Sports & Leisure 04 - (Submitted By Yoda, Chris, Frankie) |
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001 | Who won the men’s gold medal for ice-figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics? | Robin Cousins |
002 | In Which Weight Category = Did The Boxer Barry McGuigan Become A World Champion | Featherweight |
003 | The Bobby Moore Stand Can Be Found At Which Soccer Club's Ground | West Ham United |
004 | How Many Minutes Is A Golfer Allowed To Search For A Lost Ball | Five |
005 | Which baseball side has won the World Series the most times? | The New York Yankees |
006 | Who Sport Person Penned An Autobiography Entitled “The Good The Bad & The Bubbly” | George Best |
007 | Which Former F1 Champion Retired From The Sport In 1999 | Damon Hill |
008 | Which Former Premiership Manager Used To Be A Teacher In The Same City He Once Managed | Gerard Houllier (Liverpool) |
009 | How Many Points Are Scored On The Black Ball Alone If A Player Makes A 147 Break? | 112 |
010 | Who Revolutionized The 'High Jump' Competition In 1968 With His Own Unique Jumping Method | Dick Fosbury |
011 | How Wide In Feet Is A Professional Football Goal Mouth | 24 Feet |
012 | Which Bad Boy Of Basketball Had A Brief Relationship With Pop Superstar Madonna | Dennis Rodman |
013 | Who Is Currently (2009) The Highest Earning Sports Person In The World | Tiger Woods |
014 | If You Were Playing Netball And You Were A “WA” What Position Would You Play | Wing Attack |
015 | Which Famous Sports Person Lit The Olympic Torch At The 1996 Olympic Games | Muhammad Ali |
016 | At Which Horse Racing Event Did Frankie Dettori Ride Seven Winners In One Day? | Royal Ascot |
017 | Which Member Of The 1966 World Cup Squad Received A Knighthood In 1998? | Geoff Hurst |
018 | The Gold Medal Won In The Men's 200 Metres At The Sydney Olympics Games In 2000 Was The First Track Medal Ever To Be Won By Which European Country? |
Greece |
019 | Which Sport Is Played With The Heaviest Ball | Ten Pin Bowling |
020 | What Nationality Is The Jockey Frankie Dettori | Italian |
021 | Which Sporting Event Is Seen Live By The Most Spectators | Tour De France |
022 | In Which Sport Do Both Competitors Face Each Other On The Piste? | Piste |
023 | Which American City Is Home To The Bulls & The Bears? | Chicago |
024 | Which Country Won The Football World Cup First Was It Germany Or Brazil | Germany |
025 | In Which Sport Can You Be Left With Bed Posts | 10 Pin Bowling |
026 | Who Succeeded Bill Shankly As The Manager Of Liverpool | Bill Paisley |
027 | In Archery How Many Points Do You Get For Hitting The Bullseye? | Nine |
028 | Which British Horseracing Course Is The Largest | Newmarket |
029 | Why don't the Barcelona players sing their national anthem during International Matches | It Doesn’t Have Any Words |
030 | How Many Grand Slam Tournaments Are There In Tennis | Four |
031 | In Which County Would You Find Trent Bridge Cricket Ground | Nottinghamshire (Notts) |
032 | How Many Draughts Pieces Are On One Row At The Beginning Of A Game? | Four |
033 | In Billiards, How Many Points Are Awarded For Potting The Red | Three |
034 | What Does The Word Karate Actually Mean | Empty Hand |
035 | In Which Sport Is The Walker Cup Contested | Golf |
036 | Who In The World Of Sport Was Known As “The Louisville Lip” | Mohammed Ali |
037 | Which Steeplechase Horse Racing Course Famously Crosses The Melling Road | Aintree |
038 | Squash originated at which English public school, Was It Eton or Harrow | Harrow |
039 | The Duckworth Lewis Method Is Used To Keep The Score In Which Sport | Cricket |
040 | In 1986, Whose Infamous “Hand Of God” Helped Argentina Defeat England At The Football World Cup | Diego Maradona |
041 | The Davis Cup Is A Trophy Awarded In Which Sport | Tennis |
042 | In Which Sport Has “Sean Kerly” Been An England Captain | Hockey |
