10 to Tackle - Sports Quiz

1. What nationality is Marius Thorp, winner of the silver medal as the leading amateur at this year's Open at Hoylake?
2. Which title did Denmark's Michael Rasmussen win in this year's Tour de France?
3. Who recently became Britain's second fastest 5,000 metres runner (behind David Moorcroft), after clocking 13 minutes 9.4 seconds in Belgium?
4. Which four Scottish golfers competed in this year's Open Championship at Hoylake?
5. What country did both Charly Gaul, winner of the 1958 Tour de France, and Joseph Barthel winner of the men's 1,500 metres at the 1952 Olympics, both represent?
6. Apart from Scottish venues, which golf course in England has staged most Open championships?
7. Which country did South Africa defeat 134-3 in a rugby union international in November 2004?
8. Which athlete in 1990 broke David Hemery's long-standing British record for the 400 metres hurdles?
9. From where in London was football's World Cup stolen in 1966?
10. Who did England defeat 2-0 on 12 March 1975, the 100th international match held at Wembley?

Answers 1 Norwegian; 2 King of the Mountains; 3 Mo Farah; 4 Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Lyle, Paul Lawrie, Scott Drummond; 5 Luxembourg; 6 Hoylake (Royal Liverpool); 7 Uruguay; 8 Kris Akabusi; 9 Westminster Central Hall; 10 West Germany

1. What is the nationality of Steve Williams, who is the caddy of Tiger Woods?
2. Who has just resigned as Britain's Davis Cup captain?
3. Which 20 year old American athlete nicknamed "The X Man", recently ran the second fastest 200 metres of all-time?
4. Which three American cyclist have won the Tour de France?
5. Which golfer is the oldest player ever to play all four rounds in a major, doing so aged 67, in the 1979 US PGA championship?
6. Which athlete performed a Black Panther salute on the medal rostrum, after winning the men's 200 metres at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico?
7. The first match ever to be postponed at Wembley was on 21 November 1979 when England were due to play which country? The match was played the following day when heavy fog lifted.
8. Which ITV commentator once said "More football in a moment - but first, highlights of the Scottish League Cup Final"?
9. Which Football League club used to be nicknamed "The Glaziers"?
10. How did Michael Angelow make news at Lord's at 3.20 pm on 5 August 1975?

Answers 1 New Zealander; 2 Jeremy Bates; 3 Xavier Carter; 4 Greg Lemond, Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis; 5 Sam Snead; 6 Tommie Smith; 7 Bulgaria; 8 Gary Newbon; 9 Crystal Palace; 10 He was the first streaker at Lord's

1. Who was the top golfer from the British Isles, in this year's Open championship at Hoylake?
2. Which country recently defeated Great Britain 3-2 in a Davis Cup tie at Eastbourne?
3. Who recently scored a double hundred and a duck in a County Championship match for Glamorgan against Essex at Chelmsford?
4. Which two cricket countries has former England batsman Bob Woolmer coached?
5. Which golfer after he won the 1992 Open, thanked his "close friends in the press from the heart of my bottom"?
6. Which Jamaican athlete born in 1951, is one of the few athletes to have held the 100 metres and 200 metres world records simultaneously?
7. Which BBC commentator once said "Don't tell those coming in now the result of that fantastic match. Now let's have another look at Italy's winning goal"?
8. What was the nickname of Reading FC before they changed to the Royals?
9. In which country was Kent and England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones born?
10. Who was the first snooker player to win both the world amateur and world professional titles?

Answers 1 Anthony Wall; 2 Israel; 3 Michael Powell; 4 South Africa, Pakistan; 5 Nick Faldo; 6 Don Quarrie; 7 David Coleman; 8 Biscuitmen; 9 Papua New Guinea; 10 Ken Doherty

1. Which golfer from Northern Ireland led this year's Open at Hoylake, after the first round?
2. Who is the former Arsenal boss, now in charge of Odense, who recently denied Hibernian a place in this season's Uefa Cup?
3. Who recently made the highest individual score in the history of Somerset CC, when he made 342 against Surrey at Guildford?
4. Which British female athlete with a double-barrel surname, won a silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games?
5. Which three back four defenders played all 38 League matches for Arsenal in the Premiership in the 1990-91 season?
6. Which Italian athlete born in 1952, held the world record for the men's 200 metres for 17 years?
7. Which female jockey rode Sprowston Boy to victory at Royal Ascot in 1987?
8. Which BBC commentator once said "Gary Lineker has now scored 37 goals. That is precisely twice as many as last year"?
9. What was the nickname of Coventry City before they changed to "Sky Blues"?
10. Which American football team are called "The Bills"?

Answers 1 Graeme McDowell; 2 Bruce Rioch; 3 Justin Langer; 4 Natasha Danvers-Smith; 5 Lee Dixon, Steve Bould, Nigel Winterburn; 6 Pietro Mennea; 7 Gay Kellaway; 8 John Motson; 9 Bantams; 10 Buffalo (Bills)

1. Which Dutch international has recently been appointed captain of Middlesbrough FC?
2. Which golfer wore a Union Flag shirt and red trousers emblazoned with the Open winner's Claret Jug, during the first round of this year's Open at Hoylake?
3. Former Italy striker Bernardo Corradi has just joined which English Premiership club?
4. Which male American high jumper who won Olympic gold in 1996, had the nickname "Snake"?
5. Who were the first five bowlers to take over 450 wickets in Test matches?
6. Which Italian driver born in 1974, had his first formula One victory in 2004, when winning in Monaco from pole position?
7. Which former Castleford, Hull KR, England and Great Britain stand-off, had the nickname "Roger the Dodger"?
8. Which male Brazilian athlete won Olympic gold for the 800 metres in 1984, and silver for the 1,500 metres in 1988?
9. Who owned the ill-fated Derby winner Shergar?
10. Who in 1968 was the first Aborigine boxer to win a world title?

Answers 1 George Boateng; 2 Ian Poulter; 3 Manchester City; 4 Charles Austin; 5 SK Warne, M Muralitharan, CA Walsh, GD McGrath, A Kumble; 6 Jarno Trulli; 7 Roger Millward; 8 Joaquim Cruz; 9 Aga Khan; 10 Lionel Rose

1. At which ground, home of Ulster, will Ireland play Italy in a rugby union friendly in August 2007, because Lansdowne Road is being redeveloped next season?
2. Who has succeeded Glenn Hoddle as manager of Wolves?
3. What is the first name of Steve Harmison's brother, who recently scored a first-class century for Durham against the West Indies "A" team?
4. Which Australian golfer is the only player to lead the Open after day one, and miss the cut after day two?
5. Which Tanzanian athlete broke the world record for the men's 1,500 metres, when he clocked 3 minutes 32.16 seconds in 1974?
6. Peter Adolph a QPR, fan created which football game?
7. Which three countries are in England's Pool 3, for the cricket's ICC World Cup in the West Indies in 2007?
8. At which Summer Olympics did Carl Lewis win four gold medals?
9. In which sport did Great Britain's Richard Faulds win an Olympic gold at Sydney in 2000?
10. Which world welterweight champion of the 1980s had the nickname "The Cobra"?

Answers 1 Ravenhill; 2 Mick McCarthy; 3 Ben; 4 Rodney Pampling; 5 Filbert Bayi; 6 Subbuteo; 7 New Zealand, Kenya, Canada; 8 Los Angeles (1984); 9 Shooting; 10 Don Curry