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- Q: The Modern Pentathlon event includes the disciplines fencing, cross-country running, riding, shooting and which other event?
A: Freestyle swimming. Fencing: One-touch épée. Swimming: 200m freestyle. Riding: Traditionally equestrian show jumping, or an obstacle course race.Shooting & Running: Combined as the laser run - Q: The Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” is a Latin phrase that translates to what?
A: “Faster, Higher, Stronger. Coined by French Dominican priest Henri Didon in 1891 and officially adopted by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Movement. In 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) updated the motto to recognise global solidarity, adding the word “Communiter” (Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together). - Q: Which country hosted the first Winter Olympics?
A: France. In Chamonix in 1924. Originally dubbed the “International Winter Sports Week” and retroactively designated as the inaugural Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). - Q: With which sport is Chris Boardman associated?
A: cycling. He achieved significant success both on the track and the road. - Q: USA and UK women’s teams competed annually for the Wightman Cup in which Sport?
A: tennis. Established in 1923 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, to serve as the women’s equivalent to the men’s Davis Cup. Discontinued in 1989. - Q: In addition to skiing, the term piste is officially used in what other sport?
A: Fencing to describe the long, narrow strip or mat where matches take place. Also occasionally used in pétanque (a French boules game) to refer to the designated, marked lane or patch of ground. - Q: What colour is zero on a roulette wheel?
A: Green. In U.S. roulette, there’s a second green pocket marked 00. - Q: Whose ear did boxer Mike Tyson bite a piece off in 1997?
A: Evander Holyfield. During their WBA Heavyweight Championship rematch. - Q: Which course holds The British Grand Prix?
A: Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire. - Q: At which racecourse is The Derby flat horse race run?
A: Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey. Known officially as the Derby Stakes or the Epsom Derby.