A Question of Sport

FOOTBALL CRAZY

1 The home stadium of Sturm Graz was named in honour of which actor?

2 How did Clara Podilla make news headlines in 1970?

3 Andres Escobar was shot dead in 1994. Which nation did he represent?

4 What is the last name of Roy of the Rovers?

5 Which former England international founded the Sporting Chance Clinic?

HOWZAT!!

6 What S word is the Australian counterpart for extras in cricket?

7 Who did Wisden’s Almanac name as Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century?

8 In cricket, what is a golden duck?

9 Which county play their home matches at Lord’s?

10 Who penned the autobiography, Don’t Tell Kath?

THE BOXER BEAT

11 Which boxer lost the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire?

12 Who was nicknamed The Manassa Mauler?

13 Which Welsh boxer of yesteryear was known as the Tonypandy Terror?

14 Which boxer’s knock out punch was affectionately known as Suzie Q?

15 Who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1985?

AND THEY’RE OFF

16 Which racecourse houses the burial site of Red Rum?

17 What do the initials PU stand for with regard to the form of a horse?

18 The horses Foinavon and Arkle were both named after what?

19 Which racecourse stands on a thoroughfare named Leger Way?

20 What name is shared by the winner of the 2000 Grand National and a 1973 Steve McQueen film?

ANYONE FOR TENNIS?

21 Which British monarch was a competitor in the 1926 singles at Wimbledon?

22 The gates to the entrance at Wimbledon are named after which player?

23 Who replaced Roger Taylor as the British Davis Cup captain in 2004?

24 Which former Wimbledon champion received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993?

25 Which pair won four consecutive doubles titles at Wimbledon from 1981 to 1984?

A ROUND OF GOLF

26 Who captained the American Ryder Cup team in 1999?

27 Who is the only non American golfer to win the US Open in the 1990s?

28 Grip it and rip it is the motto of which popular US golfer?

29 Who did Tiger Woods replace as the worlds number one ranked golfer in 1998?

30 Which golfer penned the autobiography The Greatest Game of All?

ANSWERS TO A QUESTION OF SPORT

FOOTBALL
1 Arnold Schwarzenegger
2 She accused Bobby Moore of stealing a bracelet
3 Colombia
4 Race
5 Tony Adams

CRICKET
6 Sundries
7 Kapil Dev
8 Out for zero on the first ball faced
9 Middlesex
10 Ian Botham

BOXING
11 George Foreman
12 Jack Dempsey
13 Tommy Farr
14 Rocky Marciano
15 Barry McGuigan

HORSE RACING
16 Aintree
17 Pulled up
18 Mountains in Scotland
19 Doncaster
20 Papillon

TENNIS
21 George VI
22 Fred Perry
23 Jeremy Bates
24 Arthur Ashe
25 Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver

GOLF
26 Ben Crenshaw
27 Ernie Els
28 John Daly
29 Greg Norman
30 Jack Nicklaus