A Question of Sport for Pudsey
Series 45 – BBC Children In Need Quiz
ANSWER SHEET
Sporting General KnowledgeSo, answers for the PUDSEY BEAR Sporting General Knowledge Round were as follows:
P – Which P is a sport that’s played by teams of 4 and divided into “chukkas”? POLO
U – Name the only racecourse in Staffordshire that begins with a U? UTTOXETER
D – In which ‘D’ sport’s Premier League have competitors included Snakebite, Jackpot and Dennis the Menace? DARTS
S – What ‘S’ is the surname of this year’s US Masters and U.S Open Golf Champion? SPIETH (JORDAN)
E – I n which British city beginning with ‘E’ do the Rugby Union team the Chiefs play their home games? EXETER
Y – What ‘Y’ is the surname of Team GB’s Skeleton gold medallist from the Sochi Winter Olympics? YARNOLD (LIZZY)
B – Which English football club play their home games at Ewood Park – remember that answer should begin with a ‘B’! BLACKBURN ROVERS
E – What ‘E’ was the host city of the 1986 Commonwealth Games? EDINBURGH
A – In which ‘A’ sport was played at Lords Cricket Ground during the London Olympics? ARCHERY
R – And finally R. What is the nickname of England women’s Netball team? ROSES
Film roundOn to the Film round now and here are the unscrambled versions of our sporting films.
CORKY (1976) - ROCKY
JAMES CAP (1996) – SPACE JAM
LONG UNICORNS (1993) – COOL RUNNINGS
BIAS IS CUTE (2003) - SEABISCUIT
MY LARGE HIPPO (1996) – HAPPY GILMORE
DAD OFFERS LIME (1989) – FIELD OF DREAMS
BEDLAM BIKE KITCHEN (2002) – BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
MAIL-ONLY BILLBOARD (2004) – MILLION DOLLAR BABY
I AGREE MR JURY (1996) – JERRY MAGUIRE
FORAGES BOLDLY (2007) – BLADES OF GLORY
Music roundOn to the music round now and here are the sports you should have noted down. For each sport, I’ll also give you the name of the tune you heard.
FOOTBALL (Match of the Day theme)
BOXING (Survivor – Eye of the Tiger)
TENNIS (Wimbledon theme)
ATHLETICS (Vangelis – Chariots of Fire theme)
SNOOKER (BBC snooker theme)
DARTS (Planet Funk – Chase the Sun)
SKIING (BBC Ski Sunday theme)
FORMULA ONE (Fleetwood Mac – The Chain)
HORSE RACING (Carl Davis – Champions
CRICKET (Booker T & The MGs – Soul Limbo)
Picture Round 1For the first picture round, you saw 10 celebrities at different sporting events. Here’s who you should have noticed:
KATE WINSLET (ACTRESS)
BRAD PITT (ACTOR)
JK ROWLING (AUTHOR)
DANIEL CRAIG (ACTOR)
RIHANNA (SINGER)
DAVID CAMERON (PRIME MINISTER)
KATY PERRY (SINGER)
MIKE MYERS (ACTOR)
LILY ALLEN (SINGER)
TERRY WOGAN (TV PRESENTER)
Nature Roundor the Nature Round, you were given 10 real NFL team names and 10 red herrings. The names you should have identified are:
RAVENS (BALTIMORE)
BRONCOS (DENVER)
DOLPHINS (MIAMI)
RAMS (ST. LOUIS)
PANTHERS (CAROLINA)
FALCONS (ATLANTA)
JAGUARS (JACKSONVILLE)
LIONS (DETROIT)
EAGLES (PHILADELPHIA)
BEARS (CHICAGO)
Language RoundFor the language round, you saw 10 names of sports in foreign languages. Here are the English terms you should have had:
TIR À L’ARC (FRENCH) - ARCHERY
DAS SEGELN (GERMAN) - SAILING
CALCIO (ITALIAN) - FOOTBALL
BALONMANO (SPANISH) - HANDBALL
SIMHOPP (SWEDISH) - DIVING
HOKEJ NA LODZIE (POLISH) – ICE HOCKEY
STOLNÍ TENIS (CZECH) – TABLE TENNIS
REMO (PORTUGUESE) - ROWING
PÊL FASGED (WELSH) - BASKETBALL
CURSĂ DE CAI (ROMANIAN) – HORSE RACING
Geography RoundFor the Geography Round, the 10 countries that have hosted both a Football World Cup and the Summer Olympics are:
FRANCE (Olympics: 1900, 1924; World Cup: 1938, 1998.)
