Sport Mad
1 In i950, which nation after qualifying for the football World Cup was not allowed to play in bare feet?
2 To date (2006) which is the only Englishman to manage Chelsea to win the FA Cup?
3 Which TV show was introduced by the theme tune Black and White Rag?
4 From which sport did the phrase take a rain check derive?
5 Which sporting event starts at the Tea Olive and culminates at The Holly?
6 Which two soccer nations contested the final of the 2006 African Nations Cup?
7 What would one be playing if achieving a turkey between the bedposts?
8 Which sport derives its name from the Tibetan for ball?
9 Which English city is home to the headquarters of the Rugby League Association?
10 Which footballer replaced Princess Diana as an ambassador for the International Campaign against Land Mines?
11 Which famous sporting figure stood as a candidate for the Mayor of Bucharest in 1996?
12 Spencer Gore was the first to win it in 1877. Who won it in 2003, 2004 and 2005?
13 In 2000, who became the first teenager to record championship points in a Formula One season?
14 Who was the first non American to win all four golfing majors?
15 For which English club did Ally McCoist play as a teenager?
16 Which Italian football club plays its home matches in the city of Bergamo?
17 In 1998 which organisation voted to allow women members for the first time in its 211 history?
18 Which football club was named after the consort of Edward VII?
19 At which course is the 17th hole known as the Road Hole?
20 Which country played its first test match in 1982?
21 In 1991 who became the first person to be appointed manager of Celtic FC that had never played for the club?
22 What word associated with golf derives from the Gaelic for errand boy?
23 Who was the first golfer with a double barrelled surname to win a golfing major?
24 Which football club’s mascot is called Monty the Magpie?
25 In the 20th century name the four snooker players who lifted the world title in four consecutive years?
26 Over how many furlongs is the St Leger contested?
27 Which footballer’s missed penalty in 1996, prompted Des Lynam to remark, “You can come out from behind the sofa now”?
28 Which four jockeys were flat season champions in the 1970s?
29 In which country did Ali beat Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle?
30 Which five clubs were managed by Brian Clough?
31 In which two sports have West Ham won the European Cup Winners Cup?
32 Which footballer penned the autobiography Stand up Pinocchio?
33 Which football club was originally named Small Heath?
34 Which country does Colin Jackson represent in the Commonwealth Games?
35 Which is the only football club to have won the FA Cup final at four different venues?
36 Which athlete founded the company Nuff Respect?
37 Which rock group named themselves after the club from which Leeds United signed defender Lucas Radebe?
38 From 1949- 1992 who was known as the Voice of British Tennis?
39 In which city do Boca Juniors and River Plate meet in a football derby?
40 FC Thun that competed in the 2005/06
Champions League qualified as league champions of which country?
Answers to Sport Mad
1 India
2 Dave Sexton
3 Pot Black
4 Baseball- spectators were issued with vouchers for future fixtures when games
were abandoned due to inclement weather
5 The US Masters- all the holes at the tournaments venue (Augusta) are named
after plants/flowers
6 Egypt vs Ivory Coast
7 Ten pin bowling
8 Polo
9 Leeds
10 David Ginola
11 Ilie Nastase
12 Roger Federer ie Men’s Singles at Wimbledon
13 Jensen Button
14 Gary Player
15 Sunderland
16 Atalanta
17 MCC
18 Crewe Alexandra
19 St Andrew’s
20 Sri Lanka
21 Liam Brady
22 Caddie
23 Ian Baker- Finch
24 Newcastle United
25 Joe Davis, Fred Davis, John Pulman, Ray Reardon, Stephen Hendry
26 14 furlongs
27 Gareth Southgate
28 Pat Eddery, Willie Carson, Lester Piggott, Joe Mercer
29 Zaire
30 Hartlepool United, Derby County, Brighton, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest
31 Football and speedway
32 Phil Thompson
33 Birmingham City
34 Wales
35 Aston Villa
36 Linford Christie
37 Kaiser Chiefs
38 Dan Maskell
39 Buenos Aires
40 Switzerland