Sports quiz of the year

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited December 2009 in The bottom bracket
Can we answer them all without resorting to a search engine?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/de ... -year-2009

I'll start...

9. A vuvuzela is the annoying trumpet the South African fans were blowing in the Confederations Cup

11. Ronnie O'Sullivan

15. David Haye

33. Andre Agassi

36. Mark Cavendish

50. Frank Lampard

55. Lee Byrne

61. Jessica Ennis

68. Swimming

81. Barry Hearn

That leaves 90 answers left. Over to you.

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  • d_retallack
    d_retallack Posts: 27
    edited December 2009
    13 Michael Vaughan

    18 Andrew Strauss

    22 Steve Harmison

    39 Glen Mcgrath

    46 Graham Onions ?

    85 Mark Cavendish
    5138028552_5b583a9b56_t.jpg
  • rokkala
    rokkala Posts: 649
    1. PSV, Barcelona, ?, ?

    2. Don't know, but i'm sure it was an own goal.

    5. Germany

    6. William Gallas

    10. His missus

    20. Jenson Button

    44. James Corden

    45. Mike Tyson

    47. Paris Hilton

    57. Ronan O'Gara

    62. Usain Bolt, 100m, Tyson Gay 2nd.

    69. Zlatan Ibrahimovich

    76.YE Yang - Beating Tiger Woods to win USPGA.

    78. Tom Cruise - Started champions league game for Arsenal

    79. Pat Symonds - Renault F1 technical director, resigned and subsequently banned from F1 after being found to have helped fix a race.

    85. Cavendish?

    88. Manny Pacquaio

    89. Whoever it was that lost to Angel Carbrera in the Masters?

    90. Bernie Ecclestone

    Picture Round:

    1F, 2A, 3H, 7B,
  • d_retallack
    d_retallack Posts: 27
    picture round 5 G
    5138028552_5b583a9b56_t.jpg
  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    2 Damien Duff - of Newcastle
  • plowmar
    plowmar Posts: 1,032
    14 Tom Watson
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    47. Paris Hilton

    50. Frank Lampard

    66. Tom Daley?

    85. Stephen Roche
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    4 Luton Town
    Tail end Charlie

    The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    21. Uzman Afzal, a bidon :lol:
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    27 - Mitchell Johnson

    28 - Ben Hilfenhaus

    86 - Usain Bolt
  • Tempestas
    Tempestas Posts: 486
    75 - Rory Fallon - Footballer (currently at Plymouth I think...)
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,646
    3 Arsenal?
    4 Luton
    5 Germany
    10 His wife
    11 "Rocket" Ronnie O Sullivan
    14 Gotta be Tom Watson hasn;t it?

    I'll be back with more
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,646
    42 Jimmy White
    49 The Saturdays, oh yes!
    50 Frank Lampard
    52 The Departed (in The Police training section)
    61 Jessica Ennis
    62 Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay
    64 Mon Mome
    66 (Guessing) Beth Tweddle
    68 Swimming
    69 Ibrihamiovic (Is his first name Zlatan or something?)
    74 Referee for Chelsea-Barca CL Semi at Stamford Bridge
    75 Scored New Zealand's World Cup-qualifying goal
    84 Mick Kanaan

    Picture round
    2a
    9c
    1f
    5g
    3h?
    8b
    10j (Tube strikes)

    Some have been done but...
  • smegurmum
    smegurmum Posts: 181
    12. Sir Alex Fergerson about wayne rooney
    22. Harmison?

    picture round
    4i
    Genesis Altitude
    BMC Team Machine
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    edited December 2009
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    66 (Guessing) Beth Tweddle

    Picture round
    8b

    66 Is Tom Daley

    In the picture round 8E (he won his weight in pies) and 7B (Foster had the Spurs penalty takers on his ipod at the league cup final)

    Others that no-one has yet:

    1. PSV, Barcelona, Porto, Sporting Lisbon
    17. Rafa Benitez
    23. Katich, Ponting, North and Haddin (I went to match for three days and saw them all reach 100)
    24. 2 - Strauss and Trott
    26. Haddin was injured after the team list had been submitted and Strauss allowed them to replace him
    40. Mark Ward (former West Ham player - my team)
    43. Jade Johnson
    51. Some bloke who used to play for Bath (don't know his name)
    59. Martyn Williams (I was at this game too)
    65. Leinster & Munster
    67. Tony McCoy + ?
    70. Heather Watson (a friend of mine knows her family)
    80. He's the guy who gave Agassi his drugs
    86 Usain Bolt
    87. The Wimbledon roof

    Pictures: 6D - Bolt hurt his foot in a car crash)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    afx237vi wrote:
    55. Lee Byrne
    .

    I'm fairly sure it was Jamie Roberts not Lee Byrne
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,646
    RichN95 wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    66 (Guessing) Beth Tweddle

    66 Is Tom Daley

    I'm sorry to be pedantic, but Tom Daley won his in July
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/gymnastics/8313297.stm
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,154
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    I'm sorry to be pedantic, but Tom Daley won his in July
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/gymnastics/8313297.stm

    Yeah, you're right. God knows why I answered that one - I know nothing about either sport. I'm definitely right about the pictures though (desperately trying to save face).
    Twitter: @RichN95

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