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Sports Mixed Bag [3] Trivia Quiz


10 different sports means a tricky test even for a true all-rounder.

A multiple-choice quiz by EnglishJedi. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
EnglishJedi
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
293,588
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
568
Last 3 plays: IYAR99 (2/10), ozzz2002 (3/10), Guest 147 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Cricket: Who was the first English batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test match twice?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Formula One: Who became the oldest winner of the Formula One Championship when he won at the age of 46? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Athletics: The Men's 400m hurdles is one of the more successful events for British athletes. Which of the following Britons did not collect an Olympic bronze medal? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Horse racing: In 2007, there were 31 Group 1 races on the English flat-racing calendar. Which racetrack hosted 10 of these? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which sporting legend was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 6, 1895?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)
Question 6 of 10
6. Soccer: With which Scottish club did Jock Stein begin his managerial career? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Boxing: Who did 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler defeat at Wembley in 1980 to win the World Middleweight title? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Tennis: Which two players contested all-Australian Wimbledon Men's Singles finals in 1964 and 1965? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Snooker: Who was the first player to win all three World Championship titles, the Under-21 and the Amateur title in 1989, and the Professional crown in 1997? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Rugby Union: A total of 15 players were inducted into the International Rugby Union Hall of Fame when it was founded in 1997. Which of these Irish players was not amongst them? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Cricket: Who was the first English batsman to score centuries in both innings of a test match twice?

Answer: Herbert Sutcliffe

Herbert William Sutcliffe is one of England's greatest ever batsmen. His test batting average of 60.73 in 81 innings is comfortably the highest of any 20th-Century Englishman, and only the legendary Australian Don Bradman finished his career with an average significantly higher. Sutcliffe and Surrey's Jack Hobbs were certainly England's best ever opening pair, and arguably the best ever seen in test cricket.

This partnership, and Sutcliffe in particular, were instrumental in England's victory in the 1928-29 Ashes series in Australia. Nine England batsman scored centuries in both innings of a test during the 20th century, but only Sutcliffe did it twice.
2. Formula One: Who became the oldest winner of the Formula One Championship when he won at the age of 46?

Answer: Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio has claims to be the greatest diver in Formula One history. Born in 1911 and nicknamed 'El Maestro', he finished second in his debut year at the top level in 1950, and won his first title the following year. His fifth victory (in 1957) established a record that would not be equaled until Michael Schumacher won his fifth title in 2002. Uniquely, Fangio won the driver's title with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, Ferrari and Maserati).

He is the only home-grown winner of the Argentine Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari won his second (and last) title in 1953 aged 35. Jack Brabham won his third in 1966 aged 40. Alain Prost won his fourth title in 1993 aged 38.
3. Athletics: The Men's 400m hurdles is one of the more successful events for British athletes. Which of the following Britons did not collect an Olympic bronze medal?

Answer: Chris Rawlinson

Rawlinson established a world record for the rarely-run 300m hurdles and was ranked fifth in the world at 400m hurdles approaching the 2004 Olympics. He failed to obtain a medal, though, and retired from the sport in 2005.
At the Munich Olympics in 1972, Hemery collected a bronze medal to go with his gold from four years earlier. Oakes won bronze in Moscow in 1980 and Akabussi did the same in 1992 in Barcelona. John Sherwood also deserves a mention here as he collected bronze behind Hemery in Mexico City.
4. Horse racing: In 2007, there were 31 Group 1 races on the English flat-racing calendar. Which racetrack hosted 10 of these?

Answer: Ascot

Seven Group 1 races were held during the 'Royal Ascot' meeting in June including the Queen Anne Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup and The Coronation Stakes. Ascot also stages the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Fillies' Mile in September, and the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes in late July.
Newmarket staged nine of the other 21 Group 1 races, notably the 1000 and 2000 Guineas and the Dewhurst Stakes on the Rowley Mile Course, and the Falmouth Stakes on the July Course.
5. Which sporting legend was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 6, 1895?

Answer: Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, known as 'The Babe', 'The Sultan of Swat' or 'The Bambino', is one of those few players who transcend their sport, even people who know little or nothing of baseball have heard of Babe Ruth. Curiously, he grounded out in his only at-bat in his first World Series in 1915 as a member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff. During his career, he set many records that would last for decades.

His first was to record nine shutouts in the 1916 season, a record for a lefthander that would not be equaled for 62 years.

