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INTERNATIONAL SPORTS QUESTIONS

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Nairo Quintana win the Giro d´Ítalia?

a)

In 2012

b)

In 2014

c)

In 2016

d)

In 2018

2.

What medal did Jackeline Rentería Castillo win at the London 2012 Olympics?

a)

Gold.

b)

Silver.

c)

Bronze.

d)

None.

3.

What tennis championship did Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah win this year in Europe?

a)

The US open.

b)

ATP World Tour

c)

Paris Masters

d)

Wimbledon.

4.

Why were the World Games created?

a)

For population with disabilities to participate.

b)

To compete against the Olympic Games

c)

For sports without Olympic representation to compete.

d)

For urban Sports to compete

5.

In which Olympic Games did Oscar Figueroa win his gold medal?

a)

The Panamerican Games -Guadalajara 2011

b)

The London Olympic Games in 2012

c)

The Cali World Games in 2013

d)

The Río de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016

6.

Who is the caleño Wrestler winner of two bronze Olympic medals?

a)

Jackeline Rentería

b)

Maria Isabel Urrutia

c)

Mariana Pajón

d)

Katherine Ibargüen

7.

Who is the Vallecaucana athlete that has won three times the World judo championship?

a)

Mariana Pajón

b)

Yuri Alvear Orejuela

c)

Caterine Ibargüen

d)

Maria Isabel Urrutia

8.

When did the Colombian women`s soccer team win their gold medal?

a)

2019-2014 American Cup

b)

2011-2015 World games

c)

2012-2016 Olympic games

d)

2019 Lima Panamerican Games

9.

Who won the Giro d'Italia in 2014?

a)

Nairo Quintana

b)

Egan Bernal

c)

Rigoberto Uran

d)

Supermán Lopez

10.

Who won the Tour of France 2019?

a)

Chris Froome

b)

Egan Bernal

c)

Alberto Contador

d)

Vicenzo Nibali

11.

Who won the Vuelta a España in 2016?

a)

Egan Bernal

b)

Supermán Lopez

c)

Nairo Quintana

d)

Rigoberto Uran

12.

Who was the champion in the female bowling at Panamerican Games in 2019?

a)

Fabio García

b)

Clara Juliana Guerrero

c)

Rocío Restrepo

d)

Liz Johnson

13.

Who broke the women´s road cycling record in the Panamerican Games this year?

a)

María Luisa Calle

b)

Liliana Moreno

c)

Mariana Pajón

d)

Martha Bayona

14.

When and where did Caterine Ibargüen obtain 2 gold medals in the same sports event?

a)

Peru 2019

b)

Russia 2013

c)

China 2015

d)

Colombia 2018

15.

What was the award Caterine Ibargüen received in Monaco in 2018?

a)

Female Athlete of the Year Award 2018

b)

World best year performance in triple jump

c)

Female Panamerican champion

d)

Diamond league champion

16.

What was the first sport practiced by Caterine Ibargüen?

a)

Long Jump

b)

High jump

c)

Volleyball

d)

Athleticism

17.

What is the organization that promotes sports development worldwide?

a)

Coldeportes

b)

Indervalle

c)

Aces Europa

d)

Federación Colombiana de Fútbol

18.

Why didn't Caterine Ibargüen participate in the triple jump in the Panamerican games 2019?

a)

She retired

b)

She was expelled for doping

c)

She suffered an accident

d)

She was diagnosed with Plantar fasciitis

19.

Who is the South American athlete that holds the title of "World Champion in the Diamond League triple jump 2019"?

a)

Yulimar Rojas

b)

Olga Rypakova

c)

Ana Peleteiro

d)

Katherine Ibargüen

20.

Why did Mariana Pajón stop competing in 2018?

a)

Because of a knee injury

b)

Because she got married

c)

Because she took a year off

d)

Because she suffered a family loss

21.

When did Colombia win its first Olympic medal?

a)

London Olympic Games in 1948

b)

Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956

c)

Munich Olympic Games in 1972

d)

Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984

22.

How did the Colombian women football team win their gold medal in the Panamerican Games in 2019?

a)

By extra time goal

b)

By penalties

c)

In the 90 minutes by 3 goals

d)

The Colombian team lost the match

23.

In which sports did Colombia win its first Olympic gold medal?

a)

Shooting

b)

Boxing

c)

Weightlifting

d)

Cycling

24.

What is the name of the Jamaican fastest athlete recognized as "the greatest sprinter of all time"?

a)

Michael Johnson

b)

Francis Obikwelu

c)

Dwain Chambers

d)

Usain Bolt

25.

What could be said about Venus and Serena Williams?

a)

They are the best basketball players ever

b)

They are two of best tennis players of their generation

c)

They are the best fans of American Soccer Team

d)

They are an amazing double in Voleyball history

26.

Which sport has been added for the first time to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?

a)

Curling

b)

Fencing

c)

Powerlifting

d)

Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

27.

Which team won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup?

a)

Brazil

b)

Colombia

c)

USA

d)

Russia

28.

Which country won the Copa America 2019 Title?

a)

Peru

b)

Brazil

c)

Uruguay

d)

Chile

29.

Which country hosted the FIFA 2019 women's world cup?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Argentina

d)

Russia

30.

Which team won the (soccer) Champions League for the sixth time in 2018-2019?

a)

Liverpool

b)

Chelsea

c)

Barcelona

d)

Real Madrid

31.

What sport is similar to softball?

a)

Handball

b)

Squash

c)

Baseball

d)

Cricket

32.

Which of the following is not an extreme sport?

a)

Gymnastics

b)

Rock Climbing

c)

Skateboarding

d)

Dirt Biking

33.

