Football
1) Who scored the first-ever hat-trick in the Premier League?
a) Les Ferdinand
b) Brian Deane
c) Eric Cantona
2) From which club did Chelsea sign goalkeeper Petr Cech in 2004?
a) Stade Rennais
b) Sparta Prague
c) NEC Nijmegen
Cricket
3) Where was the first Twenty20 World Cup staged in 2007?
a) South Africa
b) England
c) Pakistan
4) Where will the World Cup be staged in 2015?
a) England and Wales
b) Pakistan and India
c) Australia and New Zealand
Rugby Union
5) In which year did England and South Africa play the first floodlit match at Twickenham?
a) 1987
b) 1991
c) 1995
Golf
6) What colour jacket is awarded to the winner of the Masters?
a) Green
b) Claret
c) Yellow
Tennis
7) Which was the only Grand Slam event that Pete Sampras failed to win during his career?
a) US Open
b) French Open
c) Australian Open
Olympics
8) Michael Phelps swam to eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008, but how many did he win in Athens 2004?
a) None
b) Four
c) Six
General Knowledge
9) What was Christopher Dean’s job before he found fame in an ice dance partnership with Jayne Torvill?
a) Policeman
b) Bus driver
c) Vet
10) Who was known as the ‘the Louisville Lip’?
a) Joe Frazier
b) Muhammad Ali
c) Sonny Liston
Answers: 1.) c , 2.) a , 3.) a , 4.) c , 5.) c , 6.) a , 7.) b , 8.) c , 9.) a , 10.) b
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