SPORTS QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

SPORTS QUIZ
Q1. In which sports would you find the following:
a: a brassie GOLF
b: three in a bed DARTS
c: a mahout ELEPHANT POLO
d: a bonspiel? CURLING
Q2. Mr. Shepard was the first man to do what in the "world" of sport? PLAYED GOLF ON THE MOON
Q3. A word for a costly victory (in terms of injury or death). Seven letters, third letter "R", fouth letter "R". PYRRHIC
Q4. Which Brazilian football legend had the nickname El Diamante Negro (the black diamond)? LEONIDAS SILVA
Q5. What job do the ball boys have to do in elephant polo, which ball boys in tennis dont have to? CLEARING THE DUNG OFF THE FIELD
Q6. What do Ben Johnson and Waterford Crystal both have in common? LOST GOLD MEDALS FOR DOPING....WATERFORD CRYSTAL WAS A HORSE IN THE EQUESTIAN
Q7. Perhaps the greatest athlete in the world in 1912 was an American Indian. What was his name? JIM THORPE
Q8. Who were the two "bad boys" of tennis in the early and mid 70s? JIMMY CONNERS / ILLIE NASTASE
Q9. A seven year old French boy won an Olympic medal for Holland in 1900. Which sport did he participate in? ROWING
Q10. Complete Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill's famous line
"no sports ........" JUST WHISKEY AND CIGARS
Q11. Which athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics? JESSE OWENS
Q12. Who owns The Oval cricket ground? THE PRINCE OF WALES E.G. THE DUCHY OF CORNWELL
Q13. Which Canadian was stripped of his gold medal at the 1988 Olympics after being found to have taken banned steroids? BEN JOHNSON
Q14. Which football teams met in the first FA Cup final to be played at Wembley? BOLTON WANDERERS / WEST HAM UNITED
Q15. Which F1 champion was killed at Hockenhiem in 1965? JIM CLARKE
Q16. How high is the crossbar in Rugby? 10 FEET
Q17. Who did Boris Becker beat in his first Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final in 1985? KEVIN CURREN
Q18. In which sport do players compete for the James Norris Trophy? ICE HOCKEY
Q19. In which sport might you encounter Spares and Strikes? TEN PIN BOWLING
Q20. Who was the first bowler to take 300 wickets in test cricket? FRED TRUMAN
Q21. Who was the first female jockey to ride in the Grand National? CHARLOTTE BREW
Q22. In 1967 which golfer made the first televised hole in one? TONY JACKLIN
Q23. How many players are there in a baseball team? ON THE FIELD 9/ ON THE ROSTER 25
Q24. On his 28th attempt to win the race, which jockey rode pinza to win the 1953 English Derby? SIR GORDON RICHARDS
Q25. Which football team, in the Scottish league has their home ground in England? BERWICK RANGERS
Q26. In which year were the Olympic games first held in London? 1908
Q27. In which event did Britons Nash and Dixon win a gold medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics? 2 MAN BOB SLED
Q28. Who became the world heavyweight boxing champion after the retirement of Rocky Marciano? FLOYD PATTERSON
Q29. In the darts game 501, what is the least number of darts required for one player to ‘check out’? NINE
Q30. Name five English football league clubs with an X in their name? CREW ALEXANDRA, EXETER CITY, HALIFAX TOWN, OXFORD UNITED AND WREXHAM
Q31. In which year did Liverpool win the First Division, European Cup, and League Cup, and Everton win the FA Cup and Tottenham win the UEFA Cup? 1984
Q32. Which two countries contested the 2004 Davis Cup Final? USA/SPAIN
Q33. How many constructors teams competed in the 2004 Formula 1 championship? 10
Q34. In which sport did the United States take on Europe for the Mosconi Cup? POOL(9 BALL)
Q35. Which athlete reached the Men’s 110m hurdles Olympic Final in four consecutive games between 1988 and 2000, and his only medal being a silver in 1988? COLIN JACKSON
Q36. Which was the first American city to host the Summer Olympics twice? LOS ANGELES
Q37. Which country won the Olympic Football Gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics? ARGENTINA
Q38. With which sport would you associate the names of German Jan Ullrich and Frenchman Nicolas Jalabert? CYCLING
Q39. What is the total value of the balls on a snooker table at the start of the game? 42
Q40. Golfer Nick Price represented which country? ZIMBABWE
Q41. When was the first perfect 9 inning baseball game (27 outs, 0 runs, 0 hits) pitched? 1880
Q42. Who was the fist man to swim the English Channel without a buoyancy aid? MATTHEW WEBB
Q43. What is black, frozen and measures 3 inches by 1 inch? ICE PUCK
Q44. What is the large disk used in Tiddlywinks called? SQUIDGER
Q45. Underwater hockey is called? OCTOPUSH
Q46. What was the name of the first Designated Hitter to play in the World Series with the initials “D.H.”? DANNY HEEP
Q47. What athlete was the first woman to pose nude for Sports Illustrated? KATHY RIGBY
Q48. What was the first professional u.s. football team to sport an insignia on their helmet? LOS ANGELES RAMS
Q49. What place did Kokichi Tsuburaya come in the marathon at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo? 3RD PLACE
Q50. Name the first athlete to be elected to both U.S. baseball and football Hall of Fame? CAL HUBBARD

