Following on from his quiz about
Football in the 1980s, Steven Pye has 15 questions about other sporting occasions of the decade At which football ground in
London did Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to win the world featherweight title in 1985?WembleyLoftus RoadWhite Hart LaneHighburyWhich country hosted the
Winter Olympics in 1988?USAYugoslaviaNorwayCanadaWho won Great Britain’s only gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in 1987?Steve Cram Daley ThompsonColin Jackson Fatima WhitbreadHow many players did Australia use in the 1989 Ashes series in England?12141618Which player won the World Darts Championship in 1982 and 1989?Eric Bristow John Lowe Jocky WilsonKeith Deller Joe Johnson won the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in 1986. How many matches had he won in previous editions of the tournament?NoneOneTwoThreeWhich club were runners-up in the First Division in the 1983-84 season (their highest ever finish)?QPRWest Ham UnitedSouthamptonIpswich TownWhich horse won the Grand National in 1986, before finishing fourth, fourth and second in the next three years?West TipHallo Dandy CorbiereLast SuspectBy how many seconds did Greg LeMond win the Tour de
France in 1989?Eight233559On which
golf course did Nick Faldo win his first Open title in 1987,
shooting 18 pars on the final day to beat Paul Azinger by one shot?St AndrewsTurnberryRoyal Troon MuirfieldUSA topped the medal table at the 1984 Olympics with 83 golds. Which country came second with 20?RomaniaWest GermanyChinaCanadaWho won the
Formula One world title by half a point in 1984?Niki LaudaNelson Piquet Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Hull won the Challenge Cup final in 1982, beating Widnes in a replay after a 14-14 draw at Wembley. Which stadium hosted the replay?AnfieldElland RoadOld Trafford HeadingleyWhich country knocked
England out of the first Rugby
World Cup, in 1987?Ireland AustraliaNew Zealand WalesWhen did Steffi Graf win her first
Wimbledon singles title? If you need a clue, she won the other three grand slams as well.19841986198819894 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago3 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago2 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago1 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago5 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago6 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago7 and above.A fine score. Well played8 and above.A fine score. Well played9 and above.A fine score. Well played10 and above.A fine score. Well played11 and above.A fine score. Well played12 and above.A superb score. Well played13 and above.A superb score. Well played14 and above.A superb score. Well played0 and above.Don't worry. It was a long time ago15 and above.A superb score. Well played
