QUESTIONS OF SPORT

1 In which country is the football club SCYF Juventus based?

2 Which former jockey is the chairman of Swindon Town FC?

3 Which football club’s badge depicts a golden lion on a claret and blue background?

4 Who has captained cricket teams whilst representing England, Lancashire, Cambridge University and Manchester Grammar School?

5 Which was the first non Spanish football club to win the European Champions Cup?

6 In 1977 which horse was guest of honour at the opening of the Steeplechase Ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

7 In the Olympic Games, competitors who finish first, second and third in the final receive medals. What do the competitors who finish between fourth and eighth receive?

8 In 2006 which Premiership striker began playing for his seventh different Premiership club?

9 Which football club were founded in Rotterdam in July 1908?

10 Who won a World Cup winners medal in 1966 and was fined for fishing without a licence in 1996?

11 In which sport or game did the expression “get the ball rolling” originate?

12 Which number lies at due west on a dart board?

13 In 2006 at the FIFA World Cup the referee Graham Poll issued three yellow cards to the same player. Which nation was the player representing?

14 In 2004 who became the first footballer from the USA to receive an FA Cup winner’s medal?

15 From which club did Arsenal sign Thierry Henry?

16 Who is the only footballer to score a hat trick in two separate European Cup finals?

17 Who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006?

18 The Pontiac Superdome stadium is located in which city?

19 What is the total for a perfect score in a game of ten pin bowling?

20 Which sport was banned by the Russian government in the 1930s as they believed it was detrimental to the eyesight?

21 At the beginning of the 2006/07 Premiership season managers of clubs included 11 Englishmen, 2 Scots, 2 Welshmen, 1 Irishman, 1 Spaniard, 1 Frenchman and 1 Portuguese. Which nationality is missing?

22 The Wallace Monument is depicted on the badge of which Scottish football club?

23 Who was the recipient of the Golden Boot in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals?

24 What did Rail Link win in October 2006?

25 Who were the last two teams to contest an FA Cup final at Wembley prior to its demolition?

Answers

1 Switzerland

2 Willie Carson

3 Aston Villa

4 Mike Atherton

5 Benfica

6 Red Rum

7 Diploma

8 Andy Cole

9 Feyenoord

10 Jack Charlton

11 Croquet

12 Eleven

13 Croatia

14 Tim Howard

15 Juventus

16 Ferenc Puskas

17 Zara Phillips

18 Detroit

19 300

20 Table tennis

21 Dutch, Martin Jol of Spurs

22 Stirling Albion

23 Miroslav Klose

24 Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe

25 Chelsea and Aston Villa