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WorksheetsClifton High Sports Quiz
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
In which sport is the participant called a pugilist?
Sprinting
Boxing
Wrestling
Javelin Throwing
The term 'Butterfly stroke' is used in which sport?
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Wrestling
In which game is the term 'putting' used?
Golf
Hockey
Chess
Billiards
The term 'Beamer' is associated with which sport?
Cricket
Hockey
Chess
Football
The term 'Beamer' is associated with which sport?
Cricket
Hockey
Chess
Football
The Thomas cup is related to which sport?
Tennis
Cricket
Basketball
Badminton
The Thomas cup is related to which sport?
Tennis
Cricket
Basketball
Badminton
The Ryder Cup is related to which sport?
Golf
Cricket
Badminton
Football
How many players are there on a water polo team?
6
7
8
9
Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
Italy
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Th nine Wimbledon Champion of Women's singles matches is
Iva Majoli
Jana Novotna
Martina Navratilova
Mary Joe Fernandez
Who won 2 consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 400 metres?
Carl Lewis
Michael Johnson
Gregory Houghton
Alvin Harrison
Where did the game of chess originate?
India
Persia
Arabia
Europe
When were the first recorded Olympics held?
80 AD
320 BC
776 BC
826 BC
How many points did Liverpool record in the 2019/20 Premier League season before football was postponed?
82
90
74
68
Which football team sacked Sir Alex Ferguson as a manager?
St Mirren
Manchester United
East Stirlingshire
Aberdeen
How many times has Rafael Nadal won the French Open?
12
10
14
8
How many times has Rafael Nadal won the French Open?
12
10
14
8
How many times has Rafael Nadal won the French Open?
12
10
14
8
Which team has won more trophies since the first Ryder Cup golf tournament in 1927 – USA or Great Britain/Europe?
USA
Great Britain / Europe
Which international team currently sits top of the FIFA Men’s World Rankings? (April 2020)
Belgium
France
Brazi
England
In which year did American Football star Tom Brady win his first Super Bowl with the New England Patriots?
2002
2004
2006
2008
Which football player (still currently playing) has scored the most goals?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Louis Suárez
Zlatan Ibrahimović
At 805 goals, which football player holds the record of the most goals scored in a football career?
Josef Bican
Romário
Pelé
Ferenc Puskás
Who is the last non-British, non-German Formula 1 driver to win the World Driver’s title?
Kimi Raikkonen
Fernando Alonso
Mika Häkkinen
Jacques Villeneuve
Eoin Morgan set the record for number of sixes in a one-day international cricket match against Afghanistan at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. How many sixes did he hit?
17
20
15
23
Which WWE superstar did Tyson Fury wrestle in 2019?
Braun Strowman
Big E
Bo Dallas
Daniel Bryan
Who is the top scorer for the England Women’s national football team?
Kelly Smith
Lucy Bronze
Alex Morgan
Megan Rapinoe
In which sport would competitors use a piece of equipment known as a foil?
Fencing
Sailing
Wind-surfing
Equestrianism
Frankie Dettori won seven races out of seven races at which UK horse racing course in 1995?
Ascot
Cheltenham
Aintree
Toaster
In which sport do teams compete to win the Stanley Cup?
Ice Hockey
Baseball
Basketball
NASCAR
What is Usain Bolt’s blistering 100m world record time?
9.58 seconds
9.86 seconds
10.02 seconds
8.92 seconds
Which famous football manager once said: “I wouldn’t say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one”?
Brian Clough
Alex Ferguson
José Mourinho
Jürgen Klopp
Did Team GB win more medals in total at London 2012 or Rio 2016?
Rio 2016
London 2012
The first FIFA World Cup was held in which year?
1930
1935
1940
1945
The first FIFA world cup was held by which nation?
Uruguay
Italy
France
Brazil
England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup thanks to an iconic drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson. How many points did England score in the match?
20
23
17
25
Coco Gauff made headlines at Wimbledon last year when she beat Venus Williams. How old was Gauff?
15
14
16
17
What is Muhammad Ali’s real name?
Cassius Clay
George Foreman
Gerry McNamara
Name the player that didn't win the 2018/19 Premier League Golden Boot.
Mohamed Salah
Sadio Mane
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Harry Kane
Which Welsh rugby player has been capped the most times?
Alun Wyn Jones
Gethin Jenkins
Gareth Thomas
Mike Phillips
How many balls are in total are there on the table at the start of a game of snooker?
22
20
19
21
At which Olympics did Kelly Holmes win two gold medals?
Athens 2004
Sydney 2000
Beijing 2008
Atlanta 1996
Which of these is not a real sport:
Footgolf
Hand rounders
Chess boxing
In which sport do competitors refer to ‘catching a crab’?
Rowing
Boxing
Sailing
Who has won more grand slam tennis titles: Serena Williams or Roger Federer?
Serena Williams
Roger Federer
Jade Jones took home gold for Team GB in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Which sport does she compete in?
Taekwondo
Boxing
Judo
Karate
After retiring from professional cycling, what other sport did Bradley Wiggins briefly attempt to make a career in?
Rowing
Football
Darts
Long-distance running
Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam tournament?
Fred Perry
Tim Henman
Kyle Edmund
Jeremy Bates
Which of the following would last 1-3 weeks?
Mega-cycle
Macro-cycle
Meso-cycle
Micro-cycle
The focus of the transition phase is...
Maintenance of fitness
Rest and recuperation
Tapering
Sport specific fitness
Which of the following defines VO2max?
Ability of the body to inspire, transport and utilise oxygen
The organised division of training into blocks
Maximum volume of oxygen inspired, transported and utilised per minute
Maintaining intensity but decreasing volume of training by one third
Which of the following is a sub-maximal test?
Cooper 12-minute run
Direct gas analysis
NCF multi-stage fitness test
Queen's College step test
Which of the following training zones would develop aerobic capacity?
50-60%
80-100%
60-80%
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) should have a work relief ratio of...
1.5:1
0.5:1
1:1
2:1
'The ability to sustain repeated contractions over a period of time withstanding fatigue'
Maximal Strength
Explosive Strength
Strength Endurance
Static Strength
Which of the following test maximal strength?
UK abdominal curl test
Vertical jump test
Grip strength dynamometer
One repetition maximum test
Which muscle fibre type would you most associate with explosive strength?
Type 1
Type 2a
Type 2b
Plyometric training is based on which of the following...
Eccentric followed by concentric contraction
Isometric following by concentric contraction
Concentric followed by eccentric contraction
