Q 01/05

Which ex-POW goalkeeper finished the 1956 FA Cup final for Manchester City with a broken neck?

A) Frank Swift

B) Bert Trautmann

C) Joe Corrigan

D) Harry Gregg

Answer · why

B) Bert Trautmann

Bert Trautmann broke his neck diving at Birmingham's Peter Murphy with 17 minutes left, yet kept making saves to protect a 3–1 lead; an X-ray three da...

Q 02/05

Which horse won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, finishing second in the two years between?

A) Tiger Roll

B) Aldaniti

C) Red Rum

D) Party Politics

Answer · why

C) Red Rum

Red Rum is buried at the Aintree winning post, and his name is simply the last three letters of his dam Mared and his sire Quorum.

Q 03/05

Who beat Steve Davis on the last black of the 1985 world snooker final, seen by 18.5 million after midnight?

A) Dennis Taylor

B) Alex Higgins

C) Cliff Thorburn

D) Kirk Stevens

Answer · why

A) Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor potted the black at 12:23 a.m. to win 18–17 after trailing 8–0, in what remains the most-watched broadcast after midnight in British tel...

Q 04/05

To which Ravel piece did Torvill and Dean skate for twelve perfect 6.0s at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics?

A) La valse

B) Pavane

C) Tzigane

D) Boléro

Answer · why

D) Boléro

Boléro earned Torvill and Dean 6.0s for artistic impression from every judge, the highest single-programme score in figure skating history, a year aft...

Q 05/05

Which club won the 2015–16 Premier League having begun as 5000–1 outsiders with the bookmakers?

A) Blackburn Rovers

B) Leicester City

C) Tottenham Hotspur

D) West Ham United

Answer · why

B) Leicester City

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy scored in a record 11 consecutive Premier League games that season, and Riyad Mahrez became the first African winner of t...