- Al Oerter won four consecutive Olympic gold medals for the USA in which field event?
- Which two players competed in the 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, nicknamed the “Match of the Century”
- Which snooker player has made the most 147 maximum breaks in competitive play
- Which US baseball team is hindered by “The Curse of the Billy Goat”, placed on it by an outraged fan asked to leave a 1945 game because his pet goat’s odour was offensive?
- In which sport was Fred Perry a three-time world champion?
- How long is a standard Olympic steeplechase?
- Which sport was dominated in the 1980s by a rivalry between the two Pakistani players Jansher and Jahangir Khan?
- Which two brothers, who played together for Lancashire’s under-15 cricket team in the early 1990s, both went on to captain England?
- Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to reach the final of a Grand Slam?
- What nationality was the famed skier Franz Klammer?
Answers below (scroll down)
- Al Oerter won four consecutive Olympic gold medals for the USA in which field event?
A: Discus
- Which two players competed in the 1972 World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, nicknamed the “Match of the Century”
A: Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky
- Which snooker player has made the most 147 maximum breaks in competitive play?
A: Ronnie O’Sullivan (15 as of November 2018)
- Which US baseball team is hindered by “The Curse of the Billy Goat”, placed on it by an outraged fan asked to leave a 1945 game because his pet goat’s odour was offensive?
A: The Chicago Cubs
- In which sport was Fred Perry a three-time world champion?
A: Table Tennis
- How long is a standard Olympic steeplechase?
A: 3000 metres
- Which sport was dominated in the 1980s by a rivalry between the two Pakistani players Jansher and Jahangir Khan?
A: Squash
- Which two brothers, who played together for Lancashire’s under-15 cricket team in the early 1990s, both went on to captain England?
A: Gary and Phil Neville
- Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to reach the final of a Grand Slam in singles ?
A: Greg Rusedski (US Open 1997)
- What nationality was the famed skier Franz Klammer?
A: Austrian
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