043 | Which Which Sport Do You Associate Ricky Ponting | Cricket |
044 | Which Canadian won the 100m gold at the 1988 Olympics, and was then disqualified for drug taking | Ben Johnson |
045 | What Did Reginald Stanley Brooks Give Test Cricket In 1882 | The Ashes |
046 | What Premiership Football Club Takes Its Name From The Arabic Language For “Workshop” | Arsenal |
047 | Which Scottish Football Club Are Nicknamed (The Bhoys) | Celtic |
048 | Which Former DJ Was Known For Running Marathons And Was Also A Dab Hand At Fixing Things | Jimmy Saville |
049 | With Which Sport Will You Associate Jonah Barrington | Squash |
050 | Who Once Described The Rugby Football Union As “57 Miserable Old Farts” | Will Carling |
051 | Doug Mountjoy Was A Snooker Player That Came From Which Country | Wales |
052 | Which Hymn Is Traditionally Sung At The FA Cup Final | The Observer |
053 | Name Of The Gaff Proned Racing Commentator Who Starred In a Pizza Hut Ad Alongside Damon Hill | Murray Walker |
054 | Who Wore The No.9 For England At The 1966 World Cup Final | Bobby Charlton |
055 | Who Did Chris Evert Beat When She Won Her First Ever Wimbledon Singles Title | Billie Jean King |
056 | What Is The Only Athletic Event Designed For Female Competitors Only? | Hepthathlon |
057 | What Is The Alternative Name For The Hop Step And Jump | The Triple Jump |
058 | Which Boxer Of Yesteryear Was Nicknamed The Manassa Mauler | Jack Dempsey |
059 | Which Snooker Player Sang The Solo Line “Because I Wear These Goggles” In The Song Snooker Loopy | Dennis Taylor |
060 | Irishman Stephen Roche Won Which Sporting Event In 1987 | The Tour De France |
061 | In what sport do players take long and short corners? | Hockey |
062 | Which Boxer was known as the brown bomber? | Joe Louis |
063 | On A Yacht, What Are Sheets | The Ropes |
064 | Which Olympic Sport Has World Records Broken Most Often? | Weight Lifting |
065 | How Many Points Is The Yellow Ball Worth In Snooker | Two |
066 | In Which Sport Does Play Commence With A Tip Off | Basketball |
067 | Which Portugese Footballer Was Voted European Footballer Of The Year In 2000 | Luis Figo |
068 | In Which Sport Was A Lonsdale Belt First Awarded In 1909 | Boxing |
069 | Over How Many Days Is The Olympic Decathlon Held | Two |
070 | For Which Country Did Edgar Davids Play International Football | Holland |
071 | Which Scottish Athlete Struck Gold In The 100m At The 1980 Moscow Olympics | Alan Wells |
072 | Which Famous Sporting Star Was Kidnapped In 1983 | Shergar (Racehorse) |
073 | The Snatch And The Clean & Jerk Are 2 Manoeuvres Performed In Which Sport | Weight Lifting |
074 | The “FIA” Is The Ruling Body For Which Sport | Formula One Racing |
075 | Who was the last 40-year-old to play soccer for england? | Peter Shilton |
076 | A Game Of Billiards Has How Many Red Balls | One |
077 | Which boxing category is for fighters weighing between 7st 10lb & 8 stone? | Flyweight |
078 | In athletics which event has styles called scissors and western roll? | High Jump |
079 | Which Premiership Footballer Appeared In A TV Ad For Bacon Shortly Before World Cup 1998 | Peter Schmeichel |
080 | Who was the first unseeded player to win the mens singles title at wimbledon? | Boris Becker |
081 | Which well known snooker player was a policeman before becoming professional? | Ray Reardon |
082 | In Baseball, What Name Is Given To The Completion Of A Circuit Of Bases On One Hit | A Home Run |
083 | In which sport do British male competitors wear scarlet whilst female competitors wear black? | Show Jumping |
084 | Which Snooker Player Managed To Win Six World Snooker Titles In The 1980's | Steve Davis |
085 | What did football goals lack before 1875? | Crossbars |
086 | Which Famous Person In History Declared The 1936 Olympics Officially Open | Adolf Hitler |
087 | In which annual sporting event, founded in 1829 was Susan Brown the first woman to take part in 1981? | The Boat Race |
