SPORTS QUIZ NO. 22
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:21 pm1 In 2000 which team replaced Chester City in the Football League?
KIDDERMINSTER
2 In what decade was the New York Marathon first run?
1970's
3 In 1991 who broke Bob Beamon’s long standing world record for the long jump?
MIKE POWELL
4 In which US state is the Anaheim Baseball Stadium?
CALIFONIA
5 What nationality is the tennis star Jana Novotna?
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
6 In which film did Ryan O’Neal play a boxer managed by Barbara Streisand?
THE MAIN EVENT
7 In May 1970 Diane Crump became the first woman to compete in which famous race?
KENTUCKY DERBY
8 Which racket sport made its Olympic debut in 1992?
BADMINTON
9 Which world light-heavyweight champion was the last opponent of Rocky Marciano?
ARCHIE MOORE
10 Which Formula One Grand Prix is contested at Imola?
SAN MARINO
11 On what piece of sporting equipment do competitors perform a manoeuvre called the Thomas Flairs?
A POMMEL HORSE
12 Who was the first Dutchman to play in an FA Cup final?
ARNOLD MUHREN
13 The Strathcona Cup is contested in which sport?
CURLING
14 In which European country is the ski resort of Kitzbuhel?
AUSTRIA
15 In what decade was the Olympic flag first used in the games?
1920'S
16 St Kilda, Collingwood and Geelong Footscray are all teams from which sport?
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
17 What was Billie Jean King’s name when she won her first Wimbledon title?
MOFFITT
18 In which US state is the Iditarod dog sled race contested?
ALASKA
19 Which British golf course is located at Hoylake?
ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB
20 Who broke Denis Law’s FA Cup goal scoring record in 1996?
IAN RUSH
21 Which English football club won the Welsh Cup in 1984 and 1985?
SHREWSBURY TOWN
22 What sport is played by the Sydney City Roosters?
RUGBY LEAGUE
23 Which Cuban Olympic gold medallist was nicknamed White Lightning?
ALBERTO JUANTORENA
24 Which world champion wrote a book entitled, How To Be Really Interesting?
STEVE DAVIS
25 Who was voted BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2002?
WAYBE ROONEY
26 How many players are there in a handball team?
SEVEN
27 In which country were the 1998 Commonwealth Games held?
MALAYSIA
28 Which Manchester based footballer carried the flag for Bermuda at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
SHAUN GOATER
29 What is the last event in a three-day eventing competition?
SHOW JUMPING
30 What was the name of the first yacht to win the America’s Cup?
AMERICA
KIDDERMINSTER
2 In what decade was the New York Marathon first run?
1970's
3 In 1991 who broke Bob Beamon’s long standing world record for the long jump?
MIKE POWELL
4 In which US state is the Anaheim Baseball Stadium?
CALIFONIA
5 What nationality is the tennis star Jana Novotna?
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
6 In which film did Ryan O’Neal play a boxer managed by Barbara Streisand?
THE MAIN EVENT
7 In May 1970 Diane Crump became the first woman to compete in which famous race?
KENTUCKY DERBY
8 Which racket sport made its Olympic debut in 1992?
BADMINTON
9 Which world light-heavyweight champion was the last opponent of Rocky Marciano?
ARCHIE MOORE
10 Which Formula One Grand Prix is contested at Imola?
SAN MARINO
11 On what piece of sporting equipment do competitors perform a manoeuvre called the Thomas Flairs?
A POMMEL HORSE
12 Who was the first Dutchman to play in an FA Cup final?
ARNOLD MUHREN
13 The Strathcona Cup is contested in which sport?
CURLING
14 In which European country is the ski resort of Kitzbuhel?
AUSTRIA
15 In what decade was the Olympic flag first used in the games?
1920'S
16 St Kilda, Collingwood and Geelong Footscray are all teams from which sport?
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
17 What was Billie Jean King’s name when she won her first Wimbledon title?
MOFFITT
18 In which US state is the Iditarod dog sled race contested?
ALASKA
19 Which British golf course is located at Hoylake?
ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB
20 Who broke Denis Law’s FA Cup goal scoring record in 1996?
IAN RUSH
21 Which English football club won the Welsh Cup in 1984 and 1985?
SHREWSBURY TOWN
22 What sport is played by the Sydney City Roosters?
RUGBY LEAGUE
23 Which Cuban Olympic gold medallist was nicknamed White Lightning?
ALBERTO JUANTORENA
24 Which world champion wrote a book entitled, How To Be Really Interesting?
STEVE DAVIS
25 Who was voted BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2002?
WAYBE ROONEY
26 How many players are there in a handball team?
SEVEN
27 In which country were the 1998 Commonwealth Games held?
MALAYSIA
28 Which Manchester based footballer carried the flag for Bermuda at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
SHAUN GOATER
29 What is the last event in a three-day eventing competition?
SHOW JUMPING
30 What was the name of the first yacht to win the America’s Cup?
AMERICA
