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  • 1. 
    Who invented basketball?

  • James Naismith
  • James Dean
  • Lew Alcindor
  • Willie Mays

  • 2. 
    Which of these is a surfing move?

  • left turn
  • left slide
  • left reverse
  • left pitch

  • 3. 
    Which of these is a gymnastics pose?

  • level
  • lever
  • leverage
  • leavening

  • 4. 
    Which of these is a volleyball foul?

  • lifting
  • lofting
  • lefting
  • lufting

  • 5. 
    In what context might one see a matador?

  • a prize fight
  • an automobile race
  • a bullfight
  • a baseball game

  • 6. 
    In what city were the Asian Games first held?

  • Da Nang
  • Dar Es Salaam
  • Dacca
  • Delhi

  • 7. 
    In what game would one find a googly?

  • chess
  • basketball
  • cricket
  • football

  • 8. 
    In the United States, what sport is known as "the national pastime?"

  • football
  • cricket
  • bowling
  • baseball

  • 9. 
    Which of these is found on a fencer?

  • line of passage
  • line of no return
  • line of attack
  • line of demarcation
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