SPORTS QUIZ NO. 51 MIXED
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:03 am CRICKET
1 At which cricket stadium is the Radcliffe Road end?
TRENTBRIDGE
2 Who captained the England cricket team during the infamous Bodyline Tour of Australia in the 1930s?
DOUGLAS JARDINE
3 Dazzler is the title of the autobiography of which cricket all rounder?
DARREN GOUGH
4 Which African nation recorded a shock victory over the West Indies in the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
KENYA
5 In 1981 who became the first West Indian born cricketer to play Test Cricket for England?
ROLAND BUTCHER
6 What colour of caps do the Australian national side always wear?
GREEN
7 Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1991?
PAKISTAN
8 Which city hosted the first ever cricket Test Match?
MELBOURNE
9 At which stadium are the Jack Hobbs Gates?
THE OVAL
10 Which was the third Asian country to play Test cricket?
SRI LANKA
GOLF
11 Who captained the victorious European team in the 1995 Ryder Cup?
BERNARD GALLACHER
12 What nationality is the golfer Ernie Els?
SOUTH AFRICAN
13 In which decade was the Ryder Cup first contested?
1920'S
14 Who wrote the controversial book Into the Bear Pit?
MARK JAMES
15 The Eden Course and The Jubilee Course are both found at which venue?
ST. ANDREWS
16 In 2001 who sacked his caddy Miles Byrne?
IAN WOOSNAM
17 What nationality is the golfer Vijay Singh?
FIJIAN
18 Who was the first British golfer to win the US Masters?
SANDY LYLE
19 What is the maximum number of clubs that a golfer may take onto the course?
14
20 Who is nicknamed The Great White Shark?
GREG NORMAN
TENNIS
21 What year witnessed the on court stabbing of Monica Seles?
1993
22 In 1988 which tennis star won the Men’s Singles at the French Open, the US Open and the Australian Open?
MATS WILANDER
23 In which city is the Australian Open contested?
MELBOURNE
24 In 1995 who became the first Austrian male tennis player to win a Grand Slam title?
THOMAS MUSTER
25 Whose statue was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
FRED PERRY
26 Who did Boris Becker defeat in the final when he lifted his first Wimbledon title in 1985?
KEVIN CURREN
27 What is the nationality of the tennis star Jana Novotna?
CZECH
28 Which BBC commentator became known as the Voice of Wimbledon?
DAN MASKELL
29 In which city was Martina Navratilova born?
PRAGUE
30 Which tennis star married Roger Cawley in 1975?
EVONNE GOOLAGONG
1 At which cricket stadium is the Radcliffe Road end?
TRENTBRIDGE
2 Who captained the England cricket team during the infamous Bodyline Tour of Australia in the 1930s?
DOUGLAS JARDINE
3 Dazzler is the title of the autobiography of which cricket all rounder?
DARREN GOUGH
4 Which African nation recorded a shock victory over the West Indies in the 1996 Cricket World Cup?
KENYA
5 In 1981 who became the first West Indian born cricketer to play Test Cricket for England?
ROLAND BUTCHER
6 What colour of caps do the Australian national side always wear?
GREEN
7 Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1991?
PAKISTAN
8 Which city hosted the first ever cricket Test Match?
MELBOURNE
9 At which stadium are the Jack Hobbs Gates?
THE OVAL
10 Which was the third Asian country to play Test cricket?
SRI LANKA
GOLF
11 Who captained the victorious European team in the 1995 Ryder Cup?
BERNARD GALLACHER
12 What nationality is the golfer Ernie Els?
SOUTH AFRICAN
13 In which decade was the Ryder Cup first contested?
1920'S
14 Who wrote the controversial book Into the Bear Pit?
MARK JAMES
15 The Eden Course and The Jubilee Course are both found at which venue?
ST. ANDREWS
16 In 2001 who sacked his caddy Miles Byrne?
IAN WOOSNAM
17 What nationality is the golfer Vijay Singh?
FIJIAN
18 Who was the first British golfer to win the US Masters?
SANDY LYLE
19 What is the maximum number of clubs that a golfer may take onto the course?
14
20 Who is nicknamed The Great White Shark?
GREG NORMAN
TENNIS
21 What year witnessed the on court stabbing of Monica Seles?
1993
22 In 1988 which tennis star won the Men’s Singles at the French Open, the US Open and the Australian Open?
MATS WILANDER
23 In which city is the Australian Open contested?
MELBOURNE
24 In 1995 who became the first Austrian male tennis player to win a Grand Slam title?
THOMAS MUSTER
25 Whose statue was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
FRED PERRY
26 Who did Boris Becker defeat in the final when he lifted his first Wimbledon title in 1985?
KEVIN CURREN
27 What is the nationality of the tennis star Jana Novotna?
CZECH
28 Which BBC commentator became known as the Voice of Wimbledon?
DAN MASKELL
29 In which city was Martina Navratilova born?
PRAGUE
30 Which tennis star married Roger Cawley in 1975?
EVONNE GOOLAGONG
