Sport
Questions about sport in the UK, major sporting events, famous athletes and the history of British sport.
48 questions
Practice these questions →Mary Peters won an Olympic gold medal in which event?
✓ Pentathlon
Where is the home of English football?
✓ Wembley Stadium, London
The "Ashes" is a cricket competition between England and which other country?
✓ Australia
Wimbledon is a famous annual tennis tournament held in:
✓ London
The Grand National is a famous:
✓ Horse race held at Aintree
Where is the National Horseracing Museum located?
✓ Newmarket, Suffolk
Golf is particularly associated with which UK country?
✓ Scotland
How many players are in a rugby league team?
✓ 13
Sir Roger Bannister became famous for:
✓ Being the first person to run a mile in under four minutes
Sir Steve Redgrave won how many consecutive Olympic gold medals in rowing?
✓ Five
Jessica Ennis won Olympic gold in which event at the 2012 London Olympics?
✓ Heptathlon
Andy Murray won which Grand Slam tennis tournament in 2012, becoming the first British man to do so in 76 years?
✓ US Open
Where is the home of golf in Britain?
✓ St Andrews, Scotland
The Super League is the most well-known competition in:
✓ Rugby league
Which of the following is a famous horse racing event held at Epsom?
✓ The Derby
What sport is played at Lord's Cricket Ground in London?
✓ Cricket
Royal Ascot is a prestigious annual event in which sport?
✓ Horse racing
The FA Cup is a knockout competition in which sport?
✓ Football
England's national football team plays its home games at:
✓ Wembley Stadium, London
Which British tennis player won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016?
✓ Andy Murray
Where is cricket most popular in the UK?
✓ England
In which year were the Olympic Games held in London most recently?
✓ 2012
Sir Mo Farah is famous for:
✓ Winning Olympic gold medals in long-distance running (5,000m and 10,000m)
The Henley Royal Regatta is a famous annual event in which sport?
✓ Rowing
Which race is known as "the greatest show on turf"?
✓ The Derby at Epsom
Sir Jackie Stewart, who won the Formula 1 world championship three times, competed in which sport?
✓ Motor racing
Bobby Moore captained the English team that won the World Cup in 1966 in which sport?
✓ Football
Sir Ian Botham captained the English national team in which sport?
✓ Cricket
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won Olympic gold medals in 1984 in which sport?
✓ Ice dancing
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who won 16 Paralympic medals, is famous in which sport?
✓ Wheelchair racing
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