Test your knowledge in our fantastic sports quiz

1 Who is this Irish sporting legend taking a turn in the commentary box (main pic)?

2 What was unusual about the background of the five Irish penalty takers in the 1990 FIFA World Cup game against Romania?

3 Which three racecourses in Ireland are exclusive to National Hunt racing?

4 In the 1973 Open at Troon, 72-year-old Gene Sarazen completed the Postage Stamp hole twice without using his putter, but how?

5 Which Premier League club were originally known as Thames Ironworks?

6 Who won more grand slam events, Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl or Mats Wilander?

7 GAA presidentelect Larry McCarthy represents New York, but what county is he originally from?

8 Which is the only Irish golf course accessed by ferry?

9 In 1994, Michael Jordan made his baseball debut for the Birmingham Barons — a minor-league affiliate for which MLB club?

10 Which small nation in the South Pacific did Leinster’s Heineken Cup-winning prop Stan Wright hail from?

11 Which country did the Ireland women’s hockey team defeat — following a dramatic penalty shootout — to seal their place in the Tokyo Olympics?

12 Who scored the matchclinching try for Ireland in the dying minutes of their historic victory over the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago back in 2016?

13 Who was Down’s captain in 1960, the first man from the North to lift Sam Maguire?

14 How many league games did George Best play during his brief stint with Cork Celtic?

15 Which club has won the most men’s superleague titles in Irish basketball?

16 Which boxer carried the Irish flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

17 Who knocked Roger Federer out of the 2018 Wimbledon men’s singles quarter-finals?

18 Ryan Giggs is one of 28 footballers to accomplish what feat?

19 In which year was the first Six Nations Rugby Championship held?

20 Which country was the final member to join the competition?

21 Which golfer followed a first round of 63 with a 65 to set the lowest halfway score in Major Championship history at last year’s PGA Championship?

22 Which British longdistance runner won gold in the men’s 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres at the London 2012 Olympic Games?

23 How many Super Bowls have the NY Giants won?

24 Who replaced Roy Keane in the Irish squad for the 2002 World Cup, only to be then told he wasn’t needed?

25 From 2014 to 2016, Andy Murray was coached by which former Wimbledon women’s champion?

26 Which non-league team reached the final of the FAI Cup in 1990, where they were beaten 3-0 by Bray Wanderers?

27 The heptathlon is made up of how many individual events?

28 What is the most easterly racecourse in Ireland?

29 Which venue hosted the 2001 FA Cup final?

30 Which manager has won the most FA Cup titles?

31 Which former St Mary’s and Leinster centre scored two tries when Ireland lost narrowly 24-21 to New Zealand in Dunedin in 1992?

32 How many NBA championships did LeBron James win during his time as a member of the Miami Heat?

33 Who scored the fastest century in the history of the 50-over Cricket World Cup when he inspired Ireland to victory over England in 2011?

34 Which Irish athlete finished second in the 100m hurdles at the 2010 European Championships to Turkey’s Nevin Yanit?

35 Which club rugby side has appeared in the most finals of the All-Ireland League?

36 Which former Premier League manager took a swipe at Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson when he said: ‘I’ll tell you honestly, I will love it if we beat them, love it!’

37 Which Irish rower broke the 2000m record in the semi-final of the Olympic Men’s Single Sculls event in Montreal in 1976, before finishing fourth in the final?

38 How many Wimbledon singles titles has Venus Williams won?

39 Which NFL team’s nickname is the Saints?

40 Name the author who is responsible for the hugely successful ‘Ross O’Carroll-Kelly’ series of books?

41 How many Rugby World Cups have been won by Australia?

42 Which former Norwich striker manages League One club Coventry?

43 The Scottish Grand National is held at which venue?

44 How many F1 world championships has Lewis Hamilton won?

45 Who did Bernard Dunne beat to become world superbantamweight champion in Dublin in 2009?

46 How many Masters titles has American golfer Phil Mickelson won?

47 In what city did Eamon Coghlan become 5000m world champion in 1983?

48 In what year did Patrice Evra make his debut for Manchester United?

49 What do Gary Ella and Declan Kidney have in common?

50 Who was the last English manager to win the FA

Cup? 51 Who won the last ever Irish Snooker Masters, in 2007?

52 Which team won the 2015 NFL Super Bowl?

53 How many Grand Slam titles has Roger Federer won?

54 Before current champion Al Boum Photo, which was the last horse to win back-toback Cheltenham Gold Cups?

55 When did the New York Yankees win their most recent World Series?

56 With five World Cups, which country is the most successful in women’s rugby?

57 At which tournament did Rory McIlroy claim his first major?

58 Which horse won last year’s Ascot Gold Cup?

59 How many Formula One world titles has Sebastian Vettel won?

60 Martin Keown and Dennis Wise both left London to join which club?