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Sporting Families

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Wide World of Sport : Sporting Families

Introduction:
"Sportsmen and women often come from sports-oriented families. Here are a few questions about some of these families."


1. Which of the following father and son pairs have both been Formula One World Champion?
    Graham and Damon Hill
    Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve
    Jack and David Brabham
    Mario and Michael Andretti


2. Spaniards Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and her brother Emilio play which sport?
    badminton
    golf
    field hockey
    tennis


3. The Whitaker brothers, John and Michael, compete for Great Britain in which sport?
    Alpine skiing
    field hockey
    equestrianism (show jumping)
    tennis


4. Nelson Pessoa and his son Rodrigo have both been champion show jumpers. Can you tell me their nationality?
    British
    French
    Brazilian
    German


5. Australian brothers Steve and Mark Waugh excel at which sport?
    Rugby Union
    soccer
    Rugby League
    cricket


6. Rocket Richard and his brother, the Pocket Rocket, used to take to the ice in the Montreal Forum for the Canadiens. What are their first names?
    Guy and Gilles
    Maurice and Henri
    Robert and Marc
    Frank and Pete


7. Twin brothers Alvin and Calvin Harrison helped the US team win one of their many gold medals at the Sydney Olympics. In which sport and event?
    swimming - 4 x 100 medley relay
    volleyball
    basketball
    athletics - 4 x 400 m Relay


8. Brothers Pavel and Valeri Bure are both pretty good hockey players, but their father Vladimir won an Olympic Bronze Medal for the Soviet Union in 1972 in a very different sport. Can you say which one?
    soccer
    long distance running
    field hockey
    swimming


9. Christian Fittipaldi has been driving CART (Champ) cars for Newman-Haas for a few years now. Can you say how he is related to former F1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi?
    nephew
    brother
    son
    no relation


10. New Zealander Denis Hulme was F1 World Champion in 1967. Years earlier, his father had distinguished himself in quite a different (not sports related) field. He was...
    a successful author
    awarded a Victoria Cross for bravery in WWII
    a self-made millionaire
    a television star in New Zealand


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