A Question of Sport for Pudsey
Series 45 – BBC Children In Need Quiz
ANSWER SHEET
Sporting General Knowledge
So, 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 – In 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 round
SNOOKER (BBC snooker theme)
On to the Film round now and here are the
unscrambled versions of our sporting films.
DARTS (Planet Funk – Chase the Sun)
CORKY (1976) - ROCKY
FORMULA ONE (Fleetwood Mac – The Chain)
JAMES CAP (1996) – SPACE JAM
HORSE RACING (Carl Davis – Champions
LONG UNICORNS (1993) – COOL RUNNINGS
CRICKET (Booker T & The MGs – Soul Limbo)
SKIING (BBC Ski Sunday theme)
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
Picture Round 1
For 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)
Music round
On 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)
DAVID CAMERON (PRIME MINISTER)
KATY PERRY (SINGER)
MIKE MYERS (ACTOR)
LILY ALLEN (SINGER)
TERRY WOGAN (TV PRESENTER)
Nature Round
Language Round
or the Nature Round, you were given 10 real
NFL team names and 10 red herrings. The
names you should have identified are:
For the language round, you saw 10 names
of sports in foreign languages. Here are the
English terms you should have had:
RAVENS (BALTIMORE)
TIR À L’ARC (FRENCH) - ARCHERY
BRONCOS (DENVER)
DAS SEGELN (GERMAN) - SAILING
DOLPHINS (MIAMI)
CALCIO (ITALIAN) - FOOTBALL
RAMS (ST. LOUIS)
BALONMANO (SPANISH) - HANDBALL
PANTHERS (CAROLINA)
SIMHOPP (SWEDISH) - DIVING
FALCONS (ATLANTA)
HOKEJ NA LODZIE (POLISH) – ICE HOCKEY
JAGUARS (JACKSONVILLE)
STOLNÍ TENIS (CZECH) – TABLE TENNIS
LIONS (DETROIT)
REMO (PORTUGUESE) - ROWING
EAGLES (PHILADELPHIA)
PÊL FASGED (WELSH) - BASKETBALL
BEARS (CHICAGO)
CURSĂ DE CAI (ROMANIAN) – HORSE RACING
Geography Round
Literature Round
For the Geography Round, the 10 countries that
have hosted both a Football World Cup and the
Summer Olympics are:
Next was the Literature Round. You had 10
sports stars and 3 possible Autobiographies for
each. Here are the correct answers:
FRANCE (Olympics: 1900, 1924; World Cup:
1938, 1998.)
JOHN MCENROE – SERIOUS
GERMANY (Olympics: 1916, 1936, 1972; World
Cup: 1974, 2006)
BEN AINSLIE – CLOSE TO THE WIND
ITALY (Olympics: 1960; World Cup: 1934,
1990)
GEOFF HURST – 1966 AND ALL THAT
USAIN BOLT – FASTER THAN LIGHTNING
TORVILL AND DEAN – FACING THE MUSIC
JAPAN (Olympics: 1964; World Cup: 2002)
MUHAMMAD ALI – THE GREATEST
MEXICO (Olympics: 1968; World Cup: 1986)
NICK FALDO – LIFE SWINGS
SOUTH KOREA (Olympics: 1988; World Cup:
2002)
SERENA WILLIAMS – QUEEN OF THE COURT
SPAIN (Olympics: 1992; World Cup: 1982)
PHIL TAYLOR – STAYING POWER
SWEDEN (Olympics: 1912; World Cup: 1958)
UNITED KINGDOM (Olympics: 1908, 1948,
2012; World Cup: 1966)
USA (Olympics: 1904, 1932, 1984, 1996; World
Cup: 1994)
STEVE DAVIS – INTERESTING
History Round
1972
In 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:
SPITZ WINS 7 GOLD MEDALS.
1981
BOTHAM’S ASHES.
FIRST LONDON MARATHON.
WEDDING OF CHARLES & DIANA.
RADFORD STUNS NEWCASTLE!
PUPPY LOVE AT NO.1
NEWSROUND FIRST AIRS.
1985
DENNIS TAYLOR BEATS STEVE DAVIS.
RONALD REAGAN BECOMES PRESIDENT.
BARRY MCGUIGAN BECOMES WORLD
CHAMPION.
1997
LIVE AID.
VILLENEUVE WINS F1 WORLD TITLE.
BACK TO THE FUTURE IS RELEASED
ERIC CANTONA RETIRES.
1977
1ST HARRY POTTER BOOK IS PUBLISHED.
RED RUM WINS 3RD GRAND NATIONAL.
TONY BLAIR BECOMES PRIME MINISTER.
VIRGINIA WADE WINS WIMBLEDON.
1969
QUEEN’S SILVER JUBILEE.
TONY JACKLIN WINS BRITISH OPEN.
STAR WARS FIRST HITS CINEMA.
ROD LAVER COMPLETES 2ND GRAND SLAM.
2001
THE BEATLES’ LAST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.
ENGLAND BEAT GERMANY 5-1.
NEIL ARMSTRONG WALKS ON THE MOON.
GORAN IVANISEVIC WINS WIMBLEDON.
1992
SHREK IS RELEASED.
SALLY GUNNELL WINS OLYMPIC GOLD.
ITUNES IS LAUNCHED.
PREMIER LEAGUE IS LAUNCHED.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU IS RELEASED.
ALADDIN IS RELEASED.
1988
Picture Round 2
WIMBLEDON WIN FA CUP.
And 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:
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.
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)