?
  10. What year did Formula 1 driver 'Lewis Hamilton' win his first World Championship?
  11. What do the different colored spots on a squash ball determine?
  12. Who is the only F1 driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One World Championship?
  13. Who won the Yukon Arctic Ultra 300 in 2008?
  14. In 2018, who became the first European football player to score in 9 international tournaments consecutively?
  15. Marit Bjørgen is an Olympic champion in which sport?
  16. In the rules of judo, what must contestants do before stepping onto the mat?
  17. Which British track cyclist won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in the keirin and team sprint?
  18. Which former heavyweight boxing champion has put his name to the lean mean grilling machine?
  19. Which two events are missing from the Women's heptathlon - 100m hurdles, shot put, 200m, high jump, 800m?
  20. Who starred as Tarzan in twelve movies and also won five gold Olympic medals?