Which of the following athlete-sport match is incorrect?

a)

Oscar Rivas - Soccer

b)

Lebron James - Basketball

c)

Edgar Renteria - Baseball

d)

Rigoberto Uran - Cycling

34.

Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a shuttlecock?

a)

Tennis

b)

Cricket

c)

Volleyball

d)

Badminton

35.

Who was one of the first Latin American players to reach the Major baseball leagues?

a)

The Colombian Luis Miguel Castro

b)

The Cuban Estaban Bellán

c)

The Dominican Fernando Rodney

d)

The Mexican-American Adrián González

36.

Which of the following sports does not use a ball?

a)

Polo

b)

Ice Hockey

c)

Cricket

d)

Rugby

37.

How many rings does the Olympic flag have?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

10

38.

What do the Olympic rings represent?

a)

The 5 continents

b)

A hand

c)

The 5 first sports

d)

The 5 most important sports

39.

Who won the Tour of France in 2018?

a)

Egan Bernal

b)

Geraint Thomas

c)

Chris Froome

d)

Tom Domoulan

40.

Who was the Colombian driver that won "the Grand Prix of Monaco " in 2003?

a)

Juan Carlos Pérez

b)

Carlos Huertas

c)

Gabby Chaves

d)

Juan Pablo Montoya

41.

What is the sport in which two combatants fight with their fists with padded gloves, in a rope square ring?

a)

Judo

b)

Taekwondo

c)

Boxing

d)

Karate

42.

What does the Tour of France consist of?

a)

It consists of 21 day-long stages over the course of 23 days

b)

It consists of 15 day-long stages over the course of 20 days

c)

It consists of 25 day-long stages over the course of 30 days

d)

It consists of 20 day-long stages over the course of 22 days

43.

Who has won the most Olympic gold medals in swimming?

a)

Mark Spikz

b)

Michael Phelps

c)

Jenny Thompson

d)

Helmut Lev

44.

What national soccer team won the World Championship in Russia 2018?

a)

Croatia

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Brazil

45.

One of these cyclists does not match with the competence he won

a)

Nairo Quintana - Giro D´Italia

b)

Luis Herrera- Tour of Spain

c)

Egan Bernal - Tour of France

d)

Rigoberto Uran - Tour de L´Avenir

46.

What sport does Sofia Gomez Uribe practice?

a)

Box

b)

Freediving

c)

Soccer

d)

Chess

47.

Who is the player with the most soccer trophies in the world?

a)

Leonel Messi

b)

Dani Alve

c)

Cristiano Ronaldo

d)

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento

48.

Which sports constitute the modern Olympic pentathlon?

a)

Horse riding, running, fencing, swimming, target shooting

b)

Running, cycling, swimming, archery, fencing

c)

March, swimming running, jumping, weightlifting

d)

Javeline throwing, running, cyclism, swimming, jumping

49.

What is the biggest stadium in the world?

a)

Maracana, in Brazil

b)

Rungrado May the First, in North Korea

c)

Camp Nou, Spain

d)

Azteca, Mexico

50.

When were the first Winter Olympic games held?

a)

1942

b)

1924

c)

1940

d)

1922

51.

Where were the first Winter Olympic games held?

a)

Toulouse, France

b)

Toronto Canada

c)

Chamonix, France

d)

Alaska, USA

52.

Why were the Winter Olympic games cancelled in 1940 and 1944?

a)

Because a heat wave melted huge ice caps in Greenland and other northern countries

b)

Because there was an undergoing investigation for corruption within the games

c)

Because of World War II

d)

They were never cancelled

53.

What's bobsled?

a)

it is a winter sport in which contestants drive a sleigh in turns in a narrow, twisting, banked, iced track

b)

It's the name that receives the "ball" used in ice hockey

c)

It's the player that covers the moves of a quarter-back in American football

d)

It's an artificial mountain of ice in skiing tracks

54.

Which of the following disciplines does not belong to Nordic skiing?

a)

Military patrol

b)

Paw patrol

c)

Cross-country skiing

d)

Ski jumping

55.

Which one was not a demonstration sport in the Winter Olympics?

a)

Speed skiing

b)

Snowboarding

c)

Bandy

d)

Skijoring

56.

Twelve countries have always participated in the Olympic games, except for...

a)

Finland

b)

Hungary

c)

Poland

d)

Denmark

57.

The only country to have won a gold medal at every Winter Olympic Games is...

a)

Germany

b)

Canada

c)

The USA

d)

Finland

58.

Which country leads the all-time medal table of the Winter Olympic Games both in number of gold medals and overall medals won?

a)

The USA

b)

Russia

c)

Norway

d)

Germany

59.

Some of the sports that are held at the World Games are...

a)

Korfball, ultimate and orienteering

b)

Snowboarding, skiing and bandy

c)

Weightlifting and long jump

d)

Badminton and triathlon

60.

Who was Catalina Castaño Alvarez?

a)

She was the highest ranked South American female tennis player in November 2006 and for several years more

b)

She was the only Colombian woman to win Wimbledon

c)

She was the couch of Serena and Venus Williams

d)

She founded the tennis league in Colombia

61.

The Winter Olympics have been hosted in:

a)

Japan

b)

Greenland

c)

Hungary

d)

Poland

62.

The World Games have been held twice in...

a)

Colombia

b)

The USA

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

63.

Who is top one tennis player in ATP Men's Ranking?

a)

Serbian Novak Djokovic

b)

Swiss Roger Federe

c)

Spanish Rafael Nadal

d)

British Andy Murray