SPORTS QUIZ NO. 59
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:36 pm1 Who became the first footballer to score in every single season of England’s Premiership including the 2006/2007 season?
RYAN GRIGGS
2 Which football manager was reprimanded in 2006 after criticising female officials?
MIKE NEWELL
3 Marcus Trescothick was the 600th Test wicket victim of whom?
SHANE WARNE
4 In 1985 which British middle distance athlete broke three world records in the space of 19 days?
STEVE CRAM
5 Which English football league club has an eight letter name four of which are the same letter?
MILLWALL
6 Which football club’s mascot is a lion called Kingsley Royal?
READING
7 Which Test cricket ground is located in the leafy suburb of Bridgford?
TRENT BRIDGE
8 Between 1950 and 2000 name the three tennis players born in Germany that won the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon
BORIS BECKER - MICHAEL STICH - JOHN MC ENROE
9 Which venue is nicknamed the Old Lady of Golf?
ST. ANDREWS
10 Who currently (2007) is the captain of the Tasmanian Tigers and Australia?
RICKY PONTING
11 Which Formula One star was born in Pescara, Italy in July 1974?
JARNO TRULLI
12 In which county is the Irish Grand National contested?
MEATH
13 Who is the only footballer to have scored six hat tricks for England?
JIMMY GREAVES
14 Which famous name in the world of sport had parents called Quorum and Mared?
RED RUM
15 Which sport originated as battle practice for North American Indians under the name of the Little Brother of War?
LACROSSE
16 Which three Brazilians were crowned Formula One World Champion in the 20th century?
AYRTON SENNA - NELSON PIQUET - EMMERSON FITAPALDI
17 Which English city is home to a racecourse in the Knavesmire area of the city?
YORK
18 Which football club took its name from Joseph Paxton’s most famous construction?
CRYSTAL PALACE
19 Who won a world title in 2006 sitting on a horse called Toytown?
ZARA PHILLIPS
20 Which Formula One world champion acquired the nickname of the Professor?
ALAIN PROST
RYAN GRIGGS
2 Which football manager was reprimanded in 2006 after criticising female officials?
MIKE NEWELL
3 Marcus Trescothick was the 600th Test wicket victim of whom?
SHANE WARNE
4 In 1985 which British middle distance athlete broke three world records in the space of 19 days?
STEVE CRAM
5 Which English football league club has an eight letter name four of which are the same letter?
MILLWALL
6 Which football club’s mascot is a lion called Kingsley Royal?
READING
7 Which Test cricket ground is located in the leafy suburb of Bridgford?
TRENT BRIDGE
8 Between 1950 and 2000 name the three tennis players born in Germany that won the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon
BORIS BECKER - MICHAEL STICH - JOHN MC ENROE
9 Which venue is nicknamed the Old Lady of Golf?
ST. ANDREWS
10 Who currently (2007) is the captain of the Tasmanian Tigers and Australia?
RICKY PONTING
11 Which Formula One star was born in Pescara, Italy in July 1974?
JARNO TRULLI
12 In which county is the Irish Grand National contested?
MEATH
13 Who is the only footballer to have scored six hat tricks for England?
JIMMY GREAVES
14 Which famous name in the world of sport had parents called Quorum and Mared?
RED RUM
15 Which sport originated as battle practice for North American Indians under the name of the Little Brother of War?
LACROSSE
16 Which three Brazilians were crowned Formula One World Champion in the 20th century?
AYRTON SENNA - NELSON PIQUET - EMMERSON FITAPALDI
17 Which English city is home to a racecourse in the Knavesmire area of the city?
YORK
18 Which football club took its name from Joseph Paxton’s most famous construction?
CRYSTAL PALACE
19 Who won a world title in 2006 sitting on a horse called Toytown?
ZARA PHILLIPS
20 Which Formula One world champion acquired the nickname of the Professor?
ALAIN PROST
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