088 | What Is The First Event In An Olympic Triathlon? | Swimming |
089 | How many players are there in a rugby league team? | 13 |
090 | At What Weight Did Chris Eubank Win His 1990 WBo Boxing World Title | Middle Weight |
091 | Which Sport Is Associated With Sunningdale? | Golf |
092 | Which Is The Only English Football League Club Beginning With The Letter Q | Queens Park Rangers |
093 | In American Football What Name Is Given To The Player Who Directs The Attacking Moves Of A Team | The Quarterback |
094 | In which public school did the game of squash originate? | Harrow |
095 | We all know the alphabet has 26 letters, but which Scottish football club’s name also has 26 letters? | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
096 | Why have some football teams in england got triangular corner flags instead of square flags? | They Have Won The FA Cup |
097 | In Which Sport Would The Detroit Tigers Face The Chicago cubs | Baseball |
098 | Which Golfer Won Over $9 Million Prize Money In 2000 | Tiger Woods |
099 | What Are The Swords Made From In The Sport Of Kendo (Specific Answer Required) | Bamboo |
100 | In Which City Do Hearts Face Hibs In A Derby Match | Edinburgh |
101 | Which Team Recently Won The 2010 UEFA Champions League Title | Inter Milan |
102 | Who Was The First ever Boxer To Receive A Knighthood | Sir Henry Cooper |
103 | What Title Provides The Nickname Of The Boxer Naseem Hamed | Prince |
104 | The Rockets Basketball Team & The Astros Baseball Team Both Hail From Which US City | Houston |
105 | Which sport uses the most muscles in the human body? | Swimming |
106 | The song “back home” was released by the England football squad before leaving for the world cup in which country? | Mexico |
107 | In Water Polo, Which Player Wears A Red Cap | The Goalkeeper |
108 | Which club Did Glen Hoddle Leave To Become Manager Of England | Chelsea |
109 | Which Sport Includes Events Called The Halfpipe, The Slopestyle And The Bordercross | Snowboardring |
110 | How many points is the gold section on an archery target worth | 10 |
111 | Great Britain And What Other Country Have Won Gold At Every Olympics Since Its Modern Conception | France |
112 | In Which Sport Do Competitors Scoop The Ice And Throw Stones At Houses | Curling |
113 | Who Did Cliff Thorburn Beat In The Final Of His One And Only World Snooker Championship Final | Alex Higgins |
114 | What Country Hosted The 2014 Football World Cup | Brazil |
115 | Who Scored In The 1958 Football World Cup Final Aged Just 17 | Pele |
116 | A Statue Of Which Footballer Is Located At The Pariwas Temple In Bangkok | David Beckham |
117 | Which Game Is Played At The Yankee Stadium | Baseball |
118 | Which Sport Uses The Terms Christies & Traversing | Skiing |
119 | How Far Is The Penalty Spot Away From The Goal Mouth In A Game Of Football / Scoccer (Answer In Yards Or Feet) | 12 Yards / 36 Feet |
120 | Which Animals Do You Associate With Chicago's American Football Team | Bears |
121 | Which City Stages The Formula One Grand Prix In Brazil | Sao Paulo |
122 | What Is The First Event In The Heptathlon | 100m Hurdles |
123 | In which sport do you use balls weighing from 6lbs to 16lbs? | Ten Pin Bowling |
124 | Which English Soccer Team Moved From Burnden Park To The Reebok Stadium | Bolton Wanderers |
125 | At Which Scottish Golf Venue Are The Eden Course & The Jubilee Course | St Andrews |
126 | In Indoor Athletic Races, Over What Distance Is The Shortest Sprint Race Run | 60m |
127 | In Which Game Are Projectiles Thrown At Stakes Called Hobs | Quoits |
128 | In Which Surrey Town Is The British National Shooting Centre | Bisley |
129 | Which Shooting Season Begins On (The Glorious Twelth) | Grouse Shooting |
130 | What Name Is Given To The Electronic Eye Used At Wimbledon Tennis Tournaments | Cyclops |
