MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ

1. Sir Francis Chichester (1901-72) sailed round the world (1966-7) in his yacht "Gipsy Moth IV" in:

1. 100 days.
2. 226 days.
3. 55 days.
4. 500 days.

2. The course in the University Boat Race held annually between teams (eight rowers and a cox) from Oxford University and Cambridge University on the river Thames is:

1. 10 km long.
2. 7.2 km long.
3. 8 km long.
4. 25 km long.

3. A "hat-trick" in football or hockey is how many goals scored by one player?:

1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 3.
4. 2.

4. A humorous name among golf players for the bar in the clubhouse, to which players go after playing the final hole on the course is:

1. the 16^th hole.
2. the 21^st hole.
3. the 8^th hole.
4. the 19^th hole.

5. Snooker is a game played with:

1. 16 red balls.
2. 15 red balls.
3. 3 red balls.
4. 10 red balls.

6. How many Olympic Games medals has the Polish athlete Irena Szewińska won?

1. 2
2. 5
3. 3
4. 4

7. The cost of running a Formula One Racing Team each season is:

1. One Million Pounds
2. Five Million Pounds
3. Ten Million Pounds
4. Twenty Million Pounds

8. Manchester United Football Club makes 25 million pounds per year from:

1. Selling Products
2. Entrance Fees to Games
3. Television Income
4. Sponsorship

9. For every pound spent on the National Lottery the Lottery Sports Fund gets:

1. 1.5 pence
2. 3.4 pence
3. 5.6 pence
4. 7.3 pence

10. The percentage of British people taking part in some form of sport is:

1. 30 %
2. 50%
3. 60%
4. 70%