SPORTS QUIZ NO. 49 MIXTURE
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:11 pmFOOTBALL 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
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