131 | Which Scottish Golfer Was Captain Of Europes 2002 Ryder Cup Team | Sam Torrance |
132 | Which American Football Team Are Known As The Falcons | Atlanta |
133 | Which Moroccan Athlete Became The first Man To Run 5000m In Under 13 Minutes | Said Aouita |
134 | Which Country Does The Athlete Merlene Ottey Represent | Jamaica |
135 | Which Austrian Won Four World Downhill Championships In The 1970's | Franz Klammer |
136 | The Ski Resort Of Zermatt Stands At The Foot Of Which Swiss Mountain | The Matterhorn |
137 | Who Scored AS Record 11,174 Cricket Test Runs For Australia | Alan Border |
138 | From Which Country Do The Soccer Team Anderlecht Hail | Belgium |
139 | Outcrop, Big Wall And Crag Are All Forms Of What | Rock Climbing |
140 | With Which Sport Do You Associate Harvey Smith, Nick Skelton And Rob Hoekstra | Show Jumping |
141 | What Did The Inter Cities Fairs Cup Change It's Name To | UEFA Cup |
142 | Which Nation Did France Beat 3-0 In The Final Of The Football World Cup In 1998 | Brazil |
143 | Which German Golfer Won The Us Masters In 1993 | Benhard Langer |
144 | In Olympic Competitions, What Is The Height Of A Diving Board | 10m |
145 | Over How Many Laps Is The Indianapolis 500 Contested | 200 |
146 | At Which Motor Racing Circuit Was Ayrton Senna Killed | Imola |
147 | Which West Indian Fast Bowler Died In 1999 Aged Just 41 | Malcolm Marshall |
148 | Who Was The Last British Player To Win a Wimbledon Singles Title In The 20th Century | Virginia Wade |
149 | What Was Won In June 2002 By High Chaparral | The Epsom Derby |
150 | Who Was The First Jockey To Receive A Knighthood | Sir Gordon Richards |
151 | Which Female Tennis Star Won The French Open & Australian Open In 2002 | Jennifer Capriati |
152 | The King George V Cup Is Contested At Hickstead In Which Sport | Show Jumping |
153 | In Which Sport Is The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup Contested | Shinty |
154 | Which City Do The Maple Leafs Ice Hockey Team Come From | Toronto |
155 | Which Team Appeared In Four Consecutive Super Bowls From 1991-1994 | Buffalo Bills |
156 | Who Did A Striker Named Pauletta Score A Hat trick For Against Poland In The 2002 World Cup | Portugal |
157 | How Many Players Comprise A Handball Team | Seven |
158 | Who Was The First British King To Attend An FA Cup Final | George V (In 1914) |
159 | What Was The Score In The 1970 World Cup Final | Brazil 4 Italy 1 |
160 | Which Jockey Did John Hurt Portray In The Film Champions | Bob Champion |
161 | Was The Father Of Andre Agassi Born In India, Iran Or Oraq | Iran |
162 | Who Wone Nine Grand Prix Races In The 1992 Formula One Season | Nigel Mansell |
163 | Who Was The First Man To Swim The English channel | Matthew Webb |
164 | Which Was The First European Country To Host The Football World Cup | Italy (1934) |
165 | How Old Must A Horse Be To Take Part In A Steeplechase Race | Four Years Old |
166 | Which Is The Only British League Club With The Last Name Academicals | Hamilton |
167 | What Is The Oldest Scottish Football League Club | Queens Park |
168 | Which South American Country Do Boca Juniors Come From | Argentina |
169 | In Which Country Is The Sepang Grand Pruix Circuit | Malaysia |
170 | Who Was The First Formula One Driver To Register 50 Grand Prix Wins | Alain Prost |
171 | Who Was The first Brazillian Driver To Be Crowned Formula One World Champion | Emerson Fittipaldi |
172 | In Which City Is The Hungarian Grand Prix Contested | Budapest |
173 | What Is The Official Language Of The Olympic Games | French |
174 | Which Sport Is Played By The Wigan Wanderers | Rugby League |
175 | Which Sport Do We Associate With The Term Glorious Goodwood | Horseracing |
176 | In Which Ball Sport Is The Ball Hit Onto The Service Penthouse | Real Tennis |
177 | Which Spanish Club Has The Last Name Of Dragons | The Barcelona Dragons |
178 | How Many Players Per Side Are On An American Football Team | 11 |
