Sports Quiz - Round One Results

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Round 1 – England

Cricket

Question 1
Graeme Hick is a legend in first-class cricket. Like so many of his 90's counterparts, the 40 year old veteran was a disappointment for England, as his brilliant county record has not been carried through into test cricket. He was in the news this week for becoming the third person ever to score 60,000 runs in all forms of cricket. He has scored 129 100s in first class cricket, 99 of which for his county. Which county?
Answer: C: Worcestershire
Score: 5/5

Question 2
This week, England played a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka. How many runs did the winner of the game win by? Clue: It was a close game.
Answer: A: 2. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 163 all out. England in their reply could only muster 161/5, with England's batsman scoring too slowly in the first few overs. Twenty refers to the number of overs in each innings, the people that got it wrong put 20.
Score: 3/5

Formula One

Question 3
The British Grand Prix took place at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, last weekend. During the 60-lap race, how many safety car periods were there?
Answer: A: 1. It resulted after a crash at Becketts on Lap 1. A lot of people guessed D…
Score: 1/5

Question 4
The next Grand Prix will be held at the Gilles Villeneuve track, in Montreal, Canada. Which Grand Prix follows that, and at which track will it be held?
Answer: A: It will be the United States Grand Prix, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It will not be on the oval, but on the infield section, which does incorporate the last turn and straight of the famous oval track. Technically the oval part is raced back to front too, as Jemma pointed out.
Score: 4/5

Soccer

Question 5
England are currently playing in the FIFA World Cup. England were victorious in the 1966 competition, but which country beat them in extra time of their defence of the title in the 1970 Quarter Finals?
Answer: A: West Germany. I didn't accept Germany in the non-multiple choice entries.
Score: 4/5

Question 6
England were top of their group after Round 1 of fixtures after a 0-0 draw between Trinidad & Tobago and which other team?
Answer: B: Sweden
Score: 4/5

Question 7
England are currently debating when to risk playing injured striker Wayne Rooney. His club manager is said to be disgusted that his player could be mistreated. What is his name (including his title)?
Answer: C: Sir Alex Ferguson
Score: 4/5

Question 8
World Cup 2006 will be the last time that Sven Goran Eriksson will manage England. He was the first foreigner to do the job. The next manager will be English, however. What is his name?
Answer: D: Steve McLaren
Score: 4/5

Question 9
Ukrainian forward, Andrei Schevchenko signed for a club in England for £20million. Oil owner, Roman Abramovic, bought him. Which Premiership club does Abramovic own?
Answer: C: Chelsea
Score: 4/5

Speedway

Question 10
The British Elite League of Speedway continued this week. Which team plays their home games at Monmore Green? I need the team name too. (E.g. not just New York, I need New York Giants)
Answer: D: Wolverhampton Wolves. English equivalent of the Philadelphia Phillies!
Score: 5/5

Golf

Question 11
Some of England's key golfers continued to press for a Ryder Cup berth in this year's match at the K Club, in Ireland. But which legendary golfer designed the K Club? Clue: He retired recently.
Answer: A: Arnold Palmer
Score: 4/5

Tennis

Question 12
Which English tennis player beat Andre Agassi in the Stella Artois Championship this week?
Answer: B: Forgotten English tennis player, Tim Henman. 6-4, 6-4. For those entering before multiple-choice, Lleyton Hewitt is Australian!
Score: 3/5

Athletics

Question 13
English Athletes are preparing for the European Athletics Championships, to represent Great Britain. Last year they won only one gold medal in the World Championships. Where were the World Championships held (city and country)?
Answer: C: Helsinki, Finland.
Score: 3/5

Question 14
English Athlete Kelly Sotherton is likely to contest the medals. Who beat her into first place in the Heptathlon at the Olympic Games in 2004?
Answer: A: Carolina Kluft
Score: 4/5

Sport History

Question 15
As the Open Championship is four weeks away, and regional qualifiers are coming to an end, which was the first English course to host the Open Championship? Clue: The last time it was held there, Ben Curtis won it, with a score of -1. I require the official name of the golf club, not the name of the town it is located in.
Answer: D: Royal St. George's. It was technically just St. George's at the time, but I accepted both. It is located in Sandwich, Kent, which for some reason, it is more commonly known as. It first hosted the Open in 1894, and last hosted it in 2003. It is on the rota to host it again in the near future.
Score: 4/5

Results

Rank	User	Score	Questions Incorrect	Bonus Point?	Total Score	Email No.
1	Thecrookedcap	14/15	3	No	5	2
2	Jemma	13/15	2 11	No	4	1
3	Chachi	13/15	3 13	No	3	4
4	Patrickburke1980	10/15	2 3 5 6 12	No	2	3
5	Roblefko	6/15	3 4 5 6 7 9 12 13 15	No	1	5

Congratulations to Thecrookedcap for winning the inaugural event.

Matters Arising

I will keep with the multiple choice method in future. It seemed to work better, and will stop silly errors that were made by one or two, e.g. "Which English tennis player…," Answer: Lleyton Hewitt.

Next Round

Round Two will be held on Sunday July 2. This round will be based on French sport, so things like Soccer (N.B. World Cup), Golf, Tennis (Wimbledon), and other such topics.