Sporty Quiz

Miscellaneous Quiz on Sport.

Not on Sporty Spice (=Melanie C) - but eight assorted questions on Sport.

1 Apart from an Olympic medal, what is the highest honour a man can gain at a)tennis; b)rowing; c)running and d)horse-racing ?

2 What are the opening dates for a)grouse shooting; b)partridge shooting; c)the oyster season; d)salmon fishing and e)trout fishing ?

3 Name the various ways a batsman can be out at cricket. (LBW, Bowled, Caught, Stumped, Run Out, Hit Wicket, Handled ball, Timed out, Hitting the ball twice, Obstructing a fielder)

4 Who were the first two people to swim the English Channel ?

5 What sports are played on a) a rink; b) an alley; c) a court; d) a diamond and e) a grid-iron ?

6 What are the five classic horse races ?

7 Which is the bigger between a)a tennis or a badminton court; b) an association or a rugby football pitch; c)a billiard or a ping-pong table ?

8 How many players form a side at a)Rugby League football; b)Rugby Union football; c)polo; d)water polo; e)baseball; f)American football; g)ice-hockey; h)basketball; i)lacrosse; j)hurling ?

1pt per question or part-question answered. No limits apply.

Good Luck !

[scooner]

I'll have a go att he easy one!

5 a)bowls. b) skittles c)tennis and there are golf courts about.
d) baseball e) american football

4. not sure about this one, but, i did hear about an irishman who tried to swim the channel, got tired half-way and decided to swim back!

[Chunky Monkey]

3 - LBW (leg before wicket), Bowled, Caught, Stumped and ran out

7a - tennis court
7c - Ping Pong table

[petem]

3 Hit Wicket,Handled ball
6 Derby,Oaks,St Ledger

[CraigC]

1. c) The World Championships since 1983 are generally regarded as the closest behind the Olympics
4. The first was Captain Matthew Webb.
8. a. 13, b 15, f about a 1000, give or take. h 5.

[NigelS]

I thought you were offline Tommo!!

1) a) got to be the grand slam
3) not sureI can remember any others but am i right insaying there are 10 altogether?

[WolfLord]

3.timed out

3. Hitting the ball twice, obstructing a fielder
8. a)13 b)15 f) 1000's

Seven entrants to this quiz.
Schooner was first in, and gains 0.5 speed bonus for starters as his reply was within the hour.
4. no proper answer, but 0.5 for the joke.
5 all answers correct, 6pts in all.
Scooner scores 7pts

Next is the BB Reaper:

3 - LBW (leg before wicket), Bowled, Caught, Stumped and ran out That's 5 of 'em for 5pts. Technically there are nine altogether.

7a - tennis court - correct, tennis court measures 78ft x 36ft, whereas badminton is 20ft x 44ft. 1pt
7c - Ping Pong table incorrect ! 3-ball billiards is played on a table 11ft 8 inches x 5ft 10ins, table tennis is simply 6 x 5.
6pts to the Reaper

Third man is Pete M:
3 Hit Wicket,Handled ball Well done, that's 2 more (still 2 left)
6 Derby,Oaks,St Ledger Well done, 3pts, again, still 2 left.)
Petem scores 5pts

Leaderboard:
1 Scooner 7pts
2 BB Reaper 6pts
3 Petem 5pts

Fourth in to bat is Craig.

1. c) correct, 1pt
4. The first was Captain Matthew Webb. Correct, August 1875. 1pt. The second came 36 years later - but whom ?
8. a. 13, b 15, f about a 1000, give or take. h 5.
a correct, 1pt; b correct, 1pt; h correct, 1pt; f - actually it's 11 plus substitutes, but I take your point - 0.5.
Craig's score: 5.5pts

Nigel next.......
1) a) got to be the grand slam - correct, 1pt
3) not sureI can remember any others but am i right insaying there are 10 altogether? Bonus point for a correct statement, Wolfman has come up with an additional one which I hadn't acounted for.
Nigel scores 2pts

Wolfman..........
3.timed out - by the umpire. Correct, as per comment above. 1pt
Wolfman scores 1pt

