SPORTS QUIZ 2016

Q1 – 5 Multiple Choice - Easy for Starters!

Q1) Adolf Dassler founded which sports company in 1948? a) Adidas b) Nike c) Mizuno

Q2) From which seaport town does the Fastnet yachting race embark? a) Grimsby b) Cowes c) Portsmouth

Q3) What is the first name of trainer Ted Walsh’s jockey son? a) Emerald b) Topaz c) Ruby

Q4) Which golfing major title did Zach Johnson win in 2007? a) US Open b) Masters c) Olympics

Q5) During the 2007 Cricket World Cup, South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs hit a record number of runs in one over, how many? a) 28 b) 34 c) 36

Q6 – 20 2015 – What Do You Remember?

Q6) Who won the Barclays Premier League Golden Boot (14/15)? Sergio Aguero

Q7) Who won the FA Cup? Arsenal

Q8) Who won the Europa Cup? Sevilla

Q9) Who was the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Andy Murray

Q10) Which horse won the ?

Q11) Who won the Open Golf? Zach Johnson

Q12) Who won the Carling Cup? Chelsea

Q13) Who won the Women’s Wimbledon title? Serena Williams

Q14) Who won Cricket’s Twenty 20 Blast? Lancashire

Q15) Who won Snooker’s World Championship? Stuart Bingham

Q16) Who won the Six Nations Rugby Union? Ireland

Q17) Who won Rugby League’s Super League Grand Final? Leeds Rhinos

Q18) Which horse won the ? Many Clouds

Q19) Who won the Men’s Wimbledon title? Novak Djokovic

Q20) Who won Football League Championship (14/15) Bournemouth

Q21 – 25 Football Club Nicknames

Q21) Addicks Charlton

Q22) Cod Army Fleetwood Town

Q23) Glovers Yeovil Town

Q24) Saddlers Walsall

Q25) Tigers Hull City

Q26 – 30 Numbers Game

Q26) What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer is allowed in his/her bag in a round of golf? 14

Q27) In greyhound racing, what trap does the greyhound wearing a blue jacket run from? 2

Q28) What number is at 9 o’clock on the dart board? 11

Q29) How many hurdles would a hurdler jump over in a Women’s 100 hurdles race? 10

Q30) In ten pin bowling, what is a turkey? 3 strikes in a row

Q31 – 46 Dingbats - Say what you see?

31 Missing You

32 Play to Win

33 Kiss and Make Up

34 9 ½ Weeks

35 West Indies

36 Dominoes

37 Bruno Mars

38 Take from the rich and give to the poor

39 10 Downing Street

40 Gross Injustice

41 A little on the large side

42 Painless operation

43 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

44 Apple pie

45 Grandstand

Q46 – 51 - Ditloids Example: 11 PIACT = 11 players in a cricket team

Q46 5 R O T OF 5 rings on the Olympic Flag

Q47 16 P I C 16 pawns in chess

Q48 21 S O A D 21 spots on a dice

Q49 5 PFATIRU 5 points for a try in rugby union

Q50 6 POAST 6 pockets on a snooker table

Q51 – 55 Picture Round

Q51 Sarah Taylor – England Cricketer

Q52 Stuart Bingham – Snooker World Champion

Q53 Geraint Thomas – Sky Cyclist

Q54 Victoria Pendleton – Cyclist, now Jockey

Q55 David Willey – England 20/20 Cricketer

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