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How Very Sporting Trivia Quiz

Sport does not always have to be about conflict and enmity, sometimes it can be pure and friendly. These questions are about sporting gestures in the truest form of the words.

A multiple-choice quiz by darksplash. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
darksplash

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,844

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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482

Question 1 of 10

1. Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936, but he probably would not have won the long jump had he not taken some good advice from a rival competitor. What nationality was that rival? Hint

French

Canadian

British

German

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Question 2 of 10

2. Bobby Jones was one of the greatest golfers the USA ever produced. Between 1923 and 1930 he won 14 majors. What prevented him though, from winning the 1925 US Open? Hint

He was penalised for lending a driver to a playing opponent who had broken his

He was was given a one-shot penalty for tapping a divot on his opponent's putting line

He called a penalty against himself and was penalised one shot

He was given a one-shot penalty for slow play after stopping to assist a spectator who had been hit by a ball

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Question 3 of 10

3. "To the losers go the hang-ups, to the victors go the hangers-on" sang the US folkie Phil Ochs. However, one winner who took the time to console a beaten rival was the England cricketer Andrew Flintoff, who delayed his celebrations to put an arm around an almost inconsolable Australian rival. What was England's margin of victory? Hint

200 runs

20 runs

2 wickets

2 runs

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I didn't want you to miss that putt, but I wasn't going to give you the opportunity"- those were the words of the golfer Jack Nicklaus when he conceded a putt to Tony Jacklin. That remarkable sporting moment was to be to Jacklin's advantage. In which competition did it happen? Hint

The US Open

The Ryder Cup

The Masters

The (British) Open

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Question 5 of 10

5. Paolo di Canio was the stereotypical Italian footballer (soccer player): handsome, talented, passionate - hot-tempered. In one moment in 2000 he redeemed his previous bad boy reputation when he stopped play to help an injured rival when he could easily have scored a goal. What, however, was the 'crime' that di Canio had previously been most noted for? Hint

He used his hand to score a goal that put England out of the World Cup

He deliberately kicked one of his teammates in the head during a training match

He kicked the ball out of a goalkeeper's hands and into the net

He pushed a referee

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, Judy Guinness spurned a chance of becoming the first ever British woman to win a gold medal in fencing when she held back from a winning strike after her opponent stumbled.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. There's an old sporting adage that "there's no I in team", but that has not stopped some sportsmen and women thinking they were bigger than their team. Not the Australian cricketer Mark Taylor, though. What did he do in 1998 that put others before himself? Hint

Declared the innings closed, thus denying himself the chance to become a record-breaking batsman

Allowed himself to be given 'out' instead of Shane Warne

Sacrificed his wicket so that Ricky Ponting would have the chance to become a record-breaking batsman

Took himself out of the bowling order when he needed just one wicket to match Malcolm Marshall's record

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Take my mother-in-law: no, please take her away from here." We have all heard those mother-in-law jokes, but in 2008 a Welshman called Gwilym Rees had cause to be thankful for his wife's mother. What did she do that earned his thanks? Hint

Donated a cornea so he could become a top darts player

Drove him 500 miles to watch a rugby match

Drove him 500 miles to watch a football match

Donated a kidney so he could become a top darts player

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Question 9 of 10

9. The British driver Stirling Moss was widely regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to have won the world championship. Which sporting gesture cost him the title in 1958? Hint

He slowed down so that a driver who had stalled on leaving the pits could restart

He spoke up for a rival about to be docked points

He refused to overtake a driver who had stalled on leaving the pits

He allowed a team mate to drive the team's number one car

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Question 10 of 10

10. As most people on funtrivia know, Roger Bannister was the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile, however, he had a great rival in the Australian John Landy. In the 1956 Australian championships, Landy had a great chance to break that record. What selfless act probably prevented it? Hint

He slowed up at the tape to allow a rival to pass and thus gain a place in the Olympic team

He took on the pacemaker's role for another runner

He stopped to assist a runner who had fallen

He deliberately posted a slow time in the funtrivia Word Wizard game to allow a friend to win the hourly round

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: German

Owens foot-faulted twice in the qualifying stage and would have been disqualified had he foot-faulted a third time. His greatest rival, the German Lutz Long, advised Owens to mark out his run-up again. Owens did so and went on to win gold. Lutz had to settle for the silver.

