Multi-Sport Quiz Thread

[Magrat Garlick]

1.How many times have the Auckland Blues reached the final of super 12/ super 14? (1) Four

2. How many cyclists have won the Tour de France 5 times? (1) Merckx, Anquetil, Hinault, Indurain, Armstrong - five (or four if you wanted to know how many have won it exactly five times)

3. Who has the most wickets in an Ashes series being held in Australia? (1) Dennis Lillee

4. Who fought in the boxing bout hyped as "The Rumble In The Jungle"? (1) Mohammad Ali and George Foreman

5. How many Australian Opens did Margaret Court win? (1) Nil

6. Who is the only person to both captain and manage a World Cup winning football (soccer) team? (2) Carlos Alberto Parreira

7. Who has the most runs in a Test Cricket series for a losing team? (2) Brian Lara

8. Which athlete has the most Olympic Games medals ever? (3) Larisa Latynina

9. About which sportsman did President Franklin Roosevelt say "We need muscles like yours to beat Germany? (3) Al Oerter

10. Name the three cyclists who have overturned a deficit on the last day to win the Tour de France since World War 2? (5) Greg LeMond...and that's it. Going to guess Pelletier and Poulidor for the hell of it.

 

[GIMH]

1.How many times have the Auckland Blues reached the final of super 12/ super 14? (1)
Seven
2. How many cyclists have won the Tour de France 5 times? (1)
Two
3. Who has the most wickets in an Ashes series being held in Australia? (1)
Alderman
4. Who fought in the boxing bout hyped as "The Rumble In The Jungle"? (1)
Mohammad Ali and George Foreman
5. How many Australian Opens did Margaret Court win? (1)
Six
6. Who is the only person to both captain and manage a World Cup winning football (soccer) team? (2)
Franz Beckenbauer
7. Who has the most runs in a Test Cricket series for a losing team? (2)
Dunno
8. Which athlete has the most Olympic Games medals ever? (3)
Carl Lewis
9. About which sportsman did President Franklin Roosevelt say "We need muscles like yours to beat Germany? (3)
Dunno
10. Name the three cyclists who have overturned a deficit on the last day to win the Tour de France since World War 2? (5)[/QUOTE]
Craig & Matteh

 

[Goughy]

TV just mentioned that there are only 3 sports the US have never medalled in at the Olympics (that are still part of the program)?

Anyone care to guess?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Handball is clearly one. Table tennis and trampoline the others, maybe?

 

[Goughy]

Handball is clearly one. Table tennis and trampoline the others, maybe?

2 correct. Good start

 

[steds]

Badminton

 

[Goughy]

Correct. Badminton, table tennis and handball

 

[GIMH]

They have trampolining at the Olympics?

 

[pinchy81]

yes, yes they do it's ****