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From Our Sports Correspondent Trivia Quiz


Fictional sport correspondents cover historical athletic events.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
gme24
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
367,822
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Liverpool England, 24 March 1956. Our racing correspondent Cancia Winner reports: "A great sporting disaster occurred this afternoon. Devon Loch was leading the race galloping towards the finishing line when inexplicably, jumped up, slipped and lost the race." In which famous race was Devon Loch participating? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Miami Beach, 25 February 1964. Our boxing correspondent Jim Shorts reports: "We have just witnessed one of the most memorable heavyweight title bouts ever. The young 22 year old challenger won in the seventh round with a technical knockout". What was the name of the young challenger that managed to dethrone world champion Sonny Liston? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. London, 30 July 1966. Our football corresponded Justin Time reports: "With a Geoff Hurst hat-trick England won the World Cup after extra time". Which team was England's opponent in the final? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Montreal, 18 July 1976. Our gymnastics correspondent Corey O. Graff reports: "History was made today in the uneven bars completion. A 14 year old Romanian girl received a perfect 10 after a flawless performance. She even beat the score board as it was not anticipated that somebody would score 10." Who was this amazing athlete? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Hersey Pennsylvania, 2 March 1962. Our basketball correspondent Basket Case reports: "History was made tonight in the match between Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks. For the first time ever a player scored 100 points in a game". Who scored the first ever ton? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Oxford England, 26 May 1954. Our track and field correspondent Dusty Rhodes reports: "One of the great barriers of sport was broken today when, for the first time ever, an athlete managed to complete the one mile race in under 4 minutes". Who achieved this feat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Beijing, 17 August 2008. Our swimming correspondent Mica Splash reports: "Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games has just been broken by this amazing American swimmer. The eighth medal came in the 4×100m medley relay". What is the name of the swimmer? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Old Trafford Manchester, 31 July 1956. Our cricket correspondent Mike Raffone reports: "An extraordinary record was made today as the bowler claimed all 10 wickets in the second innings against Australia making a total of 19 wickets in the test match". Who is this amazing English bowler? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Lake Placid New York, 22 February 1980. Our ice hockey correspondent Garth Snow reports: "A miracle on ice! A team comprising of young and inexperienced players stops that mighty red machine." Which team beat the Soviet Union 4-3 in the final round and eventually claimed Olympic gold? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Wimbledon England 5 July 1980. Our tennis correspondent Dennis Racket reports: "In an amazing final the two evenly matched players battled to a fifth set which was won by Swede Björn Borg." Who was his opponent in the final?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Liverpool England, 24 March 1956. Our racing correspondent Cancia Winner reports: "A great sporting disaster occurred this afternoon. Devon Loch was leading the race galloping towards the finishing line when inexplicably, jumped up, slipped and lost the race." In which famous race was Devon Loch participating?

Answer: Grand National

Devon Loch, ridden by Dick Francis and owned by the Queen Mother, was within yards of winning the 1956 Grand National, when it attempted to jump an imaginary fence, landed on its belly and by the time the horse recovered the race was won by E.S.B. ridden by David Dick.
2. Miami Beach, 25 February 1964. Our boxing correspondent Jim Shorts reports: "We have just witnessed one of the most memorable heavyweight title bouts ever. The young 22 year old challenger won in the seventh round with a technical knockout". What was the name of the young challenger that managed to dethrone world champion Sonny Liston?

Answer: Cassius Clay

Cassius Clay, before changing his name to Muhammad Ali, won the fight and the world title. He dominated the whole bout and Liston had no reply to his opponent's "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" technique. Clay's win was characterised as "the upset of the century".
3. London, 30 July 1966. Our football corresponded Justin Time reports: "With a Geoff Hurst hat-trick England won the World Cup after extra time". Which team was England's opponent in the final?

Answer: West Germany

England beat West Germany by 4-2. The score after 90 minutes was 2-2, West Germany having equalised on the 89th minute of the game. In extra time Geoff Hurst scored two goals to give England their first ever World Cup title. The third goal was strongly disputed by the Germans, claiming that Hurst's shot did not cross the line.

