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Quiz about BBC Sport Program Superstars 2003

BBC Sport Program Superstars 2003 Quiz

This Quiz is all about BBC's "Superstars" event where famous athletes compete against each other in a wide range of disciplines, collecting points according to their score or time, and the winner is the man or woman with the highest aggregate total.

A multiple-choice quiz by grilli. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
grilli

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,858

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which athlete recorded the fastest time in the 100 meters heats? Hint

Henry Olonga

Tony Underwood

Martin Offiah

Du'aine Ladejo

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which rugby player recorded the fastest time in the 100 meter sprint? Hint

Gavin Hastings

Tony Underwood

Martin Offiah

Rory Underwood

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which female athlete won the 50 meter swimming event? Hint

Kate Howey

Annabelle Croft

Katherine Merry

Lesley McKenna

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the only competitor to equal skier Alain Baxter's total in the Squats? Hint

Graham Bell

Martin Bell

Lesley McKenna

Chris Boardman

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the 2003 series, who recorded the fastest time in the kayak? Hint

Brian Hooper

Chris Boardman

Graham Bell

Alain Baxter

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who took the overall golfing honours with a series high of 13 points? Hint

Steve Claridge

Peter Scudamore

Tony Underwood

Phil de Glanville

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which track star recorded the fastest time in the 800 meters event? Hint

Du'aine Ladejo

Iwan Thomas

Jamie Baulch

Colin Jackson

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Question 8 of 10

8. The sportsman with the quickest time in the mountain bike race was representing which sport? Hint

Athletics

Badminton

Rowing

Skiing

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which two ladies won the final, and became Ladies British Superstars Champions? Hint

Zoe Baker and Annabelle Croft

Leanda Cave and Liz McColgan

Lesley McKenna and Annabelle Croft

Lesley McKenna and Zoe Baker

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the 2003 mens final? Hint

Alain Baxter

Jamie Baulch

Brian Hooper

Du'aine Ladejo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which athlete recorded the fastest time in the 100 meters heats?

Answer: Henry Olonga

Cricketer Henry Olonga recorded a time of 11.19 in heat 1. Du'aine Ladejo did record a time of 10.55 but this was in the final and was heavily wind assisted.

2. Which rugby player recorded the fastest time in the 100 meter sprint?

Answer: Martin Offiah

Martin Offiah was timed at 11.79. Tony Underwood got 11.90 in his heat and beat his older brother Rory by half a second. Gavin Hastings recorded a time of 12.70 and was rather embarrassingly beaten by snooker player, Paul Hunter.

3. Which female athlete won the 50 meter swimming event?

Answer: Lesley McKenna

McKenna beat Croft by .32 seconds.

4. Who was the only competitor to equal skier Alain Baxter's total in the Squats?

Answer: Lesley McKenna

His cousin Lesley McKenna also recorded a total of 117. One less than the all time record set by Brian Jacks. Martin Bell got 109, beating his borther, Graham by 6. Chris Boardman managed 100.

5. In the 2003 series, who recorded the fastest time in the kayak?

Answer: Brian Hooper

50 year old Hooper was the quickest with a time of 45.50, beating 37 year old Graham Bell by .1 seconds, 35 year old Chris Boardman by .6 seconds and 29 year old Baxter by just over a second.

6. Who took the overall golfing honours with a series high of 13 points?

Answer: Phil de Glanville

He ended up coming 2nd in heat one.

7. Which track star recorded the fastest time in the 800 meters event?

Answer: Iwan Thomas

Thomas was a full 6 seconds quicker than the next competitor.

8. The sportsman with the quickest time in the mountain bike race was representing which sport?

Answer: Skiing

Skier Alain Baxter was even faster than athlete Iwan Thomas, who was once a professional BMX Bike rider in his youth.

9. Which two ladies won the final, and became Ladies British Superstars Champions?

Answer: Lesley McKenna and Zoe Baker

10. Who won the 2003 mens final?

Answer: Du'aine Ladejo

Ladejo edged out Baxter by 4.5 points in the final.

Source: Author grilli

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