SPORTS QUIZ NO. 36
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:59 am1 Which circuit hosted the world’s first motor racing Grand Prix race in 1906?
LE MANS
2 In 1904 May Sutton Brandy became the first American woman to win what?
WOMAN'S SINGLES WIMBLEDON
3 Which football club were the winners of the first Scottish Cup?
QUEENS PARK
4 In 1948 Dick Button became the first American to be crowned World Champion in which sport?
FIGURE SKATING
5 Who was the first athlete to run the 1500m in a time of under 3 minutes 30 seconds?
SREVE CRAM
6 In 1990 which became the first team to concede 50 points in a Superbowl final?
DENVER BRONCOS
7 Who was the first female jockey to ride in the Epsom Derby?
ALEX GREAVES
8 What was the Canadian venue of the first ever Commonwealth Games?
HAMILTON
9 Who was the first jockey to be knighted?
SIR GORDON RICHARDS
10 In 1906 Ferenc Szisz became the first driver to win a Grand Prix motor race. What was his nationality?
ROMANIAN
11 Who is the first footballer to play 1000 games in the Football League?
PETER SHILTON
12 Who was the first British boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts?
HENRY COOPER
13 In which sport is an attack known as a balestra?
FENCING
14 Which horseracing classic is named after an estate near the town of Epsom?
THE OAKS
15 At the 1984 Olympics who won the first ever gold medal for the women’s marathon?
JOAN BENOIT
16 Who was the first British footballer to win the European Golden Boot?
IAN RUSH
17 In which sport does an ippon score 10 points?
JUDO
18 The home stadium of the Washington Redskins American football team is named after which politician?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY
19 In gymnastics on which apparatus is a tkachyov performed?
HORIZONTAL BEAM
20 What number is basketball star Michael Jordan famous for wearing on his shirt?
NUMBER 23
LE MANS
2 In 1904 May Sutton Brandy became the first American woman to win what?
WOMAN'S SINGLES WIMBLEDON
3 Which football club were the winners of the first Scottish Cup?
QUEENS PARK
4 In 1948 Dick Button became the first American to be crowned World Champion in which sport?
FIGURE SKATING
5 Who was the first athlete to run the 1500m in a time of under 3 minutes 30 seconds?
SREVE CRAM
6 In 1990 which became the first team to concede 50 points in a Superbowl final?
DENVER BRONCOS
7 Who was the first female jockey to ride in the Epsom Derby?
ALEX GREAVES
8 What was the Canadian venue of the first ever Commonwealth Games?
HAMILTON
9 Who was the first jockey to be knighted?
SIR GORDON RICHARDS
10 In 1906 Ferenc Szisz became the first driver to win a Grand Prix motor race. What was his nationality?
ROMANIAN
11 Who is the first footballer to play 1000 games in the Football League?
PETER SHILTON
12 Who was the first British boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts?
HENRY COOPER
13 In which sport is an attack known as a balestra?
FENCING
14 Which horseracing classic is named after an estate near the town of Epsom?
THE OAKS
15 At the 1984 Olympics who won the first ever gold medal for the women’s marathon?
JOAN BENOIT
16 Who was the first British footballer to win the European Golden Boot?
IAN RUSH
17 In which sport does an ippon score 10 points?
JUDO
18 The home stadium of the Washington Redskins American football team is named after which politician?
ROBERT F. KENNEDY
19 In gymnastics on which apparatus is a tkachyov performed?
HORIZONTAL BEAM
20 What number is basketball star Michael Jordan famous for wearing on his shirt?
NUMBER 23
