Sports · 2
Which country's rugby team toured apartheid South Africa in 1976, an act that triggered the largest boycott in Olympic history?
Answer
New Zealand
New Zealand's All Blacks played apartheid South Africa in 1976, prompting Kenya, Uganda, and roughly two dozen other African nations to boycott the Montreal Olympics in protest.
💡 Did you know?
Kenya and Uganda boycotted the 1976 Montreal Olympics because New Zealand's rugby team played apartheid South Africa, triggering the largest Olympic boycott ever.
Other options people guess
- Australia
- England
- Wales
Topics
- olympics
- boycott
- apartheid
- rugby
- 1970s
Know your sports trivia?
Play a free Sports quiz and see how many you get right — no signup needed to start.
More Sports facts
Sports
Which 1979 Soviet military action prompted the United States to lead a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
Only 80 nations competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan—the lowest participation since 1956.
Sports
How many nations took part in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, marking the lowest turnout since the 1956 Games?
Only 80 nations competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan—the lowest participation since 1956.
Sports
The Soviet Union boycotted which Summer Olympics, choosing instead to host a rival 'Friendship Games' event in Moscow?
The Soviet Union skipped the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but sent athletes to compete in a rival 'Friendship Games' in Moscow instead.
Sports
Tom Dempsey kicked his record-setting field goal using a special shoe while playing for which NFL team in 1970?
NFL kicker Tom Dempsey kicked a 63-yard field goal with only half a foot, wearing a special prosthetic shoe he designed himself.
Sports
The New York Giants' defensive coordinator was fired despite the team pulling off an 18-point underdog upset in Super Bowl XLII. Which team did they defeat?
The New York Giants won Super Bowl XLII despite being 18-point underdogs; their defensive coordinator was fired after that season for not being aggressive enough.
Sports
Which Chicago Bulls player led the team in rebounding during the 1990–91 regular season, averaging over 10 rebounds per game?
Horace Grant wore protective goggles throughout his career after discovering he was farsighted — he became so associated with them that opponents joked they helped him see defensive rotations before anyone else.