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GENERAL AND LOCAL SPORTS KNOWLEDEGE

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the competitive sports that use snorkel, masks and fins?

a)

Water sports

b)

Extreme sports

c)

Air sports

d)

Combat sports

2.

What is the competitive sport game played between two people which has 32 pieces placed on a board?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Scrabble

c)

Uno

d)

Chess

3.

What is one of the few sports practiced worldwide that covers numerous disciplines like races, jumps, throws and combined tests?

a)

Motocross

b)

Athletics

c)

Basketball

d)

Tennis

4.

Which of these activities is gradually emerging as a popular sport, made up of two teams of seven players that move a ball across the field using mainly the hands?

a)

Soccer

b)

Volleyball

c)

Pin pon

d)

Handball

5.

What are the elements necessary to practice water sports such as kayaking, boating and rafting?

a)

A ship and bats

b)

A plane and balls

c)

A bike and sticks

d)

A boat and paddles

6.

What is the cycling modality that is practiced indoors in a velodrome with modified road bicycles?

a)

Track cycling

b)

Mountain cycling

c)

BMX cycling

d)

Road cycling

7.

What is the discipline also known as artistic swimming that combines swimming, gymnastics and dance?

a)

Gymnastics

b)

Synchronized swimming

c)

Canoeing

d)

Swimming pool

8.

Which is a cardiovascular activity that mixes daily gym and dance exercises to improve coordination and aerobic capacity?

a)

Cardio box

b)

Tae bo

c)

Zumba

d)

Pilates

9.

What is the indoor sport also known as Microfútbol, which rules and tactics are inspired by other sports such as Football, Handball, Water Polo and Basketball?

a)

Soccer

b)

Cricket

c)

Rugby

d)

Futsal

10.

What is the sport in which two properly protected opponents combat using a sword?

a)

Judo

b)

Hapkido

c)

Boxing

d)

Fencing

11.

What is the sport also known as 'halterofilia', which involves lifting the maximum possible weight on a bar with certain discs fixed?

a)

Weightlifting

b)

Kayaking

c)

Wrestling

d)

Diving

12.

What are the international competition games for athletes with certain types of physical, mental and / or sensory disabilities?

a)

World Games

b)

Paralympic Games

c)

Olympic Games

d)

Sporting Games

13.

When was Pascual Guerrero stadium inaugurated?

a)

On October 15th, 1927

b)

On September 14th, 1930

c)

On July 20th, 1937

d)

On March 2nd, 1929

14.

What sport does Jackeline Rentería Castillo practice?

a)

Skating

b)

Swimming

c)

Boxing

d)

Wrestling.

15.

When were the Panamerican Games held in Cali?

a)

In 1930

b)

In 1966

c)

In 1971

d)

In 1999

16.

For what event was the “Gimnasio El Pueblo” built in Cali?

a)

For the Panamerican Games

b)

For the World Basketball championship

c)

For the World Games

d)

For the National Athletic Games

17.

When was "Evangelista Mora" Coliseum built?

a)

In 1938

b)

In 1954

c)

In 1960

d)

In 1971

18.

How many soccer teams participate in the Colombian league?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

20

d)

22

19.

Which sports venue has the name of an important vallecaucana weighlifter?

a)

Maria Isabel Urrutia.

b)

Yuri Alvear.

c)

Leidy Solis.

d)

Ingrid Valencia.

20.

What important sports event was held in Cali between December 1928 and January 1929?

a)

Juegos Panamericanos

b)

National Sport Games

c)

The World Games

d)

The Olympic Games

21.

What was the first stadium built in Cali?

a)

Pascual Guerrero

b)

El Coloso

c)

Galilea

d)

San Fernando

22.

Which sports venues were built for holding the VII National Sport Games of 1954?

a)

Pascual Guerrero Stadium y Coliseo El Pueblo

b)

Alberto Galindo swimming pools and Pascual Guerrero stadium

c)

Evangelista Mora coliseum and Alberto Galindo swimming pools

d)

Evangelista Mora Coliseum and Pascual Guerrero stadium

23.

