Sport 151006

Sport 151006 is a selection of 10 questions. Sport 151006 is the filename to differentiate it from other Sport and Leisure quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   When did Australia last beat England in the past five Rugby World Cups?
A   1999

2   How many straight white lines are there on a football pitch?
A   16 – 2 sidelines, 2 goal lines, 1 halfway line, 2 penalty area lines (per side), 2 penalty markings (per side), and 2 lines for each corner flag.

3   Which former England captain once referred to the English Rugby Football Union committee as ‘Old Farts’?
A   Will Carling

4   What is the larger-than-life character that has been Arsenal’s mascot since 1994?
A   Gunnersaurus

5   What is the maximum score achievable in ten-pin bowling?
A   300 (achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a single game: one strike in each of the first nine frames, and three more in the tenth frame)

6   Which nation hosted the 2017 Rugby League World Cup?
A   Australia and New Zealand

7   How many players make up an Australian Rules football team?
A   18

8   In which town does the Scottish football team Queen of the South play their home matches?
A   Dumfries

9   On which horseracing course is the St Leger run?
A   Doncaster

10   Of the four different athletic jumping events included in the Olympics, which two are only performed by men?
A   Pole vault and triple jump