SPORTS QUIZ NO. 37
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:41 pmMEET THE TEAMS: What sport is played by the following teams?
1 Carolina Hurricanes
ICE HOCKEY
2 Fremantle Roosters
RUGBY LEAGUE
3 Luton Golds
NETBALL
4 Guernsey Gaels
GAELIC FOOTBALL
5 Amsterdam Admirals
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
6 Orange County Bombers
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
7 Minnesota Timberwolves
BASKETBALL
8 Byfleet Ramblers
HOCKEY
9 Chicago Cubs
BASEBALL
10 Swindon Robins
SPEEDWAY
11 In which sport is the Espirito Santo Trophy contested?
GOLF
12 Which Scottish club played in the first round of the English FA Cup in 1991?
GRETNA
13 Which country amassed the greatest number of medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
AUSTRALIA
14 In British horseracing which three races make up the Triple Crown?
DERBY - ST. LEDGER - 2000 GUINEAS
15 Which was the first British football club to win a European trophy?
TOTTEMNHAM
16 In 2002 which team became the first Russian club to compete in the Rugby Challenge Cup?
STRELLA KARTAN
17 Which sports personality’s autobiography is entitled Where’s Harry?
HARRY CARPENTER
18 In 1968 who became the first athlete to run 100m in under 10 seconds?
JIM HINES
19 How many different disciplines are there in men’s gymnastics?
6
20 What was first held in 1897 and is now contested annually on Patriot’s Day in the USA?
BOSTON MARATHON
21 Who has scored 48 goals for England and a century for the MCC at Lord’s?
GARY LINEKER
22 Which nation hosted the 2002 ENC World Cup Trophy in golf?
JAPAN
23 Who is the only man to have won 10 Olympic gold medals before Beijing?
RAY EWRY OF THE U.S.A.
24 Which county cricket club plays its home matches at Wantage Road?
NORTH ANTS
25 Which driver partnered Michael Schumacher at Ferrari in 2001?
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
26 In a 1990 Test Match against India Graham Gooch scored a treble Nelson. How many runs did he score?
333
27 On which course do horses gallop down the Rowley Mile?
NEWMARKET
28 How many laps are raced in the Indianapolis 500?
200
29 Which Welshman captained the 1984 FA Cup winners?
KEVIN RATCLIFFE
30 Which African nation recorded a shock victory over the West Indies in a 1996 World Cup cricket group match?
KENYA
1 Carolina Hurricanes
ICE HOCKEY
2 Fremantle Roosters
RUGBY LEAGUE
3 Luton Golds
NETBALL
4 Guernsey Gaels
GAELIC FOOTBALL
5 Amsterdam Admirals
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
6 Orange County Bombers
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
7 Minnesota Timberwolves
BASKETBALL
8 Byfleet Ramblers
HOCKEY
9 Chicago Cubs
BASEBALL
10 Swindon Robins
SPEEDWAY
11 In which sport is the Espirito Santo Trophy contested?
GOLF
12 Which Scottish club played in the first round of the English FA Cup in 1991?
GRETNA
13 Which country amassed the greatest number of medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games?
AUSTRALIA
14 In British horseracing which three races make up the Triple Crown?
DERBY - ST. LEDGER - 2000 GUINEAS
15 Which was the first British football club to win a European trophy?
TOTTEMNHAM
16 In 2002 which team became the first Russian club to compete in the Rugby Challenge Cup?
STRELLA KARTAN
17 Which sports personality’s autobiography is entitled Where’s Harry?
HARRY CARPENTER
18 In 1968 who became the first athlete to run 100m in under 10 seconds?
JIM HINES
19 How many different disciplines are there in men’s gymnastics?
6
20 What was first held in 1897 and is now contested annually on Patriot’s Day in the USA?
BOSTON MARATHON
21 Who has scored 48 goals for England and a century for the MCC at Lord’s?
GARY LINEKER
22 Which nation hosted the 2002 ENC World Cup Trophy in golf?
JAPAN
23 Who is the only man to have won 10 Olympic gold medals before Beijing?
RAY EWRY OF THE U.S.A.
24 Which county cricket club plays its home matches at Wantage Road?
NORTH ANTS
25 Which driver partnered Michael Schumacher at Ferrari in 2001?
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
26 In a 1990 Test Match against India Graham Gooch scored a treble Nelson. How many runs did he score?
333
27 On which course do horses gallop down the Rowley Mile?
NEWMARKET
28 How many laps are raced in the Indianapolis 500?
200
29 Which Welshman captained the 1984 FA Cup winners?
KEVIN RATCLIFFE
30 Which African nation recorded a shock victory over the West Indies in a 1996 World Cup cricket group match?
KENYA
