Sport and Leisure
Nicknamed Il Gigante Buono, which Welshman became a football legend in Britain and Italy?
(William) John CHARLES
Burlington Bertie is the rhyming slang 'tic tac' term used by bookmakers for what betting odds?
100 to 30
In which year of the 1970s did these sporting events take place: football - Arsenal win the League and F A Cup double; boxing - Joe Frasier beats Muhammad Ali; rugby union - Wales win the Grand Slam?
1971
She was the first female, African-born Muslim to become an Olympic champion, Nawal El Moutawakel won which inaugural women's athletic event at the 1984 Summer Olympics?
400m HURDLES
When seen together, which two playing cards in poker variants like Texas hold'em are nicknamed Anna Kournikova - because while they look good, they seldom if ever win?
AK / ACE AND KING
Located on the river Scheldt, which city hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics?
ANTWERP
Which of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year is played first?
AUSTRALIAN Open
The Formula 1 European Grand Prix was held in which country in June 2016?
AZERBAIJAN
Regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players, which official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame sealed his reputation in the game by taking the Mark of the Century in the 1970 VFL Grand Final?
Alex JESAULENKO
This chess opening is named for which player and writer, usually remembered as the first great Russian chess master (1794-1867)?
Alexander PETROV (The Petrov('s) Defence)
Which rookie (debutant) driver won the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in June 2016? He was also reserve driver for Manor Marussia in F1 from 2014 to 2016, starting in 5 GPs during 2015.
Alexander ROSSI
What colour flag is waved in a Formula One race to inform a driver that he/she is about to be lapped and should move aside?
BLUE
In which NBA team did Larry Bird, John Havlicek and Bill Russell spend all of their professional playing careers?
BOSTON CELTICS
Who was disqualified from the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Olympics, having rigged his épée to register non-existent hits during the fencing round?
Boris ONISHCHENKO
Which English athlete won the marathon at both the European Championships and Commonwealth Games in 1962? He finished 4th in the same event at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Brian KILBY
The Barry Burn is on the 18th hole of which Open Championship golf course and is where Jean van de Velde famously ended up in the final round in 1999?
CARNOUSTIE
Consisting of two letters and one number, by which numeronym is the Real Madrid's all-time leading goal scorer sometimes referred to?
CR7 (Cristiano Ronaldo)
The objective of which series of physics-based puzzle video games is to feed candy to a little green creature named Om Nom while collecting stars?
CUT THE ROPE
Which tennis player won the 1959 French Championships, was runner-up at the US Championships in the same year and lost to fellow Brit Angela Mortimer at Wimbledon in 1961?
Christine JANES (nee TRUMAN)
In 1995 who became the first British person and the youngest to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title - he died in 2007 in a helicopter crash near his home in Scotland?
Colin McRAE
UKDBA is the UK's officially recognised National Governing Body of which indoor team sport? The game underwent a revival after featuring in a 2004 Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller movie.
DODGEBALL
In the Western world the name primarily refers to a training place for martial arts such as aikido, judo, karate, and kendo, which Japanese term literally means "place of the way"?
DOJO
With its motto "Great Sport Great Spirit", in which city one can find the headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the international governing body of cricket?
DUBAI
Who is this English sportswoman who competed in 4 Winter Olympics as a skier, and also pursued a career in motorsport, entering 3 F1 World Championship GPs?
Divina GALICA
A 2016 prequel subtitled Primal is set in the Stone Age; which Ubisoft first-person shooter video game debuted in 2004 and is noted for putting players in exotic open world environments?
FAR CRY
Called "America's Most Beloved Ballpark" and "The Cathedral", which baseball park in Boston has been the home for the Boston Red Sox since 1912, hosting the World Series ten times?
FENWAY Park
The Lincoln Red Imps, who beat Celtic 1-0 in the first leg of the second qualifying round for the 2016-17 Champions League are from which country? They lost the second leg 3-0.
GIBRALTAR
Created in 1909, which two-player card game has variations called Mahjong, Oklahoma and Hollywood, among others?
Gin / GIN rummy
In which team sport did Denmark's women win three consecutive Olympic golds from 1996 to 2004, while Sweden's men won three silvers, losing the finals in 1992, 1996 and 2000?
HANDBALL
In his video games, with which body part(s) does Super Mario hit the blocks above him?
HIS HAND (not his head like many wrongly believe)
Sharing his name with one of Notre Dame University football team's legendary 'Four Horsemen' backfield, who was the 2016 British flat racing Champion Jockey?
Jim CROWLEY
Which Taoiseach of Ireland featured in the midfield of the Hurling Team of the Millennium?
John Mary 'Jack' LYNCH
Spending his entire professional career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz, from 1984 to 2003, who holds the NBA records for most career assists and steals?
John STOCKTON
Similar to kabbadi, which Indian subcontinent tag sport is played by teams of 12 players, of which nine enter the field, trying to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team?
KHO KHO
Who was Northamptonshire's regular wicketkeeper from 1954 to 1966, captaining the county from 1962 to 1966? He played two Tests for England, in 1954 against Australia and 1963 against the West Indies.
Keith ANDREW
Who tearfully resigned as captain of the Australia cricket team in 1984, having won only four of his 28 Test matches in charge, which also included losing the 1981 "Botham's Ashes" series?
Kimberley 'Kim' HUGHES
Which trophy is presented each year to the National Hockey League hockey player voted to have shown the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play?
LADY BYNG MEMORIAL TROPHY
Who became the first Indigenous Australian to win a world boxing title when he beat Fighting Harada to win the world bantamweight title in Tokyo in 1968?
Lionel ROSE
What is the name of this Olympic mascot?
