WWoS Tough Trivia

1. John Burridge became the oldest player to play in the English Premier League in 1995, when he turned out aged 43 years, four months and 26 days. Which club did Burridge play for?

From Quiz There's Life In The Old Fart Yet

Answer: Manchester City

Goalkeeper, John "Budgie" Burridge started his professional career at fourth division side Workington in 1969, where in his very first game he punched the ball into his own net. Thankfully things got better for "Budgie" and by 1977 he won a League Cup winners medal with Aston Villa. "Budgie's" love for the game has seen him accept moves to various clubs in order to play and before his stint at Manchester City had been playing in Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic, Dumbarton and Falkirk. After Manchester City, he moved to lower leagues, playing for Darlington, Grimsby Town and Blyth Spartans among others. He finished his playing career at Blyth, aged 47, becoming player manager at the club for a season before turning to coaching and in 2019 was appointed goalkeeping coach at Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League.

From Quiz Leading Ladies

Answer: Helen Wills Moody (USA)

Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) was an American tennis player who won a total of 31 Grand Slam titles from 1922-1938. This total included 19 singles titles (8 x Wimbledon, 7 x USA and 4 x French). On top of this she won two gold medals (singles and doubles) at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Billie Jean King (USA) played from 1968-1983; she won 39 Grand Slam titles including 12 singles (6 x Wimbledon, 4 x US and one each in Australia and France). Margaret Court (Australia) played from 1960-1977; she won 64 Grand Slam titles including 24 singles titles (11 x Australian Open, 3 x Wimbledon and 5 each in the USA and French Opens). Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938) was a French tennis player who won 21 Grand Slam titles from 1914-1926. She won the Wimbledon Singles Championship 6 times.

From Quiz Sports Stars With Math Problems

Answer: Three

Gullit had a glittering playing career, as midfielder for PSV, AC Milan, Sampdoria and Chelsea, followed by a not so glittering managerial career with Newcastle United, LA Galaxy and Terek Grozny. He is a renowned TV pundit, and obviously less renowned as a mathematician.

From Quiz 10 Questions, 10 Sports (3)

Answer: Squash

Khan won the Men's division of the World Squash Championships 14 times between 1981 and 1996, and on the two occasions when he did not win he lost in the final.

From Quiz 10 Questions, 10 Sports (2)

Answer: Barcelona

First held in 1913, the Spanish Grand Prix is one of the world's oldest still-contested races. It has been staged at the 'Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya' since 1991.

From Quiz 10 Questions, 10 Sports (1)

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. in New York NY in 1947, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the league MVP in 1971, 1972 and 1974 with the Bucks and in 1976, 1977 and 1980 with the Lakers. Bill Russell and Michael Jordan have five MVPs each, Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James four.

From Quiz She Left The Rest Behind

Answer: London, 1948

Fanny Blankers-Koen, competing as a 30 year old mother of two, was the most successful athlete at the London Olympics, where she won gold for the 100m and 200m individual events, as a member of the Dutch 100m relay team and for the 80m hurdles.

From Quiz Select Sports Savvy

Answer: Out to Swim Angels

In June, 2012, the "Out to Swim Angels", a British male team of synchronized swimmers, wrote a letter to the International Olympic Committee and FINA to ask for a ruling change to include men's teams in the Olympic sport of Synchronized Swimming. Female Synchronized Swimming has been an Olympic event since 1984. Strength, flexibility, gymnastic type moves, muscular power and the ability to breathe underwater in various positions all contribute to what is said be an arduous sport for either gender. The United States, Canada and France are some of the countries that recognize all male synchronized swimming teams in national, college, or local competitions.

From Quiz National Sporting Heroes, But From Where?

Answer: Venezuela

Serge Blanco was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1958. An international career that began in 1980 saw him winning 93 caps for France (a record at the time), mostly at fullback. When he retired in 1991 he did so as France's all-time leading points scorer (with 223). He was a member of two Grand Slam winning teams, in 1981 and 1987. He played his entire 18-year club rugby career with Biarritz Olympique.

From Quiz Sporting Teasers

Answer: From a hot air balloon

It is not recorded in which part of France Mademoiselle Gargerin took this plunge, or how she fared. By the time she did take her leap into fame, hot air balloons had been around for quite a while. It is believed they were first used some 2000 years ago by the Nazca people of Peru when designing the famous Nazca lines. The first documented use of this form of flight occurred in 1709. A gentleman named Bartolomeu de Gusmao demonstrated their use, with a flight of some 15 feet off the ground. He did this for the entertainment of the Portuguese court.

From Quiz Fun Fact File of Sport

Answer: Jim Hines

The American athlete's record time stood until 1983 when Calvin Smith lowered the record to 9.93 seconds at Colorado Springs. Jim Hines claimed a second gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games as part of the American 4x100m relay squad that won the title.

