Test your knowledge in our fantastic sports quiz
1 Who is this mud-splattered jockey? 2 Who are the only Premier League winners to subsequently be relegated? 3 Which nationality is tennis player Ashleigh Barty? 4 How many Rugby World Cups have South Africa won? 5 Where was the British Open due to be played this year before it was cancelled? 6 What age was George Foreman when he became the oldest heavyweight boxing champion in history? 7 In which year did he defeat Michael Moorer to win that title?
HOW MANY?
8 Martina Navratilova won how many Wimbledon singles titles in a row in the 1980s?
9 Who is Arsenal’s record goalscorer in the Premier League? 10 Who did Leinster beat in the 2019 Pro14 Final? 11 The Seattle Sounders are a team in which US Sports league? 12 Which League of Ireland Premier Division side play at The Showgrounds? 13 What is the longest running sports show on British television? 14 Who won six All-Ireland senior men’s medals in a row? 15 How many Olympic gold medals did Carl Lewis win? 16 Who has trained the most winners at the Royal Ascot racing carnival? 17 Who did Serena Williams beat to claim her first grand slam tennis singles title at the 1999 US Open? 18 Which goalkeeper has made more Premier League appearances than any other? 19 Name the only father and son who captained their county to All-Ireland success? 20 Who is the only player to win an All-Star in football and hurling in the same year? 21 Which country is the reigning Olympic Polo champion? 22 Who were the last club to win the Bundesliga before Bayern Munich’s current streak of seven straight titles? 23 Which NBA side does James Harden play for?
24 Which New Zealand side has won the past three Super Rugby titles? 25 How many Super Bowls have the Pittsburgh Steelers won?
26 Which female runner, famous for preferring to race barefoot, competed at the 1984 Olympics for Great Britain and at the 1992 Olympics for South Africa? 27 Who did Gareth Southgate replace as England manager? 28 Which Irish jockey scored back-to-back wins in the Epsom Derby in 2003 and 2004 aboard Kris Kin and North Light? 29 The late Dave Bacuzzi won promotion to the old English First Division with which club? 30
Which baseballer had the nickname ‘The Yankee Clipper’?
31 Which is the only LaLiga team other than Barcelona and Real Madrid never to have played outside the Spanish top flight? 32 How many Premier League titles did Manchester United win under Alex Ferguson? 33 Which All-Ireland League rugby side play their home games at Dooradoyle? 34 How many NBA Championships has LeBron James won?
WHICH TEAM?
35 Who did Manchester United beat in the first all-English Champions League final, in Moscow in 2008?
36 Eamon Coghlan competed at three Olympic Games, and finished fourth in events at two of them. In what years? 37 And what were the events? 38 How many Connacht football titles has John O’Mahony won as a manager? 39 What Limerick player broke a finger in the 1996 All-Ireland hurling final after a high-ball clash with Liam Dunne? 40 What Cork player scored a goal while on his knees in last year’s All-Ireland championship? 41 Michael Jordan played for two NBA sides during his career, the Chicago Bulls and which other team? 42
What player was named as the 2019 Christy Ring Cup Player of the Year? 43
What Kerry player was named in the official starting 15 for the 2019 drawn All-Ireland final but didn’t start? 44 Which Ulster footballer’s pair of boots did boxing promoter Barney Eastwood once pay £30,000 for in a fundraising auction? 45 Before which match did Wexford manager Liam Griffin famously get the senior hurling team to disembark from the team bus and walk across the Wexford border? 46 Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
HOW MANY?
47How many times did Dick Spring play rugby for Ireland?
48 Which boxer carried the Irish flag at the 2016 Olympics opening ceremony? 49 Which two Division One counties were in the relegation places when the 2020 Allianz Football League was put on hold? 50 Who scored Ireland’s penalties in the shootout against Spain at the 2002 World Cup? 51And who missed penalties? 52
How many Ireland caps did Brian O’Driscoll win? 53 Name the chairman of the Club Players Association (CPA), the grassroots Gaelic games body. 54 Who is the current manager of Barcelona FC? 55 The Damned United is a novel with which English soccer manager as its central character? 56 How many points did Maurice Fitzgerald score in the 1997 All-Ireland football final? 57 Who did Zinedine Zidane headbutt before being sent off in the 2006 World Cup final? 58 Olive Loughnane competed at four Olympic Games for Ireland. In what event? 59 Who bowled the first ball in Ireland’s first Test cricket match? 60 In what sport would you play a boast?