View Full Version : Sports Quiz, round 2
Dodge
16/10/2005, 12:04 AM
1) Which member of England's world cup winning rugby union squad was born (and raised) in Ireland?
2) Name the 5 boxing world champions born in the Republic of Ireland (either from before the time of multiple champions or WBO, WBA, WBC or IBF)
3) Who is the only Irish (born in USA but represented ireland in davis Cup) tennis player to win an ATP world ranking tennis event?
4) Who was the first Irishman to compete at both Summer and Winter olympics?
5) How many medals have Ireland won in Cycling's World championships (From youth to Elite Level)? and don't just guess a randoom number!
6) Which US cities have hosted* Stanley Cup, Super Bowl, NBA Finals and World Series winners(i.e. all 4 major titles)? *loosely hosted, some team played outide the city...
7) Name the two players not from Ireland or Britain to have contested a World Snooker Championship final in the crucible?
8) Who was the last irish province to win a trophy in rugby union and what was it?
9) Who won the first official GAA game played outside Ireland?
10) In Men's athletics, what is the only event where at least one irishman has not competed at in the Olympicc games?
gustavo
16/10/2005, 1:25 AM
7 cliff thorburn , tony drago
10 pole vault ?
Dodge
16/10/2005, 12:00 PM
7) Thorburn's right
10) yep...
deecay
16/10/2005, 12:00 PM
1 Kieran Bracken
2 Steve Collins, Barry McGuigan, Bernard Dunne, Jim Rock
4 Terry McHugh
8 Munster won the Celtic Cup against Llanelli in Landsdowne Road
9 Cavan. Beat Kerry in New York
Superhoops
16/10/2005, 12:38 PM
2. 'Dangerous' Deidre Gogarty from Drogheda, won a womans professional world title!
3. Peter Wright
7. Perry Mans (South Africa) lost to Ray Reardon - 1978?
1) Bracken
2) Collins and Mcguigan right. LOL @ the other two
3) No, not Peter Wright
4) Terry McHugh is right
7) Yeah Perrie Mans is the other one
8) Munster..
9) cavan, of course...
deecay
16/10/2005, 2:22 PM
4 and two fifth out of 5 isnt that bad
sligoman
16/10/2005, 2:59 PM
4 and two fifth out of 5 isnt that baddeecay, stop googling and get back to work:mad: :p
Stephen Roche was world champion
scanlon was world junior champion or amateur or some such.....
Stephen Roche was world champion
scanlon was world junior champion or amateur or some such.....
So thats 2.... How many more?
was martin earley or kelly?
was earley a mountain bike world champion???!??!
Superhoops
16/10/2005, 8:18 PM
1) Bracken
2) Collins and Mcguigan right. LOL @ the other two
3) No, not Peter Wright
4) Terry McHugh is right
7) Yeah Perrie Mans is the other one
8) Munster..
9) cavan, of course...
3) How about Matt Doyle?
Matt Doyle is right (1983 Cologne open)
I didn't say champions wws, I said won medals. Roche won gold and bronze, Kelly won two bronze, Shay elliot won silver in 1962 and Scanlon won the world juniors.
your missing one cyclist dodge..........
Real ale Madrid
17/10/2005, 9:47 AM
6) 3 i can think of
Boston - Red Sox - Celtics - Bruins - Patriots
New York - Yankees - Knicks - Rangers - Jets
L.A - Dodgers/Angels - Lakers - Kings - Raiders (when in L.A)
Boston and New York are right (you can add Boston Braves, New York Jets/Mets/Islanders, Brooklyn Dodgers to that lsit...)
LA Kings have never won the Stanley Cup, so LA isn't right.
an Irishman was the world cycling champion in 1896 in Copenhagen
his name, Harry Reynolds aka the Balbriggan Flyer, they hold an anuual road race in his honour up there.
a bone fide gold medal winner at the world championships of cycling and Irelands first cycling world champion - think he was even mentioned in magees commentry on roches win!?!?!?
Dodge
17/10/2005, 10:34 AM
Sorry I should've specified UCI World Chamionship... Any links?
I dont recgonise the UCI
EITHER DID HARRY!
do an oul google theres a load of stuff on him!
joeSoap
17/10/2005, 10:54 AM
Boxing Champions: Jack McAuliffe (Cork) World Lightweight Champ in 1887. Mike McTigue (Clare) Light Heavyweight champ 1917. Steve Collins, Barry McGuigan and Michael Carruth (a mickey mouse WAA title like Dunnes and Rocks, but all are World Titles nonetheless.)
Superhoops
17/10/2005, 11:06 AM
Boston and New York are right (you can add Boston Braves, New York Jets/Mets/Islanders, Brooklyn Dodgers to that lsit...)
LA Kings have never won the Stanley Cup, so LA isn't right.
St.Louis and Washington
and Chicago?
Dodge
17/10/2005, 11:21 AM
Chicago is the third (and final answer). Agood few have had 3 but only Noew York, Boston and Chicago have won the 4
Dodge
17/10/2005, 11:27 AM
Boxing Champions: Jack McAuliffe (Cork) World Lightweight Champ in 1887. Mike McTigue (Clare) Light Heavyweight champ 1917. Steve Collins, Barry McGuigan and Michael Carruth (a mickey mouse WAA title like Dunnes and Rocks, but all are World Titles nonetheless.)
Are they **** all "world titles", either in boxing or the terms of this question ;)
!?!
McAuliffe, McTigue, McGuigan and Collins are correct. One more AFAIK, born in Clare, if its any help
joeSoap
17/10/2005, 1:11 PM
McAuliffe, McTigue, McGuigan and Collins are correct. One more AFAIK, born in Clare, if its any help
Jack Dempsey (http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/non-jack.htm)
George Gardner (http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gardner.htm)
Tom McCormick (http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/cormick.htm)
That give us 7 without the ones not recognised for Dunne, Rock and Carruth.
****, forgot about Dempsey. Gardner was the other one I had.
Didn't read the small print on McCormick's record at Boxrec.com (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=052894) Not sure he ever held a belt by reading those lines. Still counts I'd say though
So yeah 7 it is
Aberdonian Stu
18/10/2005, 12:57 PM
What about Rinty Monaghan? I didn't see any mention of him here.
Aberdonian Stu
18/10/2005, 2:47 PM
Ah I missed the republic bit in the original post.
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