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Questions require answers (1pt each).

 

1. In American Football, which were the first two teams to win the Superbowl twice (both achieved the feat in consecutive seasons) ?

 

A1. Green Bay (67 & 68) Miami (73 & 74)

 

2. Rugby League side Wigan recently appointed New Zealand's most successful ever coach to take charge of their team. What is his name and who was the coach he replaced ?

 

A2. Frank Endacott replaced Andy Goodway

 

3. Golf; who were the rival team captains in the 1999 Ryder Cup ?

 

A3. Ben Crenshaw (USA) & Mark James (Europe)

 

4. On 5 April 1999 Richard Dunwoody became the most successful rider in the history of National Hunt racing. Can you name both the horse & the course that gave him his record-breaking 1,679th winner ?

 

A4. Yorkshire Edition at Wincanton

 

5. On Sunday 26 December 1999, in a Nationwide League Division 3 fixture played at Withdean both sides' sponsors were magazine titles; the home side by 'Skint', the away side by 'Loaded'. Which two football teams ?

 

A5. Brighton & Hove Albion and Barnet

 

6. The 1999 F1 drivers' championship was settled at the Japanese Grand Prix in Japan on 1st November. Can you name the driver & the circuit ?

 

A6. Mika Hakkinen & Suzuka

 

7. The Summer Olympics; which were the first two cities to host the modern games twice ?

 

A7. Athens (1896 & 1906) & Paris (1900 & 1924)

 

8. To date only two men have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award twice; can you name them ?

 

A8. Henry Cooper (67 & 70) & Damon Hill (94 & 96)

 

9. Cricket; only 2 Englishmen have ever scored more than 300 runs not out in a Test innings. Which batsmen (in 1933 & 1965) achieved this feat ?

 

A9. Walter Hammond (336) & John Edrich (310)

 

10. The World Student Games have three times been held in a city within an English-speaking nation; can you name two of the three ?

 

A10. Edmonton (1983), Sheffield (1991) or Buffalo (1992)

 

 

 

 

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