The goal was awarded and Hurst added a fourth in the last minute of extra time. Hurst was the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
4. Montreal, 18 July 1976. Our gymnastics correspondent Corey O. Graff reports: "History was made today in the uneven bars completion. A 14 year old Romanian girl received a perfect 10 after a flawless performance. She even beat the score board as it was not anticipated that somebody would score 10." Who was this amazing athlete?

Answer: Nadia Comaneci

The then 14 year old Nadia Comaneci won a total of three Gold medals at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She was the all-around gymnastics winner and she also won the uneven bars and the balance beam. Soviet Union's Nellie Kim won gold, in the vault and floor exercises. Romanian Teodora Ungureanu and Soviet Union's Olga Korbut both won silver.
5. Hersey Pennsylvania, 2 March 1962. Our basketball correspondent Basket Case reports: "History was made tonight in the match between Philadelphia Warriors and New York Knicks. For the first time ever a player scored 100 points in a game". Who scored the first ever ton?

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 in the Warrior's 169-147 win over New York Knicks. Wilt scored his 100 point with 46 seconds of the game remaining. Hundreds of spectators invaded the arena wanting to touch Chamberlain and the game was called to its conclusion. Richie Guerin scored 39 for the Nicks in the same game. Magic Jonson was three years old at the time and Michael Jordan was born in 1963.
6. Oxford England, 26 May 1954. Our track and field correspondent Dusty Rhodes reports: "One of the great barriers of sport was broken today when, for the first time ever, an athlete managed to complete the one mile race in under 4 minutes". Who achieved this feat?

Answer: Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister was the first athlete to run a sub four minute mile with a time of 3:59.4. New Zealander John Walker was the first man to run 3:50 for the mile. Australian John Landy was the second man to break the 4 minute barrier and American Wes Santee had a record of 4:00.5!
7. Beijing, 17 August 2008. Our swimming correspondent Mica Splash reports: "Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games has just been broken by this amazing American swimmer. The eighth medal came in the 4×100m medley relay". What is the name of the swimmer?

Answer: Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps eclipsed Spitz's record of seven with his incredible eight medal haul. He also won six gold medals in Athens 2004 and four gold medals in London 2012. Australian Ian Thorpe won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Americans Aaron Peirsol and Ryan Lochte both won two gold medals in Beijing.
8. Old Trafford Manchester, 31 July 1956. Our cricket correspondent Mike Raffone reports: "An extraordinary record was made today as the bowler claimed all 10 wickets in the second innings against Australia making a total of 19 wickets in the test match". Who is this amazing English bowler?

Answer: Jim Laker

Jim Laker will always be remembered for his bowling in the Test match at Old Trafford in 1956, when he took 19 Australian wickets for 90, 9 for 37 in the first innings and 10 for 53 in the second. Tony Lock was the English bowler that claimed the other Australian wicket. Richie Benaud and Ray Lindwall bowled for Australia in the same test.
9. Lake Placid New York, 22 February 1980. Our ice hockey correspondent Garth Snow reports: "A miracle on ice! A team comprising of young and inexperienced players stops that mighty red machine." Which team beat the Soviet Union 4-3 in the final round and eventually claimed Olympic gold?

Answer: USA

In the final round of the tournament the top two teams of each group (Soviet Union and Sweden) and the second teams of each group (USA and Finland) formed the final group and played against the two teams that they haven't met in the previous round. USA won 4-3 against the Soviet Union and 4-2 against Finland and topped the group with five points.

The Soviet Union came second, Sweden third and Finland fourth. Czechoslovakia won fifth place by beating Canada 6-1.
10. Wimbledon England 5 July 1980. Our tennis correspondent Dennis Racket reports: "In an amazing final the two evenly matched players battled to a fifth set which was won by Swede Björn Borg." Who was his opponent in the final?

Answer: John McEnroe

The 1980 final is considered as one of the best finals in Wimbledon's history. The five sets were 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (16-18 in the tie-breaker), 8-6. The fourth set tie-breaker lasted for 20 minutes. This was Borg's fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. Jimmy Connors and Brian Gottfried reached the semi finals and Roscoe Tanner was a quarter finalist.
Source: Author gme24

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