SPORTS QUIZ 13 EVENTS OF 2007

[magpie in the 80's]

IN DEDICATION TO SJABC WHO SAYS SPORTS QUIZZES ARE ALL HIS
A LITTTLE BIT ENGLISH BUT KNOCK YOURSELF OUT

1. "I blame the rules. If you are offside - whether it is first or second phase - you are offside. Sepp Blatter is an idiot. He should put those rules back to where they should be. He is a complete lunatic." Who was having a New Year's Day rant at the Fifa president?
IAN HOLLOWAY
2. Which three Australians retired from Test cricket after the fifth and final match of the Ashes series?
SHANE WARNE, JUSTIN LANGER AND GLENN MCGRATH
3. Which former Dutch postman delivered some "magische pijltjes" in Purfleet to claim a world title?
RAYMOND VAN BARNVELD
4. "We will fly them back if we can't persuade the MMC to change their mind, but there's a very strong feeling in Australia that they should stay." Who was talking about what?
SIR RICHARD BRANSON
5. Who retired as head coach of American football team the Pittsburgh Steelers, 11 months after leading them to victory in the Super Bowl?
BILL COWPER
6. Which international cricketer co-performed on You're the One for Me - a song that reached No 4 in India's music charts in its first week of release?
BRETT LEE
7. "The only thing he isn't good at is the ironing. But don't think he wears a pinny at home - he doesn't." Whose housework was Suzanne Nixon arrowing in on?
AMATEUR DART PLAYER HUSBAND PHIL NIXON FINISHING 3RD AGAINST THE PROS
8. Which sly goalkeeper travelled the rocky road to Goodison Park to watch Everton play Reading, his first ever Premiership match?
SYLVESTER STALLONE
9. Who was appointed as Kettering Town's director of football, 36 years after he began his managerial career there?
RON ATKINSON
10. What was first seen on Oct 11, 1958 and finally disappeared on Jan 28, 2007?
BBC GRANDSTAND PROGRAMME
11. What connected Easter celebrations to England's rugby union team?
THEIR PLAYER NICK EASTER
12. "The ever-smiling Steve 'Magnificent' McClaren is without doubt the most two-faced and false person that I have ever had the misfortune to meet in football." Who was clearly not smiling about Steve McClaren?
MASSIMO MACCARONE
13. Who became the first black head coach to win American football's Super Bowl?
TONY DUNGY
14. "His biggest problem is that he's in the way of me fighting for a world title." Which boxer misjudged another boxer's problem?
AUDLEY HARRISON
15. How did nine-year-old Bradley Coles prove to be adept on his pins?
YOUNGEST PLAYER TO GET TO THE FINALS OF THE FATHER/SON BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP
16. Which former professional tennis player turned golfer, who won the Stella Artois Championship at Queen's Club in 1998, triumphed in the New South Wales PGA Championship in Sydney?
SCOTT DRAPER
17. "I've not been one for ranting and raving on the sideline and that was always my intention when I began as manager. I'm quite a cool dude, really." Which former hot-head of a football player was keeping cool?
ROY KEANE
18. How did things go with a swing for two Liverpool footballers in Portugal?
CRAIG BELLAMY
19. How did equality rule in London SW19?
WOMAN WOULD EARN SAME AS MEN AT WIMBLEDON
20. "I don't care what happened during the game. We got the three points and that's all that counts." Which Chelsea player was a touch confused after a pointless Carling Cup final?
WAYNE BRIDGE
21. Why was golfer John Daly forced to withdraw from the second round of the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida?
SPRAINED RIB
22. Which country finished on top of the medals table at the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham?
GREAT BRITIAN
23. "It was a pudding. I think we had that to eat last night - souffle. The whole pitch was moving and it was unplayable. I wouldn't even put my horses on it." Whose pitch was Dave Jones, the blues-suffering Cardiff City manager, conspicuously fed up with?
BIRMINGHAM CITY
