Multi-Sport Quiz Thread

[GIMH]

Yeah I remember the match vaguely, remember all the drop goals just misplaced it as the 3rd/4th match. Don't know why, now that I think of it, as what kind of 15 year old vacates an area full of topless women sunbathing to watch a bronze medal match???

 

[biased indian]

7. Who is the current No 1 ranked Player in Chess ? Changes about every three weeks, but I think it's currently Vladimir Kramnik

Dont know where you got the info about Rank change..because unlike many other sports chess rank list is published only four times a year
and since April 2007 as far as i remember its the same person on top of the tree

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Round Three Questions

1. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1996 Cricket World cup ?
2. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1998 Football World cup ?
3. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1999 Rugby World cup ?
4. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of Euro 2000 ?
5. Which Team Won the 2006 Mens world Volleyball Championship ?
6. Who won the 2007 Moto GP Championship ?
7. Who is the current No 1 ranked Player in Chess ?
8. Which is the oldest professional football team in London ?
9. How many players are there in a Australian rules football Team ?
10. who won the 2007 world rally championships ?

1. West Indies and India
2. Croatia and the Netherlands
3. South Africa and New Zealand
4. Portugal and the Netherlands
5. USA?
6. I'm not even sure if that's a country or a person
7. Kramnik?
8. It's not Leyton Orient is it?
9. 15?
10. No idea

 

[Simon]

Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1996 Cricket World cup ? West Indies, New Zealand
Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1998 Football World cup ? Croatia, Netherlands
Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1999 Rugby World cup ? New Zealand, South Africa
Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of Euro 2000 ? Germany, Sweden
Which Team Won the 2006 Mens world Volleyball Championship ? Cuba
Who won the 2007 Moto GP Championship ? Casey Stoner
Who is the current No 1 ranked Player in Chess ? lol chess isnt a sport
Which is the oldest professional football team in London ? West Ham United
How many players are there in a Australian rules football Team ? 22
who won the 2007 world rally championships ? dunno

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Dont know where you got the info about Rank change..because unlike many other sports chess rank list is published only four times a year
and since April 2007 as far as i remember its the same person on top of the tree

Fair. Though I think there's an inofficial ranking that is calculated using exactly the same methods, except updated more often.

 

[biased indian]

Fair. Though I think there's an inofficial ranking that is calculated using exactly the same methods, except updated more often.

ya it was there during Kasparov's time..but he has not been around since 07 i think

any way u where at least close or know some thing about the game may be having magnus carlsen up there helped

 

[biased indian]

1. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1996 Cricket World cup ? India & WI
2. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1998 Football World cup ? Croatia & Holland
3. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of 1999 Rugby World cup ? New Zealand & South Africa
4. Which Teams Lost in the Semifinal of Euro 2000 ? Portugal & Holland
5. Which Team Won the 2006 Mens world Volleyball Championship ? Brazil
6. Who won the 2007 Moto GP Championship ? Casey Stoner
7. Who is the current No 1 ranked Player in Chess ? V Anand
8. Which is the oldest professional football team in London ? Fulham
9. How many players are there in a Australian rules football Team ? 18 or 22(Question not worded correctly)
10. who won the 2007 world rally championships ? S Loeb

 

[biased indian]

Round Three Standings

1. BoyBrumby -- 6
2. headhunter -- 5
3. 99* -- 5
4. Steds -- 5
5. Samuel_Vimes -- 5
6. Clapo -- 3
7. Steulen -- 4
8. James90 -- 4
9. Shaggy Alfresco -- 4
10. Simon -- 4
11. pinchy81 -- 3
12. Goughy -- 3
13. GeraintIsMyHero -- 3

Thought it was an Easy round in the end turned out to be tough one...
i included the chess question to make it hard not to get all 10 correct

 

[biased indian]

Round Four Questions

1. Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ?
2. Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ?
3. Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ?
4. which is the oldest active trophy in international sport?
5. What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ?
6. In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league?
7. Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ?
8. Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ?
9. Name Both the players

10.Name the NasCar Driver

Note for Question 4
winning league championship,primary & secondary domestic cups,and the Champions League/European Cup in one season

 

[Magrat Garlick]

1. Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ? Hanif Mohammad and Brian Lara
2. Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ? Stanley Cup
3. Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ? Juventus?
4. which is the oldest active trophy in international sport? Calcutta Cup - England v Scotland in rugby union
5. What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ? Solheim Cup
6. In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league? 1993-94
7. Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ? Vancouver, British Columbia
8. Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ? Judo
9. Name Both the players? KH Rummenigge and Andreas Möller?
10. meh not a sport

 

[pinchy81]

1. Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ? Brain Lara and Don Bradman
2. Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ? Stanley Cup
3. Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ? Inter?
4. which is the oldest active trophy in international sport? Ashes
5. What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ? Who Cares
6. In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league? 2003/04
7. Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ?No Clue
8. Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ? Wrestling
9. Name Both the players Tom Woodbridge and the other Woodie?
10.Name the NasCar Driver : Isn't she Rusty Wallce's daughter? (Don't know her name tbh)

 

[biased indian]

9. Name Both the players? KH Rummenigge and Andreas Möller?

Thought you was good @ tennis

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Thought you was good @ tennis

Only contemporary

Was misguided by the emblem. Thought it was some members of the German football team. (Though I'm still stuck on the guy on the right.)

 

[cpr]

Round Four Questions


1 Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ? Lara & Ponsford
2 Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ? Stanley Cup
3 Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ? Ajax?
4 which is the oldest active trophy in international sport? America's Cup (that the sailing one?)
5 What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ? Solheim Cup
6 In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league? 2001/2002?
7 Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ? Vancouver
8 Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ? Wrestling (WWF)
9 Name Both the players Boris Becker & Michael Stich
10.Name the NasCar Driver Danica Patrick

 

[headhunter]

Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ? Brian Lara..
Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ? Stanley Cup
Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ? Inter?
which is the oldest active trophy in international sport? FA Cup?
What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ? Solheim Cup
In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league? Can't remember
Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ? NFI
Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ? Karate?
Name Both the players got nothing
...

 

[Johnners]

1. Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ? Ponsford and Brian Lara
2. Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ? Teh Puck Cup
3. Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ? Barcelona
4. which is the oldest active trophy in international sport? Not sure of its name, but the rowing cup between Cambridge & Oxford
5. What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ? Rydhim Cup
6. In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league? 1999/2000
7. Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ? Vancouver
8. Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ? Karate
9. Name Both the players? Jurgen Schweinsteiger & Wolfgang Schlaudraff
10. Name the Nascar Driver? Danica Patrick

 

[Magrat Garlick]

9. Name Both the players? Jurgen Schweinsteiger & Wolfgang Schlaudraff

Points for creative first names here.

 

[Johnners]

Points for creative first names here.

Wait, you mean I'm not right?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Round Four Questions

1. Name the Players with 2 or more 400+ score in FC cricket ?
2. Name of the trophy given for NHL winners ?
3. Name the Only Football Club team to have completed the 'quadruple' ?
4. which is the oldest active trophy in international sport?
5. What is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup known as ?
6. In which season all three promoted sides avoided relegation in English premier league?
7. Which City will Host the Next Winter Olympics ?
8. Which sport is related with the term Yokozuna ?
9. Name Both the players

10.Name the NasCar Driver

Note for Question 4
winning league championship,primary & secondary domestic cups,and the Champions League/European Cup in one season

1) Can think of three, actually & sad enough to know their scores too: Bradman (452*), Hanif Mohammed (499) & Lara (400* & 501*).
2) Stanley Cup, I think
3) Celtic?
4) Calcutta Cup (England/Scotland rugby union)
5) Walker Cup? Or is that tennis?
6) Always bugs me when I don't know football Q's. 1998?
7) Aspen? No idea.
8) Sumo! God bless Channel 4.
9) Boris Becker & Michael Stich
10) Danica Patrick, if the link's to be believed!

 

[BoyBrumby]

1) Can think of three, actually & sad enough to know their scores too: Bradman (452*), Hanif Mohammed (499) & Lara (400* & 501*).
2) Stanley Cup, I think
3) Celtic?
4) Calcutta Cup (England/Scotland rugby union)
5) Walker Cup? Or is that tennis?
6) Always bugs me when I don't know football Q's. 1998?
7) Aspen? No idea.
8) Sumo! God bless Channel 4.
9) Boris Becker & Michael Stich
10) Danica Patrick, if the link's to be believed!

I misread question 1) as name 2 or more players with FC scores over 400. Hick made 405 once too, if memory serves.