The Who, What, When, Where, & Why Sports Quiz

Answer: Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Comaneci, from Romania, recorded that achievement in the uneven bars at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. That eventuality had been considered so improbable that the official scoreboard was not capable of recording 10.0, showing 1.0 instead. Nadia Comaneci was just 14 at the time and went on to win five Olympic gold medals in all at the 1976 and 1980 games.

Answer: 21 seconds

On March 23, 1952, Mosienko scored three goals in just 21 seconds while playing for the Chicago Blackhawks against the New York Rangers.

Answer: 1983

Victory for Australia in 1983 brought to a end the longest running wining streak in sports history. The USA had won all of the events since 1851. (Poetic licence, the competition began in 1851, but was not known as the "America's Cup" until 1870). The yachting title was named after the schooner "America", which won that first race around the Isle of White in 1851.

The trophy is the oldest international sporting trophy.

Answer: Iffley Road Track, Oxford

Bannister was aged 25 and a medical student at Oxford University when he ran the first sub four-minute mile on 5 May 1954. During that run Bannister received the assistance of pacemakers Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher and finished in a time of 3:59:04. That record lasted about a month, when 3:58.0 John Landy (Australia) ran 3:58.0 on 21 June 1954.

Answer: Because it was there

In 1924, he returned to try again, but this third attempt proved fatal. Mallory and his partner Andrew Irvine were last seen on their way to the summit. Mallory's frozen body was found on the north ridge in 1999.

A year before that third attempt, he was asked by a "New York Times" reporter why he wanted to climb Everest and his words have echoed down through the years: "Because it's there... Everest is the highest mountain in the world, and no man has reached its summit. Its existence is a challenge. The answer is instinctive, a part, I suppose, of man's desire to conquer the universe."

It was not until May 1953 that climbers reached the peak of Everest.

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Rocky Marciano achieved that 49-0 record between 1948 and 1956 to earn the highest knockout percentage of any heavyweight champion ever (87.76). Rocco Francis Marchegiano was born on September 1, 1923 in Brockton, Massachusetts USA. He showed prowess at several sports as a young man and boxed for the army during WW2 service. He boxed as an amateur for several years and his professional career started in 1948.

In his career, he was knocked down just twice and retired undefeated. People have speculated about whether Marciano would have beaten Muhammad Ali. A consensus was that Marciano was easily marked, but if Ali had not gained a match-stopping position within six to eight rounds, Marciano would have won over 15.

Answer: Red Rum

Red Rum won the gruelling race in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He also finished second on two occasions. The Grand National is perhaps the greatest steeplechase on the horse racing calendar. It is certainly one of the most dangerous for horses and riders. The race is also extremely popular with punters: indeed many British people make it their one racing bet of the year.

But Red Rum was more than just an Aintree specialist. He was a great horse over jumps, not falling once in 100 races.

Answer: 1928

At Paris in 1900, Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first woman to compete and the first female Olympic champion, as a member of the winning team in a sailing event. However, at the early games of the 20th Century, women were only allowed to compete in events that suited their femininity. It was not until Amsterdam 1928 that athletics events for women were included.

Answer: All England Club (Wimbledon)

The venues that host qualifying tournaments are Wimbledon, New York, Melbourne, and Paris. Navratilova won the Wimbledon title on seven consecutive occasions between 1982 and 1987. She was born in Prague in 1956 and won more than 350 titles during her career. That included a "career Grand Slam", winning all four qualifying tournaments, but not necessarily in the same year. Technically, all four titles must be one in the same season to make it a Grand Slam.

Answer: Boycotted over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

In 1979, the USSR invaded Afghanistan. In protest, the USA and 64 other nations boycotted the Olympic Games set for Moscow in 1980. Four years later, the USSR and several other Communist Bloc countries retaliated by boycotting the 1984 games in Los Angeles.