SPORTS QUIZ NO. 34 MIXED SPORTS HISTORY

[magpie in the 80's]

21. Jack Hobbs

incorrect heater

W.G. Grace

incorrect heater

[godoubleblues]

Q21 - Bert Sutcliffe

[magpie in the 80's]

Q21 - Bert Sutcliffe

we have a winner. correct gdb

[godoubleblues]

Q21 - Bert Sutcliffe

we have a winner. correct gdb

just a matter of narrowing them down

[magpie in the 80's]

Q21 - Bert Sutcliffe

we have a winner. correct gdb

just a matter of narrowing them down

heater almost went through the whole team around that time

[heater31]

Q21 - Bert Sutcliffe

we have a winner. correct gdb

just a matter of narrowing them down

heater almost went through the whole team around that time

I actually began to do some research after the W.G got knocked back.I couldn't find the answer but I did discover the answer to the other unanswered cricket question. Which I won't reveal either.


also to note that its not ins for Rubens Barrichello

[magpie in the 80's]

I actually began to do some research after the W.G got knocked back.I couldn't find the answer but I did discover the answer to the other unanswered cricket question. Which I won't reveal either.


also to note that its not ins for Rubens Barrichello

CORRECTED

[magpie in the 80's]

SPORTS HISTORY FANS WHERE ARE YOU

[MrTeach]

#16

is it Paolo Maldini who broke Dino Zoff's record

[magpie in the 80's]

#16

is it Paolo Maldini who broke Dino Zoff's record

CORRECT MR T

[A Mum]

28) Fred Stolle & Roy Emerson

[Peterxtc]

2. Joe Frazier
8. Doug Mountjoy
20 John Parrott
27 Alan Minter

[magpie in the 80's]

28) Fred Stolle & Roy Emerson

CORRECT MUM

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Joe Frazier
8. Doug Mountjoy
20 John Parrott
27 Alan Minter

CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

STILL SOME SPORTS QUESTIONS HERE GUYS

[heater31]

ok Mags I give in

Phil Mead played for Hampshire

[magpie in the 80's]

ok Mags I give in

Phil Mead played for Hampshire

correct heater

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Soccer: Who was the first team to win the English League Cup and the F.A. Cup in the same season?
ARSENAL
2. Boxing: Who was the first fighter to defeat Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali in a professional fight?
JOE FRAZIER
3. Horse Racing: The national Hunt Racecourse at Bangor-on-Dee is nearest to which Welsh city/town?
WREXHAM
4. Golf: Which golfer retired in 2007 having won a record 49 European tour events?
SEVE BALLESTEROS
5. Formula One: Between 1983 and 1993, Frenchman Alain Prost equaled the record for career victories in the British Grand Prix with five. Which British driver also won five times?
JIM CLARK
6. Olympics: In 1984 in Los Angeles, Charles Spedding of Britian won a bronze medal in which track and field event?
MARATHON
7. Cricket: When he retired, Phil Mead scored more first-class runs (48,892) for a single English county team than any other player. For which county did he play?
HAMPSHIRE
8. Snooker: Which of these Welshmen has not won the World Snooker Championship?
A Mark Williams B Doug Mountjoy C Ray Reardon D Terry Griffiths
B DOUG MOUNTJOY
9. Tennis: Who beat Pete Sampras to win the 2001 U.S. Open Men?s Singles, and David Nalbandian to win at Wimbledon a year later?
LLEYTON HEWITT
10. American Football: Which was the first NFL franchise to play in the Super Bowl eight times?
DALLAS COWBOYS
11. With which team did Mick Channon win the English Football League Cup in 1985?
NORWICH CITY
12. With his victory in 1952, Australian Horace Lindrum became the first non-British player to win which annual sporting event?
WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP
13. There was only one all-Swedish Grand Slam Men?s Singles tennis final during the 20th Century, at the Australian Open in 1985. Who were the two players?
MATS WILANDER AND STEFAN EDBERG
14. Cricketer Fred Titmus took more than 150 wickets in 50+ Test matches for England, but for which Football League team did he also play professionally?
WATFORD
15. Which boxer, who was World Middleweight champion in 1947-1948, was born in New York City on New Year's Day 1919?
ROCKY GRAZIANO
16. Which footballer broke Dino Zoff's record of 112 international caps for Italy, finishing his career in 2002 with a total of 123?
PAOLO MALDINI
17. When Michael Schumacher retired from Formula One racing in 2006, who was left as the only active driver who had raced against Ayrton Senna?
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
18. Tiger Woods became only the fifth golfer in history to win all four ?major? tournaments. He joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and which other golfer to have achieved this?
GARY PLAYER
19. Who were the first two sportsmen to win ?The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year? four times?
TIGER WOODS AND LANCE ARMSTRONG
20. Although they were common in the early days of the event, all-English finals of the World Snooker Championship are now a rarity. The last such final of the 20th century occured in 1991. Who beat Jimmy White in that year's final?
JOHN PARROTT
21. Cricket: Who was the first English batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test match twice?
HERBERT SUTCLIFFE
22. Formula One: Who became the oldest winner of the Formula One Championship when he won at the age of 46?
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO
23. Athletics: The Men?s 400m hurdles is one of the more successful events for British athletes. Which of the following Britons did not collect an Olympic bronze medal?
A Chris Rawlinson B Gary Oakes C David Hemery D Kriss Akabussi
A) CHRIS RAWLINSON
24. Horse racing: In 2007, there were 31 Group 1 races on the English flat-racing calendar. Which racetrack hosted 10 of these?
ROYAL ASCOT
25. Which sporting legend was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 6, 1895?
BABE RUTH
26. Soccer: With which Scottish club did Jock Stein begin his managerial career?
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC
27. Boxing: Who did ?Marvelous' Marvin Hagler defeat at Wembley in 1980 to win the World Middleweight title?
ALAN MINTER
28. Tennis: Which two players contested all-Australian Wimbledon Men?s Singles finals in 1964 and 1965
ROY EMERSON AND FRED STOLLE
29. Snooker: Who was the first player to win all three World Championship titles, the Under-21 and the Amateur title in 1989, and the Professional crown in 1997?
KEN DOHERTY
30. Rugby Union: A total of 15 players were inducted into the International Rugby Union Hall of Fame when it was founded in 1997. Which of these Irish players was not amongst them?
A Mike Gibson B Tony O'Reilly C Willie-John McBride D Fergus Slattery
D) FERGUS SLATTERY

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