Finally Regg3y:
3. Hitting the ball twice, obstructing a fielder Well done, that's nailed the last two. 2pts.
8. a)13 b)15 f) 1000's Same answers as Craig gave 24 hrs earlier !
Regg3y scores 2pts

Revised leaderboard:
1 Scooner 7pts
2 BB Reaper 6pts
3 CraigC 5.5pts
4 Petem 5pts
5=NigelS 2pts
5=Regg3y 2pts
7 Wolfman 1pt

[Chunky Monkey]

8e- 9

[Josie]

8 - J - Hurling is 15 people to a team

BB Reaper and Josie are both correct :
baseball is nine to a team and hurling fifteen.

Revised leaderboard:
1= Scooner 7pts
1= BB Reaper 7pts
3 CraigC 5.5pts
4 Petem 5pts
5=NigelS 2pts
5=Regg3y 2pts
7= Wolfman 1pt
7= Josie 1pt

[WolfLord]

1.b)Thomas Keller Medal
d)The Triple Crown
2.a)12th August
b)1st September
c)7th September
d)20th January in Scotland, 1st April in England and Wales
e)1st April
4.Matthew Webb in 1875 (21 hours, 45 minutes)
Thomas Burgess in 1911 (22 hours, 35 minutes)
6.1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas
7.b)Could be either. The dimensions for a rugby league pitch are 109 yards long, 74.36 yards wide. An association pitch can be anywhere between 100-130 yards long, and between 50-100yards wide.
8.c)4
d)7 from 13
g)5
i) 10

Interesting set of answers, Wolfman's answered them all, so I'll either mark them right or wrong and won't leave any open.

1.b)Thomas Keller Medal Hmm, that's a lifetime achievement award. There's no disputing that it's a high accolade, Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent have been awarded it, but it's decided by committee and there's a different winner every year. If it had any credence then Sir Steve would have won it 12 years on the trot and not just once. The answer I wanted was:
(i) Amateurs: the Diamond Sculls at Henley;
(ii) Professionals: Doggett's Coat & Badge. (see here:)
www.britevents.com/event.asp?title=doggetts%20coat%20and%20badge%20race&event=13111
1.d)The Triple Crown Correct, 1pt. The 2000 Guineas (or 1000 Guineas for fillies); Epsom Derby and the St Leger. The last in England to do it (there are Irish and American versions) was Nijinsky in 1970 (ridden by Lester Piggott). Although the horse Teofilo was hotly tipped to do it this year but withdrew before the 2000 Guineas.

2.a)12th August - correct, 1pt
b)1st September - correct, 1pt
c)7th September - incorrect. I know the saying about there having to be a R in the month, but that's for eating 'em. The traditional date is August 5th (see this link:)
www.schooloftheseasons.com/septdays1.html
d)20th January in Scotland, 1st April in England and Wales
Hmm again ! The close season for salmon is 31st August to 1st Feb.
e)1st April The close season for trout fishing is 31st August to 1st March.

4.Matthew Webb in 1875 (21 hours, 45 minutes) Correct, but answer already given.
Thomas Burgess in 1911 (22 hours, 35 minutes) Correct for 1pt. Bonus 0.5 for the respective times.

6.1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas Correct, that's the 'missing' two for 2pts.

7.b)Could be either. The dimensions for a rugby league pitch are 109 yards long, 74.36 yards wide. An association pitch can be anywhere between 100-130 yards long, and between 50-100yards wide. Great answer, totally correct and worth 3pts.

8.c)4 - Correct for Polo, 1pt
d)7 from 13 - Correct for Water Polo - 1pt
g)5 - incorrect, ice-hockey is 6 plus subs.
i) 10 - correct for men's lacrosse, and it's 12 for women. 1pt

Well done, that's increased your tally by 12.5pts and closed the quiz.

Final tally:
1 Wolfman 13.5pts
2= Scooner 7pts
2= BB Reaper 7pts
4 CraigC 5.5pts
5 Petem 5pts
6=NigelS 2pts
6=Regg3y 2pts
8 Josie 1pt