WorksheetsGeo in Sport 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the country which has the same 2 colours on their national flag as the South Sydney Rabbitohs have on their jersey.
a)
Bangladesh
b)
Canada
c)
Germany
d)
Pakistan
2.
*TOUGH QUESTION*
Look closely at the FIFA 2018 Football World Cup Draw. Which Pool is the only one to have TWO nations which share a border?
Look closely at the FIFA 2018 Football World Cup Draw. Which Pool is the only one to have TWO nations which share a border?
a)
Pool G
b)
Pool A
c)
Pool B
d)
Pool F
3.
In what TWO years did Australia host the Summer Olympics?
a)
1956 (Melbourne) and 2004 (Brisbane)
b)
1952 (Adelaide) and 2008 (Sydney)
c)
1972 (Melbourne) and 1992 (Sydney)
d)
1956 (Melbourne) and 2000 (Sydney)
4.
Which AFL team shares the colours of the Macedonian flag (pictured)?
a)
Sydney Swans
b)
Collingwood Magpies
c)
Gold Coast Suns
d)
Richmond Tigers
5.
Which national flag DOES NOT have the trio of colours worn by the mighty Roosters rugby league team?
a)
USA
b)
France
c)
Thailand
d)
Germany
6.
The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition team of highly skilled basketballers. In what great American city is Harlem located?
a)
New York City
b)
Chicago
c)
Los Angeles
d)
New Orleans
7.
TRUE or FALSE, the populations of rugby playing nations New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland are very similar... both in the vicinity of 4.5 million people.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
These enthusiastic football fans are supporting which African nation?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Algeria
c)
Kenya
d)
Nigeria
9.
In which Asian nation is kickboxing thought to have originated?
a)
Thailand
b)
Malaysia
c)
Vietnam
d)
Cambodia
10.
Top ranked surfer Gabriel Medina hails from which South American country?
a)
Argentina
b)
Brazil
c)
Chile
d)
Peru
11.
Nadaam, a form of wrestling, is the national sport of which land-locked Asian nation?
a)
China
b)
Mongolia
c)
South Korea
d)
Cambodia
12.
Are the Otago Highlanders rugby team based on the North or South Island of New Zealand?
a)
North
b)
South
13.
Which aquatic animal is depicted on the logo of the Cronulla Sutherland Rugby League team?
a)
Shark
b)
Eel
c)
Crocodile
d)
Stingray
14.
Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce was once the fastest woman on the planet over 100 metres. What Caribbean nation did she represent?
a)
Kenya
b)
Jamaica
c)
Trinidad and Tobago
d)
Barbados
15.
Which European nation did Tennis superstar Steffi Graf represent? (clue: she was born in a city called Mannheim, on the Rhine river)
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Holland
d)
Belgium
16.
Where did Sumo wrestling originate?
a)
Malaysia
b)
Hawaii
c)
Japan
d)
South Korea
17.
This enthusiastic chap is supporting which European nation? (clue: it's a Scandinavian country)
a)
Denmark
b)
Finland
c)
Sweden
d)
Portugal
18.
Wimbledon, is a leafy and affluent suburb of which English city?
a)
London
b)
Oxford
c)
Liverpool
d)
Manchester
19.
What great English city is home to Chelsea Football Club?
a)
Manchester
b)
Liverpool
c)
London
d)
Newcastle
20.
Which is the only NBA team to be located outside the United States of America?
a)
Toronto Raptors
b)
Minnesota Timberwolves
c)
Millwaukee Bucks
d)
Detroit Pistons
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