Afterwards, Owens said, "You can melt down all the medals and cups I have won and they wouldn't be worth the plating on the 24-carat friendship I felt for Lutz Long at that moment."

2. Bobby Jones was one of the greatest golfers the USA ever produced. Between 1923 and 1930 he won 14 majors. What prevented him though, from winning the 1925 US Open?

Answer: He called a penalty against himself and was penalised one shot

At the 10th hole on the first round, Jones hit his drive into the rough. As he addressed the ball for his second shot, it moved slightly. No one else noticed, but Jones called a one-shot penalty against himself. He lost the tournament by that same margin. Later, he was congratulated for his honesty and said, "You might as well praise a man for not breaking into banks."

Answer: 2 runs

The second Test for 'The Ashes' was played at Egbaston in England in 2005 and ended in a very tight victory for the home team, by two runs. This was in fact the narrowest winning margin in test victory to that point. At the end the Australian Brett Lee slumped to the ground, weary and disappointed. Flintoff broke off the celebrations to put a comforting arm around the batsman he had, just minutes before, been bombarding with some vicious deliveries.

Answer: The Ryder Cup

At Royal Birkdale in 1969, Jacklin was left with a two-foot putt on the 18th green to tie the match. If he missed, the Ryder Cup would have gone to the USA. That concession resulted in the entire match being tied.

Answer: He pushed a referee

In December 2000, Di Canio's club, West Ham United, played Everton in a league game. With the score at 1-1 and time running out, a cross from the right reached di Canio, who had an open goal in front of him. Di Canio could have headed into the empty net, but he had spotted that the Everton goalkeeper, Paul Gerard, had fallen down injured. Di Canio caught the ball and stopped play so the keeper could be treated. The match ended 1-1. In 1998, di Canio pushed referee Paul Alcock to the ground after being sent off while playing for his then club, Sheffield Wednesday, at home to Arsenal.

Answer: False

In fact Guinness, who was just 21, was declared the winner in the final against Ellen Preis of Austria. The British woman pointed out, though, that the judges had failed to count two hits by her opponent. They reviewed their decision and gave the gold to the Austrian.

Answer: Declared the innings closed, thus denying himself the chance to become a record-breaking batsman

In 1998, Australia played Pakistan at Peshawar. At the end of the second day's play, Taylor, the Australian captain, had scored 334 runs. He had equaled the record set by the greatest of all Australian players, Don Bradman. Just one run the next day would have beaten that record.

Instead, Taylor declared the innings closed to give his team a greater chance of securing victory. Did it work? I hear you ask, well no. The game ended in a draw.

Answer: Drove him 500 miles to watch a football match

In 2008, Gwilym Rees planned to travel from Wales to Germany to see a World Cup qualifying match between the two countries. Unfortunately he missed the supporters' coach so his mother-in-law drove him all the way by road and ferry so he could see the match. Was it worth it? You judge, Germany won 1-0.

9. The British driver Stirling Moss was widely regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to have won the world championship. Which sporting gesture cost him the title in 1958?

Answer: He spoke up for a rival about to be docked points

At the the Portuguese grand prix, Mike Hawthorn, who was considered to be the biggest rival to Moss, spun off the track. For that he was to have points deducted. Moss had witnessed the incident and testified at a hearing that Hawthorn did nothing wrong. Hawthorn kept his points, and took the title from Moss by a solitary point.

Answer: He stopped to assist a runner who had fallen

Ron Clarke was leading the field, but stumbled and fell. Landy stopped, then helped Clarke to his feet. Landy then resumed the face and won, but was six seconds outside the record.

Source: Author darksplash

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