Sport Quiz 22
1. Who was the bearded doctor from Bristol who became the best batsman in England in the late 19th century?
2. Which athletic event commemorates Pheidippides, who carried to Athens news of a Greek victory over the Persians?
3. Which team won the 1988 FA Cup Final?
4. Which runner broke the world record for the 100 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games but was disqualified for using drugs?
5. Name the four strokes in competitive swimming?
6. Which brothers played in the England football team that won the 66 World Cup?
7. How many players are there in a Rugby league side?
8. Who became the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes at Oxford in 1954?
9. What Boxing weight lies between light flyweight and Bantamweight?
10. In which city were the 1968 Summer Olympics held?
11. In 1994 the Chinese sporting World Champions Lu Bin and Yang Aihua tested positive for drugs, in which sport?
12. Who was Wimbledon Women?s Singles champion in 1994?
13. Who was Olympic Boxing Light heavyweight Gold medallist in 1960?
14. Imran khan played cricket for Worcestershire and which other English county?
15. Which relatively new watersport was added to the Olympics in 1984?
16. In which sport did Wilt Chamberlain and Alton Byrd achieve fame?
17. What is the last event of the Decathlon?
18. In cricket, who scored England?s first test century?
19. Which was the first country to win the Football World Cup
20. Which sport is enjoyed by the Leander club?
ANSWERS
1. W G Grace
2. The Marathon
3. Wimbledon
4. Ben Johnson
5. Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke
6. Bobby and Jackie Charlton
7. 13
8. Roger Bannister
9. Flyweight
10. Mexico City
11. Swimming
12. Conchita Martinez
13. Cassius Clay
14. Sussex
15. Synchronised swimming
16. Basketball
17. 1500m
18. WG Grace
19. Uruguay
20. Rowing