SPORTS QUIZ 15

[godoubleblues]

Q27 - skateboarding

[magpie in the 80's]

Q27 - skateboarding

INCORRECT GDB

[Dirko]

2 Peru
15 Hunt
16 They were both crap !
26 Beunos Aires
27 Snowboard
29 Squash
30 Augusta

[JAS]

Q3 Only lighthouses I've heard of are Fastnet, Eddystone and Fraggle Rock...doesn't say it has to be a real lighthouse

Regards
JAS

[smithy]

9 - Malcolm Macdonald

15 - John Aldridge

[magpie in the 80's]

2 Peru CORRECT
15 Hunt
16 They were both crap !
26 Beunos Aires CORRECT
27 Snowboard
29 Squash
30 Augusta

ALL OTHERS INCORRECT SJABC

[magpie in the 80's]

Q3 Only lighthouses I've heard of are Fastnet, Eddystone and Fraggle Rock...doesn't say it has to be a real lighthouse

Regards
JAS

INCORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

9 - Malcolm Macdonald

15 - John Aldridge

BOTH CORRECT SMITHY

[Peterxtc]

8. Straw (weight)

[Peterxtc]

6. Real (Royal) Tennis?

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Straw (weight)

INCORECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

6. Real (Royal) Tennis?

CORRECT PETE

[Peterxtc]

27 Ski Jumping

[Peterxtc]

23 Blackpool

[magpie in the 80's]

27 Ski Jumping

CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

23 Blackpool

INCORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

DOWN TO JUST 12 Q'S TO GO "SPORTS MANIACS"

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What was the first city outside of Europe to host the Summer Olympics?
ST. LOUIS USA
2 In which country is the world’s highest golf course?
PERU
3 Which Grand National winning horse of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse?
CORBIERE
4 In 2000 Jackie Joyner Kersee set a new world record in which event?
HEPTATHALON
5 In what year was the FA Cup final known as The White Horse Final played?
1923
6 Johnny Leach and Fred Perry have both been world champions in which sport?
TABLE TENNIS
7 Who was the first bowler to take 400 test wickets in cricket?
SIR RICHARD HADLEE
8 Which weight category was introduced into boxing by the WBC in 1979?
CRUISERWEIGHT
9 Who scored all five goals when England beat Cyprus 5-0 in a 1975 international?
MALCOLM MCDONALD
10 What make of car did Steve Davis receive as a prize for making the first ever televised 147 break?
ALAM (LADA CLASSIC)
11 What is the alternative name of the Spanish ball game pelota?
JA-ALAI
12 What is a natatorium?
SWIMMING POOL
13 At which golf venue would you find the Kings Course and the Wee Course?
GLEN EAGLES
14 Which French nobleman instigated the modern Olympics in 1896?
BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
15 Who was the first footballer to miss a penalty in a Wembley FA Cup final?
JOHN ALDRIDGE
16 What is the connection between Bolton Wanderers FC and Only Fools And Horses?
THE TROTTERS
17 In what year were electronic score boards used in the Summer Olympics for the first time?
1960
18 The headquarters of which sporting body is found at 42, Portman Square, London?
THE JOCKEY CLUB
19 Which American sports star died in a plane crash in October 1999?
PAYNE STEWART
20 Who made his 110th and final Test appearance for the West Indies in 1985?
CLIVE LLOYD
21 Of the twelve founder members of the football league, which comes first in an alphabetical list?
ACCRINGTON STANLEY
22 What nationality is Erki Nool, the decathlon gold medal winner at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
ESTONIAN
23 At which football ground are the ashes of Sir Stanley Matthews buried?
THE BRITTANIA STADIUM HOME OF STOKE CITY
24 Who is the only cricketer to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the 1980s?
IAN BOTHAM
25 Which NHL hockey franchise is based in Colorado?
COLORADO AVALANCHE
26 In which city do Boca Juniors FC play their home matches?
BUENOS AIRES
27 In which sport is an acrobatic manoeuvre known as hot-dogging?
SKI JUMPING
28 In 2002 which Scottish boxer was crowned World Featherweight Champion?
SCOTT HARRISON
29 Giraffe and boomerang are both styles of service in which game?
REAL (ROYAL) TENNIS
30 At which golf course is the second hole called Black Rock?
ROYAL TROON

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