QUARANTINE QUIZZES
Sport round 1 1. Murderball is the original name for which sport? Wheelchair rugby 2. In 1981 at a celebrity tournament at the Gleneagles golf course, which Irish celebrity set the world record for the longest successful golf putt ever televised? Terry Wogan (hard to believe but true!) 3. Which sport was created by a bunch of locals at a pub near Horsham in 1973? Lawnmower racing - invented in Billingshurst! 4. The band The Kaiser Chiefs take their name from a football club in which country? S outh Africa 5. In which sport would you try to get your wood near the kitty? Bowls 6. In what sport would you not want to find yourself with a Hogged or Burned stone? C urling 7. What new feature of the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 resulted in the withdrawal of many high-profile athletes? Drug testing. Hey man, it was the 60s… 8. In which sport would you be participating if you performed a Fosbury Flop? H igh jump. The move was invented by American Olympic champion Dick Fosbury at the very same 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Other high jump moves include the Eastern scissors and the ‘roll and straddle’. 9. Which English football club has Sir Elton John served as a director, as a chairman and as a president? Watford. He is now the Honorary Life President. 10. What is the national sport of Papua New Guinea? Rugby League. Papua New Guinea first came into contact with rugby league during the gold rush in the 1930s through Australian miners.