10 Questions, 10 Sports (2) Trivia Quiz

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.

Answer: 6

Played on a grass court, there is a peg in the centre and three hoops (sometimes called "wickets" in the U.S.) at each end. Wooden balls are hit through the hoops using a mallet. The rules of the game were first formalized in England in 1856.

Answer: University Boat Race

The record was set by the Cambridge crew in 1998, giving an average speed 24.9 kilometres per hour (15.5 mph). It is more than 20 seconds faster than any other time recorded before or since.

Since 2015, the women's race has been run on the same day and course as the men's race. The 2017 Cambridge crew set the fastest recorded time in that race, 18 minutes 33 seconds.

Answer: Walter Payton (American Football)

The former Chicago Bear Walter Peyton, nicknamed "Sweetness" and perhaps the greatest running back of all-time, was born in 1954 whilst the others were all born in 1946. Other sporting stars born in 1946 include German soccer legend Berti Vogts, wrestler Andre the Giant, Hall of Fame Miami Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka, baseball stars Rollie Finger, Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson, and Dutch soccer star Guus Hiddink.

Answer: Arnold Palmer

One of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974, Palmer played in six Ryder Cup tournaments between 1961 and 1973. He captained the USA team again in 1975.

Answer: Butterfly

Individual Medley races start with butterfly, which is followed in turn by backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. The 400m IM was introduced at the 1964 Olympics. The 200m IM debuted in 1968 and returned in 1986 and has been swum since.
Note that in IM Relay races, backstroke is the first stroke swum, since that is the only stroke where the swimmer must start in the water rather than with a dive.

Answer: 12

A perfect game score of 300 can only be achieved with 12 consecutive strikes. The first documented 300 game occurred in 1902.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

Based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book, the 1988 movie "Eight Men Out" tells the story of Shoeless Joe Jackson and his teammates, who allegedly accepted bribes to lose the 1919 World Series. Considered one of the best teams ever, the highly-fancied Chicago White Sox lost 5-3 to the Cincinnati Reds.

Answer: Benfica

Madrid beat Stade de Reims of France in the 1956 final, Italy's Fiorentina in 1957, AC Milan in 1958, Reims again in 1959 and Germany's Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960. Portugal's Benfica won the next two competitions, beating Barcelona in the 1961 final and Real Madrid in 1962. They then lost to Milan in the 1963 final.

Answer: Women's 400m

Betty Cuthbert of Australia was the first winner of the Women's 400m, when the event was introduced in 1964. France's Marie-Jose Perec was the first person to win it twice, in 1992 and 1996.