SPORTS QUIZ 11

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who was the youngest golfer to compete in the 2002 Ryder Cup? SERGIO GARCIA
2 What is the connection between Charlton Athletic FC and the capital of Anguilla? THE VALLEY
3 Who was the first boxer to receive a knighthood? HENRY COOPER
4 Which cricket legend was thanked by Sir Tim Rice during an Oscar acceptance speech? DENIS CROMPTON
5 What connects the death of Archduke Ferdinand and the 1984 Winter Olympics? BOTH TOOK PLACE IN SARAJEVO
6 Which is the only country to host a Summer Olympic Games in consecutive decades of the 20th century? U.S.A.
7 In the world of sport what has maximum dimensions of 60 metres by 30 metres? ICE SKATING / HOCKEY RINK
8 In which sport do the rules state that the water must be a minimum of 1 metre deep? WATERPOLO
9 What is the official national sport of Bulgaria? WEIGHT LIFTING
10 Which team were the opponents of Manchester United when Eric Cantona launched a kung fu style assault on a spectator? CRYSTAL PALACE
11 In which sport do competitors perform a J lean and a bell lean? CANOEING
12 Who was Evander Holyfield fighting in a world title bout when a parachutist descended into the ring? RIDDOCK BOWE
13 Which former captain of the England football team has the middle names of Emerson Carlyle? PAUL INCE
14 Which famous ship do the runners pass after completing 10 km of the London Marathon? CUTTY SHARK
15 Who was the first John to be crowned snooker World Champion? JOHN PULMAN
16 Which singer performed at the opening ceremonies of the 1994 football World Cup and the 1995 rugby league World Cup? DIANA ROSS
17 Which was the third Asian country to play Test cricket? SRI LANKA
18 What is the connection between a 1958 film starring Kirk Douglas and Minnesota’s American football team? THE VIKINGS
19 Which German was voted European Sportsman of The Year in 1994? MICHAEL SCHUMAKER
20 Who captained the 1987 cricket world champions? ALLAN BORDER
21 What is the connection between Alex Higgins, Barry McGuigan and Jimmy White? ALL THEIR NICKNAMES HAVE WIND CONNECTIONS / THE HURRICANE, CLONES CYCLONE AND THE WHIRLWIND
22 Who was the first cricketer to record forty ducks in Test Cricket? COURTNEY WALSH
23 Which city hosted the first World Athletics Championships? HELSINKI
24 Which team dropped out of the Football League in 1931 and had to wait until 1978 to return? WIGAN ATHLETIC
25 In which country did the game of ice hockey originate? CANADA
26 In which decade were women’s track and field events introduced into the Olympics? 1920'S
27 In which sport would you find a telltale, a service box and a tin? SQUASH
28 The racehorse Brigadier Gerard was named after a literary character created by which author? ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
29 In 1991 that became the first boxer to win world titles in six different weight categories? THOMAS HEARNS
30 In the game of golf what is a mulligan? A FREE SHOT
31 In which city is the Ballymore Oval Cricket Ground? BRISBANE
32 Which city is to host the 2006 Winter Olympics? TURIN
33 In which French city would you find the sporting arena known as, The Stade Velodrome? MARSEILLES
34 In which American city is the Pimlico horse racing track? BALTIMORE
35 Which city is to host the 2008 Summer Olympics? BEIJING
36 Which American city is home to the Veterans Stadium, a major league baseball venue? PHILADELPHIA
37 In which European city is the San Siro Stadium? MILAN
38 Which footballer’s bronze statue stands in the city centre of Newcastle? JACKIE MILBURN
39 Which city played host to the first Paralympics? ROME IN 1960
40 Name the four cities beginning with the letter A that have hosted the Summer Olympics. ATHENS,ATLANTA, AMSTERDAM AND ANTWERP
41 Who was the first boxer to beat Lennox Lewis in a professional fight? OLIVER MCCALL
42 Which former Formula 1 World Champion has the middle names Ernest Deveraux? DAMON HILL
43 Who was the first British female tennis player to win 8 Grand Slam titles? ANN JONES
44 For which English football club did Ally McCoist play as a teenager? SUNDERLAND
45 Which former European Footballer of the Year once played bass guitar for a pop group called Revelation Time? RUUD GULLIT
46 In which sport did childcare expert Dr Benjamin Spock win an Olympic gold medal in 1924? ROWING
47 Which sport employs the Stableford scoring system? GOLF
48 In which sport do competitors begin playing in front of the south stake? CROQUET
49 In which African city was the 1995 rugby union World Cup final played? JOAHANNESBURG
50 What is the most northerly city to have staged a football World Cup final? STOCKHOLM IN 1958

[brod]

17. Sri Lanka
20. Allan Border
40. Athens, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Antwerp
47.. Golf

[brod]

6. USA (Los Angeles 1984, Atlanta 1996)

[JAS]

Q5 Were both in Sarajevo (sp)
Q8 Waterpolo
Q18 Spartans maybe
Q30 Being allowed to try again if you mess up a shot...or something like that.
Q43 Don't do tennis but only one I could guess at would Virginia Wade
Q48 Croquet

Regards
JAS

[brod]

31. Brisbane
32. Turin
35. Beijing

[Hazbeen]

6. USA
17. Sri Lanka
20 Allan Border
22 Courtney Walsh
35 Bejing
47 Golf

[brod]

26. 1920's (1928) Amsterdam

[brod]

39. Rome 1960

[magpie in the 80's]

17. Sri Lanka
20. Allan Border
40. Athens, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Antwerp
47.. Golf

ALL CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

6. USA (Los Angeles 1984, Atlanta 1996)

CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5 Were both in Sarajevo (sp)
Q8 Waterpolo
Q18 Spartans maybe........INCORRECT
Q30 Being allowed to try again if you mess up a shot...or something like that.
Q43 Don't do tennis but only one I could guess at would Virginia Wade........INCORRECT
Q48 Croquet

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

31. Brisbane
32. Turin
35. Beijing

ALL CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

6. USA
17. Sri Lanka
20 Allan Border
22 Courtney Walsh
35 Bejing
47 Golf

ALL CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

26. 1920's (1928) Amsterdam

CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

39. Rome 1960

ALL CORRECT BROD

[Hazbeen]

46. Equestrian?

[godoubleblues]

Q49 - Johannesburg

[JAS]

Q18 Hmmmm...ok he was a viking too...is it vikings ?
Q25 Hoping the Yanks are too obvious so maybe Canada.

Regards
JAS

[brod]

50. London 1966

[brod]

9. Football (educated guesses now)