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 horse racing 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 Cheltenham Gold Cup? Coneygree
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 Grand National? 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
TOTAL /55