From Quiz Sports Mixed Bag [4]

Answer: Australian

Although the Australian Grand Prix was first run in 1928, it only became a regular fixture on the F1 World Championship circuit in 1985. At that time it was staged at the Adelaide Street Circuit and it moved to the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park in 1996. Alan Jones won in 1980, but there was no home-grown winner in the first quarter of a century after the Australian Grand Prix joined the F1 circuit.

From Quiz Sports: Not Much My Thing

Answer: Holler House

This is actually a nickname the tavern earned from the loud atmosphere that is found there. If you're ever in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, be sure to stop by.

From Quiz Sports Worldwide

Answer: Pele

The Brazilian national hero enhanced the face of soccer worldwide in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Pele was the first footballer to earn three World Cup medals. In 1958, he was the youngest player ever to play in a World Cup finals at the age of 17. Pele went to the World Cup finals in 1958, 1962, and 1970.

From Quiz Women in Sport

Answer: Madge Syers

There was no women's figure skating competition in 1902. She would enter the men's world championships and place 2nd. In 1908, she would win the first women's Olympic gold medal.

From Quiz Sports Grab Bag

Answer: Alberto Ascari

Alberto began his incredible winning streak, by winning the Belgian Grand Prix on Jun 22 1952. He followed that with wins at the French, British, German, Dutch, and Italian; culminating with the win at the Argentinian Grand Prix on 18th January 1953. If and when this record is ever beaten, it will have stood for over half a century!

From Quiz Worldwide Mix of Sports

Answer: 8

The eight franchises included 3 in the North, 3 in the South, and one each in the East and West of India.

From Quiz Worldwide Sports Mixed

Answer: 1

When your opponent has taken you down to the mat and is in full control of you and you stand up and get out of his reach, it is called an escape, and is worth one point. Also, if you start your second, or third round on bottom, and you stand up and break free, you will get one point for an escape.

From Quiz Worldwide Potpourri

Answer: Maria Sharapova

Sharapova moved from Russia at the age of 11 to train in the United States and became a pro at the young age of 16.

From Quiz Random Sports

Answer: 8

Bryan Habana scored four of those tries in one game, a pool match against Samoa.

From Quiz Little Known Sports Mix

Answer: Vitali Klitschko

Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko (known as "Dr. Iron Fist") was originally a professional kickboxer, who won the Super Heavyweight Championship at the first World Military Games in Italy in 1995. He was became the first professional boxing world champion to hold a Phd (in sports medicine and philosophy) when he defeated South African Corrie Sanders on April 24, 2004, to capture the World Boxing Council world Heavyweight Championship (which had been vacated by Lewis), in Los Angeles

From Quiz World Sports

Answer: Miami Heat

Miami Heat won their first ever championship title around Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade (finals MVP), Antoine Walker, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, and Jason Williams.

From Quiz Zizzo's Sports

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco won their 5th Super Bowl following the 1994 season defeating the San Diego Chargers. They also won following the 1981, 1984, 1989, and 1990 seasons. The Cowboys won their 5th Super Bowl one year later defeating Pittsburgh following the 1995 season. The Pittsburgh Steelers won their 5th Super Bowl following the 2005 season by defeating the Seattle Seahawks. Detroit hosted San Francisco's first Super Bowl following the 1981 season, and Pittsburgh's fifth Super Bowl victory following the 2005 season.

From Quiz General Sports V

Answer: Joe Bugner

Joe Bugner went the distance twice with Muhammed Ali. The first time was the 14th February 1973, and the fight went 12 rounds and the decision was 'Bugner lost'. The second time was the 30th June 1975, and the fight went 15 rounds and the decision was 'Bugner lost'.

From Quiz General Sports I

Answer: Leeds United

It was in November 1992 when Eric Cantona moved to Manchester United.

From Quiz A Sporting Potpourri #1

Answer: Audi R8

Although in the heart of France, the 24 Heures du Mans has become a annual pilgrimage for the British motorsport afficionado. Every year, thousands catch a ferry and drive down to Le Mans. The combination of racing and socialising proves irresistable.

From Quiz Lots of Balls

Answer: New England Patriots

After going 14-2 in the regular season, Bill Belichick's New England Patriots then put away the Indianapolis Colts, enroute to their 24-21 Super Bowl win over the Eagles.

From Quiz Sports Mixture

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay hosted soccer's first World Cup and won the event in 1930, defeating fellow South American's Argentina 4-2 in the final.

From Quiz Mixed Sports [2]

Answer: 1984

In '84, Liverpool won the league title by three points from Southampton. Nottingham Forest were third. They defeated Merseyside rivals Everton in the League Cup Final and beat Roma on penalties to lift the European Cup. Everton beat Watford in the FA Cup Final and Tottenham beat Anderlecht on penalties in the UEFA Cup Final.

From Quiz Monster Sports

Answer: Oskana Baiul

The Ukrainian figure skater won, at the age of 16, the Olympic gold medal for women's figure skating at the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway. She was the youngest woman to win the title since Sonia Henie won at age 15 at the 1928 Games in St Moritz, Switzerland. Known as the 'Swan of Odessa', Bauil was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history of the sport.

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