A Question of Sport for Pudsey

Series 45 – BBC Children In Need Quiz

QUESTIONS

Sporting General KnowledgeKicking us off is our Sporting General Knowledge round, 10 questions – but with a twist.

The first letter of each answer will combine to spell PUDSEY BEAR.

P – Which P is a sport that’s played by teams of 4 and divided into “chukkas”?

U – Name the only racecourse in Staffordshire that begins with a U?

D – In which ‘D’ sport’s Premier League have competitors included Snakebite, Jackpot and Dennis the Menace?

S – What ‘S’ is the surname of this year’s US Masters and U.S Open Golf Champion?

E – I n which British city beginning with ‘E’ do the Rugby Union team the Chiefs play their home games?

Y – What ‘Y’ is the surname of Team GB’s Skeleton gold medallist from the Sochi Winter Olympics?

B – Which English football club play their home games at Ewood Park – remember that answer should begin with a ‘B’!

E – What ‘E’ was the host city of the 1986 Commonwealth Games?

A – In which ‘A’ sport was played at Lords Cricket Ground during the London Olympics?

R – And finally R. What is the nickname of England women’s Netball team?

Film roundNow it’s time for our Film round. You will see 10 anagrams of famous sporting films and your job is to unscramble them.

Here we go…

CORKY (1976)

JAMES CAP (1996)

LONG UNICORNS (1993)

BIAS IS CUTE (2003)

MY LARGE HIPPO (1996)

DAD OFFERS LIME (1989)

BEDLAM BIKE KITCHEN (2002)

MAIL-ONLY BILLBOARD (2004)

I AGREE MR JURY (1996)

FORAGES BOLDLY (2007)

Music roundOn to the music round now and you are about to hear 10 themes and songs. You must name the sport that is associated with each tune.

(PLAY MUSIC MONTAGE)

Picture Round 1In this picture round you will see 10 celebrities popping up at sporting events around the world. How many can you recognise?

(SHOW PICTURE ROUND 1 IMAGES)

Nature RoundTime now for our Nature round. Within the list of creatures you are about to see, there are 10 that are genuine NFL American Football team names. Can you spot the real ones and avoid the red herrings?

Here is the list of 20 to choose from.

(PLAY NATURE ROUND GRAPHIC SEQUENCE)

TIGERS RAVENS

GRIZZLIES SWIFTS

BRONCOS DOLPHINS

RAMS ALLIGATORS

PANTHERS DUCKS

WILDCATS FALCONS

JAGUARS LIONS

COYOTES WOLVES

EAGLES BEARS

SHARKS VULTURES

Language RoundIt’s Language now. We are about to show you the names of 10 sports written in different languages. The aim is to work out what these sports are in English.

So, here are the 10 sports:

(PLAY LANGUAGE ROUND GRAPHIC SEQUENCE)

TIR À L’ARC (FRENCH)

DAS SEGELN (GERMAN)

CALCIO (ITALIAN)

BALONMANO (SPANISH)

SIMHOPP (SWEDISH)

HOKEJ NA LODZIE (POLISH)

STOLNÍ TENIS (CZECH)

REMO (PORTUGUESE)

PÊL FASGED (WELSH)

CURSĂ DE CAI (ROMANIAN)

Geography RoundTime for a spot of Geography. There are 10 countries that have hosted both a Football World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Your job is to write down all 10 countries.

Literature RoundNext up, literature! You are about to see 10 sports stars and for each one you need to pick which of the options is their real Autobiography. Will you be able to avoid the fakes?

(PLAY LITERATURE ROUND GRAPHIC SEQUENCE)

JOHN McENROE

a) SERIOUS

b) GAME, SET, MATCH

c) OFF THE COURT

USAIN BOLT

a) KING OF THE TRACK

b) CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

c) FASTER THAN LIGHTNING

BEN AINSLIE

a) PLAIN SAILING

b) CLOSE TO THE WIND

c) TROUBLED WATERS

TORVILL AND DEAN

a) DANCING ON ICE

b) FACING THE MUSIC

c) SKATING TO GLORY

GEOFF HURST

a) THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER

b) IT’S A FUNNY OLD GAME

c) 1966 AND ALL THAT

MUHAMMAD ALI

a) THE GREATEST

b) THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE

c) AGAINST THE ROPES.

NICK FALDO

a) IN THE ROUGH

b) LIFE SWINGS

c) MISSING LINKS

SERENA WILLIAMS

a) IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR

b) BREAK POINT

c) QUEEN OF THE COURT

STEVE DAVIS

a) INTERESTING

b) POCKET MONEY

c) FRAME OF MIND

PHIL TAYLOR

a) DOUBLE OR QUITS

b) STAYING POWER

c) CHECKING OUT

History RoundTime for the History Round. For each question you will be shown four events from the same year. Your job is to name the year that they all took place. Just to warn you it will be a mixture of sporting and non-sporting events.

(PLAY HISTORY ROUND GRAPHIC SEQUENCE)

Picture Round 2In this round, you will see 10 pictures of celebrities taking part in various sports around the world. Name the famous face for a point each.

(SHOW PICTURE ROUND 2 IMAGES)