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Sport Quiz Questions

1. In golf, over how many holes is The Open Championship contested?

2. In cricket, how many matches generally make up an Ashes Test series?

3. Which 100/1 outsider won the 2009 Grand National?

4. The San Siro Stadium is in which Italian city?

5. The Eclipse Stakes is run at which racecourse?

6. In American Football which famous Miami Dolphins quarterback retired in

2000?

7. Sixways Stadium is the home ground of which English Premiership rugby

union team?

8. In which athletic event did Bruce Jenner win the GOLD  medal in the
1976 Summer Olympics?

9. Who won the men's single at Wimbledon in 1985 at the age of just 17?

10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?

Answers:
1. 72 (4 rounds of 18)

2. Five

3. Mon Mome

4. Milan

5. Sandown

6. Dan Marino

7. Worcester Warriors
8. The Decathlon

9. Boris Becker

10. Basketball

FOOTBALL

1. Celtic manager Neil Lennon described victory over which team as "the greatest thing I've
ever done in football"?

Shakhter Karagandy

2. Who scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final?

Wigan's Ben Watson

3. Who were the opponents in Sir Alex Ferguson's last game as Manchester
United manager - and what was the score?

West Brom, 5-5 - a point for each

4. After United clinched the Premier League title, who did Ferguson predict could become
the best player in the club's history?

Phil Jones

5. What did Gareth Bale successfully trademark in 2013?

His 'heart' goal celebration

6. How many Premier League teams changed their manager in 2013 - and how many can
you name?

Twelve: Southampton, Reading, Sunderland (twice), Manchester City, Everton,
Stoke, Chelsea, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Fulham, West Brom, Tottenham -
half a point for each one you named correctly
7. Who did Scottish champions Celtic beat in the Scottish Cup final in May to complete the
domestic double?

Hibernian

8. Which former England captain left Inverness to become Hibernian manager in

November?

Terry Butcher

9. How many World Cups have Germany won - and in which years did they win?

Give yourself one point if you said three. A bonus point for each of the years 1954,
1974, 1990. And another bonus point for sheer smarminess if you said "None - but
West Germany have won three.

10. Which match will open the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil?

Brazil v Croatia in Sao Paulo on 12 June at 9pm BST

11. Which former Manchester United coach is the manager of the Iran national side?

Carlos Queiroz

12. Who won UEFA's Best Player in Europe award in August?

Frank Ribery

13. Which player claimed the most assists in the Premier League last season?

Juan Mata

14. How many games was Luis Suarez banned for after biting Branislav Ivanovic?

Ten

15. German goalkeeping legend (and former POW) Bert Trautmann died in July. Which club
did he win the FA Cup with? And in which year? And while carrying what injury?

Manchester City, in 1956, with a broken neck. A point for each.

16. Which three Premier League teams did Bradford City defeat on the way to the League
Cup final?

Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa

17. David Beckham played his final football game in May - but who were the opponents?

Brest

18. Joey Barton received a suspended two-match ban in May for calling Thiago Silva an
"overweight ladyboy"?

Thiago Silva

19. Who were the first country other than hosts Brazil to qualify for the World Cup in June?

Japan

20. How many times did Cristiano Ronaldo score more than once in a game in 2013 (up
until December 20)? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 21

It's (c), 21

21. Who won the 2013 Johnstone's Paint Trophy?

Crewe Alexandra

22. Who were crowned the 2013 League of Ireland champions?

St Patrick's Athletic

23. Who scored the first Champions League goal of the calendar year?

Alessandro Matri, Celtic 0-3 Juventus

24. Who was the manager who guided then-League Two side Bradford City to the League
Cup final?

Phil Parkinson
25. Who finished in third place at the Confederations Cup in Brazil?

Italy

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CRICKET

26. Which cricket legend retired from the game in November after his 200th Test match at
the age of 40?

Sachin Tendulkar

27. Who did Darren Lehmann succeed as Australia coach in controversial fashion back in
June?

Mickey Arthur

28. Which batsman, playing in the Ashes, was the first player to reach 1,000 Test runs for
the year?

Michael Clarke

29. Which team tops the ICC Test rankings with 3531 points and a rating of 131?

South Africa

30. Which Ireland batsman scored a magnificent but doomed century as Ireland narrowly
lost to England at Malahide in September?

William Porterfield

31. Which player set an astonishing world record with the bat in the first Test of the Ashes
at Trent Bridge - and how many runs did he score?

Ashton Agar, the Australian bowler, who made 98 runs in the first innings of his Test
debut - the highest ever for a player coming in at number 11.

32. Why was the final Test of the Ashes at The Oval branded an "absolute disgrace" by
BBC commentator Jonathan Agnew?
Because umpires ended play for bad light with four overs left on the final day, and
with England needing just 21 runs for victory.

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FORMULA 1

33. Which five drivers won a race in 2013?

Kimi Raikkonen, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton -

a point for each

34. What was the team orders code Sebastian Vettel ignored when he overtook Red Bull
colleague Mark Webber to win the Malaysian GP?

Multi 21

35. How old is Bernie Ecclestone?

He's 83 - 3pts if bang on, 1pt for a year either side. A bonus half point if your answer
was over 110.

36. The film Rush was about the rivalry between which two F1 legends - and against the
backdrop of which season was it set?

Niki Lauda v James Hunt, and 1976 - a point for each

37. What are the names of Lewis Hamilton's dogs?

Roscoe and Coco - a point for each

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ATHLETICS

38. Who did Christine Ohuruogu pip on the line to win the 400m title at the World
Championships in August?

Amantle Montsho
39. Which event did Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford say he could be 'one of
the best in British history' in?