His 60 Home Runs in 1927 stood as a single-season record until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. Ruth retired in 1935 having hit a record 714 home runs in his career. Most people remember that Hank Aaron broke that record in 1974. Less well known is that Aaron also broke the record for RBIs when he recorded his 2218th in 1975, eclipsing a mark also set by Ruth.
6. Soccer: With which Scottish club did Jock Stein begin his managerial career?

Answer: Dunfermline Athletic

Born in Burnbank, South Lanarkshire, the legendary Scot is one of the greatest of all British managers. During Stein's 14-year playing career from 1942-1956, he made more than 350 appearances for Albion Rovers and Celtic with a brief spell in Wales with Llanelli Town.

His managerial career began in 1960, with a 4-year stint in charge at Dunfermline during which he led them to their first Scottish Cup victory. Two year with Hibs the preceded his historic 13-year career at Celtic, he was the first non-Catholic ever to manage the club.

When he joined them, they had not won a trophy in 8 years, and it was 11 years since their last league title. Stein's crowning moment was the 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in the 1967 European Cup final, the first victory by a British team.

He also led 'The Bhoys' to 11 Scottish league titles, 10 Scottish Cup wins, and 6 League Cups.
7. Boxing: Who did 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler defeat at Wembley in 1980 to win the World Middleweight title?

Answer: Alan Minter

Hagler's first shot at the world title came in 1979 against Antuofermo, but one of the great Middleweight championship fights of all-time ended in controversy and was declared a draw. Antuofermo, therefore, retained his belt.
A year later, Hagler came to London to fight the new champion, Britain's Alan Minter. The fight lasted less than three rounds and Hagler needed a police escort back to his dressing room as a riot broke out. Duran was the first of numerous challengers to take Hagler the distance, but Hagler retained his title with a unanimous decision. The 1985 fight with Hearns, billed as 'The War', was another of the all-time great fights, albeit a short one, Hagler won in the third.
Hagler finally lost his title in 1987, in a controversial split decision against Sugar Ray Leonard.
8. Tennis: Which two players contested all-Australian Wimbledon Men's Singles finals in 1964 and 1965?

Answer: Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle

Australians dominated the Wimbledon Men's singles between 1956 and 1971, with 13 wins in 16 years and a remarkable 10 all-Australian finals. Lew Hoad won in 1956 and 1957, beating fellow countrymen Ken Rosewall and Ashley Cooper. In 1957, it was Cooper's turn to win, defeating Neale Fraser.

Then came four consecutive finals for Rod Laver, losing to Peru's Alex Olmeda in 1959 and to fellow-Aussie Fraser in 1960, before beating American Chuck McKinley and Aussie Marty Mulligan. 1963 was the first of three consecutive finals for Fred Stolle, although he never won the title, he lost to McKinley in 1963 and to Roy Emerson in 1964 and 1965. No Australian reached the 1966 final, the only time in the 16-year period. 1967 was the first of four finals for John Newcombe, and he defeated Germany's Wilhelm Bungert. Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in 1968 and Newcombe in 1969, before two successive wins for Newcombe in 1970 and 1971, against Rosewall and America's Stan Smith.
9. Snooker: Who was the first player to win all three World Championship titles, the Under-21 and the Amateur title in 1989, and the Professional crown in 1997?

Answer: Ken Doherty

Born in September 1969 in Dublin, Ireland, Ken Doherty is nicknamed 'The Darlin' of Dublin' and 'Krafty Ken'. Although he turned professional in 1990 following his wins in the Under-21 and Amateur World Championships, he only once progressed beyond the first round of the game's biggest tournament before winning it all in 1997. He followed Australia's Horace Lindrum (1952) and Canada's Cliff Thorburn (1980) to become only the third player from outside the United Kingdom to win the World Championship.
10. Rugby Union: A total of 15 players were inducted into the International Rugby Union Hall of Fame when it was founded in 1997. Which of these Irish players was not amongst them?

Answer: Fergus Slattery

Between 1964 and 1979, Mike Gibson earned 69 caps for Ireland, a record that stood until 2005. He also toured five times with the British Lions.
Willie-John McBride won 63 Irish caps and was also a member of five Lions parties. He captained the Lions on their historic 1974 tour of South Africa.
Tony O'Reilly became CEO and Chairman of H.J. Heinz Company after his international rugby career ended. He played 28 times for Ireland between 1955 and 1963 and added a surprise 29th cap in 1970. He also toured twice with the Lions, in 1955 and 1959. Fergus Slattery won 61 caps for Ireland (18 as captain) having made his debut in 1970 and made two tours as a British Lion (1971 and 1974). He was inducted into the International Hall of Fame 10 years after the other three, in 2007.
Source: Author EnglishJedi

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