SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

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SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:11 pm

FOOTBALL CRAZY

1 The home stadium of Sturm Graz was named in honour of which actor?
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
2 How did Clara Padilla make news headlines in 1970?
ACCUSED BOBBY MOORE FOR STEALING HER BRACELET
3 Andres Escobar was shot dead in 1994. Which nation did he represent?
COLOMBIA
4 What is the last name of Roy of the Rovers?
RACE
5 Which former England international founded the Sporting Chance Clinic?
TONY ADAMS

HOWZAT!!

6 What S word is the Australian counterpart for extras in cricket?
SUNDRIES
7 Who did Wisden’s Almanac name as Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century?
KAPIL DEV
8 In cricket, what is a golden duck?
OUT 1ST BALL
9 Which county play their home matches at Lord’s?
MIDDLESEX
10 Who penned the autobiography, Don’t Tell Kath?
IAN BOTHAM

THE BOXER BEAT

11 Which boxer lost the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire?
GEORGE FOREMAN
12 Who was nicknamed The Manassa Mauler?
JACK DEMPSEY
13 Which Welsh boxer of yesteryear was known as the Tonypandy Terror?
TOMMY FARR
14 Which boxer’s knock out punch was affectionately known as Suzie Q?
ROCKY MARCIANO
15 Who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1985?
BARRY MCGUIGAN

AND THEY’RE OFF

16 Which racecourse houses the burial site of Red Rum?
AINTREE
17 What do the initials PU stand for with regard to the form of a horse?
PULLED UP
18 The horses Foinavon and Arkle were both named after what?
SCOTTIEH MOUNTAINS
19 Which racecourse stands on a thoroughfare named Leger Way?
DONCASTER
20 What name is shared by the winner of the 2000 Grand National and a 1973 Steve McQueen film?
PAPILLION

ANYONE FOR TENNIS?

21 Which British monarch was a competitor in the 1926 singles at Wimbledon?
GEORGE VI
22 The gates to the entrance at Wimbledon are named after which player?
FRED PERRY
23 Who replaced Roger Taylor as the British Davis Cup captain in 2004?
JEREMY BATES
24 Which former Wimbledon champion received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993?
ARTHUR ASHE
25 Which pair won four consecutive doubles titles at Wimbledon from 1981 to 1984?
NAVRATILOVA AND SHRIVER

A ROUND OF GOLF

26 Who captained the American Ryder Cup team in 1999?
BEN CRENSHAW
27 Who is the only non American golfer to win the US Open in the 1990s?
ERNIE ELS
28 Grip it and rip it is the motto of which popular US golfer?
JOHN DALY
29 Who did Tiger Woods replace as the worlds number one ranked golfer in 1998?
GREG NORMAN
30 Which golfer penned the autobiography The Greatest Game of All?
JACK NICKALAUS
I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. - Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby Hazbeen » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:31 pm

3. Columbia
6. Sundries
8. Out first ball
9. Middlesex
11. George Foreman
20. Bullet
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Postby godoubleblues » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:39 pm

Q6 - sundry
Q8 - out first ball
Q10 - Ian Botham
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:40 pm

Hazbeen wrote:3. Columbia
6. Sundries
8. Out first ball
9. Middlesex
11. George Foreman
20. Bullet..INCORRECT

OTHERS CORRECT HB
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:41 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q6 - sundry
Q8 - out first ball
Q10 - Ian Botham

ALL CORRECT GDB
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Postby redwhiteandblueblooded » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:43 pm

17. Pulled up
20. The Great Escape
28. John Daly
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby brod » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:35 pm

7. Kapil Dev
30 Nickalus
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Postby asert » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:21 pm

15 mike tyson?
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:43 pm

redwhiteandblueblooded wrote:17. Pulled up
20. The Great Escape [-(
28. John Daly

OTHERS CORRECT RWABB
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:43 pm

brod wrote:7. Kapil Dev
30 Nickalus

CORRECT BROD
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:43 pm

asert wrote:15 mike tyson?

INCORRECT ASERT
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Postby LMA » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:59 pm

27. Ernie Els
29. Greg Norman
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:48 am

LMA wrote:27. Ernie Els
29. Greg Norman

CORRECT LMA
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby Il Duce » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:29 am

4- Hodgeson (the bloke that now manages fulham)
20- Papillon
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby Il Duce » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:46 am

1- Arnold Schwarzenegger (btw its been changed to upc-arena)
5- Tony Adams
26 - Ben Crenshaw

number 2 is that ment to be Clara Padilla?.
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE

Postby custardarm » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:39 am

Q15 Frank Bruno'
Q24 Arthur Ashe
Q25 McEnroe and Connors
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Postby Dirko » Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:22 am

1 Arnold the Terminator
25 McEnroe & Fleming
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:12 pm

wharf side crew wrote:4- Hodgeson (the bloke that now manages fulham)...INCORRECT...ROY OF THE ROVERS IS A COMIC BOOK
20- Papillon....CORRECT
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:17 pm

wharf side crew wrote:1- Arnold Schwarzenegger (btw its been changed to upc-arena)
5- Tony Adams
26 - Ben Crenshaw

number 2 is that ment to be Clara Padilla?.

ALL CORECT AND EVEN THE SPELLING ERROR IN Q2 WSC
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Postby Peterxtc » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:19 pm

24.A Ashe?
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