Time to test your sporting knowledge with our big quiz

This week’s quiz is courtesy of the good people at Aberdeen Sports Village. Prepare to be surprised by some of the amazing answers to their fun questions

1. Which Aberdeen-born, former Manchester United star officially opened Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV)?

A. Denis Law B. Jim Leighton C. George Buchan

2. How much water does ASV’s 50m pool hold in litres?

A. 250,000 B. 2.5 million C. 325 million

3. If the average person drinks approximately three litres of water per day, how many years would it take them to drink the equivalent of ASV’s 50m pool?

A. 2,283 B. 5,555 C. 1,0782

4. ASV’s first kids’ sports session was in September 2010 – which sport was it?

A. Football B. Basketball C. Table tennis

5. What was the most unusual item handed in to ASV’s lost property?

A. A surf board B. A live dog C. A wedding dress

6. The athletics stadium at ASV is often referred to as the Chris Anderson Stadium. Chris Anderson OBE was a Scottish footballer, educator and football administrator. He was inducted into the Aberdeen FC Hall of Fame as one of the founding members in what year?

A. 1999 B. 2003 C. 2005

7. How much did it cost to build ASV’s aquatics centre?

A. £22 million B. £35 million C. £43 million

8. ASV Ltd started trading on May 23, 2009; what was the number-one single at that time?

9. How many members of staff were employed when the ASV sports centre first opened?

A. 18 B. 25 C. 40

10. What is the total m2 area of ASV?

A. 82,401m2 B. 250,401m2 C. 124,401m2

11. Which African country trained at ASV before the 2012 London Olympics?

A. The Gambia

B. Ethiopia C. Cameroon

12. ASV was the second full-size indoor football facility to open to the public in Scotland. Where was the first?

A. Oriam, Edinburgh B. Toryglen, Glasgow

C. Goals, Paisley

13. The arrangement of the indoor pitch viewing windows is derived from the formation of World Cup-winning teams from 1950, 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982 – who were the teams?

A. Argentina, Italy, Brazil, France, Spain

B. Netherlands, England, France, Italy, Switzerland

C. Uruguay, Brazil, West Germany, Argentina, Italy

14. Who is the current chief executive of ASV? A. Duncan Sinclair B. Duncan Bannatyne C. Duncan Ferguson

15. The sports centre was the first phase opened at ASV. In which month and year did this happen?

A. March 2007 B. September 2008 C. August 2009

16. The aquatics centre was the second phase opened at ASV. In which month and year did this happen?

A. December 2010 B. June 2012 C. May 2014

17. How many treadmills does ASV have in its gym?

A. 12

B. 20

C. 35

18. How many squash courts does ASV have?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 10

19. Approximately how many tennis balls would it take to fill ASV’s 50m pool?

A. 10 million B. 19 million C. 37 million

20. How many underwater cables does ASV have to pull down the movable floor in the 25m diving pool?

A. 24 B. 33 C. 49

21. Hannah Miley, who trains at ASV, represented Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in which race?

A. 400m breaststroke

B. 400m backstroke

C. 400m individual medley

22. ASV’s mascot is a basketball-playing monkey. What is his name?

A. Angus

B. Shaun

C. ASVIL

23. How many months did it take to build the sports centre?

A. 22

B. 36

C. 48

24. Who are ASV’s two key partners?

A. Aberdeen City Council and BP

B. Sport Scotland and McDonald’s

C. Aberdeen City Council and The University of Aberdeen

25. Which Aberdeen-based performance swimming team mainly trains at ASV?

A. Evergreens

B. Everfit

C. Ever-cise

26. Which Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in 1,500 metres, won the Invitational Mile event at ASV’s Open Day on August 22, 2009?

A. Timothy Cheruiyot

B. Vincent Kibet

C. Gideon Gathimba

27. ASV has reduced its opening hours as it phases back to a full return. How many hours is it currently open each week?

A. 84.5

B. 37.5

C. 45

28. Who officially opened the aquatics centre in 2014?

A. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

B. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

C. Anne, Princess Royal

29. In March 2017, The Harlem Globetrotters, an American exhibition basketball team, visited ASV – and a sports hall full of excited school children. What is the team’s signature song?

A. Jump by Kriss Kross

B. Brother Bones’ whistled version of Sweet Georgia Brown

C. Jump Around by House of Pain

30. In 2017, ASV hosted an event as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay which was to signify the passing of the baton from Scotland to Australia as Scotland hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and Australia hosted in 2018. There were two main torch bearers from Aberdeen, Viorel Etko and Neil Stirton – what sports do they represent?

A. Judo and swimming

B. Javelin and long Jump

C. Wrestling and shooting

TALL STORY: Slick Willie Shaw, of the Harlem Globetrotters. What is their signature tune? See 29.

Swim star Hannah Miley at the Sports Village. In which event did she win Commonwealth Games gold in 2010?

The gym at Aberdeen Sports Village. How many treadmills will you find here? See question 17.

The Sports Village caters for many different sports.