24. Which referee was a "Son of a whore", according to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, whose club were playing Tottenham in an FA Cup sixth round tie?
MIKE RILEY
25. Which stellar horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
KAUTO STAR
26. How did Daan van Bunge, a Dutch leg-spinner, create unwanted history in the Cricket World Cup?
HAD 6X6'S HIT OFF HIS OVER FROM HERSCHELLE GIBBS
27. Which British racing driver gained a podium finish in his maiden grand prix?
LEWIS HAMILTON
28. What were Chelsea supporters banned from throwing at Stamford Bridge?
CELERY
29. Who became the first Englishman to score a competitive goal at the new Wembley Stadium?
DAVID BENTLEY BLACKBURN ROVERS
30. Who hit the fastest century in the history of the Cricket World Cup?
MATHEW HAYDEN
31. Why was darts legend Phil Taylor perceived to be something of a "square" on April 1?
INTRODUCING SQUARE DART BOARD AS A APRIL FOOLS JOKE
32. Which British cyclist won three gold medals at the World Championships in Majorca, more than any other country managed together?
VICTORIA PENDLETON
33. How many world records did swimmer Michael Phelps break at the World Championships in Melbourne?
5
34. Why was Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn suspended from playing in his club's Champions League quarter-final first leg against AC Milan?
THREW A CUP OF URINE OVER THE REFEREE WHEN DOING A DOPE TEST
35. Which Ryder Cup rookie of 2006 won the US Masters Championship, his first major golf title?
ZACH JOHNSON
36. Which four countries failed to progress from the Super Eights to the semi-finals in the Cricket World Cup?
ENGLAND, IRELAND, WEST INDIES AND BANGLADESH
37. Which horse - a 33/1 shot - branched out to win the Grand National?
SILVER BIRCH
38. "Ronaldo is a puffball who has never done it on the big stage. I don't think United will do it tonight, because they're playing against good, experienced professionals. Maybe I'll have egg on my face in a few hours' time, but I doubt it." Whose face was covered in several omelettes after Manchester United beat Roma 7-1 in a Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie?
EAMON DUNPHY
39. In what way did Cleberson, a Cabofriense defender, show too much lip, thereby receiving a booking in a Brazilian League match against Botafogo at the Maracana stadium?
FOR KISSING THE REFEREE
40. Which Premiership rugby union hooker was given a six-month ban for eye-gouging?
DYLAN HARTLEY NORTHAMPTON
41. Who did John Higgins beat in snooker's World Championship final?
MARK SELBY
42. Why was 69-year-old Clive Everton, the BBC's voice of snooker, unable to commentate on the world championship final, after 508 successive days at the event?
SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND BROKE HIS HIP
43. After which ageing rock band was the 25-1 winning horse of the 2000 Guineas named?
COCKNEY REBEL
44. "The Mugabe regime is behaving like the Gestapo towards its political opponents. I have no doubt that if this tour had gone ahead, it would have been an enormous boost to this grubby dictator." Which no-nonsense politician issued instructions to his country's cricketers not to tour Zimbabwe in September?
JOHN HOWARD
45. Which cricketer scored the biggest century by an England Test debutant since Peter May in 1951?
MARK PRIOR
46. Who scored both of AC Milan's goals in their 2-1 defeat of Liverpool in the Champions League final?
FILIPPO INZAGHI
47. Who sold his beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers to Steve Morgan, a Liverpool fan, for £10?
SIR JACK HAYWARD
48. Who did Blackpool beat in the League One play-off final at Wembley?
YEOVIC TOWN
49. Who became the first Scot since Jim Clark in 1965 to win the Indianapolis 500?
DARIO FRANCHITTI
50. Which former All Black rugby union player required brain surgery after falling out of a taxi on a Barbarians tour in Spain?
ZINZAN BROOKE
51. Which trainer won his eighth Oaks, his first English Classic triumph for seven years?
