Sports Quiz

[Stumpy Tim]

Top Marks to those who can answer these:

1. In which Olympic discipline do competitors reach the finish line but never go past it?

2. Name the only two British cities that have had two teams in the semi-finals of the European cup.

3. Who was the first German-born men's tennis player to win Wimbledon?

4. Name a sporting event in which the women's world record exceeds the men's?

5. Glossop North End share which English league statistic with Swindon Town, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient, Carlisle United and Barnsley?

6. What did Davide Gualtieri do on 17 November 1993 that took just 8.3 seconds?

7. Which team were top of the Premiership when England played their last game at Wembley?

8. What makes Manchester United's post-war FA Cup triumphs in 1983 and 1990 unique?

9. There have been seven British football players who have appeared in European Cup/Champions League Finals for non-British teams. Name them and their teams.

10. Who wore the number eight shirt for Celtic in their 1967 European Cup triumph?

 

[Everest]

1. Swimming
4. 100m
6.
8. Went to replays

Best I can do at this time of the day.

 

[Everest]

 

[Stumpy Tim]

1. Swimming
4. 100m
6.
8. Went to replays

Best I can do at this time of the day.

Swimming is correct, 100m is wrong (exceeds in this case means better than), wanking is incorrect, replays is partially correct

 

[Everest]

100m is wrong (exceeds in this case means better than)

Make yourself clear (sulks away thinking I may have got away with that one)

Washing dishes?

 

[fat bob]

2. Glasgow & somewhere else Scottish probably
4. Discus - its lighter than the mens
5. Only spent one season in the top division
7. Leicester City
8. Non London club to win an FA Cup Replay
9. Kevin Keegan, Steve McManaman, Chris Waddle, Paul Lambert Owen Hargreaves + 2 others

 

[Icy Gull]

9. Kevin Keegan, Steve McManaman, Chris Waddle, Paul Lambert Owen Hargreaves + 2 others

Tony Woodcock
John Charles
Des Walker

 

[Stumpy Tim]

2. Glasgow & somewhere else Scottish probably
4. Discus - its lighter than the mens
5. Only spent one season in the top division
7. Leicester City
8. Non London club to win an FA Cup Replay
9. Kevin Keegan, Steve McManaman, Chris Waddle, Paul Lambert Owen Hargreaves + 2 others

Very good! All correct!

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Tony Woodcock
John Charles
Des Walker

No, no, no

 

[Icy Gull]

No, no, no

Luther Blissett?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Luther Blissett?

'fraid not

 

[SurreySeagulls]

The other city to have two clubs represented in the European Cup is Dundee with both Dundee and Dundee United reaching those heady hights.

 

[SurreySeagulls]

Question 3 - is it John McEnroe (sp?) ?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Davide Gualtieri scored for San Marino

 

[Gwylan]

I think 3 is John McEnroe as well.

How about Steve Archibald and Gary Lineker for the two others for 9?

Is number 10 Bertie Auld?

 

[Gwylan]

Just cheated and looked.

Number 10 is Willie Wallace

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Just cheated and looked.

Number 10 is Willie Wallace

No. He was number 8.

 

[daveyboybhafc]

no 4 -that woman beat the mens record in diving (as deep as possible in one breath, no idea what it is really called) a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Free diving, davey?

 

[Simster]

no 4 -that woman beat the mens record in diving (as deep as possible in one breath, no idea what it is really called) a couple of weeks ago.

Incidentally, the fast British marathon runner this year (male or female) is Paula Radcliffe.