179 | In Sport What Do The Initials NFL Stand For | National Football League |
180 | In Minutes How Long Is A Rugby Match | 80 Minutes |
181 | What Is The Nickname Of Argentina's Rugby Union Team | The Pumas |
182 | What Kind Of Animal Stand's On Top Of Rugby's Calcutta Cup | An Elephant |
183 | Which English Rugby League Team Are Known As The Chemics | Widnes |
184 | Which Former South African Cricket Captain Died In A Plane Crash In 2002 | Hanse Cronje |
185 | Which Player Captained Brazil To World Cup Glory In 1970 | Carlos Alberto |
186 | Which Cricketer Played Football For Arsenal And 78 Test Matches For England | Dennis Compton |
187 | For Which Sport Is Peter Allis A Noted TV Commentator | Golf |
188 | Bobby Fischer Was the First American To Be World Champion At What | Chess |
189 | In Which English country Is The Belfry Golf Club | Warwickshire |
190 | In Which Italian city Is The San Siro Stadium | Milan |
191 | In Which Country Is The Azteca Football Stadium | Mexico |
192 | Which Golf Course Hosted The 2002 British Open |
Muirfield |
193 | In Which Us State Is Augusta Golf Course | Georgia |
194 | Dennis Lillee Took 355 Test Wickets For Which Country | Australia |
195 | At Which Sport Do The Brisbane Lions Play The Adelaide Crows | Australian Rules Football |
196 | How Many Goals Did France Score In Total In The 2002 World Cup | Zero |
197 | In Which Country Did Karate Originate | Japan |
198 | What To The Initials PU Signify In The Form Guide Of A Racehorse | Pulled Up |
199 | Who Did Peter Ebdon Beat In The 2002 Final Of The World Snooker Championships | Stephen Hendry |
200 | In The Game Of Golf What Is Measured By A Stimpmeter | The Pace Of The Green |
201 | Who Scored England's Second Goal In The 1966 World Cup Final | Martin Peters |
202 | Who Ran The Fastest 200m Of The 20th Century | Michael Johnson |
203 | In Which Sport Did Matthew Pinsent Win An Olympic Gold Medal In 2000 | Rowing |
204 | In Rowing, Wjhat Is The Name Of Cambridge University's Reserve Team | Goldie |
205 | Which Country Hosted The 2002 Winter Olympics | The United States |
206 | In 1991 Who Broke Bob Beamon's 23 Year Long Jump Record | Mike Powell |
207 | Which Of The Following Is Not A Style OPf Kung Fu White Crane, Flying Fish, Lama Pai | Flying Fish |
208 | In Which Sport Did Ballyregan Bob Win 32 Consecutive Races | Greyhound Racing |
209 | Freestyle & Greco Roman Are Both Types Of What | Wrestling |
210 | Which Country Hosts The Monte Carlo Grand Prix | Monaco |
211 | Which Cyclist Won Great Britains First Gold Medal At The 2000 Sydney Olympics | Jason Queally |
212 | Which Was The First city In The Southern Hemisphere To Host The Summer Olympics | Melbourne |
213 | in connection with sport what do the initials mcc stand for? | marylebone cricket club |
214 | what colour cap is worn by an english cricketer capped for his country? | blue |
215 | which sport has the greatest number of regular participants in britain? | angling |
216 | in which sport do family members john, michael and robert whitaker all compete? | show jumping |
217 | who was the 1st man to win 100 england caps for soccer? | billy wright |
218 | which 2 athletics running events do not take place on a track? (PFE) | cross country & marathon |
219 | in soccer, from which 2 kicks must the ball go forward? (PFE) | kick offs & penalties |
220 | in tenpin bowling, what name is given to the act of knocking down all the pins with the 2 balls of a single frame? | Spare |
221 | Where was the first british grand prix held in 1926? | Brooklands |
222 | who was the first cricketer in history to take 300 test match wickets? Fiery' | Freddie Trueman |
223 | which school has a plaque with the words” with a fine disregard for the rules of football, he took the ball in his arms & ran with it”? | Rugby |
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