Racquet Sports 2 - Answers

Published: Friday 19th June 2020A free sports quiz about all forms of racquet sport.
  1. In which sport is the Swaythling Cup contested? Table Tennis.
  2. In which month is the Australian Open tennis tournament held? January
  3. Which Warwickshire town is home to the oldest purpose built real tennis club in the World? Leamington Spa.
  4. Who has won the Wimbledon women's singles title most often? Martina Navratilova
  5. Of what material is a badminton shuttlecock traditionally made? Cork.
  6. Which was the first tennis Grand Slam event to be opened to professionals? French Open
  7. In which sport was Fred Perry a World Champion prior to excelling in tennis? Table Tennis.
  8. What nationality was eight times British Open Squash Champion Geoff Hunt? Australian
  9. By what name is the popular racquet sport played in the Basque country known? Pelota.
  10. How is a rally started in tennis? By a serve.
  11. What is the name of the principal badminton competition competed for by men? Thomas Cup
  12. How many players make up a team in Pelota Mixteca? Five.
  13. Which four events make up the tennis Grand Slam? Australian, French and US Opens plus Wimbledon.
  14. In which country is the ball game Matkot a popular pastime? Israel.
  15. In which borough of New York is the US Open tennis tournament played? Queens
  16. At which English Public school was the game of squash first developed? Harrow.
  17. Who was said to have been arrested whilst watching a real tennis game in 1536? Anne Boleyn.
  18. With a total of 41 medals to 2020, which nation has dominated the Olympic Badminton events? China.
  19. Which journalist for The Times was Englands top ranked table tennis player for ten years? Matthew Syed.
  20. Which European country dominated men's world table tennis prior to World War Two? Hungary.

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