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Martial Arts and Combat Sports

Judo throws, karate kicks, sumo shoves and title fights in the jungle. Bow, step onto the mat and see how long you last before the bell.

⚽ Sports medium 20 questions ~7 min

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What this quiz asks

In which country was judo created?
In judo and karate, what does the colour of the belt worn with this uniform show?
Taekwondo is a martial art that comes from which country?
Muay Thai, known as 'the art of eight limbs', comes from which country?
In boxing, what does the abbreviation 'TKO' stand for?
In sumo, a wrestler loses if any part of his body other than the soles of his feet touches the ground.
Karate developed mainly on which island before spreading to mainland Japan?
Under which name did Muhammad Ali win Olympic light-heavyweight gold at Rome in 1960?
Is capoeira, the Brazilian martial art, traditionally played to live music?
Select ALL of these martial arts that originated in Japan.
In which martial art do fighters wear armour and strike with bamboo swords called shinai?
How long is the strip, or piste, used in Olympic fencing, in metres?
Women's boxing became an Olympic medal event for the first time at London 2012.
Order these sports by the year they first appeared at the Olympics as medal sports, earliest first.
Muhammad Ali won the 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle' in the capital of which country, as it was then named?
Select ALL of these boxers who became world heavyweight champions.
Which Dutch judoka stunned the host nation by winning the open-category gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics?
In épée fencing, which part of the body is a valid target?
What name did Bruce Lee give to the fighting approach he founded in 1967?
Which Cuban heavyweight won Olympic boxing gold in 1972, 1976 and 1980 and never turned professional?