HENRY CECIL
52. Which horse "allowed" Frankie Dettori to gain his first Epsom Derby success, at the 15th attempt?
AUTHORISED
53. "It's a feather in our cap that we've got him and it speaks volumes for us as a club that he has chosen to come here." What "thorny" issue was Chris Hutchings, the then Wigan Athletic manager, discussing?
FREE TRANSFER OF TITUS BRAMBE FROM NEWCASTLE
54. Why did Bjorn Borg miss playing Pat Cash, which would have been the Swede's first match on grass for 26 years, in a "legends game" in Liverpool?
BORG WAS BITTEN BY A FRIEND'S DOG
55. How did Rags to Riches strike a blow for the fairer sex?
1ST FILLY TO WIN THE BELMONT STAKES SINCE TANYA IN 1905
56. Which Olympic gold medallist was knocked unconscious by Kerry Walmsley, a former New Zealand international cricketer, during a charity boxing bout at Old Billingsgate?
JAMES CRACKNELL
57. What did Gary Neville, Steven Gerrard and Michael Carrick all do on Saturday June 16 - the same that John Terry had done the previous day?
ALL GOT MARRIED
58. Which "celestial" golfer winged his way to victory in the US Open Championship at Oakmont, his first triumph in a major?
ANGEL CABRERA
59. Which Briton had two match points against Martina Hingis at Wimbledon in a first-round singles match before losing 6-7, 7-5, 6-0?
NAOMI CAVADAY
60. Who was the only British player to survive the first round of the women's singles tournament at Wimbledon?
KATIE O'BRIEN
61. Who did Venus Williams beat in the women's singles final at Wimbledon?
MARION BARTOLLI OF FRANCE
62. "She gave me a few pecks on the cheek - probably not as many as I was after." Which tennis player was talking about which other tennis player after the Wimbledon Champions' Dinner?
BRITIAN'S JAMES MURRAY ABOUT SERBIA'S JELENA JANKOVIC
63. "That's why you suck. That's why you shouldn't be having matches like this. You are absolutely useless." Which Swede was not best pleased with British umpire James Keothavong during a men's singles match at Wimbledon?
JONAS BJORKMAN
64. Which former Singapore-based person was appointed to be the chief executive of Galway United Football Club?
NICK LEESON
65. "I'm still the best bowler in England and I should still be playing Test cricket. I don't care who else is out there. If Ryan Sidebottom can play for England, so can I." Who, at the age of 38, was (unsuccessfully) espousing his international credentials?
ANDY CADDICK
66. Which British cyclist at one time held a lead of more than 17 minutes in the sixth stage of the Tour de France, only to be hauled back in the closing stages?
BRADLEY WIGGINS
67. "A lot of people have had their ashes buried there, but I'm the only living person ever to have part of their body buried there." What part of his body was Glamorgan cricketer Mike Powell referring to?
ONE OF HIS RIBS
68. Which 18-year-old from Holywood, Northern Ireland, was the only amateur golfer to make the cut at the Open Championship at Carnoustie?
RORY MC ILROY
69. "You can cut the atmosphere with a cricket stump. Not that many of the people here would know what a cricket stump was." Which 83-year-old commentator was delightfully mixing his metaphors - and his sports - once again?
MURRAY WALKER
70. "To believe I received a blood transfusion from my father is nonsense. If that was the case, I would have failed a dope test for vodka." Which Kazakh was talking?
ALEXANDER VINOKOVROV
71. How did Reading striker Leroy Lita strain a leg muscle, an injury that caused him to miss the start of the Premiership season?
OVERSTRETCHED IN BED
72. "Most of the new players I've never seen in action live. But I have seen videos of them and I have checked them out with friends who have seen them play." Which Premiership manager was talking about his eight new summer signings, bought for a combined cost of £38 million?
SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON
