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Unusual Sports

Answer the questions, and be glad you don't have to participate in these sports.

Two sumo wrestling

  1. Which of these items is not needed for a game of buzkashi?
    • A ball.
    • A goat or calf.
    • A horse.
    • Quilted clothing.
  2. Which unusual sport can you watch in India?
    • Monkey wrestling.
    • Temple skateboarding.
    • Elephant polo.
    • Rope bridge bungee jumping.
  3. In catfish noodling, what kind of bait is used?
    • Noodles.
    • Long, thin artificial lures.
    • Smaller fish.
    • Human fingers.
  4. What form of cheese is used for the annual cheese rolling competition at Cooper's Hill?
    • Cheddar.
    • Stilton.
    • American.
    • Double Gloucester.
  5. What is 'jeu de paume' when it's at home?
    • A form of Schuhplattler.
    • Real Tennis.
    • Hedgehog racing.
    • A French bicycle sport.
  6. In the Finnish sport of eukonkanto, what is carried by the participants?
    • A reindeer carcass.
    • A wife.
    • A sack of manure.
    • A live chicken.
  7. What fast-growing sport has been called 'intellectual fight club'?
    • Chess boxing.
    • Quantum wrestling.
    • Parisi squares.
    • Catfish noodling.
  8. What water sport's premier event is held in Wales, although it is also popular in Ireland?
    • Eel racing.
    • Pond water polo.
    • Bog snorkeling.
    • Quarry diving.
  9. Which event was not featured at the 2010 University of Idaho Ag Olympics?
    • Wrestling with chickens.
    • Siphoning irrigation water.
    • Eating bugs and worms.
    • Climbing hay bales carrying fenceposts.
  10. What part of the anatomy is used for wrestling in Wetton, Derbyshire?
    • Arms.
    • Elbows.
    • Thumbs.
    • Toes.

How well did you know your extreme sports? Click on the sane-looking gentleman below for the answers.

Viv Stanshall of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
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