General Smuts Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 I'm monumentally bored and need distracting. Set me your sports quiz questions and i'll answer them like one of them dead clever pundit type people in the paper. Reigning FT Sports Quiz Champion (by default still counts) seeks difficult questions to kill time and use brain cells.
Uncle Albert Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Who did Federer beat to win his first Wimbledon?
Fosse Boy Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Who was the first player to win a trophy at both the old and the new Wembley?
MC Prussian Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Who was the first ever Olympic winner over the marathon stretch of 41.something kilometres?
Lillehamring Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 what sporting landmark in oslo has just been destroyed?
General Smuts Posted 22 June 2009 Author Posted 22 June 2009 Who did Federer beat to win his first Wimbledon? Mark Philippoussis Who was Leicester City's top goal scorer in 2008/2009? Matthew 'Pies' Fryatt Who was the first player to win a trophy at both the old and the new Wembley? I think that's Guppy actually with Leicester and Stevenage.
General Smuts Posted 22 June 2009 Author Posted 22 June 2009 Who was the first ever Olympic winner over the marathon stretch of 41.something kilometres? That's a made up distance. However, the winner of the first Olympic Marathon in 1896 was Spiridon "Spiros" Louis, a Greek water-carrier. He won at the Olympics in 2 hours 58 minutes and 50 seconds. what sporting landmark in oslo has just been destroyed? I have no idea. Holmenkollen Ski Arena?
Lillehamring Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 I have no idea. Holmenkollen Ski Arena? is that what google translates it as.... but, yeah, more or less, it was holmenkollen ski jump before: after:
General Smuts Posted 22 June 2009 Author Posted 22 June 2009 is that what google translates it as.... but, yeah, more or less, it was holmenkollen ski jump Pfft google pfft. Knowledge mate. I thought Ski Jump sounded retarded so i called it an Arena.
Sparky Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Who was the first player in the world to miss a penalty in a shootout ?
General Smuts Posted 22 June 2009 Author Posted 22 June 2009 Who was the first player in the world to miss a penalty in a shootout ? Denis Law. Ian McKechnie, the Hull City goalkeeper, was therefore the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in a penalty shootout and he was also the first goalkeeper to take the deciding kick, but missed, blasting the ball over the bar and putting Hull City out of the Watney Cup.
leicesterseddon Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Which Scotland player plays for a Welsh club, in an English league, and Trinidad & Tobago?
General Smuts Posted 22 June 2009 Author Posted 22 June 2009 Which Scotland player plays for a Welsh club, in an English league, and Trinidad & Tobago? Jason. EDIT: I didn't even need to look that up.
StanSP Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Who scored Leicester City's first own goal of this century?
leicesterseddon Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Jason.EDIT: I didn't even need to look that up. I just like the question really. Strange how circumstances mean it could be asked in the first place.
David Guiza Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Which famous cricketer had a Test batting average of 99.94?
Sparky Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Which famous cricketer had a Test batting average of 99.94? He only needed 4 in his last innings to finish with a test average of 100 but was out for a duck i belive !
Sparky Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 Heres 1 that you wont find on google Who was the 1st player to score and have his name up in lights on the East stand scoreboard at Filbert Street ?
David Guiza Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 He only needed 4 in his last innings to finish with a test average of 100 but was out for a duck i belive ! Yeah thats right apparently .
Fosse Boy Posted 22 June 2009 Posted 22 June 2009 I think that's Guppy actually with Leicester and Stevenage. He only needed 4 in his last innings to finish with a test average of 100 but was out for a duck i belive ! He did. Got a third baller. How many clubs have won the Watney Cup, and can you name them? What English footballing first occurred the 1970 tournament?
Fox You Forest Posted 23 June 2009 Posted 23 June 2009 Which franchise has the most NBA titles? MK Dons?
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