• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
GO TO EXPAT LIVING SINGAPORE
GET OUR NEWSLETTER

Expat Living Hong Kong HomepageExpat Living Hong Kong

Moving to Hong Kong and not sure where to start? Expat Living is the essential lifestyle guide to living in Hong Kong.

Login Pelcro Shop

Menu
  • Living In Hong Kong
      • Living Here
      • Where To Live
      • Schools
      • For Guys
        • SCMP Posties summer camps - journalismInteractive camps for budding journalists – and more!
        • Exciting summer programmes for kids – in HK and abroad!
        • Horoscopes for June 2023!
        • Serviced apartments in Hong Kong Kong - ParkviewServiced apartments and places to stay in HK
      • View all
    Close
  • Things To Do
      • Things To Do
      • What’s On/Calendar
      • Competitions & Offers
        • W Hotel Hong Kong Poolside PartyTop 35 Best Things To Do In Hong Kong This Weekend
        • Horoscopes for June 2023!
        • 10 things about the Dragon Boat Festival 
        • What to watch this month – Netflix & more!
      • View all
    Close
  • Kids
      • Activities & Things To Do
      • Education & Enrichment
      • Health & Wellness
      • Mums & Babies
      • Podcasts
        • SCMP Posties summer camps - journalismInteractive camps for budding journalists – and more!
        • Exciting summer programmes for kids – in HK and abroad!
        • International schools in Hong Kong - HKABest International Schools In Hong Kong, Primary to Secondary
        • Choosing a university and finding the right fit
      • View all
    Close
  • Homes
      • Home Décor
      • Readers Homes
        • BoConcept Danish furniture and interior design services in Hong Kong - roomsetBoConcept celebrates a decade in Hong Kong!
        • Home design and décor tips - ginger jarsHow to bring your living room to life!
        • Rebecca, Brian and daughter Billie in their newly renovated Fortress Hill homeTransforming a Hidden Gem in Fortress Hill
        • Horizon Plaza stores - Indigo Living Boston Brownstone CollectionOur guide to furniture shopping at Horizon Plaza
      • View all
    Close
  • Travel
      • Short Breaks
      • Further Afield
        • Pets and Planes: 5 Things to Consider
        • Sri Lanka - Where to go for a girls tripWhere to go for a girls’ trip
        • Best Surf Breaks in Southeast Asia - padang padangBest Surf Breaks in Southeast Asia
        • Outdoor activities in Hong Kong - hikingOutdoor activities for all the family
      • View all
    Close
  • Wine & Dine
      • Recipes & Groceries
      • Bars & Restaurants
        • Beef & Liberty burgers in Hong Kong - Falafel burgerTaste Test Burger Edition #1 Beef & Liberty
        • Seafood restaurant in Hong Kong - Lobster Shack4 restaurants to satisfy your cravings
        • Taste Test: Chinese Cuisine in HK
        • New bars and restaurants in Hong Kong - RositaNew nibbles: where to dine this May
      • View all
    Close
  • Style & Beauty
      • Fashion
      • Hair & Beauty
        • hair treatment at Glow Salon in Hong KongFour hairdressers and their styling solutions
        • Considering getting hair extensions?
        • Paraben-free skincare for men
        • Skincare anti-ageing products, overnight creams, face and eye serumsTried and Tested: Anti-ageing Products 
      • View all
    Close
  • Health & Fitness
      • Medical & Dental
      • Fitness
      • Wellness
        • 11 great gyms & studios to keep in shape
        • recurrent miscarriages – causes, risk factors, ivf treatmentHealth help: A focus on recurrent miscarriage
        • lung cancer - symptoms and treatmentLung Cancer: 8 Common Myths
        • Osteopathy in Hong KongOsteopathy for Body Aches & Pains
      • View all
    Close
  • Shop
    • Magazine
    • Advertise With Us
    • Close

Trivia Thursday ! 20 Q’s on sport

7 May, 2020 by Expat Living 3 Min Read

https://expatliving.hk/trivia-thursday-quiz-20-questions-on-sport/

Welcome to Trivia Thursday, Expat Living’s weekly quiz where you get the chance to test your grey matter! How about challenging a friend or family member to see who gets the most questions right? You can get together with them over Zoom, Houseparty or Google Hangouts.

Each week, we’ll put together a new quiz of 20 questions covering trivia topics relating to pop culture, geography, history, language and more. This one is all about sport!