GERMANY (Olympics: 1916, 1936, 1972; World Cup: 1974, 2006)
ITALY (Olympics: 1960; World Cup: 1934, 1990)
JAPAN (Olympics: 1964; World Cup: 2002)
MEXICO (Olympics: 1968; World Cup: 1986)
SOUTH KOREA (Olympics: 1988; World Cup: 2002)
SPAIN (Olympics: 1992; World Cup: 1982)
SWEDEN (Olympics: 1912; World Cup: 1958)
UNITED KINGDOM (Olympics: 1908, 1948, 2012; World Cup: 1966)
USA (Olympics: 1904, 1932, 1984, 1996; World Cup: 1994)
Literature RoundNext was the Literature Round. You had 10 sports stars and 3 possible Autobiographies for each. Here are the correct answers:
JOHN MCENROE – SERIOUS
USAIN BOLT – FASTER THAN LIGHTNING
BEN AINSLIE – CLOSE TO THE WIND
TORVILL AND DEAN – FACING THE MUSIC
GEOFF HURST – 1966 AND ALL THAT
MUHAMMAD ALI – THE GREATEST
NICK FALDO – LIFE SWINGS
SERENA WILLIAMS – QUEEN OF THE COURT
STEVE DAVIS – INTERESTING
PHIL TAYLOR – STAYING POWER
History RoundIn the History Round, you saw a total of 40 images giving clues on 10 different years. Here are the years you should have noted down:
1981
BOTHAM’S ASHES.
FIRST LONDON MARATHON.
WEDDING OF CHARLES & DIANA.
RONALD REAGAN BECOMES PRESIDENT.
1997
VILLENEUVE WINS F1 WORLD TITLE.
ERIC CANTONA RETIRES.
1ST HARRY POTTER BOOK IS PUBLISHED.
TONY BLAIR BECOMES PRIME MINISTER.
1969
TONY JACKLIN WINS BRITISH OPEN.
ROD LAVER COMPLETES 2ND GRAND SLAM.
THE BEATLES’ LAST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.
NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKS ON THE MOON.
1992
SALLY GUNNELL WINS OLYMPIC GOLD.
PREMIER LEAGUE IS LAUNCHED.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU IS RELEASED.
ALADDIN IS RELEASED.
1972
SPITZ WINS 7 GOLD MEDALS.
RADFORD STUNS NEWCASTLE!
PUPPY LOVE AT NO.1
NEWSROUND FIRST AIRS.
1985
DENNIS TAYLOR BEATS STEVE DAVIS.
BARRY MCGUIGAN BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION.
LIVE AID.
BACK TO THE FUTURE IS RELEASED
1977
RED RUM WINS 3RD GRAND NATIONAL.
VIRGINIA WADE WINS WIMBLEDON.
QUEEN’S SILVER JUBILEE.
STAR WARS FIRST HITS CINEMA.
2001
ENGLAND BEAT GERMANY 5-1.
GORAN IVANISEVIC WINS WIMBLEDON.
SHREK IS RELEASED.
ITUNES IS LAUNCHED.
1988
WIMBLEDON WIN FA CUP.
SEVE WINS HIS 3RD OPEN.
FIRST RED NOSE DAY.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME IS PUBLISHED.
1994
RICHARD DUNWOODY WINS GRAND NATIONAL.
TOM DALEY IS BORN.
FRIENDS IS FIRST AIRED.
CHANNEL TUNNEL IS OFFICIALLY OPENED.
Picture Round 2And finally, in the 2nd Picture Round, there were 10 pictures of celebrities taking part in sports around the world. Here are the 10 people you saw:
BARACK OBAMA (US PRESIDENT)
ANTON DU BEKE (DANCER)
JESSICA ALBA (ACTRESS)
JODIE KIDD (MODEL & TV PRESENTER)
GORDON RAMSEY (TV CHEF)
JONATHAN ROSS (TV PRESENTER)
KATHERINE JENKINS (SINGER)
WOODY HARRELSON (ACTOR)
HELEN SKELTON (TV PRESENTER)
NIALL HORAN (SINGER)