What was the most important sports event in Colombia in the 70’s?

a)

The Olympic Games

b)

The Ending of La Vuelta a Colombia in Cali.

c)

The IX National Sport Games in 1975

d)

The VI Panamerican Games

24.

Why was the Pedro Grajales Athletics Stadium named that way?

a)

Because he helped in its construction.

b)

Because he is the Stadium's owner

c)

Because he is an important football player.

d)

Because he is one of the greatest athletes in Colombia's history

25.

Why does Jaime Aparicio Sports Unit take that name?

a)

Because he is the first Colombian athlete to win a gold medals in international competitions.

b)

Because he contributed the resources for building the place.

c)

Because he contributed great knowledge in sports matter

d)

Because he is an important tennis player

26.

Why is Cali stadium named Pascual Guerrero?

a)

Because he was a great athlete

b)

Because he donated the ground for its construction

c)

Because he was a sports coach

d)

Because he wrote a poem to Cali

27.

What was the first name given to Cali's Olympic Stadium?

a)

Galilea stadium

b)

Pascual Guerrero stadium

c)

Departamental stadium

d)

Nemesio Camacho stadium

28.

Which teams played the first soccer game at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium?

a)

Colombia and Mexico

b)

Colombia and Argentina

c)

Colombia and Ecuador

d)

Colombia and Panama

29.

What World Soccer Championship was held in the Pascual Guerrero Stadium?

a)

The World Games

b)

The Soccer World Cup Under 20 in 2011

c)

The National Sports Games

d)

The America Cup

30.

What sport does Oscar Figueroa practice?

a)

Wrestling

b)

Bowling

c)

Weightlifting

d)

Cycling

31.

Who won the High Diving World Cup in 2014 and happens to be from Cali?

a)

Sebastian Morales

b)

Luis Felipe Uribe

c)

Orlando Duque

d)

Omar Pinzón

32.

What was the Prize awarded to Cali by Aces Europe in 2019?

a)

The Sports Capital of America

b)

The Word Capital of Salsa

c)

The Capital of the World

d)

The Capital of The Most Beautiful Women

33.

In which car category/modality did the caleño Oscar Tunjo debut?

a)

Drifting

b)

Karting

c)

Rally raid

d)

Monoplazas

34.

Who is the youngest caleño pilot to receive a license as a child pilot?

a)

Gustavo Yacamán

b)

Gabby Cortés

c)

Carlos Huertas

d)

Oscar Andrés Tunjo

35.

Which of the following water sports can be practiced at Calima Lake?

a)

Canoeing

b)

Diving

c)

Windsurfing

d)

Rafting

36.

What is the sport in which the women's team from Cali and the men's team from Cartago won the gold medal in the XXII Departmental Games "Valle Oro Puro" Buenaventura 2019?

a)

Golf

b)

Basketball

c)

Hockey

d)

Juggling

37.

Valle del Cauca is a world power in the practice of this precision sport, which is played with a variable number of balls on a table with a cue. It is often associated with leisure activities.

a)

Billiards

b)

Racquetball

c)

Foot pool

d)

Bowling

38.

Who is one of the most representative vallecaucanas in bowling?

a)

Laura Plazas

b)

Clara Juliana Guerrero

c)

Rocío Restrepo

d)

Anggie Ramírez

39.

Which sport of Japanese origin is open for free classes in Cali?

a)

Box

b)

Weightlifting

c)

Kick boxing

d)

Kitesurfing

40.

What international event was held in Cali on September 7 and 8 / 2019 promoting the potential of electronic sports and video games as a new trend?

a)

Copa E – Sportfest

b)

Copa Acro Sport

c)

Copa Intel Extreme

d)

Copa Nintendo Power

41.

Which extreme sports can be practiced in Los Farallones, La buitrera, Cerrito and Roldanillo?

a)

Rafting and Water skiing

b)

Mountain biking and Climbing

c)

Bungee jumping and Parkour

d)

Paragliding and Skydiving