Let’s begin

#1 Which of these was not an official Olympic sport at the 1900 Olympic Games: tug-of-war; 200-metre swimming obstacle course; contract bridge; live pigeon shooting?

#2 Simone Biles is the current world champion in what sport? 

#3 What sport did the Apollo 14 crew play on the moon?

#4 Who famously yelled “You cannot be serious!” to an umpire during a sporting encounter? 

#5 What number can be found to the right of the “20” on a dartboard? 

#6 Match the athlete to the sport: Lindsey Vonn, Bethany Hamilton, Mia Hamm; football, skiing, surfing

#7 The recently released sports documentary The Last Dance is about who?

#8 Which annual sporting event in Australia is nicknamed “The Race that Stops a Nation”? 

#9 Which is the only national football team to have played in every World Cup tournament?

#10 Which swimmer has won more individual gold medals than the combined total of gold medals won by Portugal, India and Ireland across Olympic history?

#11 Who said this about their sporting profession? “It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”

#12 In what sport might you “catch a crab”? 

#13 In which three countries did these martial arts originate: Krav Maga; capoeira; taekwondo?

#14 What sport is played at Hogwarts?

#15 Which baseball team has won the most World Series championships?

#16 Which song by the band Survivor is known for being used as a motivational tool to pump up athletes before the start of a competition or match?

#17 The regular Test cricket series played between England and Australia is known as what? 

#18 The marathon takes its name from a town in which country? 

#19 Which famous figure handed the winner’s trophy to South African captain François Pienaar at the Rugby World Cup presentation in 1995?

#20 Which of these is not a sport-related term: fartlek, nutmeg, silly mid-on, vogon, deke?

 

BONUS

(If you can answer correctly after the first clue, you get 10 points, but you lose a point for each additional clue you require to identify the person.)

I’m a famous sports personality born in 1986. (10)
I have a brother, Sadiki, and a sister, Sherine. (9)
I mostly played cricket and football when young, but those weren’t the sports I made my name in. (8)
My coach at school was sometimes frustrated with my joking attitude and lack of dedication to training. (7)
My talent shone through, however, and I became one of only a handful of athletes to win world championships at youth, junior and senior levels of an event. (6)
I really rose to prominence at the World Junior Championships of 2002, which were held in my home town of Kingston, Jamaica. (5)
I would go on to win eight gold medals across three Olympic Games, dominating the competition and winning worldwide renown for my feats. (4)
I am the current 100m and 200m men’s world record holder. (3)
Nicknamed “Lightning Bolt”, I am considered the fastest human in the world. (2)
I am ____. (1)

All the answers (no cheating!)

#1 Contract bridge
#2 Gymnastics
#3 Golf
#4 John McEnroe; he said the words at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships when a line call went against him
#5 The number 1
#6 Lindsey Vonn = skiing; Bethany Hamilton = surfing, Mia Hamm = football
#7 Michael Jordan
#8 The Melbourne Cup (horseracing)
#9 Brazil
#10 Michael Phelps; he won 23 gold medals, while Portugal (4), India (9) and Ireland (9) have 22 between them to date
#11 Muhammad Ali
#12 Rowing; it refers to the blade catching in the water
#13 Krav Maga = Israel; capoeira = Brazil; taekwondo = South Korea
#14 Quidditch
#15 New York Yankees (they’ve won 27 times)
#16 “Eye of the Tiger”
#17 The Ashes
#18 Greece
#19 Nelson Mandela
#20 Vogon (“fartlek” is a term used in fitness/running, “nutmeg” is a football skill, “silly mid-on” is a cricket position and “deke” is a positional play in ice hockey; Vogon is the name of a fictional alien race in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) 

BONUS: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

For more trivia, click here.

See more in our Things To Do section!

Hong Kong past and present: facts and trivia
8 virtual events for a good giggle
Top things to do in Hong Kong


Categories: Things To Do Tags: Quiz Sport Things To Do Trivia

Get the latest events, stories and special offers sent to your inbox
Get the latest events, stories and special offers sent to your inbox

You May Also Like

10 things about the Dragon Boat Festival 

Guide to exploring Hong Kong - Tai Ping Shan Street

Insider picks for exploring Hong Kong

6 super reasons to visit sky100

Primary Sidebar

  • COMPETITIONS & OFFERS
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Subscribe

© 2023 Expat Living Hong Kong, All Rights Reserved.