SPORTS QUIZ 20
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:44 pm1 Which American baseball team are known as the Diamondbacks?
ARIZONA
2 From which club did Newcastle United sign David Ginola?
PARIS SAINT GERMAINE
3 Which cricket county’s emblem comprises of three swords?
MIDDLESEX
4 Who won Britain’s first gold medal at the 2002 Sydney Olympics?
CYCLIST JASON QUEALLY
5 How many goals did Gary Lineker score for England?
48
6 Which rugby union nation sports a silver fern emblem on its shirts?
NEW ZEALAND
7 How many consecutive strikes need to be bowled to achieve a perfect score of 300 in ten pin bowling?
TWELVE
8 Who was the first player to appear in the final of ten World Darts Championships?
ERIC BRISTOW
9 In which American state was the first Ryder Cup contested?
MASSACHUSETTES
10 What collective nickname was given to the tennis stars, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cocket, Rene LaCoste and Jean Borotra?
THE 4 MUSKETEERS
11 At which sporting venue do competitors encounter The Valley of Sin?
ST. ANDREWS
12 Who was the last Spaniard to win Wimbledon’s Mens Singles in the 20th century?
MANUEL SANTANA IN 1966
13 Who was the first teenager to play Test Cricket for England?
DENNIS COMPTON
14 Which airport has in the past staged the Grand National?
GATEWICK
15 Who was the first person to win the Tour de France in five consecutive years?
MIGUEL INDURAIN
16 What sport is played by the Milton Keynes Lions?
BASKETBALL
17 Which player scored in consecutive FA Cup finals in 2001 and 2002?
FREDDIE LJUNGBERG
18 Which baseball legend was nicknamed The Georgia Peach?
TY COBB
19 At which stadium was the first Greyhound Derby run?
WHITE CITY
20 Which rugby union international retired in 1991 with a career total of 93 caps for France?
SERGE BLANCO
21 In 1985 which football club reached a Wembley Cup final and were relegated in the same year?
NORWICH CITY
22 Which tennis star married former 007 actor George Lazenby in 2002?
PAM SHRIVER
23 Which sport employs the Duckworth Lewis method of scoring?
CRICKET - ONE DAY MATCHES
24 Which sport was originally called mintonette?
VOLLEYBALL
25 Who was the first player Manchester United bought in a transfer deal exceeding £1 million?
BRYON ROBSON
26 In which country is the Bislett Athletic Stadium?
NORWAY
27 Who was the first national hunt jockey to ride 1000 winners?
SAM MELLOR
28 What do the initials WTA stand for with regard to a sporting organisation?
WOMENS TENNIS ASSOCIATION
29 Who defeated Lennox Lewis in April 2001?
HASIM RAHAN
30 Who did Zinedine Zidane replace as the world’s most expensive footballer?
LUIS FIGO
ARIZONA
2 From which club did Newcastle United sign David Ginola?
PARIS SAINT GERMAINE
3 Which cricket county’s emblem comprises of three swords?
MIDDLESEX
4 Who won Britain’s first gold medal at the 2002 Sydney Olympics?
CYCLIST JASON QUEALLY
5 How many goals did Gary Lineker score for England?
48
6 Which rugby union nation sports a silver fern emblem on its shirts?
NEW ZEALAND
7 How many consecutive strikes need to be bowled to achieve a perfect score of 300 in ten pin bowling?
TWELVE
8 Who was the first player to appear in the final of ten World Darts Championships?
ERIC BRISTOW
9 In which American state was the first Ryder Cup contested?
MASSACHUSETTES
10 What collective nickname was given to the tennis stars, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cocket, Rene LaCoste and Jean Borotra?
THE 4 MUSKETEERS
11 At which sporting venue do competitors encounter The Valley of Sin?
ST. ANDREWS
12 Who was the last Spaniard to win Wimbledon’s Mens Singles in the 20th century?
MANUEL SANTANA IN 1966
13 Who was the first teenager to play Test Cricket for England?
DENNIS COMPTON
14 Which airport has in the past staged the Grand National?
GATEWICK
15 Who was the first person to win the Tour de France in five consecutive years?
MIGUEL INDURAIN
16 What sport is played by the Milton Keynes Lions?
BASKETBALL
17 Which player scored in consecutive FA Cup finals in 2001 and 2002?
FREDDIE LJUNGBERG
18 Which baseball legend was nicknamed The Georgia Peach?
TY COBB
19 At which stadium was the first Greyhound Derby run?
WHITE CITY
20 Which rugby union international retired in 1991 with a career total of 93 caps for France?
SERGE BLANCO
21 In 1985 which football club reached a Wembley Cup final and were relegated in the same year?
NORWICH CITY
22 Which tennis star married former 007 actor George Lazenby in 2002?
PAM SHRIVER
23 Which sport employs the Duckworth Lewis method of scoring?
CRICKET - ONE DAY MATCHES
24 Which sport was originally called mintonette?
VOLLEYBALL
25 Who was the first player Manchester United bought in a transfer deal exceeding £1 million?
BRYON ROBSON
26 In which country is the Bislett Athletic Stadium?
NORWAY
27 Who was the first national hunt jockey to ride 1000 winners?
SAM MELLOR
28 What do the initials WTA stand for with regard to a sporting organisation?
WOMENS TENNIS ASSOCIATION
29 Who defeated Lennox Lewis in April 2001?
HASIM RAHAN
30 Who did Zinedine Zidane replace as the world’s most expensive footballer?
LUIS FIGO