73. "I pulled up and saw the lollipop go up. But he didn't go and I just sat there and waited. I was surprised he didn't go." Which Englishman was less than impressed with which Spaniard in Hungary?
LEWIS HAMILTON AND FERNANDO ALONSO
74. How did Barry Bonds make baseball history?
HITTING HIS 756TH HOME RUN
75. Which unheralded English golfer blew up a tempest to be the first-round leader of the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
GRAEME STORM
76. "It'll be Italy, Spain, or it might even be France. Nobody in Europe likes England. England invented the sport, but has never made an impact on world football. England at no time had the love and support of Europe. For Europe, England is an irritant." Which irritating Fifa vice-president was trying to scupper England's chances as potential hosts of the 2018 World Cup?
JACK WARNER
77. "Priorities have changed in footballers and they're being dictated to by their wives and girlfriends. You don't need to live in London or Manchester to be happy; you don't need to be surrounded by expensive shops or fancy cafes. What's your priority?
Your wife and her shopping, or your football?" Who was talking?
ROY KEANE
78. Who did St Helens beat in the rugby league Challenge Cup final at Wembley?
CATALANS
79. Which county beat Hampshire to win cricket's Friends Provident Trophy final at Lord's?
DURHAM
80. Who won Great Britain's only gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka?
CHRISTINE OHURUOGU
81. Which England cricketer hit Yuvraj Singh, the India slow left-arm bowler, for five successive sixes in a one-day international?
DIMITRI MASCARENHAS
82. Who did France lose to in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup?
ARGENTINA
83. "I always ask God if it is His will. And if so, let it be. That's the message I got and that's why I'm here at Hull City." Who was revealing that he had been sent (across the Pennines) to his new club by God?
JAY JAY OKOCHA
84. Who did Australia's cricket team lose to in their opening match at the World Twenty20 in South Africa?
ZIMBABWIE
85. "England can win. The situation is far from hopeless. I think their line-up is spot on. England could really mess the Boks around." Who was not quite spot on with his pre-match prediction when England played South Africa in the Rugby World Cup, a game the Springboks won 36-0?
ANDY ROBINSON
86. Who scored the last goal for Chelsea (against Rosenborg in the Champions League) in Jose Mourinho's reign as the club's manager?
ANDREY SHEVCHENKO
87. Why was Paul Collingwood, the England one-day cricket captain, torn off a strip and fined £1,000 by the team management during the World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa?
VISITING A LAP DANCE CLUB IN CAPE TOWN
88. Who hit England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in one over in a World Twenty20 match?
YUVRAJ SINGH
89. Who became the first Welsh rugby union player to win 100 international caps?
GARETH THOMAS
90. Which were the only three European countries to score a try in each of their four pool games at the Rugby World Cup?
WALES / ITALY / PORTUGAL
91. "Whether it's cricket, rugby union or rugby league, we all hate England." Which Australian was decidedly not sitting on the fence?
JOHN O NEILL
92. Who claimed his 396th Test match victim to beat Ian Healy's world record of Test dismissals by a wicketkeeper?
MARK BOUCHER
93. What was the connection between Kenny Rogers, the 68-year-old American country singer, and the Rugby World Cup?
ENGLAND ADOPTED HIS SONG "THE GAMBLER"
94. "He goes around dressed up as a 1930's music hall man. He's a certified halfwit." To whom was Formula One chief Max Mosley, rather unflatteringly, referring to?
JACKIE STEWART
95. Which English rugby union referee received death threats after presiding over New Zealand's defeat by France in the World Cup quarter-finals?
WAYNE BARNES
96. In total, how many tries were scored in England's three knockout matches (against Australia, France and South Africa) in the Rugby World Cup?
