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Pre-Vocational Module: Intercultural Awareness Roisin Leslie

Sports Quiz

Pick the correct answer (a) (b) or (c)

1. The GAA is a (a) Boxing Club (b) Gaelic Athletic Association (c) Swimming Club

2. Which sport is played at (a) Tennis Lansdowne Road? (b) Basketball (c) Rugby

3. Croke Park is a (a) Leisure Centre (b) Football Stadium (c) Race-track

4. A ‘pitch’ is a (a) Ball (b) Field for playing games (c) A referee’s whistle

5. What is a coach? (a) A trainer (b) A bus (c) A referee

6. The Irish Grand National is a (a) A Football final (b) A main athletics event (c) A horse race

7. Hurling is a (a) A water sport (b) A race (c) A game played with stick and ball

8. Roy Keane is a famous Irish (a) Footballer (b) Golfer (c) Boxer

9. A jockey rides a (a) Motorbike (b) Horse (c) Bicycle

10. The next Football World Cup (a) London will be held in (b) Japan (c) South Africa

11. Sonia O’Sullivan is a famous Irish (a) Swimmer (b) Athlete (c) Hockey player

12. Eddie Irvine is a (a) Formula 1 Driver (b) Tennis Player (c) Jockey

13. A shuttlecock is (a) A racing dog/greyhound (b) Hit by badminton players (c) A score in rugby

14. A trophy is a (a) Golf stick (b) Prize (c) Competition

15. An umpire is a (a) Football manager (b) Golf score (c) Referee

16. Which of the following sports (a) Badminton uses a racket? (b) Hurling (c) Rowing

17. Squash is a (a) Game (b) Injury (c) Foul

18. Camogie is played by (a) Men (b) Children (c) Women

19. Michelle Smith won Olympic (a) Swimming medals for (b) Sprinting (c) Canoeing

20. Cian O’Connor is a famous Irish (a) Show jumper (b) Boxer (c) Footballer

21. A yacht is a (a) A sailing boat (b) A speed boat (c) A canoe

22. A ‘sliotar’is (a) Type of ski (b) A ball used in hurling (c) A helmet

21.The Curragh (a) An oar (b) A famous Irish racecourse (c) A golf course

22. A scrum is a (a) A football jersey (b) A football boot (c) A group of attacking rugby players

23. A putter is a (a) A golf club (b) A competitor (c) A racing bike

24. Which sport takes place at (a) Gymnastics Shelbourne Road (b) Greyhound racing (c) Ice-skating

25.The crawl is a (a) A swimming stroke (b) The front row of a stand (c) A ticket for a match