This weeks quiz contains 20 questions on sports, hobbies, and pets.

1. Art of self-support or self-movement, by means of hands and feet, in or on the water, generally practiced as a sport or recreation.
   
   A. Surfing
   B. Water-skiing
   C. Swimming
   D. Diving

2. Swedish professional tennis player, who won eleven grandslam tournaments and held the men's number one ranking.
   
   A. Becker, Boris
   B. Agassi, Andre
   C. Lendl, Ivan
   D. Borg, Bjorn

3. Family of games played by two people on a checkered board.
   
   A. Bingo
   B. Checkers
   C. Chess
   D. Dominoes

4. Act of plunging into the water headfirst or feetfirst, often used as a method for entering the water for swimming and other sports.
   
   A. Diving
   B. Swimming
   C. Water Polo
   D. Soaring and Gliding

5. Any of several breeds of very small dogs kept as pets.
   
   A. Terrier
   B. Chihuahua
   C. Toy Dog
   D. Spaniel

6. Art of entertaining with tricks that are in apparent violation of natural law.
   
   A. Gymnastics
   B. Magic
   C. Athletics
   D. Numismatics

7. Breed of miniature English greyhound that belongs to the toy-dog class and is more slender in all proportions.
   
   A. Italian greyhounds
   B. Rhodesian Ridgeback
   C. Whippet
   D. Pharaoh Hound

8. Recreation and sport of gliding over a surface on roller skates, which have wheels built into a special boot.
   
   A. Ice skating
   B. Hockey
   C. Roller skating
   D. Roller Derby

9. Dog, breed of terrier, developed by hunter and breeder Captain John Edwardes on his estate at Sealyham, Haverfordwest, Wales, between 1850 and 1891.
   
   A. Sealyham Terrier
   B. Staffordshire Bull Terrier
   C. Welsh Corgi
   D. West Highland White Terrier

10. Canadian ice hockey player nicknamed The Great One, who is the National Hockey League (NHL) career leader in goals, assists and points (goals and assists combined).
    
    A. Gretzky, Wayne
    B. Witt, Katarina
    C. Louganis, Greg
    D. LeMond, Greg

11. American basketball player, who, by the time he retired in 1992, was considered by many experts as the greatest all-round player in history.
    
    A. Brown, Jim
    B. Bird, Larry
    C. Clemens, (William) Roger
    D. Chance, Frank Leroy

12. Breed of dog, which originated in county Kerry, Ireland, before the beginning of the 19th century.
    
    A. Irish Setter
    B. Self-Coaten Wheaton Terrier
    C. Irish Wolfhound
    D. Kerry Blue Terrier

13. Form of horse racing in which each competing horse pulls a lightweight two-wheeled cart, called a sulky or racing bike, which is guided by a skillful driver.
    
    A. Steeplechasing
    B. Cycling
    C. Harness Racing
    D. Automobile Racing

14. Breed of dog, originated in Scotland about 1865 from a cross between a yellow wavy-coated retriever and a tweed water spaniel.
    
    A. Labrador Retriever
    B. Scottish Terrier
    C. Cocker Spaniel
    D. Golden Retriever

15. Game played by two players, each of whom, according to the roll of the dice, moves 15 spaces on a specially marked board in an effort to be the first to move the counters of the board.
    
    A. Chess
    B. Backgammon
    C. Checkers
    D. Dominoes

16. Game played on a table, by two or four contestants, with a small lightweight celluloid ball, and small rackets, often called paddles.
    
    A. Squash
    B. Table Tennis
    C. Volleyball
    D. Hurling

17. Various methods of unarmed combat, originally used in warfare in the Far East and shaped by Eastern Asian philosophical concepts, notably Zen Buddhism
    
    A. Boxing
    B. Martial Arts
    C. Wrestling
    D. Fencing

18. Act of entering the water and remaining below the surface for such purposes as working or exploring.
    
    A. Diving
    B. Surfing
    C. Water Polo
    D. Stamps, Postage

19. Annual program of rowing races at Henley-on-Thames, near Oxford, England, and usually occurring in July.
    
    A. Henley Regatta
    B. Yatching
    C. National Collegiate Athletic Association
    D. Rowing

20. Game in which two or four players use 6 ft. (1.83-m) to shove cues made out of wood, composition or steel encased in plastics into scoring areas on a marked board.
    
    A. Lawn Bowls
    B. Curling
    C. Horseshoe Pitching
    D. Shuffleboard

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