Question 1

Athletics -  Name 2 of the 3 Team GB athletes that won track & field gold medals in individual events at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart? (2)

Accepted Answer

Linford Christie, Colin Jackson & Sally Gunnell

Question 2

Rugby Union - The Six Nations player of the tournament award was set up in 2004. Which man has won it 3 times? (1)

Accepted Answer

Brian O’Driscoll

Question 3

Horse Racing - The Prix Royal-Oak is the French classic equivalent of which of the 5 English classics? (1)

Accepted Answer

St Leger

Question 4

Boxing - Which boxer was the WBA world lightweight champion between 1972-9? (1)

Accepted Answer

Roberto Duran

Question 5

Golf - Which golfer said ‘suddenly I was lifted a foot and a half off the ground. Damn, I thought to myself, that is a helluva penalty for slow play. I guess I learnt that day, when God wants to play through, you stand aside’? (1)  "

Accepted Answer

Lee Trevino (after being struck by lightning on the golf course)

Question 6

Motor Racing - In which position did Lewis Hamilton finish at the final race of the 2008 season in Brazil, to win his first 2008 F1 World Drivers’ title by one point? (1)  "

Accepted Answer

5th

Question 7

Cricket - Who were the last county to win 3 consecutive official English county championship titles? (1)

Accepted Answer

Yorkshire 1966-8

Question 8

Snooker - Name 2 of the 3 different players that have beaten Jimmy White in a World Championship final at the Crucible? (2)

Accepted Answer

Steve Davis 1984, Stephen Hendry 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 & John Parrott 1991

Question 9

Five Part Question - Football - Name the traditional ‘5 great clubs’ of Argentina, known as the ‘Los Cinco Grandes’ in their native country? (5)  "

Accepted Answer

Boca Juniors
River Plate
Independiente
Racing Club
San Lorenzo

Question 10

Ten Part Question - Tennis - Name 10 of the 11 European men to have won a Grand Slam singles title this century (i.e. between 2000-2019)? (10)

Accepted Answer

Novak Djokovic
Rafa Nadal
Roger Federer
Stan Wawrinka
Andy Murray
Marin Cilic
Marat Safin
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Albert Costa
Thomas Johansson
Goran Ivanisevic

Woking & District Sports Quiz League