Quiz of the year Jan – March
First instalment of our annual test of your sporting memory
1 Against whom did Olivier Giroud score his New Year’s Day scorpion kick?
2 Which cricket pioneer died in January?
3 What did Pat Cash call “legal cheating” at the Australian Open?
4 Who missed a conversion from in front of the posts in the Six Nations v France and then yelled at one of his coaches?
5 “I feel sorry for him. This is his lowest ebb. He almost needs to be protected from himself.” Which Arsenal legend said this, and about whom?
6 Which celebrated trainer joked that a big-race win was “beginner’s luck”?
7 “Maybe I am not good enough for the players?” Which coach was having a crisis of confidence in January?
8 What caused a “wave of disbelief and anger” for the League Managers’ Association?
9 Wayne Rooney beat Bobby Charlton’s 250-goal record for Manchester United – with a free-kick against which team?
10 Which English cricketer signed an IPL deal for £1.4 million?
11 Who said “Whoever said the FA Cup is dead, they ain’t been living in Lincoln for the last eight weeks”?
12 Which team announced they would soon leave their famous training ground?
13 Which horse was defeated at 2/9 at Cheltenham to cost one punter £375,000?
14 Who scored the final goal in Barcelona’s astonishing 6-5 aggregate win over Paris St-germain?
15 Which Irishman scored the try that denied England the Grand Slam?
16 Which competitor won a $12 million prize for one minute and 46 seconds of work in January?
17 Why did goalkeeper Ryan Shaw become famous?
18 Who replaced Bernie Ecclestone as chief executive of the Formula One group?
19 “I could win the league with Olympiacos. They’ve won it 107 times and it’s only been going 106 years.” Which pundit, and which managerial appointment upset him?
20 Who scored a hundred before lunch in a January Test match?