British Sport

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1. How many gold medals in sailing did Britain win at the Sydney 2000 Olympics?
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2. In what year did the Isle of Man first stage the TT race (Tourist Trophy)?
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3. In which year were the Olympics held at Wembely Stadium?
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4. In what year did Virginia Wade win the Wimbledon ladies tennis final?
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5. In what year did tennis player Greg Rusedski decide to play for the UK instead of Canada?
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6. In which year did Nick Faldo come from 6 shots behind Greg Norman to win his third US Masters title?
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7. Who was the last Briton to win the Womens Wimbledon Singles title before Virginia Wade won in 1977?
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8. In what month is the Cowes Week Regatta held each year?
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9. Actor Hugh Laurie rowed for which University in the 1980 Boat Race?
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10. To whom was boxing commentator Reg Gutteridge referring when he said The ego has landed?
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11. In what Irish county was the legendary racehorse Red Rum born and bread?
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12. In what British town is the worlds longest-running, regular regatta held each year?
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13. Which famous football ground does the Boat Race pass during its 4 mile course?
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14. Who was Britains only female medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
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15. How many gold medals did Britain win at the Sydney 2000 Olympics?
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16. Which country won the Grand Slam by remaining undefeated in the first ever Six Nations Rugby Union Championship?
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17. Which Formula One driver died when his Piper Aztec airplane crashed over a Golf Course in 1975?
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18. Which snooker player went by the nickname The Whirlwind?
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19. Which British golfer won the Womens US Open in 1987?
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20. At which Olympics did Daley Thompson set his fourth and final world record?
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21. How many times did jockey Lester Piggot win the Epsom Derby?
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22. Which University won the Boat Race in 2005?
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23. Which British boxer took the world title from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951?
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24. Name the only horse in the history of the Grand National Steeplechase to win the race three times?
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25. Who is the only woman to have held the European, World, Commonwealth and Olympic 400 metre hurdles titles at the same time?
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26. Which grand slam tennis event did Sue Barker win in 1976?
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27. Who was first female referee to officiate in a professional football game in England?
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28. In what year did skating duo Torville and Dean win gold at the Sarajevo Olympics?
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29. Name the music which accompanied skating duo Torville and Deans Olympic victory?
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30. In which sport are the City of London Police the reigning Olympic champions since the event was last held in 1920?
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31. In what year was the Community Shield, formerly the Charity Shield, introduced to English football?
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32. In what year was footballs first European Championship held? (soccer)
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33. In what year was the FA Cup Final last played at Wembley Stadium?
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34. In meters or yards, what is the difference between the maximum length of a football field in a domestic game and the maximum length of a football field in an international game? (soccer)
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35. In what decade did the FA Cup competition begin?
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36. In a game of football, how much time are match officials advised to add on for each caution, substitution and goal? (soccer)
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37. On a football field, corner flags must be no shorter than how many feet?
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38. How many goals was the difference in the 1903 FA Cup final, the cups biggest win margin in history?
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39. What is the official required height of the crossbar goal on a football field? (soccer)
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40. What is the official required width of the goal posts on a football field? (soccer)
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41. The stadium Pittodrie is the home of which Scottish Premier League team?
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42. Who managed the Scottish team during the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina?
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43. What football team won both the Premier League and the FA Cup in the 1997/1998 season?
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44. German club Borussia Dortmund sold goalkeeper Jens Lehmann to which UK club in 2003?
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45. Which English football team were nicknamed ‘The Invincibles’ in 2004?
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46. Which premiership football side did Tony Adams play for from 1983 to 2002?
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47. Glenn Hoddles brother Carl played at which English league football club before his retirement in 1998?
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48. Which Italian footballer left Inter Milan to play for Sheffield Wednesday in 1996?
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49. Whos famous words were: Some people think that football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with this attitude. Let me assure you it’s much much more then that?
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50. Who did Harry Redknapp replace as manager of West Ham United in 1994?
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51. At which football ground did referee Hugh Dallas get struck by a coin thrown from the crowd?
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52. Which football club was formed in 1905 by a group of fourteen and fifteen year old boys living in streets by the Thames?
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53. Who was George Best referring to when he said, He cannot kick with his left foot, cant head the ball, cant tackle and he doesnt score enough goals?
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54. What was the final score in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final?
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55. In 2002, what two football teams played in the last game at the old Wembley Stadium?
