Three Legged People Trivia Quiz

Answer: Snowboarding

Gillings, later Gillings-Brier after her marriage, or Zoe GB for short, first competed at the the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. This Olympic debut came just eight months after doctors told her that following an accident which shattered all the mid bones in her left foot, she might never walk again, let alone snowboard.
She finished in 15th place in Turin and also competed in Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014, placing eighth and ninth respectively before getting married in 2014 and giving birth to her first child in 2016.
She returned to the slopes following childbirth and qualified for the 2018 Olympic team, where she was eliminated at the quarter finals stage.

Answer: Sunday

Brian Stowell is often credited with the revival of the Manx language and devoted his time tirelessly to the cause, beginning when he was still in high school and was part of a programme to record the last native speakers, continuing right up to his death in 2019. He also served as "Yn Lhaihder" (The Reader) to the Manx parliament, the Tynwald for several years, the main role of which is to read the summaries of the new Acts of Tynwald in Manx.

Just in case you were wondering, the days of the week in Manx are, Jedoonee - Sunday, Jelune - Monday, Jemayrt - Tuesday, Jecrean - Wednesday, Jerdein - Thursday, Jeheiney - Friday and Jesarn - Saturday.

Answer: Nigel Mansell

1992 Formula One World Champion, Nigel Mansell was a big fan of the tranquility offered by Isle of Man and lived there for the majority of his motor racing career, viewing it as the perfect base to escape the high pressure lifestyle of F1.
I would imagine it was a bad day for any would be car thieves when a man with 187 Grands Prix under his belt was on duty, although being pulled over for speeding by him must surely have been a great conversation in the pub.

Answer: Fletcher Christian

Christian was one of the main parties involved in the mutiny on board the "Bounty" in 1789 and although he was born in Cumberland, his paternal great grandfathers were deemsters on the Isle of Man.
Christian and his followers forced William Bligh, captain of the "Bounty" and 18 officers into a small launch and abandoned them at sea off the coast of Tahiti, before eventually settling at Pitcairn Island in 1790.
Incidentally, fellow crewman on the "Bounty", Honorary midshipman Peter Heywood was a Manx native, born in Douglas in 1772.

Answer: Harry Manx

Manx was born in Douglas in 1955, his family emigrating to Canada when he was six years old, and settling in Ontario.
His name has constantly been at the forefront of any list of Canadian blues and folk musicians since the release of his breakthrough album, "Dog My Cat" in 2001 and he is the winner of several Maple Blues awards, which honour the finest in Canadian blues each year.

Answer: Amy Jackson

Both Samantha Barks and Amy Jackson are Manx natives, but it is Jackson who first got her big break acting in Indian cinema when she was cast in the Tamil language movie "Madrasapattinam" (2010).
She won huge praise for her delivery of the Tamil dialogues as she did not speak the language before being cast in the role, and as well as going on to star in Hindi and Telugu films, she has also starred alongside Shiva Rajkumar in the Kannada language thriller "The Villain" (2018).

Answer: Anzac Memorial, Sydney, Australia

Hoff moved to Australia in 1922, aged 28, becoming director of sculpture and drawing at the East Sydney Technical College in 1923.
He is remembered with much love for including not just armed forces on the Anzac memorial but also sculptures of ordinary women who lost their loved ones and nurses who displayed an extraordinary commitment to their role during the first World War.
He explained his decision to sculpt these women quite eloquently, saying, "Thousands of women, although not directly engaged in war activities lost all that was dearest to them. There was no acknowledgement of them in casualty lists, lists of wounded, maimed and killed. In this spirit I have shown them carrying their load, the sacrifice of their menfolk".

Answer: Jeremy Clarkson

Clarkson, known for his work on TV motoring shows, "Top Gear" and "The Grand Tour" closed the footpath by erecting a fence on his land after he alleged that four of his sheep were chased off a cliff by dogs belonging to irresponsible owners using the path.
During a lengthy legal argument which lasted almost five years, Clarkson also complained that having a public footpath so close to his property breached his human rights, but after a public enquiry, the Manx courts ruled in favour of ramblers and countryside lovers by ordering Clarkson to reopen the footpath.

Answer: Arsenal

Tierney's family moved from Douglas on Isle of Man to Scotland when he was just ten months old and he grew up supporting Glasgow team, Celtic so it was a dream come true for him when they signed him at just seven years old.
He remained with Celtic for the next 14 years, progressing through the youth and reserve teams before making his first team debut in the Scottish Premiership in 2015 against Dundee.
The following year he gained his first call up to the Scottish national team and sterling performances at league and international level soon attracted teams from the English Premier League and he moved to Arsenal in 2019 for a reported fee of £25 million.

Answer: Bee Gees

The Gibb family moved to Manchester in the late 1950s, before emigrating to Australia where the brothers became one of the country's most successful musical acts.
Their first top 20 hit was "Wine and Women" in 1965 which was a hit in Australia only, but in 1966, they released "Spicks and Specks", which also charted in Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand where it hit number one.
The following year, 1967, they began their journey of worldwide success in earnest with the release of "New York Mining Disaster 1941", which brought them success in UK, USA, Canada and France and began a run of top 40 hits that continued until 2001.