Sport for All

1 Which former Scunthorpe United player went on to be voted European Footballer of the Year?

2 Which was the first British football club to win a European trophy?

3 Which three horse races comprise America’s Triple Crown?

4 In which sport do competitors wear a garment known as a keikogi?

5 At the age of 41, Arthur Gore is the oldest man to win what?

6 Which racecourse stages the Midlands Grand National?

7 What type of bird is depicted on the badge of Brighton FC?

8 In which city did Steve Redgrave first win an Olympic gold medal?

9 Who did David Beckham kick that resulted in his 1998 World Cup dismissal against Argentina?

10 To date, who is the only German footballer to be voted World Player of the Year?

11 Which was the first football club not located on the Iberian Peninsula to win the European Cup?

12 Who was the first non American golfer to win all four Majors?

13 Which World Cup hero of 1966 was knighted in 1998?

14 Which premiership football club of 2006 has a name derived from the Arabic language?

15 In which sport do players abide by the Cartwright Rules?

16 Which Formula One star was born in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway?

17 Which country is to host the 2010 football World Cup?

18 Which qualifying nation at the 2006 World Cup is nicknamed the Socceroos?

19 Who born in June 1945, went on to become Northern Irelands most capped footballer?

20 Who famously wobbled his legs in the 1984 European Cup final?

21 What surname has been shared by three Formula One world champions of the 20th century?

22 What does the term bucket of nails mean in the game of darts?

23 Which former England cricket captain adopted the middle name of Dylan in deference to his music hero Bob Dylan?

24 Which snooker world champion was born in Bradford in 1952?

25 The 1987 FA Cup final saw Coventry beat Spurs 3-2. Who scored for both sides?

26 Which was the last Yorkshire club in the 20th century to play in the FA Cup final?

27 In which sport would competitors make use of a tab, a bracer and a chestguard?

28 Which was the first Canadian team to win baseball’s World Series?

29 Which horse racing course is located 25km south east of Glasgow?

30 Which country hosted the 2004 European Football Championships and was beaten in the final?

31 Which Olympic champion acquired the nickname of the Kansas Cannonball?

32 Which football club moved to the Ricoh Arena?

33 Which famous sporting team was originally called The Savoy 5?

34 To date (2006), what was the last year in which a London club did not contest the FA Cup final?

35 In the 1950s who became the first foreign footballer to be named Footballer of the Year in England?

36 Which former Wimbledon champion married the skier Andy Mills in 1987?

37 In which sport is a female competitor known as a wahine?

38 Which race was first contested on March 29, 1981?

39 Which was the first football club in England to install under soil heating?

40 Which famous British driver was named after his Scottish mother’s home town?

Answers

1 Kevin Keegan
2 Tottenham Hotspur
3 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes
4 Kendo
5 The Men’s Singles at Wimbledon
6 Uttoxeter
7 Seagull
8 Los Angeles
9 Diego Simeon
10 Lothar Mattheus
11 AC Milan, the first five won by Real Madrid and the next two by Benfica
12 Gary Player
13 Geoff Hurst
14 Arsenal
15 Baseball
16 David Coulthard
17 South Africa
18 Australia
19 Pat Jennings
20 Bruce Grobbelar
21 Hill, Damon, Graham and Phil
22 Three darts landing in the 1 section
23 Bob Willis
24 Joe Johnson
25 Gary Mabbutt
26 Sheffield Wednesday, beaten by Arsenal in the 1993 final
27 Archery
28 Toronto Blue Jays
29 Hamilton Park
30 Portugal
31 Maurice Green
32 Coventry City
33 Harlem Globetrotters
34 1999, Manchester Utd vs Newcastle Utd
35 Bert Trautmann
36 Chris Evert Lloyd
37 Surfing
38 London Marathon
39 Everton
40 Stirling Moss