[Thiele]

19. Ten pin bowling

[magpie in the 80's]

19. Ten pin bowling

CORRECT THIELE

[Mr66]

Q/ 7 - Jim Thorpe
Q/ 8 - Jimmy Connors & Illie Nastase
Q/13 - Ben Johnson
Q/14 - West Ham United & Bolton Wanderers
Q/17 - Kevin Curren
Q/18 - Ice Hockey
Q/19 - Ten Pin Bowling
Q/23 - Nine
Q/25 - Berwick Rangers
Q/31 - 1984
Q/38 - Cycling
Q/40 - Zimbabwe
Q/43 - Ice hockey puck

[magpie in the 80's]

Q/ 7 - Jim Thorpe
Q/ 8 - Jimmy Connors & Illie Nastase
Q/13 - Ben Johnson
Q/14 - West Ham United & Bolton Wanderers
Q/17 - Kevin Curren
Q/18 - Ice Hockey
Q/19 - Ten Pin Bowling
Q/23 - Nine
Q/25 - Berwick Rangers
Q/31 - 1984
Q/38 - Cycling
Q/40 - Zimbabwe
Q/43 - Ice hockey puck

ALL CORRECT MR66

[Dogwatcher]

q5 - clean up turds

[Dogwatcher]

q11 - jesse owens

Is the black diamond pele?

[Dogwatcher]

q 15 - Jim Clark
q17 - Kevin Curran
q20 - fiery Freddy Truman
q36 - LA
q 49 - gold/first

[Thiele]

45. Octopush

[Dogwatcher]

Extra question:

Who was the first man to hit a 100 sixes in test cricket

[magpie in the 80's]

q5 - clean up turds

CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

q11 - jesse owens........CORRECT

Is the black diamond pele?......INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

q 15 - Jim Clark........CORRECT
q17 - Kevin Curran........CORRECT
q20 - fiery Freddy Truman........CORRECT
q36 - LA...........CORRECT
q 49 - gold/first.........INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

45. Octopush

CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

Extra question:

Who was the first man to hit a 100 sixes in test cricket

ADAM GILCRIST

[Mr66]

Question 18 is technically incorrect, as it is given to an individual and not a team.
The Norris Trophy is given to the best defenseman in the NHL.
Currently it is the magnificent Niklas Lidstrom of the mighty Detroit Red Wings.

[magpie in the 80's]

Question 18 is technically incorrect, as it is given to an individual and not a team.
The Norris Trophy is given to the best defenseman in the NHL.
Currently it is the magnificent Niklas Lidstrom of the mighty Detroit Red Wings.

MR66 YOU ARE CORRECT
I SHALL MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT

[Mr66]

Q/12 - Surrey Cricket Club

[magpie in the 80's]

Q/12 - Surrey Cricket Club

they lease it from the owner MR66

[Mr66]

Q/12 - The Duchy of Cornwall.