Sports 1 - Answers

Published: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
  1. In which sports do teams compete for the following trophies, (i)The Stanley Cup, (ii) The Ashes, (iii) The Calcutta Cup, (iv) The Solheim Cup and (v) The Larry O'Brian Trophy. (i)Ice Hockey, (ii) Cricket, (iii) Rugby Union, (iv) [Ladies] Golf and (v) Basketball.
  2. Which city hosted the summer Olympics in 1912? Stockholm.
  3. In which year did 100-1 outsider Foinavon win the Grand National? 1967
  4. Which Spaniard won the Tour De France five times in the 1990s? Miguel Indurain.
  5. Which British boxer was known as "The Dark Destroyer"? Nigel Benn.
  6. Which English county cricket teams play at the following grounds,(i)Rose Bowl, (ii) Headingley, (iii) New Road, (iv) The Oval and (v) The Riverside (i)Hampshire, (ii) Yorkshire, (iii) Worcestershire, (iv) Surrey and (v) Durham.
  7. Spencer Gore from the UK won the first ever Wimbledon Championship, in which year? 1877
  8. Which teams competed in Super-bowl I in 1967? Green Bay Packers & Kansas City Chiefs.
  9. Which UK football teams play at the following stadia, (i)Craven Cottage, (ii) Fratton Park, (iii) Bramall Lane, (iv) Hampden Park and (v) Meadow Lane (i)Fulham, (ii) Portsmouth, (iii) Sheffield United, (iv) Queens Park and (v) Notts. County.
  10. How often do teams compete for The Ryder Cup? Every other year.
  11. Who was the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile? Roger Bannister.
  12. Who won three Formula One World Championships between 1988 and 1991? Ayrton Senna.
  13. In which sport do you throw stones at a house? Curling.
  14. At the start of a game of snooker how many balls are on the table? 22 [15 red, I each of Black, Pink,Blue, Brown, Green & Yellow and of course the white cue ball].
  15. Which two positions in Netball can score a goal? Goal Shooter & Goal attack.
  16. In which two years were the Winter Olympics held in Japan? 1972 [Sapporo] and 1998 [Nagano].
  17. Name the five events that make up the Modern Pentathlon? Shooting, Fencing, Swimming, Horse Riding & Running.
  18. Who in 1930 became the first German Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World? Max Schmelling.
  19. Which team won the football European Cup for the first five seasons it was contested? Real Madrid.
  20. In which year was rugby's five nations championship increased to six? 2000

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