100m sprint

40. Name the four Jamaican athletes who were in the men's 100m final at the World
Championships in Moscow.

Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade - a point for each

41. How far did Mo Farah run at the London Marathon before pulling out?

13 miles

42. Over which distance did Mo Farah break the European record in 2013?

1,500m

43. Which Russian athlete sparked a storm with her apparently homophobic comments
during the World Championships in Moscow?

Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, who branded Swedish high jumper Emma Green-
Tregaro "disrespectful" for painting rainbows on her nails in support of gay rights,
and said that Russians are "standard people... We just live with boys with woman,
woman with boys."

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RUGBY

44. How many points divided the two teams after the first two Lions Tests against Australia?

One point: the Lions won the first Test by two points; Australia won the second by a
single point.

45. Brian O'Driscoll was dropped by the Lions for the final Test of the series. Who replaced
him at outside centre?

Jonathan Davies of Wales

46. Wales won the Six Nations for the second year running after they thrashed England 30-
3 in their final match of the tournament. When was the last time the Welsh side won
consecutive Five or Six Nations titles?

1978 and 1979

47. French side Toulon won the Heineken Cup in a dramatic final - which five Englishmen
played on the winning side in the match?

Jonny Wilkinson, Delon Armitage, Nick Kennedy and Andrew Sheridan all started,
Steffon Armitage came off the bench - a point for each

48. What major milestone did Leicester Tigers reach in winning the Engish Premiership this
season?

It was their 10th title since the league system was created in 1987.

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SNOOKER

49. Who did Ronnie O'Sullivan overcome in the final to win his fifth World Snooker
Championship in May?

Barry Hawkins

50. Who ended the year as snooker's number one player?

Neil Robertson

51. Which snooker legend took part in ITV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in
December?

Steve Davis

52. Which Trowbridge snooker player was handed a 12-year ban in October pending appeal
for alleged match-fixing?

Stephen Lee
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BOXING

53. The megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul Alvarez was 2013's most
lucrative bout. What was the name given to the Las Vegas event?

The One

54. Adrien Broner ended the year by suffering his first defeat to Marcos Maidana, but which
Brit did he knock out in February?

Gavin Rees

55. David Haye's cancelled showdown against Tyson Fury wasn't the only fight the
Londoner had to withdraw from this year. Who was his other scheduled opponent?

Manuel Charr

56. Boxing history was made when Daiki Kameda beat Rodrigo Guerrero for the IBF super-
flyweight title. Why?

He and brothers Koki and Tomoki became the first three siblings to hold world titles
at same time

57. How long did the heavyweight battle between Deontay Wilder and Audley Harrison back
in April last?

Exactly 70 seconds - three points if you got it exactly right, one point if you were
correct within 10 seconds

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CYCLING

58. Who won the Giro d'Italia?

Vincenzo Nibali
59. Mark Cavendish won two stages on the 2013 Tour de France. How many cyclists have
ever won more stages than the Manx Missile in the course of their careers - and can you
name them?

Two: Eddy Mercx with 34 and Bernard Hinault with 28. Cavendish has 25 following
this year's race.

60. American cyclist Chris Horner set an incredible record in winning the Vuelta a Espana.
What was it?

He was 41 - the oldest man ever to win a Grand Tour

61. Which famous race did Bradley Wiggins win for the first time ever in 2013?

The Tour of Britain

62. In which city and country was Britain's 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome born?

Nairobi, Kenya - a point for each

63. Who finished the 2013 UCI Tour season as world number one?

Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez, who came third in the Tour de France, fourth in the
Vuelta a Espana, and only lost out on the World Championship after getting
overtaken in the final 1000m

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WILDCARD ROUND

64. Darts: Who did Phil Taylor beat to win a record 16th World Darts Championship in
January?

Michael van Gerwen

65. Rugby League: England and South Sydney forward Sam Burgess was suspended by
the NRL for two weeks after performing what kind of illegal tackle?

A squirrel grip - otherwise known as cupping an opponent's testicles

66. Horse racing: Why was top Australian horse trainer Gai Waterhouse charged and fined
after watching her horse Fiorente win the Melbourne Cup?

Another one of her horses, Tres Blue, received treatment on race day - which is not
allowed

67: Equestrian: 2013 was the year two of Britain's best sportsmen top the world rankings at
various stages. What are the riders' names?

Ben Maher and Scott Brash - a point for each

68. MMA: Who did female MMA star Ronda Rousey beat by submission in her first and only
UFC bantamweight title fight?

Liz Carmouche

69. Sailing: Which America's Cup skipper drafted in Ben Ainslie to amazing effect after
losing eight of the first nine races of the series in San Francisco?

Jimmy Spithill of Team Oracle USA, who brought Ainslie in as the team tactician

70. Which Englishman became squash's World Champion in November 2013?

Nick Matthew

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PICTURE ROUND

Name these sports stars:

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Tiger Woods

72.

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Michael Owen

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73. (Just the blonde)

Serena Williams

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Sebastian Vettel

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75.

Roy Hodgson

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76.

Bandy
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77.

Aussie Rules football

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78.

Lacrosse
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Carrom

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Kabbadi

Name these venues:

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Augusta National Golf Club

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Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro

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Flushing Meadows, New York

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St Mary's, Southampton

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The Coliseum, Los Angeles