MISHA (1980 Olympics)
Which Olympic sport requires five different specialisms: fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and a 3,200m cross-country run?
MODERN PENTATHLON
In September 2015, Nicolo Falcone from Italy became world champion in which board game?
MONOPOLY
Who won four Olympic gold medals in rowing for Great Britain between 1992 and 2004, of which three were with Sir Steve Redgrave?
Matthew PINSENT
The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is awarded to the winner of One-Day International cricket series between Australia and which other country?
NEW ZEALAND
Contested at the Winter Olympic Games since 1924, in which winter sport do athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping?
NORDIC COMBINED
Completely dominating the scene in recent years, which German luger won the last three editions of the Women's singles World championships (2013, 2015, 2016), in between winning the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi as well?
Natalie GEISENBERGER
Who partnered Tim Henman to win a silver medal for Great Britain in the men's doubles at the 1996 Olympic Games?
Neil BROAD
Famous for training Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Mary Pierce among others, which American tennis coach founded his Tennis Academy near Bradenton, Florida in 1978?
Nick BOLLETTIERI
Following in his father's footsteps, which German-born driver became Formula One World Champion in 2016, announcing his retirement from the sport just five days later?
Nico ROSBERG
At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which boxer successfully defended her title in the flyweight division?
Nicola ADAMS
Its name is the Spanish for "duck" (early games used a live duck inside a basket instead of ball), which Argentinian game played on horseback combines elements of polo and basketball?
PATO / Juego del pato ("Duck game")
Who was the first cyclist to win the Tour de France three times, winning in 1913, 1914, and 1920?
Philippe THYS
Which professional team from Leeds has won European rugby league's top club competition - Super League - a record seven times since its inception in 1996, and most recently in 2015?
RHINOS
Which city hosted 2009's World Swimming Championships? The current men's world records for 100m to 800m freestyle, 50m & 200m backstroke, & 100m & 200m butterfly were set there.
ROME
Famous for rough terrain and cobblestones and known as the 'Hell of the North', this early April one-day professional bicycle road race runs from Paris (now actually Compiègne) to which other French city on the Belgian border?
ROUBAIX
Which Panamanian former professional boxer held world titles in four weight classes, and is the subject of 2016 biographical sports film titled Hands of Stone, which was also his nickname? He is played by Édgar Ramírez and Usher plays his famous rival, Sugar Ray Leonard.
Roberto DURÁN
Succeeding the retiring Paul Taglibaue in 2006, who is the current Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL)?
Roger GOODELL
Which mixed martial artist, who surprisingly lost to Holly Holm in a bantamweight title match at UFC 193 (2015), became the first U.S. woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo, in 2008? She lost to Amanda Nunes in a much publicised comeback fight for the UFC bantamweight title on 30 December 2016.
Ronda ROUSEY
In American Football what word is used to describe when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass?
SACK
Including a goalie, how many players can a water polo team have in the water at any one time?
SEVEN
Which chess opening is this (1. e4 c5)?
SICILIAN DEFENCE
With Mark Williams beating Matthew Stevens, the 2000 final of which sport's World Championship was an all-Welsh affair?
SNOOKER
Last seen in Beijing, which sport will return to the Summer Olympics in 2020?
SOFTBALL
In the 'Ape Escape' series of video games, what is the name of the ape who gains enhanced intelligence and a malevolent streak through the use of an experimental helmet?
SPECTER
Who rode Humphrey Bogart in the 2016 Epsom Derby, the first black jockey to appear in the race?
Sean LEVEY
Winning three straight world championships in Men's foil, which Ukrainian fencer wrote his autobiography Fencing Is My Life in 2004?
Sergei GOLUBITSKY
Since its inauguration in 1893, the Stanley Cup has been contested in all but two years - in 2005, as a consequence of the 2004-05 NHL lockout, and in 1919, because of ...what?
Spanish FLU EPIDEMIC
Which Dutch long track speed skater won a record eight World and European All-round Championships, also winning seven Olympic medals (of which three were gold)?
Sven KRAMER
The municipality is third only to Vienna and Salzburg as Austria's busiest tourist destination - which ski resort in Austria's Tyrol regularly hosts the first World Cup races of the season?
SÖLDEN / SOELDEN
Beating Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, in which sport did Jean-Philippe Gatien become World champion in 1993?
TABLE TENNIS
Best known from golf, which three-letter word signifies a stand used to support a stationary ball so that the player can strike it?
TEE
Which Canadian rugby league club will play in the 2017 Kingstone Press League 1 season against teams from England and Wales?
TORONTO WOLFPACK (accept both/either)
PFA Young Player of the Year for 2015-2016, footballer Bamidele "Dele" Alli is a midfielder for which Premier League club?
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
In the qualifying tournament for the 1988 European Championships, which team did England beat 8-0, with Gary Lineker scoring a hat-trick?
TURKEY
Held since 1346, the annual Kırkpınar tourney is on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Oil wrestling is the national sport of which country?
TURKEY (held in Edirne/Adrianople)
Kurash is a form of upright jacket wrestling native to which Asian country?
UZBEKISTAN
Roberto Heras won it a record four times: which famous race makes the "Grand Tour" of road bicycle racing along with the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia?
VUELTA a España
The all-time most successful club in English rugby league, which club plays its home matches at the DW Stadium?
WIGAN WARRIORS
Legion, released on 30 August 2016, is the sixth expansion set of which MMORPG set in the world of Azeroth, first released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment?
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
Which American marksman, horse breeder, sculptor and painter won two Olympic gold medals in his career: for shooting in 1908 and for sculpture named An American Trotter in 1912?
Walter WINANS
Which American video game designer created SimCity and The Sims?
Will WRIGHT