SPORTS QUIZ 18
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:52 am1 Who was presented with the Golden Boot Award as the leading goal scorer at the 1978 World Cup?
MARIO KEMPES
2 In 1979 which European nation became the first country to be crowned World Champions at water polo?
HUNGARY
3 For which constituency did Sebastian Coe become an MP in 1992?
FALMOUTH AND CAMBOURNE
4 What birds name is the tern given to three consecutive strikes in ten pin bowling?
TURKEY
5 In what type of event might participants compete in a wishbone ketch?
YACHTING
6 What was the French venue of the first Winter Olympics in 1924?
CHAMONIX
7 Which building witnessed the starting point of the marathon of the 1908 London Olympics?
WINDSOR CASTLE
8 In which sport did Tony Nash and Robert Dixon win a gold medal for Britain in the Winter Olympics?
BOB SLEIGHING
9 For which team did Peter Beardsley make his football league debut?
CARLISLE UNITED
10 What is the only horse racing course in County Durham?
SEDGEFIELD
11 Which British boxer won a world title in 1983 when he defeated Eleoncio Mercedez?
CHARLES MAGRI
12 Who was the only Englishman to be crowned World Snooker Champion in the 1970s?
JOHN SPENCER
13 In which sport is the Drysdale Cup contested?
SQUASH
14 The Toffir Stadium is the home ground of which small footballing nation?
THE FAEROE ISLANDS
15 What do the initials SSS signify in the game of golf?
STANDARD SCRATCH SCORE
16 Who won his 107th cap for England in 1973?
BOBBY MOORE
17 What nickname was given to England’s controversial 1932 cricket tour of Australia?
BODYLINE
18 Who is the only boxer to appear on the album cover of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
SONNY LISTON
19 What does the term “sacked” mean during a game of American football?
WHEN THE QUARTERBACK GETS TACKLED WITH THE BALL
20 Which Scottish football club are nicknamed The Parrs?
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC
21 Who was the first footballer to score 100 goals in England’s Premiership?
ALAN SHEARER
22 Which golfer won his fourth World Matchplay Championship in 2002?
ERNIE ELS
23 What sport is played by the Belfast Giants?
ICE HOCKEY
24 There are 10 different ways to be given out at cricket. Of the ten which is the most recent addition to the rules?
TIMED OUT
25 Who did Boris Becker beat in the final when winning his first Wimbledon title?
KEVIN CURREN
26 Who did England beat 134 - 0 in a 2001 rugby union international?
ROMANIA
27 Why was horse racing banned in Britain in November 1967?
FOOT AND MOUTH OUTBREAK
28 By what shorter name is the sports star Arthur Antunes Coimbra better known?
ZICO
29 Which cricket county are know as the Steelbacks?
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
30 Which sport featured in the book Death In The Afternoon?
BULL FIGHTING
MARIO KEMPES
2 In 1979 which European nation became the first country to be crowned World Champions at water polo?
HUNGARY
3 For which constituency did Sebastian Coe become an MP in 1992?
FALMOUTH AND CAMBOURNE
4 What birds name is the tern given to three consecutive strikes in ten pin bowling?
TURKEY
5 In what type of event might participants compete in a wishbone ketch?
YACHTING
6 What was the French venue of the first Winter Olympics in 1924?
CHAMONIX
7 Which building witnessed the starting point of the marathon of the 1908 London Olympics?
WINDSOR CASTLE
8 In which sport did Tony Nash and Robert Dixon win a gold medal for Britain in the Winter Olympics?
BOB SLEIGHING
9 For which team did Peter Beardsley make his football league debut?
CARLISLE UNITED
10 What is the only horse racing course in County Durham?
SEDGEFIELD
11 Which British boxer won a world title in 1983 when he defeated Eleoncio Mercedez?
CHARLES MAGRI
12 Who was the only Englishman to be crowned World Snooker Champion in the 1970s?
JOHN SPENCER
13 In which sport is the Drysdale Cup contested?
SQUASH
14 The Toffir Stadium is the home ground of which small footballing nation?
THE FAEROE ISLANDS
15 What do the initials SSS signify in the game of golf?
STANDARD SCRATCH SCORE
16 Who won his 107th cap for England in 1973?
BOBBY MOORE
17 What nickname was given to England’s controversial 1932 cricket tour of Australia?
BODYLINE
18 Who is the only boxer to appear on the album cover of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?
SONNY LISTON
19 What does the term “sacked” mean during a game of American football?
WHEN THE QUARTERBACK GETS TACKLED WITH THE BALL
20 Which Scottish football club are nicknamed The Parrs?
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC
21 Who was the first footballer to score 100 goals in England’s Premiership?
ALAN SHEARER
22 Which golfer won his fourth World Matchplay Championship in 2002?
ERNIE ELS
23 What sport is played by the Belfast Giants?
ICE HOCKEY
24 There are 10 different ways to be given out at cricket. Of the ten which is the most recent addition to the rules?
TIMED OUT
25 Who did Boris Becker beat in the final when winning his first Wimbledon title?
KEVIN CURREN
26 Who did England beat 134 - 0 in a 2001 rugby union international?
ROMANIA
27 Why was horse racing banned in Britain in November 1967?
FOOT AND MOUTH OUTBREAK
28 By what shorter name is the sports star Arthur Antunes Coimbra better known?
ZICO
29 Which cricket county are know as the Steelbacks?
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
30 Which sport featured in the book Death In The Afternoon?
BULL FIGHTING
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