A Session of Sport
1 In what context did Thierry replace Ian who had previously replaced Cliff?
2 Who in 1975 captained the winning nation in the inaugural Cricket World Cup?
3 Which football stadium in Yorkshire is also the name of a castle in Northern Ireland?
4 In which sport is Annika Sorenstam ranked as the world number one in 2006?
5 Who was the first American to win the Tour de France?
6 Which was the first pro football club in England to wear a stripe down the side of their shorts?
7 Which New Zealand cricket legend was nicknamed Paddles due to his large feet?
8 In which sport did the phrase a turn up for the book originate?
9 Who owned a car bearing the registration plate X Czech?
10 Which cricket county’s badge depicts a running stag?
11 Who was the first foreign football manager to win England’s Premiership?
12 In 1994, John McEnroe was a pallbearer at which tennis star’s funeral?
13 Which former Wimbledon champion released his own range of men’s perfume called Signature?
14 Which Englishman coached Australia’s national soccer team in 1996?
15 Which was the first foreign nation to beat England in a football international at Wembley?
16 Which player scored the only goal in the 1980 FA Cup final?
17 Who was the first man to run 100m in less than 10 seconds?
18 How many players comprise an ice hockey team?
19 What six letter name is given to a two person bobsleigh?
20 Which was the first city to host the modern Summer Olympics twice?
21 Which model of Ford car was named after the venue for the 1956 Winter Olympics?
22 Why was the 1997 Grand National held on a Monday?
23 In the 20th century which country provided the greatest number of rally driving world champions?
24 Who captained England in the Bodyline cricket tour?
25 What is five feet four inches high, ten centimetres wide and ten metres long?
26 Who was the first person to win the darts world title on five occasions?
27 Which three different clubs did Jimmy Greaves play for in 1961?
28 Which sports stars supporters are known as Arnie’s Army?
29 Which renowned Dutch female athlete won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics?
30 At the 1976 Olympics who was the only female competitor excused from giving a sex test?
31 Which heavyweight world champion boxer boasted a career record of 49 fights and 49 wins?
32 What would Muhammed Ali be doing if indulging in the practice of skiamachy?
33 Which US city’s baseball team are known as the Orioles?
34 16 Lancaster Gate, London is the headquarters of which organisation?
35 What do the initials MCC stand for?
36 What is the national sport of Indonesia?
37 In which sport is the Calcutta Cup contested?
38 Who was the first pole-vaulter to clear a height of six metres?
39 Who was the first German footballer to play in five World Cup tournaments?
40 Which sport is governed by the Harvard Rules?
Answers
1 As leading all time goal scorer for Arsenal
2 Clive Lloyd
3 Hillsborough
4 Golf (women’s)
5 Greg Lemond
6 Everton
7 Richard Hadlee
8 Horse racing
9 Martina Navratilova
10 Nottinghamshire
11 Arsene Wenger
12 Vitas Gerulaitis
13 Bjorn Borg
14 Terry Venables
15 Hungary
16 Trevor Brooking
17 Jim Hines
18 Six
19 Boblet
20 Paris
21 Cortina
22 Due to a bomb scare on the previous Saturday
23 Finland
24 Douglas Jardine
25 Gymnastics beam
26 Eric Bristow
27 AC Milan, Chelsea and Tottenham
28 Arnold Palmer
29 Fanny Blankers Koen
30 Princess Anne
31 Rocky Marciano
32 Shadow boxing
33 Baltimore
34 Football Association
35 Marylebone Cricket Club
36 Badminton
37 Rugby union
38 Sergei Bubka
39 Lothar Mattheus
40 American football