TWO
97. Who were the only two players to score more than Jonny Wilkinson's haul of 67 points in the Rugby World Cup?
PERCEY MONTGOMERY (105) and FELIPE CONTEPOMI
98. Who, with eight touchdowns, was the leading try scorer in the Rugby World Cup?
BRYAN HABANA
99. Who were England's two wings in the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa?
PAU LSACKEY AND MARK CUETO
100. Which two American football teams played an NFL regular season game at Wembley?
NEW YORK AND MIAMI DOLPHINS
101. Which tennis player retired (again) after admitting testing positive for cocaine at this year's Wimbledon Championships?
MARTINA HINGIS
102. Which South Africa-born golfer won the European Order of Merit title?
JUSTIN ROSE
103. Who did Liverpool thrash 8-0 in a European Champions League match at Anfield, the highest margin of victory in the 15-year history of the competition?
BESIKTAS
104. "You can't live at home all of your life. You need to get out and experience living on your own and cooking for yourself. I don't see why I can't go somewhere else. And I chose Switzerland." Who was talking about his culinary ambition?
LEWIS HAMILTON
105. Which two riders, with 190 winners apiece, shared the Flat jockeys' championship, the first time it had ended in a tie since 1923?
SEB SANDERS AND JAMIE SPENCER
106. Why was Robert Tustin, an East Midlands Society rugby union referee, suspended for 18 weeks?
FOR DROPPING HIS SHORTS AT A WOMAN'S MATCH
107. Who became the first player to score 100 sixes in Test match cricket?
ADAM GILCHRIST
108. Which Croatian footballer scored the winning goal in his country's 3-2 victory against England at Wembley with 13 minutes remaining, thereby condemning England to a humiliating summer on the beach in 2008?
MCADEN PETRIC
109. Which five other countries were drawn in England's World Cup qualifying group for the 2010 football World Cup finals?
CROATIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS, ANDORRA AND KAZAKHSTAN
110. How did Gillingham striker Luke Freeman make FA Cup history?
111. Which cricketer became the first player to score 150 or more in an innings in four successive Test matches?
KUMAR SANGAKKARA
112. Which English rugby union player defied his club to lead the Barbarians to a 22-5 victory against world champions South Africa at Twickenham?
MARK REGAN
113. Which country beat Russia to win tennis's Davis Cup for the first time in 12 years?
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
114. Who beat Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas to retain his WBC world welterweight boxing title?
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
115. Which England cricketer became Muttiah Muralitharan's world record-breaking 709th Test match victim?
PAUL COLLINGWOOD
116. Which non-league football club's FA Cup aspirations hit the buffers when they lost 3-2 at home to Mansfield Town in the second round?
HARROGATE RAILWAY
117. Which two Premier League football clubs were drawn to play each other in the third round of the FA Cup for the fourth time in seven seasons?
ASTON VILLA AND MANCHESTER UNITED
118. "I was beaten by a gymnast and a bloody horse last time, so what chance have I got this year? It's because I'm Welsh, I'm convinced of it." Which gloveman was greatly under-estimating his chances of being voted the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year?
JOE CALZAGHE
119. Which American football quarterback was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his role in a dog-fighting ring?
MICHAEL VICK FROM ATLANTA FALCONS
120. "Sending the referee down a division would be unfair for the league he's going into. You say take him out of the Premier League, but it would be unfair to the Conference and their players and supporters if he went down there." Which football manager was proving, after all, that he still can't resist a good rant?
ROY KEANE

