Sport 1
This round was used at Fazakerleys during the london 2012 Olympic Games (July 27). They are not all sport questions, but the first letter of each answer spells out 'The London Olympic Games'. This was used as a bonus question at the end of the round.
1. Lod airport, now Ben Gurion international serves which city?
2. Which London establishment had the first escalators installed in the UK in 1898?
3. Where on the human body would you find the thinnest layer of skin?
4. What 4 creatures guard Nelsons column?
5. At the 1896 Athens olympics the winners were given a silver medal and a branch from which tree?
6. Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film, 'You only live twice'?
7. Terry Scott provided the voice of Penfold in which cartoon?
8. Which British university town is home to the Ashmoleum museum?
9. The TV show 'Celebrity Squares' was based on which simple board game?
10. The olympic torch is lit at which ancient site in Greece?
11. In which European city was the first opening ceremony of the modern olympic games held?
12. What colour is Pac-Man?
13. What is the national emblem of Canada?
14. Which Baron was the founder of the modern olympic games?
15. Who won the mens singles final at Wimbledon in 2001, eleven years after his first entrance to the championships?
16. Which country has the internet domain .CN?
17. What colour will you get if you mix the Circle line and the Piccadilly line on the London Underground map?
18. Which city hosted the 2004 summer olympics?
19. Which English city has the Whitworth art gallery?
20. Which South African golfer is known as 'The Big Easy'?
21. Which British swimmer won a silver medal in the 400m medley at the 1980 summer olympic games?
ANSWERS
1. Tel Aviv
2. Harrods
3. Eyelids
4. Lions
5. Olive
6. Nancy Sinatra
7. Dangermouse
8. Oxford
9. Noughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe to our American friends)
10. Olympia
11. London
12. Yellow
13. Maple Leaf
14. Pierre De Coubertin
15. Ivanisavic (Goran)
16. China
17. Green
18. Athens
19. Manchester
20. Ernie Els
21. Sharon Davies
1. Lod airport, now Ben Gurion international serves which city?
2. Which London establishment had the first escalators installed in the UK in 1898?
3. Where on the human body would you find the thinnest layer of skin?
4. What 4 creatures guard Nelsons column?
5. At the 1896 Athens olympics the winners were given a silver medal and a branch from which tree?
6. Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film, 'You only live twice'?
7. Terry Scott provided the voice of Penfold in which cartoon?
8. Which British university town is home to the Ashmoleum museum?
9. The TV show 'Celebrity Squares' was based on which simple board game?
10. The olympic torch is lit at which ancient site in Greece?
11. In which European city was the first opening ceremony of the modern olympic games held?
12. What colour is Pac-Man?
13. What is the national emblem of Canada?
14. Which Baron was the founder of the modern olympic games?
15. Who won the mens singles final at Wimbledon in 2001, eleven years after his first entrance to the championships?
16. Which country has the internet domain .CN?
17. What colour will you get if you mix the Circle line and the Piccadilly line on the London Underground map?
18. Which city hosted the 2004 summer olympics?
19. Which English city has the Whitworth art gallery?
20. Which South African golfer is known as 'The Big Easy'?
21. Which British swimmer won a silver medal in the 400m medley at the 1980 summer olympic games?
ANSWERS
1. Tel Aviv
2. Harrods
3. Eyelids
4. Lions
5. Olive
6. Nancy Sinatra
7. Dangermouse
8. Oxford
9. Noughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe to our American friends)
10. Olympia
11. London
12. Yellow
13. Maple Leaf
14. Pierre De Coubertin
15. Ivanisavic (Goran)
16. China
17. Green
18. Athens
19. Manchester
20. Ernie Els
21. Sharon Davies