Which Sport Am I Watching (UK Edition) Quiz

Answer: Football

West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are both English football clubs. West Ham United are based in east London and play their home matches at the London Stadium, which was originally built for the London 2012 Olympics. Wolverhampton Wanderers are based in the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and play at the Molineux Stadium.

Answer: American Football

Merseyside Nighthawks and Edinburgh Wolves both play in the Premier Division North of the British American Football Association National Leagues, a summer league that takes place from April to September. Merseyside Nighthawks train in the city of Liverpool but play their home games in the town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire located between Liverpool and Preston. Edinburgh Wolves was founded in 2002 in the Scottish city of Edinburgh and play and train at the Meggetland Sports Complex in the west of the city.

Answer: Rugby League

Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves both play in the rugby league Super League. Both clubs were founder members of the sport of rugby league when it split from rugby union in 1895. Warrington Wolves are based in the town of Warrington in north west England and play matches at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Leeds Rhinos are based in the Yorkshire city of Leeds and play their home games at Headingley Stadium in the Headingley suburb of Leeds.

Answer: Netball

Surrey Storm and Manchester Thunder both play in the Netball Superleague the top level netball league in the UK which was founded in 2005. Surrey Storm are based at the University of Surrey in the town of Guildford. They won their first Netball Superleague title in 2015. Manchester Thunder changed their name from Northern Thunder for the start of the 2013 season when they moved from the town of Bury to the Gorton area of Manchester.

They have won their first Netball Superleague title in 2012 (as Northern Thunder).

Answer: Rugby Union

Harlequins and Leicester Tigers are both rugby union clubs who play in the Premiership Rugby league, the top rugby union league in England. Harlequins are based in London and play their home games at Twickenham Stoop, the club has a long history having been founded in 1866 (the name Harlequins was adopted in 1870) and were one of the founder members of the Rugby Football Union. Leicester Tigers are based in the city of Leicester in the East Midlands.

The club was founded in 1880 and has been known as 'The Tigers' since at least 1885.

Answer: Motorcycle Speedway

Motorcycle speedway, often just called speedway, is a sport where between four and six motorcyclists race each other over laps of an oval dirt track. The motorbikes are highly adapted having only one gear and no brakes, with riders using the dirt surface to slide into turns. Poole Pirates and Ipswich Witches compete in the Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership the top speedway league in the UK. Poole Pirates are based in the town of Poole in Dorset in the south west of England and won the SGB Premiership title in 2018. Ipswich Witches are based in the town of Ipswich in Suffolk and race at the Foxhall Stadium.

Answer: Ice Hockey

Belfast Giants and Nottingham Panthers play in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) the top level ice hockey league in the UK. Belfast Giants were founded in 2000 in the Northern Irish city of Belfast. They won their first EIHL title in 2002. Nottingham Panthers are based in the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands area of England.

The team was founded in 1946 and moved to the National Ice Centre in Nottingham in 2000.

Answer: Basketball

Newcastle Eagles and London Lions play in the British Basketball League (BBL) the professional basketball league in the UK. Newcastle Eagles are based in the city of Newcastle in north east England and in 2019 moved to the Eagles Community Arena, a purpose built arena on the edge of Newcastle city centre; having previously been based at Northumbria University. London Lions were originally formed as the Hemel Hempstead Lakers in 1977 and had a number of different names before becoming the London Lions in 2012.

They play their home matches at the Copper Box Arena which was originally built for the London 2012 Olympics.

Answer: Cricket

Lancashire and Yorkshire are both cricket clubs based in the counties of the same names in northern England. The nicknames 'Lightning' and 'Vikings' are used when the clubs play matches in the one day and Twenty20 formats of cricket. The clubs have a fierce rivalry and matches between the two clubs are called 'roses matches' after the red and white rose symbols of the houses of Lancaster and York during the Wars of the Roses, a civil war fought between rival claimants to the English throne in the 15th century.

Answer: Field Hockey

Surbiton and Beeston are clubs who play in the Premier Division of England Hockey's Men's Hockey League. Although named for the area of Surbiton in Greater London the club are actually based in the town of Long Ditton in the neighbouring county of Surrey.

They were founded in 1874 and are the second oldest hockey club in the world. Beeston Hockey Club is based in the town of Beeston near to the city of Nottingham. The club is nicknamed 'the bees' due to their colours of black and yellow and the club badge features a bee.