Yeah, after getting the roughly 15 I knew I typed in random sports. However, I am quite stunned and proud of not needing to guess Sachin Tendulkar, says an American.
I would argue that esports have as much of a claim to being a sport as chess does. Not that I think either of them really need to be classified as sports, though. They stand just fine on their own.
Any activity where the outcome or result is decided SOLELY on the opinion of judges, instead of measureable differences in performance, are NOT a sport in my opinion. Gymnastics, diving, figure skating etc are little more than novelty acts while others, such as boxing or judo which have more than one way if deciding a winner, should be regarded as sports.
In complete disagreement. It is a sport as long as there is physical activity under a predefined set of rules. When a group of friends get together for a morning run they are doing sport, even if they don't bother to keep track of the timings or who comes first.
Gymnastics, diving and figure skating do have measurable differences, which is why there are always two components to the scoring: the "technical merit" one is entirely about those measurable differences. There is a subjective bit combined with that, but that doesn't make it any less true that one contestant can be clearly better than another. Just look at the men's high bar final at the 2012 Olympics for a very clear-cut example.
A very simple sport to play, too. Apparently all you need is a pair of baggy trousers, secured tightly at the ankles, and 2 live ferrets. Veterans of the sport say it's highly advisable to be sure your ferrets are well-fed before playing.
Why complain because the sports/names are obscure? If everything was as easy as "Michael Jordan" and "Wayne Gretzky," then everyone would get 100% wouldn't they? Part of the whole trivia thing is that you either know it or not. AND, I did get a couple by just by guessing sports.
I, for one, got 26 and quite enjoyed the quiz. Good job creating this one!
Exactly. Sports that are big in one country are not necessarily in others so a 'world champion' in a sport that is played in only 10 countries won't be as famous as a world champion in a sport played in 100 countries.
It's very popular in parts of Europe and is becoming more popular worldwide - the US national team is set to participate in the World Championship next year.
And if you know anything about handball, you'll know Karabatic, his name is pretty much synonymous with the sport.
This quiz is about the most well known athlete from each sport. That often coincides with being the best, but not always. I've never heard of Ruffian before but I certainly know Secretariat.
Good quiz. I typed Skating for the Figure Skating - any way this could be accepted too? Would be good to feature a Rugby League player too. Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer, Billy Boston?
Alex Honnold is famous for a particular and very dangerous style of climbing known as free soloing. He climbs with no safety gear whatsoever.
He was already well known within the sport, but became famous outside of it after his free solo climb of Yosemite's Half Dome. While still a respectable journalist, Lara Logan covered the event for 60 Minutes. It's worth a watch.
He later went on to complete a much more technical and physically demanding free solo ascent of El Capitan. It was made into an aptly named documentary called Free Solo.
Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, or Jorge Lorenzo for MotoGP!
considering I'm 11, not bad.
A very simple sport to play, too. Apparently all you need is a pair of baggy trousers, secured tightly at the ankles, and 2 live ferrets. Veterans of the sport say it's highly advisable to be sure your ferrets are well-fed before playing.
I, for one, got 26 and quite enjoyed the quiz. Good job creating this one!
And if you know anything about handball, you'll know Karabatic, his name is pretty much synonymous with the sport.
We like to play Buzkashi at family reunions. Fun for the whole family...as long as someone remembers to bring a dead goat.
A better clue might be Kelly Slater or Laird Hamilton.
He was already well known within the sport, but became famous outside of it after his free solo climb of Yosemite's Half Dome. While still a respectable journalist, Lara Logan covered the event for 60 Minutes. It's worth a watch.
He later went on to complete a much more technical and physically demanding free solo ascent of El Capitan. It was made into an aptly named documentary called Free Solo.
Tom Daley would be a much better example than Greg Louganis, someone whose main notoriety is from hitting their head on the diving board.
Comăneci could be someone more recent like Biles.
Karabatic's sport is also kinda unknown at least compared to the others so maybe someone like Kasparov or Carlsen.