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100 GREATEST SPORTING MOMENTS - QUIZ
1. Which Sporting World-beater's first name is Eldrick? Click here to see the answer TIGER WOODS
2. In the 1962 World Cup Quarter Final in Chile which England striker succeeded where
all his team-mates failed in catching a dog which had strayed onto the pitch? JIMMY GREAVES
3. How many runs did South Africa need to score from the last ball of their innings
in the 1992 World Cup match against England once the target had been recalculated
after a short rain delay? 22 FROM THE LAST BALL
4. Who was the last man to hold the mile record with a time of over four minutes? GUNDER HAEGG OF SWEDEN. HE SET A WORLD'S BEST TIME OF 4.01.4 in 1945, WHICH REMAINED UNBEATEN UNTIL SIR ROGER BANNISTER RAN 3.59.4 NINE YEARS LATER
5. How many different teams have won the F.A. Cup and who were the most recent addition
to the list by winning the Cup for the first time? 42 CLUBS HAVE WON THE F.A. CUP. NUMBER 42 TO JOIN THE LIST WAS WIMBLEDON IN 1988
6. Which horse was second to Red Rum after being overhauled on the final run-in in the
epic Grand National finish of 1973? CRISP
7. In which sport do the British players ranked number 1 & 2 share a birthday and who are they? BRITAIN'S TOP TWO TENNIS PLAYERS GREG RUSEDSKI AND TIM HENMAN WERE BOTH BORN ON SEPTEMBER 6TH
(GREG IN 1973, TIM IN 1974)
8. What do Andrew Holmes, Martin Cross and James Cracknell have in common? THEY ALL ROWED ALONGSIDE FIVE TIMES WINNER SIR STEVEN REDGRAVE IN OLYMPIC GOLD WINNING CREWS
9. Which sporting brothers both retired from playing on April 28th 1973? SIR BOBBY AND JACK CHARLTON
10. Which Irish boxer ended Chris Eubank's 34-fight unbeaten run in 1995? STEVE COLLINS
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