South African Sports [1] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bruce Fordyce

Bruce Fordyce completed 23 Comrades Marathon runs and won 9 times between 1981 and 1990. He has also won the London to Brighton marathon and set a world record over 55 miles.

Answer: Boxing

Brian Mitchell won the WBA junior lightweight title in 1986, and ended up defending it successfully 12 times which in itself was a world record. He retired undefeated in 1991 with 46 wins, one loss, and two draws.

Answer: Newlands

Newlands Stadium in Cape Town lies beneath the imposing Table Mountain which makes it a beautiful location for a cricket match. The first test played at Newlands was in 1889 with South Africa vs England.

Answer: The sound of a cock crowing

Prior to 1948, a regular starter's gun was used but then a new tradition was started when the race official at the time, Max Trimborn, loudly imitated a cock's crow. This tradition has been continued with a recording of Trimborn being used to start the race.

Answer: Oscar Chalupsky

Elana Meyer won silver in the 10000m in Barcelona. Malcolm Todd represented South Africa in archery, and Penny Heyns was the youngest member of the squad at just 17. Oscar Chalupsky is a rower/paddler and has been in the limelight in this arena since his first competition in 1979. He placed second in the Molokai World Surf Ski Championship in 2006, at the age of 43.

Answer: Bill Perry

Bill Perry was born in Johannesburg in 1930 and was playing as a midfielder for Blackpool FC at the time. He scored the winning goal against Bolton in injury time.

Answer: England

South Africa played against England in the group stage on 12 March 1992 in Melbourne, and England won by 3 wickets. They then faced each other again in the semi-finals on the 22 March in Sydney, and England won by 19 runs.

Answer: Two Oceans

The Two Oceans was first run in 1970, and the course has changed little since that first race. It covers Chapmans Peak, Noordhoek and Hout Bay, and back into Cape Town.

Answer: Aaron

Dr Ali Bacher was the captain of the South African cricket team and became the head of the United Cricket Board.

Answer: Gary Player

Gary Player became a professional golfer in 1953 and has had 163 career championships. He designs golf courses around the world and was commissioned to design the gold course at the Palace of the Lost City, home of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. He was awarded the 2003 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award.

Answer: Germiston

The Herman Immelman Stadium is in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. It is a top class athletics stadium that has hosted the South African althletics championships. It was also proposed as a training venue for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Answer: Rovigio

Rovigo is a club based just south of Venice, founded in 1935 they play in the Super 10.

Answer: Bruce Grobbelaar

Grobbelaar was born in Durban in 1957, and he started his football career in Zimbabwe, played in Vancouver, and was head-hunted by Liverpool. He played 627 matches for them.

Answer: Jeffrey's Bay

Jeffrey's Bay has long been considered to be the home of the perfect wave. It is just south of Port Elizabeth and annually hosts the Billabong Surfing Festival.

Answer: Vic Toweel

Vic Toweel born in Benoni in 1928, won the world bantamweight title in 1950 against Manuel Ortiz. As an amateur he lost only twice in approximately 300 fights.