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Olympiad (Class 6) Sports — practice questions — page 2

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Which sport was practised in ancient Egypt?Read the answer and worked solution →Which player shows sportsmanship after losing a match?Read the answer and worked solution →Players secretly agree the result before a match. What is this called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a key principle of fair sport?Read the answer and worked solution →What must every IOC-recognised sport implement against doping?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the e in esports stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →The Council of Europe's Sports Charter aims physical activity at improving fitness and what else?Read the answer and worked solution →Which London club has kept the Laws of Cricket since 1788?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Laws are there in the Laws of Cricket?Read the answer and worked solution →A batter completes three full runs. How many yards does the batter cover between the wickets?Read the answer and worked solution →A cricket wicket has three stumps and two bails. How many wooden pieces is that?Read the answer and worked solution →In normal play, how many people in all, including umpires, are on the field?Read the answer and worked solution →A bowler bowls 4 overs of 6 legal balls each. How many legal balls is that?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bowling arrangement is not allowed?Read the answer and worked solution →A hit clears the boundary without touching the ground. How many runs?Read the answer and worked solution →What do batters score for a ball that bounces and then crosses the rope?Read the answer and worked solution →The batter misses the ball and it passes the wicket-keeper; batters run. Which extra is this?Read the answer and worked solution →The ball hits the batter's body, not the bat, and batters run. Which extra?Read the answer and worked solution →A bowler bowls two wides and one no-ball. How many extras, at one each?Read the answer and worked solution →A bowler's front foot lands beyond the popping crease. What is the delivery called?Read the answer and worked solution →An eleven-player side is all out when how many batters are dismissed?Read the answer and worked solution →A chasing team passes the target having lost 7 wickets. By how many wickets do they win?Read the answer and worked solution →Both sides score equal runs and the last batting side is all out in a two-innings match. Result?Read the answer and worked solution →Which method recalculates a target after rain interrupts a limited-overs match?Read the answer and worked solution →A limited-overs match ends level. What can break the tie?Read the answer and worked solution →How is the team to bat first decided?Read the answer and worked solution →A cricket bat blade is usually made of which wood?Read the answer and worked solution →How many rows of stitches form the seam of a cricket ball?Read the answer and worked solution →Why might a captain declare an innings closed?Read the answer and worked solution →How far in front of the bowling crease is the popping crease drawn?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which sport was practised in ancient Egypt?

  1. Ice hockey
  2. Speed skating
  3. Javelin throwing
  4. Ski jumping
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Correct answer: C. Javelin throwing

Egyptian sports included javelin throwing, high jump and wrestling; ice sports need a cold climate.

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Which player shows sportsmanship after losing a match?

  1. Congratulates the winners
  2. Refuses to shake hands
  3. Leaves the ground at once
  4. Blames the umpire
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Correct answer: A. Congratulates the winners

Sportsmanship means courtesy to opponents and grace in victory or defeat.

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Players secretly agree the result before a match. What is this called?

  1. Seeding
  2. Handicapping
  3. Doping
  4. Match fixing
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Correct answer: D. Match fixing

When participants collude to predetermine a result instead of competing honestly, it is match fixing.

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