SPORTING SIZZLERS

1 Between 1900 and 2000 which three cities have hosted the Summer Olympics on two occasions?

2 Who is the youngest tennis player to win the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon in the 20th century?

3 Which famous name in the world of sport was born in Notting Hill in 1958 to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father?

4 The name of which football club is also the name given to loaded dice in gaming?

5 At the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics who carried the Union Jack around the stadium for the UK?

6 Who was appointed Minister for Sport for Brazil in 1994?

7 Which sports star was born in Bolton on December 8th, 1986?

8 In which sport is the Australian national team nicknamed The Boomers?

9 After which baseball player was the cartoon character Yogi Bear named?

10 Which former Wimbledon champion has the first names of James Scott?

11 Which 2006 FIFA World Cup nation is nicknamed The Eagles of Carthage?

12 Who was the only member of England’s 2006 FIFA World Cup squad whose father had previously played for England?

13 Which former lorry driver for the Women’s Royal Army Corps was created a dame in 2005?

14 Which manager at the 2006 World Cup was known as The Golden Bomber in his playing days?

15 Which course is known as the Home of Irish Horse Racing?

16 In which country was Joe Bugner born?

17 In 1956 who took 19 wickets at the 4th Test at Old Trafford?

18 Which country hosted the 1966 Commonwealth Games?

19 Prior to Virginia Wade who was the last British player to win the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon?

20 In which sport do Scotland play Canada for the Strathcona Cup?

21 Who sacked Frank Maloney as his manager in 2001?

22 What was Bill Shankly’s first football club as a manager?

23 Who was the oldest player to play in the 2006 FA Cup final?

24 In 2005 who was named BBC Scottish Sports Personality of the Year?

25 In 1875 what was introduced into the game of football to replace a piece of string or tape?

26 Which English city is home to the National Water Sports Centre?

27 In 2006 which football club became the official sponsors of UNICEF?

28 Who successfully led the London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics?

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

30 After which businessman is Reading Football Club’s stadium named?

31 Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1962?

32 Which former world champion was jailed in May 2006 for dangerous driving?

33 What was the surname of the Italian player head butted in the chest by Zinedine Zidane at the 2006 World Cup?

34 In which stadium did England become rugby union world champions in 2002?

35 Who won the Golden Boot as the leading scorer in the 2006 FIFA World Cup?

36 Who was born on August 8, 1961 in the city of Basel to parents Robert and Lynette?

37 Which former British world champion has the middle names of Graham Devereux?

38 Whose three Epsom Derby winners were Grundy, Golden Fleece and Quest for Fame?

39 At which Olympic venue did Matthew Pinsent win his first gold medal?

40 Which former world champion has a museum dedicated to him in the Devon village of Woodbury?
 

Answers

1 Paris, London, Los Angeles

2 Martina Hingis

3 Daley Thompson

4 Fulham

5 Steve Redgrave

6 Pele

7 Amir Khan

8 Basketball

9 Yogi Berra

10 Jimmy Connors

11 Tunisia

12 Frank Lampard

13 Kelly Holmes

14 Jurgen Klinsmann

15 The Curragh

16 Hungary

17 Jim Laker

18 Jamaica

19 Ann Jones

20 Curling

21 Lennox Lewis

22 Carlisle United

23 Teddy Sheringham

24 Andrew Murray

25 Crossbar

26 Nottingham

27 Barcelona

28 Sebastian Coe

29 Don Bradman

30 John Madejski

31 Chile

32 Naseem Hamed

33 Matterazzi

34 Telstra Stadium

35 Miroslav Klose

36 Roger Federer

37 Damon Hill

38 Pat Eddery

39 Barcelona

40 Nigel Mansell