Daily challenge · 6 October 2026
Sport
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Question 1
In baseball, what protective item does a catcher wear over the face?
- A A face mask
- B A shin guard
- C A batting helmet
- D A chest protector
A catcher wears a face mask to protect the face from pitches and foul tips.
Question 2
How many stumps make up one wicket in cricket?
- A Two
- B Three
- C Four
- D Five
A cricket wicket consists of three vertical stumps, with bails resting on top.
Question 3
How many points is a try worth in rugby union under the current scoring system?
- A Three
- B Four
- C Five
- D Six
A try is worth five points in rugby union.
Question 4
In volleyball, what is the specialist defensive player called who wears a contrasting jersey?
- A Setter
- B Libero
- C Middle blocker
- D Opposite
The libero is a back-row defensive specialist and wears a contrasting jersey.
Question 5
In standard table tennis, how many points does a player usually need to win a game, provided they lead by at least two?
- A 9
- B 10
- C 11
- D 15
A game is normally won by the first player to reach 11 points, but a two-point lead is required.
Question 6
Which high-jump technique, named after its inventor, Dick Fosbury, was used for his Olympic gold-medal win in 1968?
- A The scissors jump
- B The straddle
- C The Fosbury Flop
- D The standing jump
Fosbury won the 1968 Olympic high jump using the backward-first Fosbury Flop technique.
Question 7
When the NBA introduced its 24-second shot clock in the 1954–55 season, what was a team required to do before time ran out?
- A Attempt a shot
- B Make two passes
- C Cross half court
- D Call a timeout
The shot clock required a team to attempt a field goal within 24 seconds.
Question 8
How many consecutive regular-season games did Cal Ripken Jr. play in Major League Baseball?
- A 2,130
- B 2,632
- C 2,715
- D 3,000
Ripken's consecutive-games streak ended at 2,632, surpassing Lou Gehrig's record.
Question 9
What was the score in the deciding fifth set of the 2010 Wimbledon men's singles match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut?
- A 18–16
- B 30–28
- C 50–48
- D 70–68
Isner won the final set 70–68 in a match that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
Final question
At the 1935 Big Ten track championships, Jesse Owens set a world record in the 220-yard low hurdles. What time did he run?
- A 22.6 seconds
- B 23.4 seconds
- C 24.1 seconds
- D 25.0 seconds
Owens ran the 220-yard low hurdles in 22.6 seconds at the 1935 Big Ten championships.