SPORT FOR ALL

 

1 Which former leader of the Labour Party was created an honorary squad member of Plymouth Argyle?

2 The 102 mile Lincoln Grand Prix is an event in which sport?

3 In which sport are the Australian men’s national team known as the Sharks?

4 What type of fruit is depicted on top of the Men’s Singles trophy at Wimbledon?

5 What animal is depicted on top of rugby union’s Calcutta Cup?

6 What has been the greatest number of years gap between modern summer Olympic Games?

7 Who was voted Overseas Premiership Player of the Decade for 1993 – 2003?

8 Which athlete acquired the nickname of the Jarrow Arrow?

9 In 1752 which sporting organisation held its inaugural meeting at a Newmarket coffee house?

10 Which former England international footballer was appointed FA Director of Football Development in December 2003?

11 Which sporting world champion was born in Blackburn on July 1, 1966?

12 What do the initials AIG stand for with regard to the shirt sponsors of Manchester United?

13 The Woodbine in Toronto and Warwick Farm in Sydney are both venues for which sport?

14 In 2006 at which club did Roy replace Niall?

15 What nickname for Barnsley FC is also a common nickname for Yorkshiremen?

16 What is the minimum age requirement for a horse to compete in the Aintree Grand National?

17 Bob Karstens, Harold Levitt and Abe Saperstein are the only three white players to have represented which renowned sporting team?

18 How does the name of the French football club St Etienne translate into English?

19 Which British Prime Minister played first class cricket for Middlesex, the MCC and Oxford University?

20 Which German footballer was named Football Writers Footballer of the Year in England in 1995?

21 In 1981, Dick Beardsley became the first winner of which race?

22 In which race is the winning jockey traditionally presented with an oversized red floppy cap?

23 Name the youngest and oldest members of England’s 2006 FIFA World Cup squad.

24 What nickname for the Scottish town of Dumfries is also the name of a Scottish football club?

25 From which club did Arsenal sign Dennis Bergkamp?

26 How is Mrs Paul Peschisolido otherwise known?

27 What winning margin in a horse race comes between a head and half a length?

28 Which famous west London rugby union club depicts a jester on its emblem?

29 Who was the first cricketer in history to take 300 Test match wickets?

30 Excluding Ian and Shaun Wright-Phillips name the three father and sons who have played football for England.


 

Answers

1 Michael Foot

2 Cycling

3 Lacrosse

4 Pineapple

5 Elephant

6 Twelve years, 1936-1948

7 Eric Cantona

8 Steve Cram

9 Jockey Club

10 Trevor Brooking

11 Carl Fogarty

12 American International Group

13 Horse racing

14 Sunderland

15 Tykes

16 Six years old

17 Harlem Globetrotters

18 St Stephen

19 Alec Douglas Home

20 Jurgen Klinsmann

21 London Marathon

22 St Leger

23 Theo Walcott and David James

24 Queen of the South

25 Inter Milan

26 Karren Brady

27 A neck

28 Harlequins

29 Freddie Trueman

30 Brian and Nigel Clough, Frank Lampard Jnr and Snr, George Eastman Jnr and Snr