British Sports Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. In rugby union, a player scores a try and a teammate successfully kicks the conversion. How many points has the team added?
6 points
7 points
8 points
10 points
2. Which sport is associated with the Grand National at Aintree?
Rowing
Greyhound racing
Speedway
Horse racing
3. A runner completes the standard London Marathon course. Approximately how far have they run?
10 miles
20 miles
26.2 miles
24.1 miles
4. Which sport is the focus of the Henley Royal Regatta?
Sailing
Rowing
Canoe slalom
Open-water swimming
5. A tennis spectator travels to the grounds in SW19 for Britain’s best-known grass-court championship. Which event are they attending?
The Eastbourne International
The Queen’s Club Championships
The Wimbledon Championships
The Nottingham Open
6. England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy compete annually for which rugby union title?
The Rugby Championship
The Challenge Cup
The Six Nations Championship
The Calcutta Cup
7. A curling player is asked to deliver a stone toward the “house.” What is the house?
The area where players begin their delivery
The set of concentric scoring circles
The scoreboard beside the rink
The path swept in front of the stone
8. A snooker player can pot any available colour after a red. Which colour has the highest point value?
Blue
Pink
Brown
Black
9. How many players from one team are normally on the field at the start of a rugby league match?
11
13
15
16
10. A standard tennis game reaches deuce. What must a player normally do to win that game from this point?
Win two consecutive points
Win three points, in any order
Win the next point only
Play an immediate seven-point tiebreak
11. An English football club earns promotion from the EFL Championship. Which division does it enter next?
EFL League One
The National League
The Scottish Premiership
The Premier League
12. The Open Championship is staged on links courses around the United Kingdom. In which sport is it contested?
Polo
Tennis
Bowls
Golf
13. A footballer who has already received a yellow card is shown a second yellow card in the same match. What happens next?
The opposing team receives a penalty kick automatically
The player must leave temporarily and may return
The player is sent off
The player stays on after a final warning
14. During a cricket match, the batter strikes the ball over the boundary rope without it touching the ground. How many runs are awarded?
Six
Five
Four
Eight
15. A cricketer reaches an individual score of exactly 100 runs in one innings. What achievement is recorded?
A century
A hat-trick
A maiden
A declaration
16. In which major international competition does the team branded as Team GB participate?
The Olympic Games
The Commonwealth Games
The UEFA European Championship
The Six Nations Championship