Answer: MCG
The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) has grown from humble beginnings since the 1850s and has been transformed into a 100,000 seater coliseum. The Olympic Games of 1956 were held there and each year the Boxing Day test cricket match attracts crowds in excess of 80,000. The AFL Grand Final is played there each Sept/Oct and has crowds of over 90,000. The GABBA is the major sporting arena in Brisbane, Queensland that attracts test cricket, AFL football and rugby. The name GABBA is derived from a suburb of Brisbane (Woolloongabba) in which it is situated. Stadium Australia also known as Homebush Stadium was built specifically for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. It also features rugby, soccer and Aussie Rules football games. The WACA (Western Australia Cricket Ground) in Perth, is predominately a ground for cricket.
From Quiz: Sporting Venues Around The World: Part 1
Answer: Wembley Stadium
The new Wembley Stadium has capacity for 90,000 people. The old stadium was not deemed large enough for international fixtures and so a new stadium was built on the same site in 2007. Wembley stadium has hosted many other events in its time. In 2012, the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic games were held at Wembley Stadium.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons played their Rugby at Kingston Park. Gloucester played at Kingsholm, Leicester Tigers at Welford Road/Walkers Stadium, and London Wasps at Adams Park.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: RSC Anderlecht ( Belgium)
Anderlecht were one of Belgiums Premier clubs and the most successful. The Belgians played at the 22,000+ all seater Vanden Stock stadium and were very hard to beat.
From Quiz: Which Team Played Where?
Answer: Sheffield
The Don Valley Stadium is primarily an athletics arena, which when opened in 1990 seated around 25,000 spectators. English Football League club Sheffield Wednesday first played at Hillsborough in 1898, and Bramall Lane became Sheffield United's home ground in 1888.
From Quiz: Stadiums Around The World
Answer: North Korea
Standing on Rungra Island in the Taedong River, in the capital, Pyongyang, the stadium took just two and a half years to build.
From Quiz: The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
Answer: Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is an American professional baseball organization founded in 1876. Most of the league's stadiums feature natural grass as the featured playing surface.
From Quiz: The Grass is Always Greener
Answer: Yarra Park
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is the National Australian Cricket Teams home ground. It was built in 1854 and other than some modifications is still standing. The ground has a capacity of 100,018. It is also used for teams in the Australian Rules Football league. MCG is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and in 2005 it was put on the Australian National Heritage list.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Middlesex
The home of English cricket is at Lords, Middlesex's cricket ground. Surrey at the Oval, Sussex played at Hove, and Kent played at St Lawrence Ground.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: Vancouver Canucks
The General Motors Place was built in 1995, and was home to both the Canucks and the NBA team the Grizzlies. The NBA team could squeeze in approximately 800 extra spectators due to court/rink sizes.
From Quiz: Which Team Played Where?
Answer: Brisbane
The Gabba has been home to the Brisbane Lions and the Queensland Bulls, while also hosting Test match cricket. Suncorp Stadium (which was formerly known as Lang Park), had become the main home ground of NRL side Brisbane Broncos. Rugby Union was often played at Ballymore Stadium with the Queensland Reds calling it home.
From Quiz: Stadiums Around The World
Answer: May Day Stadium
The stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, houses a football pitch and a running track, plus facilities for other field events. It also has an indoor running track, which is rubberized and housed on the sixth floor.
From Quiz: The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
Answer: The putting green
The sport of golf originated in Scotland in the fifteenth century. The sport of golf requires the participants to use a set of golf clubs to hit their ball into a series of strategically placed holes on a course.
A golf course is primarily played on a natural grass surface. Golf courses contain other non-grass surfaces as lakes, trees and sand traps. The area of natural grass surrounding the hole is called the putting green.
From Quiz: The Grass is Always Greener
Answer: Michigan Stadium
As of 2012 Michigan Stadium has the largest capacity of any stadium in the USA (109,901.) It is home to the Michigan Wolverines. Hockey games are also sometimes played here. The major rivalry contested every year is 'The Big Chill at the Big House,' played between Michigan and Michigan State.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Britannia Stadium
Stoke City played their home football matches at the Britannia Stadium. Hull City play at KC Stadium, West Bromwich Albion played at the Hawthorns, and Wigan Athletic played at JJB Stadium.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: Chicago Cubs
It was built in 1914; and expanded and renovated on a number of occasions since.
From Quiz: Which Team Played Where?
Answer: New York City
Shea Stadium hosted baseball with the New York Mets calling it home until it was demolished in 2008. Madison Square Garden has been home to a number of teams, including New York Rangers, Knicks and Liberty as well as hosting multiple World Championship Boxing bouts. Arthur Ashe Stadium is used for tennis events.
From Quiz: Stadiums Around The World
Answer: Germantown Cricket Club (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
The Germantown Cricket Club was used for the event while the West Side Tennis Club (Forest Hills) was being upgraded. The championship was held at the West Side Tennis Club from 1915-1920 and 1924-1978. The Newport Casino held the championship from 1881-1914. The Philadelphia Cricket Club was the home of the first U.S. Women's National Singles Tennis championship in 1887.
From Quiz: Sporting Venues Around The World: Part 1
Answer: hurling
Hurling is a sport of Gaelic and Irish origins. Player of this game use their wooden bats, known as a hurley, to bat a ball, known as a sliotar, into the opponents net. This game is played in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina and South Korea.