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56. FA Cup hero Nipper the Dog was famous for what?
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57. How many different FA Cup trophies have there been since the competition began in 1871?
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58. Which of Londons professional football clubs is nearest to the Thames? (soccer)
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59. Which French defender is the youngest player ever to win the Premiership Medal?
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60. Which Irish footballer was dubbed the fifth Beatle in the 60s due to his long hair and good looks?
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61. Footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones played opposite Nicolas Cage in which 2000 film?
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62. Which English goalkeeper moved to Leicester City when they offered him 7000 pounds in 1959?
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63. Which English goalkeeper retired in 1972 after a car crash which left him blind in one eye?
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64. Footballer George Best played for which Scottish Club?
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65. In the 1973 FA Cup Final, what was special about the ball?
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66. Who is the only Scottish player to have played at four FIFA World Cup finals?
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67. Which Essex referee invented footballs red and yellow cards?
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68. What soccer team ironically plays at Rugby Park?
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69. Prior to the formation of the Premier League, which team were the last champions of the old First Division in 1992?
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70. Comedian Eric Morecambe was the director of which football team?
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71. Juan Sebastian Verons father scored against which club in the 1968 FIFA Club World Championship?
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72. What team have won the FA Cup more than any other since the competition began in 1871?
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73. Which English football International released the song ‘Fog on the Tyne’?
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74. Which football club held the FA Cup for seven years as a result of World War II?
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75. Who were the first football team in history to complete a whole English League campaign unbeaten?
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76. Which football club was the first to fit artificial turf? (soccer)
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77. Elm Park was the former home of which English Association football club?
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78. Who became the most expensive defender in the world when Manchester United bought him in 2002?
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79. Which Liverpool football player was fined and suspended for mimicking cocaine sniffing on the touchline?
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80. Whos famous words were: I never comment on referees and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat?
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81. Which footballer goes by the nickname The Welsh Wizard?
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82. In 1956, who was the first British player to be awarded European Footballer of the Year?
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83. Who was Arsenals caretaker manager prior to the appointment of Arsene Wenger in 1996?
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84. How many goals did Gary Lineker score in FIFA World Cup final stages?
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85. What is the nickname of the West Bromwich Albion Football Club?
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86. What is the full title of footballs FA Cup competition?
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87. Who wrote and performed the song Three Lions which was released on three separate occasions as the Official FIFA World Cup song for England?
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88. What is the nickname of the Manchester United Football Club?
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89. During the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, English Captain Bobby Moore was arrested on suspicion of what?
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90. What player scored for both sides in the 1981 FA Cup final?
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91. Which football club are based at White Hart Lane?
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92. How many teams are there in the Scilly Isles Football League, the worlds smallest soccer league?
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93. Which Wimbledon football star is infamous for grabbing Gascoignes groin area?
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94. Sir Elton John was the chairman of which English football side?
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95. Which two teams played in the first Wembley FA Cup Final?
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96. The world famous TT Motorcycle Races are held every year on which island? (Tourist Trophy)
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97. In which English city is Old Trafford Cricket Ground?
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98. How many players form a scrum in Rugby Union?
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99. What games international governing body is known as FIFA?
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100. At what racecourse is Britains most famous horserace The Grand National, held?
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101. What sports name do people mistakenly think originated from the acronym Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden?
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102. Which football club did American billionaire Malcolm Glazer purchase a controlling share of for 790 million pounds?
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103. What Scottish sport involves somersaulting a heavy wooden pole so that one end passes vertically over the other?
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104. Controversial Irish swimmer Michelle Smith won how many gold medals at the Atlanta Olympics?
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105. Which test batsman scored the most runs in the 1990s, with a total of 6,407?
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106. Where did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?
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107. Which Irish sport is sometimes confused with the Scottish game shinty?
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108. What English footballer put an end to Australias 2004 World Cup Rugby hopes with a last minute drop goal?
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109. Which golf course is the home of golf?
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110. Socceroo Harry Kewell plays for which English club?
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111. What is the name of Manchester Uniteds home stadium?
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112. Which footballer was accused of having an affair with his former personal assistant Rebecca Loos?
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113. Who ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Oxford, on 6 May 1954?
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114. Tynecastle, Murrayfield, and Easter Road are all sports venues located in which city?
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115. What four countries contribute players to the rugby union touring team ‘The Lions’?
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