[Hazbeen]

2. Warne, McGrath & Langer
6. Brett Lee
12. David Beckham
16. Scott Draper
26. Hit for six sixes in an over
27. Lewis Hamilton
35. Geoff Ogilvy
74. Beat most home runs record
88. Yuvraj Singh
92. Mark Boucher
101. Martina Hingis
107. Adam Gilchrist
111. Kumar Sangkarra
115. Paul Collingwood
119. Michael Vicks

[godoubleblues]

Q45 - Matt Prior

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Warne, McGrath & Langer
6. Brett Lee
12. David Beckham INCORRECT
16. Scott Draper
26. Hit for six sixes in an over
27. Lewis Hamilton
35. Geoff Ogilvy INCORRECT
74. Beat most home runs record
88. Yuvraj Singh
92. Mark Boucher
101. Martina Hingis
107. Adam Gilchrist
111. Kumar Sangkarra
115. Paul Collingwood
119. Michael Vicks

ALL OTHERS CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q45 - Matt Prior

CORRECT GDB

[Thiele]

101.Martina Hingis

[locky801]

A 1 Ian Hollaway

A4 Richard Branson

A8 Slyvester Stallone

[Thiele]

25. Ruby Walsh

[magpie in the 80's]

101.Martina Hingis

correct thiele

[magpie in the 80's]

A 1 Ian Hollaway

A4 Richard Branson

A8 Slyvester Stallone

all correct locky

[magpie in the 80's]

25. Ruby Walsh

incorrect thiele

[FattyLumpkin]

44. Helen Clark
60. Henman?
65. Andy Caddick ?
91. Sounds like Jeff Thompson to me!
102. Els ?
113. USA

[magpie in the 80's]

44. Helen Clark
60. Henman?
65. Andy Caddick ? CORRECT
91. Sounds like Jeff Thompson to me!
102. Els ?
113. USA.. CORRECT

ALL OTHERS INCORRECT FL

[Dirko]

IN DEDICATION TO SJABC WHO SAYS SPORTS QUIZZES ARE ALL HIS

17. Keane
20. Cole
21. Cut his hand whilst pissed
22. no idea...Russia
28. Bananas ?
33. 3
57. Scored a penalty ?
71. Something stupid but I can't recall...
82. Argentina
84. Zimbabwe
86. Lampard
90. Scotland, France & Wales
91. John O'Neill
109. Croatia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakshtan, Andorra
114. Mayweather
117. Man City & West Ham.

Hard one this...A lot of guesses !!

[magpie in the 80's]

IN DEDICATION TO SJABC WHO SAYS SPORTS QUIZZES ARE ALL HIS

17. Keane CORRECT
20. Cole
21. Cut his hand whilst pissed
22. no idea...Russia
28. Bananas ?
33. 3
57. Scored a penalty ?
71. Something stupid but I can't recall...
82. Argentina CORRECT
84. Zimbabwe CORRECT
86. Lampard
90. Scotland, France & Wales CORRECT WITH WALES ONLY
91. John O'Neill CORRECT
109. Croatia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakshtan, Andorra CORRECT
114. Mayweather CORRECT
117. Man City & West Ham.

Hard one this...A lot of guesses !!

ALL OTHERS INCORRECT SJABC WHO SAYS SPORTS QUIZZES ARE ALL HIS

[Thiele]

35. Zach Johnson

[magpie in the 80's]

35. Zach Johnson

CORRECT THIELE

[JAS]

Morning Mags and fellow quiz hounds

This quiz is big enough for the both of us

Q7 Isn't this SJABC himself...isn't he our resident househusband.
Q11 They have a player named Nick Easter
Q93 Could be something like using 'Ruby' as the England team song...like the England cricket team used 'Ring of Fire' as theirs.
Q94 If it was about his own sport I'd guess Bernie Ecclestone...if it's another sport I'd say Chris Eubank (boxer).
Q97 I reckon SA's Percy Montgomery must be one of them.

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Mags and fellow quiz hounds

This quiz is big enough for the both of us

Q7 Isn't this SJABC himself...isn't he our resident househusband.
Q11 They have a player named Nick Easter correct
Q93 Could be something like using 'Ruby' as the England team song...like the England cricket team used 'Ring of Fire' as theirs.
Q94 If it was about his own sport I'd guess Bernie Ecclestone...if it's another sport I'd say Chris Eubank (boxer).
Q97 I reckon SA's Percy Montgomery must be one of them.correct

Regards
JAS

all others incorrect jas

[JAS]

Q32 I think the only one I've heard of is Graham Obree...made his first bike out of a washing machine or something
Q90 Start with...England, France and Scotland
Q97 What about the All Black lad...Dan Carter I think...MK would know

Regards
JAS