QUIZ TIME Sporting Memories from the 1980’s Answers 1. At which London football ground did Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to win the World Featherweight title in 1985? Loftus Road (QPR) 2. Who won Great Britain’s only gold medal at the World Athletics Championship in 1987? Fatima Whitbread 3. Which player won the World Darts Championship in 1982 and in 1989? Jocky Wilson 4. Which country hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988? Canada 5. Which horse won the Grand National in 1986, before finishing fourth, fourth and second in the next three years? West Tip 6. On which golf course did Nick Faldo win his first Open Championship title in 1987, shooting 18 pars on the final day to beat Paul Azinger by one shot? Muirfield 7. Who captained Italy to World Cup success in 1982? Dino Zoff 8. Which American President officially opened the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games? Ronald Reagan 9. Who won the ladies singles most times at Wimbledon in the 1980s? Martina Navratilova 10. Who won Great Britain’s only gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, USA? Robin Cousins (figure skating) 11. Ipswich won the UEFA Cup in the 1980-81 season – their only silverware to date. Which of their players scored 14 goals in the competition that season? John Wark 12. Who was the winner of the 1986 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, after previous years never winning a match at this tournament? Joe Johnson 13. How many times did Liverpool win the FA Cup in the 1980s? Twice 14. Which Brazilian F1 driver won the World title three times during the 1980s? Nelson Piquet 15. Greg LeMond famously beat Laurent Fignon by 8 seconds to win the 1989 Tour de France, but how many Tours did LeMond win in total? Three.