Sports Quiz

Pigman II

Good guesses Muppet, but it's not either of them.

Hairy Homer

Pierce O'Leary
Austin Hayes


I give up. Come on then, tell us the answer before this all dies on its arse.

Pigman II

Wasn't either of them either

Ok, since it's been 3 days now and no ones got it I'll reveal the answer. The footballer was Southamptons Michael Evans who played against Romania in a world cup qualifier at Lansdowne in 1997.

New question please......

bucks73

No takers?

Name the first British golfer to win the US Masters?

celticfc

I'm nearly sure it was Sandy Lyle.

bucks73

It was indeed.

Next question....

celticfc

In Snooker,

Who was the first player to get a televised 147 break & in which tournament did he get it ?

DMC

Steve Davis, was it the Lada or Skoda Open or Classic?

I'll go for the Lada Classic.

celticfc

Originally posted by DMC
Steve Davis, was it the Lada or Skoda Open or Classic?

I'll go for the Lada Classic.

Spot on.

& your question please sir.

DMC

Racing: Grand National.....

When Devon Loch, the Queen Mother's horse collapsed so close to the finish line, what horse passed him to win?

celticfc

ESB

DMC

Yup.

Next one to the oche, please...

celticfc

How many Volvo order of Merit titles has Colin Montgomerie won?

DMC

7

celticfc

Originally posted by DMC
7

Yep, and all consecutive.

Your up again.

DMC

Thanks celticfc!

Before Gabriel Egan, who was RTÉ Radio's main League of Ireland and Republic of Ireland soccer Internationals commentator?

Mossy Monk

Darragh Moloney

bucks73

Originally posted by DMC
Thanks celticfc!

Before Gabriel Egan, who was RTÉ Radio's main League of Ireland and Republic of Ireland soccer Internationals commentator?

Jimmy Magee?

DMC

'fraid not. Darragh's too young, and Jimmy did TV.

No, he was the main radio man from the 30's to the 80's, really up to Euro 1988.

Hairy Homer

Was it Philip Greene?

DMC

Yes, Hairy Homer. Yer up next!

Hairy Homer

OK Somebody mentioned Richie Partridge in another thread.

If he ever gets capped he will become the third 'bird' to play soccer for Ireland. (republic of)

Name the other two

bucks73

Glenn Crowe is one anyway.

How about Turkey Breen?

celticfc

How about Glenn Crowe & Michael Robinson ?

Hairy Homer

Crowe is one. As for the others.....don't be unkind!

Clue is he was another LOI player from the 60s (or maybe early 70s).

Think birds' names rather than great players. I'd never heard of him either.

Pigman II

I seem to remember hearing that a guy called Maurice (or perhaps Michael) Swan played for Ireland ..... so that'll be my guess.

Hairy Homer

..and you'd be correct Pigman. Swan is the right answer.

Gi's a question.

Pigman II

In relation to World Cup Finals tournements (of soccer that is - in case you thinking rugby or yachting or whatever ), what do the scores beside each of the teams mean?

Argentina 3-0
Belgium 1-0
Brazil 3-0
Bulgaria 1-0
England 0-2
France 1-2
Germany 3-0
Holland 0-1
Italy 0-3
Mexico 0-2
Republic of Ireland 1-1
Romania 0-2
South Korea 1-0
Spain 1-2
Sweden 1-0
Yugoslavia 0-1

kaimera

what they won/lost or drew by?

won 3-0
won 1-0
won 3-0
....
....
lost 2-1 etc..

Pigman II

Nope, that's not it Kaimera.

Don't want to say to much in case it totally gives it away but what I will say is to study all the teams on the list then ask yourself 'why have these particular teams been mentioned - and not any others?' That will give you a clue as to what the scores represent.

(BTW I just noticed an error in those numbers up there. For Brazil it should read 2-1 instead of 3-0, and for France it should read 2-1 instead of 1-2)

celticfc

Is it that the number on the left is the amount of matches they won & on the right are the games they lost before they got to the last 16 of the world cup ?

PH01

Originally posted by Pigman II
In relation to World Cup Finals tournements (of soccer that is - in case you thinking rugby or yachting or whatever ), what do the scores beside each of the teams mean?

Argentina 3-0
Belgium 1-0
Brazil 3-0
Bulgaria 1-0
England 0-2
France 1-2
Germany 3-0
Holland 0-1
Italy 0-3
Mexico 0-2
Republic of Ireland 1-1
Romania 0-2
South Korea 1-0
Spain 1-2
Sweden 1-0
Yugoslavia 0-1

Is it penalty shoot outs?
Argentina won 3 and lost 0
Ireland won 1 (WC 1990) and lost 1 (WC 2002)

Pigman II

PH01 is correct!

Next question please ......

PH01

How many horses, and name them, have won any of the flat racing classics (1000\2000 Guineas, the Derby and the St Leger ) two years in a row?

Hairy Homer

Is this a trick question?

Is the answer none, because each of these races is for horses of a certain age, and therefore it's impossible to enter any of them in two different years?

PH01

Yip, it's a trick question.
The English Classic races - the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas, the Derby and the St Leger - are restricted to 3-year-olds, so no horse can win them two years in a row. This is the most important year for a Flat horse as this is the 'Classic' year.

Your go HH.

Hairy Homer

Two countries have four clubs in the group stages of this year's Champions League. (Italy and Spain, surprise surprise)

Three countries have three clubs—England, France and one other.

Who is the third country?

One guess each and no Googling.

bucks73

Germany?

bucks73

Edit: Sorry one guess.

PH01

Portugal?

Hairy Homer

Not Portugal
Not Germany

Keep 'em coming. Only 45 more countries to go. :-)

DMC

The Netherlands?

DMC

Its Greece!

Sundy

Greece

Sundy

Your only allowed one guess!

DMC

Natch, yes, your w1n, sundy (TBC by bucks73)

Sundy

An Easy one!

Who was the first Goalie to save a penalty in an FA cup Final?

DMC

Dave Beasant

Sundy

yep and it was Aldo that missed!
you can go wit your question now

Hairy Homer

Greece is correct
Aek Athens
Olympiakos and
Panathanaikos