Sports GK MCQs

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The Curtis Cup is the best-known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and “Great Britain and Ireland”.

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The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near Florida, in the United States of America, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honours both men and women.

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Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women’s British Open has also been played on the course five times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and four times since.

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United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling for men and women, as well as others. UWW is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Collegiate wrestling (also known as folkstyle wrestling) is the form of wrestling practised by men at the college and university level in the United States. This style, with some slight modifications, is also practised at high school and middle school levels, and also among younger participants, where it is known as scholastic wrestling. These names help distinguish collegiate wrestling from other styles of wrestling that are practised around the world such as those in the Olympic Games: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Maharashtra Kesari is an Indian-style wrestling championship, established in 1961 in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Since the 2000 Summer Olympics, women’s weightlifting has been introduced in the official events program.

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The Latin word “Sagittarii” translates to “archers.” In ancient Rome, sagittarii were skilled archers, often used in military contexts. Archery has a long history, dating back to prehistoric times, and was crucial in warfare and hunting. The term is derived from “sagitta,” meaning arrow in Latin.

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Backcourt (or back row) is an attack performed by a back-row player. The player must jump from behind the 3-meter line before making contact with the ball, but may land in front of the 3-meter line.

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The Nemzeti Bajnoksag I is the premier men’s professional handball league in Hungary, administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.