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1 Which competition took place at “Lord’s Cricket Ground” during the London 2012 Olympic Games?
A Archery. The historic home of cricket was temporarily transformed with seating installed on the outfield to host the event.
2 What is the heaviest class in weight-lifting?
A Super heavyweight, which includes athletes over 109 kg (240 lb) for men and over 81 kg (179+lb) for women in Olympic weightlifting.
3 How many minutes are allowed to search for a lost ball in a round of golf?
A Three minutes, according to the R&A and the USGA.
4 Which chess piece always remains on the same colour square?
A The bishop. Because bishops move diagonally, they can only ever move to squares of a single colour.
5 What are the colours of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon)?
A Dark green and purple. Notably, the club adopted these colors in 1909 and enforced a strict white dress code for its players. This shift occurred because the organization discovered that its previous palette—blue, yellow, red, and green—mirrored the Royal Marines’ uniforms too closely.
6 The Nursery End, The Pavilion End & St John’s Road are all linked with which sporting ground?
A Lord’s Cricket Ground, home of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
7 What is the only position in football that has the sole right on the field to handle the ball?
A The goalkeeper.
8 What colour signifies a difficult slope in skiing?
A Black. For even greater difficulty, some resorts use a double black diamond or even a triple black diamond to indicate extremely steep and technical terrain, often with hazards like cliffs or extreme drops.
9 What is the bed of a snooker table made from?
A Slate, which is a natural rock that is quarried, machined to be perfectly flat, and then covered with a high-quality wool cloth.
10 According to Olympic rules, how many feathers must a badminton shuttlecock have?
A 16 feathers. These feathers must be of a uniform length, between 62 and 70 mm, and all fixed into a cork base.