From Quiz: The Grass is Always Greener
Answer: Millenium Stadium
Millenium Stadium was the second largest stadium with a fully retractable roof in the world when built. It has a seating capacity of 74,500 and was used as the national venue whilst the new Wembley Stadium was being built. Since its construction in 1999, it has also been host to many other events such as music festivals, football matches, boxing and racing.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Auckland Blues
The Auckland Blues played their home rugby matches in the Super 14 at the stadium of Eden Park. Canterbury Crusaders played at Jade Stadium, Wellington Hurricanes at the Westpac Bowl, and the Waikato Chiefs played at Waikato Stadium.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: San Antonio Spurs
The Alamodome was built in 1993 and was home solely to the San Antonio Spurs. The arena held 20,662, and in 1998 was home to the Final Four. The Spurs moved to the SBC centre in 2002.
From Quiz: Which Team Played Where?
Answer: Azteca Stadium
Built in 1966, it's official capacity is 114,465 and is all-seater, standing large in the nation's capital, Mexico City.
From Quiz: The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
Answer: Australia
The Gabba is a major sports stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane, home to the cricketing nation of Australia. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: Jacksonville Jaguars
Built in 1996 the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars could hold up to 74,000 spectators.
From Quiz: Which Team Played Where?
Answer: London
Twickenham plays host to International rugby, the Oval is home to the Surrey Lions while also hosting Test cricket. The New Den is Football League club, Millwall's home ground.
From Quiz: Stadiums Around The World
Answer: Michigan Wolverines
The 107,500 seater stadium was built way back in 1927.
From Quiz: The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
Answer: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (Australia)
The Melbourne Cricket Ground "The G" was first opened in 1853 and over the years the capacity has been enlarged to hold 100,000 for cricket, rugby, Australian Rules football and soccer. It was the venue for the 1956 Olympic Games. Eden Gardens holds 66,000, Rajiv Gandhi (60,000) and Greenfield (55,000) are predominately grounds that accommodate only cricket.
From Quiz: Sporting Venues Around The World: Part 1
Answer: Association football or soccer
Association football or soccer is a team game played and enjoyed by many people worldwide. Eleven players on each team play on a natural grass surface. Each player is trying to hit a spherical ball on a goal on each end of the field.
The International Federation of Association Football is the governing board for association football or soccer. This game can be played in large stadiums with natural grass surfaces such as Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico and Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt.
From Quiz: The Grass is Always Greener
Answer: Wimbledon
Wimbledon is classed as the most prestigious, as well as oldest, Grand Slam tournament in the world and has seen many champions come and go. The tournaments have been held there since 1877. There are more than 50 courts of various surfaces, although the main attraction is the Centre Court, which has a grass surface and can house 15,000 spectators.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico is the home of the Italian National Football Team, and also home to the 2 league teams of Roma and Lazio. San Siro is shared between Inter and AC Milan, Stadio delle Alpi is home to Juventus, and Fiorentina played their football at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: Lille OSC
Lille were one of the least fashionable French clubs and played at the 21,000 capacity Jooris stadium. A notable stat is that they were in fact the youngest club ever to participate in the European Champions League (they were formed in 1944).
From Quiz: Which Team Played Where?
Answer: The Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl is a stadium in Pasadena, California. The stadium has a natural grass playing surface and a seating capacity of 92,542. Since 1923, the stadium has been host to the Rose Bowl Game. Nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All", the Rose Bowl Game is the oldest annual college football postseason game.
From Quiz: The Grass is Always Greener
Answer: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
Golf has been played at St. Andrews continuously since the 1400s. It is home to the British Open, which is the oldest of the Open Championship tournaments.
The golf club does not own any of the six courses at his venue (including the Old Course, which forms the St Andrews Links). They're owned by the St Andrews Links Trust which manage the facilities on behalf of the town.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Ospreys
The Ospreys, formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys are a Welsh Rugby Union team that played their home matches at the Liberty Stadium. Glasgow Warriors played at Firhill Stadium, Llanelli Scarlets played at Parc y Scarlets, and Leinster played their rugby at Donnybrook.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: Indianapolis
Over 60,000 fans can be seated in the RCA Dome, home of the Indianapolis Colts. Conseco Fieldhouse hosts basketball, gridiron and ice hockey, while Victory Field is home to baseball and the Indianapolis Indians.
From Quiz: Stadiums Around The World
Answer: cricket ground
Test cricket grounds are found in such countries as England, Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan ans Sri Lanka. Older cricket grounds in Australia contain cricket pitches featuring natural grass surfaces.
From Quiz: The Grass is Always Greener
Answer: Circuit de Monaco
The Monaco circuit has been held annually since 1929. It is the only circuit that does not follow the FIA's minimum of 305km race distance on a track. The circuit itself passes through the streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine. This circuit is infamous for its dangerous corners and elevation changes especially at high speeds.
From Quiz: World Famous Sporting Venues
Answer: Edgbaston
Warwickshire played their home matches at Edgbaston, Durham at Riverside Ground, Yorkshire at Headingley, and Lancashire at Old Trafford.
From Quiz: Sporting Grounds
Answer: Milwaukee Brewers
Miller Park was the home of the Milwaukee Brewers. It was renamed American Family Field at the end of 2020. With a retractable roof and natural grass, one of the MLB's most traditional homes.
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