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Sporting Firsts 100309 is a selection of 10 questions. Sporting Firsts 100309 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 Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect ten in a modern Olympic competition?
A Nadia Comaneci, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
2 Who was the first bowler to take 300 Test Match wickets, achieving this feat in 1964?
A Fred Trueman – part of a famous bowling partnership with Brian Statham. Trueman’s overall tally of 307 wickets remained the world record until 1975-76
3 Michael Schumacher had his first F1 win in 1992, for which team was he driving?
A Camel Benetton Ford
4 Who were the first winners of the Football League in 1889?
A Preston North End, against Aston Villa. They also won the following year against Everton. They currently play in the EFL Championship.
5 Who was the first Briton to be the world Formula 1 motor racing Grand Prix champion?
A Mike Hawthorne (1958) – The RAC established the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy in 1959 to honor Hawthorn and award it to the most successful British Formula One driver each year.
6 Where in London was the first FA Cup Final venue in 1872?
A Kennington Oval (season 1871 72) – Kennington Oval hosted the FA Cup final 19 times, or 21 including replays, and is the second most-used venue for the event after Wembley.
7 Who made the first ever golf shot on the moon?
A Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. (February 1971) – he used a modified Wilson six-iron that he attached to the handle of a contingency sample return device. Professional Jack Harden Jr. created the club at River Oaks Country Club in Houston.
8 Who was the first snooker player to have a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championships in 1983?
A Cliff Thorburn, in a second-round match against Terry Griffiths
9 The first Commonwealth Games, then known as the British Empire Games, were held in which country?
A Hamilton, Ontario, Canada August 16–23, 1930.
10 Who was the first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier in the 100-meter freestyle in 1922?
A Johnny Weissmuller – Following his retirement from swimming, he played Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932 to 1948