Sports GK MCQs

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Jack Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Among the period’s most dominant champions, Johnson remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the “fight of the century”.

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Jack Dempsey versus Georges Carpentier was a boxing fight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, which was one of the fights named the “Fight of the Century”. The bout took place in the United States on Saturday, July 2, 1921, at Boyle’s Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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A check hook is employed to prevent aggressive boxers from lunging in. There are two parts to the check hook. The first part consists of a regular hook. The second, trickier part involves the footwork. As the opponent lunges in, the boxer should throw the hook and pivot on his left foot and swing his right foot 180 degrees around. If executed correctly, the aggressive boxer will lunge in and sail harmlessly past his opponent like a bull missing a matador.

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The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in New York, United States, honours boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide. Inductees are selected by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The IBHOF started as a 1990 initiative by Ed Brophy.

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Pankration was a sporting event introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and was an empty-hand submission sport with scarcely any rules. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques, but also others, such as kicking and holds, locks and chokes on the ground.

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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting.

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Kulsoom Abdullah became the first woman to compete in the World Weightlifting Championship completely covered her body parts after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified its rules to accommodate her request to do so.

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The correct answer is Kim Woo-jin. He set the world record during the 2016 Summer Olympics with a score of 700 out of 720 in the individual men’s archery qualifying round. This score was achieved under World Archery Federation rules at a distance of 70 meters. Kim Woo-jin’s performance was notable as it surpassed the previous record and showcased his exceptional skill in archery, a sport that has been part of the Olympics since 1900.

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In the winter of 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts of the United States of America, William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette, a name derived from the game of badminton, as a pastime to be played (preferably) indoors and by any number of players.

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Middle blockers or Middle hitters are players that can perform very fast attacks that usually take place near the setter. They are specialized in blocking since they must attempt to stop equally fast plays from their opponents and then quickly set up a double block at the sides of the court.