Games called off for bizarre reasons
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Games Called Off for Bizarre Reasons — Daily trivia Monday, June 29, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01What made Japan's sumo association cancel an entire Grand Sumo tournament for the first time in 65 years?
- AA widespread doping scandal
- BA stadium roof collapse
- CA wrestlers' pay strike
- DA match-fixing investigation
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A match-fixing investigation
A match-fixing investigation. The Osaka tournament was the first Grand Tournament scrapped since 1946, when war damage to Tokyo's arena stopped one being held.
Q 02What row kept Estonia's team off the pitch for their World Cup qualifier against Scotland in Tallinn?
- AThe stadium's floodlighting
- BThe match referee's nationality
- CThe away ticket allocation
- DThe frozen state of the pitch
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The stadium's floodlighting
The stadium's floodlighting. Scotland called the temporary lights inadequate, FIFA brought kick-off forward, Estonia refused to turn up, and the match was abandoned after three seconds.
Q 03Why was the 'Battle of Bramall Lane' football match abandoned in the 82nd minute?
- ASheffield United were down to six players
- BThe ground's floodlights failed entirely
- CBoth managers withdrew their squads
- DThe referee was hurt by a supporter
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Sheffield United were down to six players
Sheffield United were down to six players after three red cards and two injuries, so the referee had no choice but to abandon the game.
Q 04Which promotion drew the crowd that overran the field at Cleveland Stadium, forcing a forfeit?
- AA free souvenir bat giveaway
- BBeer at ten cents a cup
- CA postgame fireworks show
- DA half-price ticket night
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Beer at ten cents a cup
Beer at ten cents a cup, against the usual 65 cents. By the ninth inning drunk fans had stormed the field, and umpire Nestor Chylak forfeited the game to Texas.
Q 05What forced Clive Lloyd to call off a Cricket World Cup semi-final at Eden Gardens with India 120 for 8?
- AA power cut that blacked out the ground
- BSpectators hurling debris and lighting fires
- CA pitch invasion by protesting farmers
- DTorrential rain with no reserve day left
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Spectators hurling debris and lighting fires
Spectators hurling debris and lighting fires in the stands as India's chase collapsed, so match referee Lloyd awarded the game to Sri Lanka.
Q 06What got fans into Comiskey Park for 98 cents on the night of the White Sox's 1979 forfeit?
- AA transistor radio
- BA Bee Gees poster
- CA disco record
- DA pair of roller skates
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A disco record
A disco record. Shock jock Steve Dahl blew up the collected records between games, thousands of fans stormed the field, and the White Sox had to forfeit the second game to Detroit.
Q 07Whose suspension of Maurice Richard sparked the tear-gas riot that ended a Canadiens–Red Wings game?
- AReferee Frank Udvari
- BDetroit coach Jimmy Skinner
- CPresident Clarence Campbell
- DDetroit GM Jack Adams
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President Clarence Campbell
President Clarence Campbell. The NHL chief attended the game anyway and was pelted by fans, and after a tear-gas bomb went off the Forum was evacuated and Detroit won by forfeit.
Q 08Why was the public locked out of the Orioles-White Sox game at Camden Yards in April 2015?
- AA norovirus outbreak in the stands
- BA bomb threat phoned to the stadium
- CA structural fault in the upper deck
- DUnrest after Freddie Gray's death
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Unrest after Freddie Gray's death
Unrest after Freddie Gray's death. With police stretched by the riots, the Orioles barred fans and beat the White Sox 8–2 in front of empty stands.
Q 09What giveaway did fans throw, forcing the Dodgers to forfeit a home game to the Cardinals?
- AFoam fingers
- BMini bats
- CFrisbees
- DBaseballs
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Baseballs
Baseballs, handed out at the gates. After Raúl Mondesí and Tommy Lasorda were ejected in the ninth, fans hurled them onto the field and the umpires forfeited the game to St. Louis.
Q 10Why was the Vikings' December home game against the Giants moved to Detroit at a day's notice?
- AIts playing surface had flooded
- BA gas leak was found in the concourse
- CIts roof tore open under snow
- DIts power supply had failed
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Its roof tore open under snow
Its roof tore open under snow: heavy snowfall ripped the Metrodome's inflatable roof, and the game was played the next night at Detroit's Ford Field.
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