Vision X-mas sports quiz

QUESTIONS 1. Who won the men's singles at the 2001 Australian Open? 2. Which horse became the first National Hunt horse to win £1 million in prize money in January? 3. Which English team won the 2001 Rugby Union European Cup, beating Stade Francais in the final? 4. How many tries did England score in their Six Nations Championship victory over Italy in February? 5. Which team fought back from being 3-0 down to knock Southampton out of the FA cup in February? 6. Which county cricket team moved to the Rose Bowl this season? 7. Which valuable five-year-old stallion died from grass sickness in April? 8. Which golfer became the oldest winner in the history of the European tour when he won the Madeira Island Open? 9. Which horse won the 2001 Grand National? 10. Which football team beat Preston North End to win promotion to the Premiership? 11. Who was the coach of the Lions' tour of Australia? 12. Which recently formed team shook the NFL by winning the 2001 Superbowl? 13. Which British boxer lost his world heavyweight title to Hasim Rahman in April? 14. Who became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket in March? 15. Which young striker joined Arsenal from Everton in June? 16. Which ice hockey trophy was won by Colorado Avalanche in June? 17. Which British rower was awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours List? 18. Who did Great Britain defeat to qualify for the Davis Cup World Group in September? 19. Which American tennis player won the women's singles at the 2001 Australian Open? 20. Who was sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur in March? 21. How many of their six matches in the NatWest series did the England cricket team lose? 22. Which former Manchester United player scored a late equaliser for Celta Vigo to take the 2001 UEFA Cup final against Liverpool into extra-time? 23. Who won the first Grand Prix of the 2001 Formula 1 season in Melbourne? 24. How many horses finished this year's Grand National? 25. Which of the Williams sisters was victorious in the 2001 US Open Women's final? 26. Who scored England's winning goal in their 2-1 victory against Finland in March? 27. Which University won this year's boat race? 28. Which Australian cricketer was Man of the Match in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston in July? 29. Which former England footballer joined Leicester City from Chelsea in June? 30. Which boxer ended Prince Naseem Hamed's unbeaten record in 2001? 31. Who won the men's singles at Wimbledon this year? 32. Which Liverpool midfielder won the 2001 PFA Young Player Of The Year Award? 33. What was the score in Tests in the 2001 Ashes series between England and Australia? 34. Which Brazilian tennis player won the men's singles at the 2001 French Open? 35. Which sprinter added the men's 200m World Championship title to his Olympic title in 2001? 36. Which English side beat the Brisbane Broncos to become 2001 Rugby League World Club Champions? 37. Who won the women's singles at Wimbledon this year? 38. Which snooker player beat John Higgins to win his first World Championship at the Crucible in May? 39. Which Olympic gold medallist made his debut as a professional boxer in May? 40. Which former England manager became manager of Manchester City in May? 41. Which country did England beat in their opening match of this year's Six Nations Championship? 42. Which South African golfer won the 2001 US Open after a play-off against Mark Brooks? 43. Which darts player was made an MBE in the New Year's Honours List? 44. Who beat Leicester City 5-0 in their first Premiership match of the 2001/2002 season? 45. Which driver halted Michael Schumacher's run of six successive victories by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix? 46. Which tennis player beat Serena and Venus Williams in consecutive matches at the Australian Open? 47. Which country did Great Britain beat 5-0 in a Davis Cup rubber in April? 48. Which Spanish football team knocked Leeds out of the 2000/01 Champions' League? 49. Which team won the 2000/01 Scottish Premier League title? 50. Which golfer added the Players Championship, the so-called 'Fifth Major', to his collection of titles in March of this year? ANSWERS: 1 Andre Agassi; 2 Istabraq; 3 Leicester Tigers; 4 Ten; 5 Tranmere Rovers; 6 Hampshire; 7 Dubai Millennium; 8 Des Smyth; 9 Red Marauder; 10 Bolton Wanderers; 11 Graham Henry; 12 Baltimore Ravens; 13 Lennox Lewis; 14 Courtney Walsh; 15 Francis Jeffers; 16 Stanley Cup; 17 Steve Redgrave; 18 Ecuador; 19 Jennifer Capriati; 20 George Graham; 21 Six; 22 Jordi Cruyff; 23 Michael Schumacher; 24 Four; 25 Venus Williams; 26 David Beckham; 27 Cambridge; 28 Adam Gilchrist; 29 Dennis Wise; 30 Marco Antonio Barrera; 31 Goran Ivanisevic; 32 Steven Gerrard; 33 4-1 to Australia; 34 Gustavo Kuerten; 35 Konstantinos Kendiris; 36 St Helens; 37 Venus Williams; 38 Ronnie O'Sullivan; 39 Audley Harrison; 40 Kevin Keegan; 41 Wales; 42 Retief Goosen; 43 Phil Taylor; 44 Bolton Wanderers; 45 David Coulthard; 46 Martina Hingis; 47 Portugal; 48 Valencia; 49 Celtic; 50 Tiger Woods. Pictures:- Questions: 2. Istabraq 14.Courtney Walsh 17. Steve Redgrave 26. David Beckham 46. Martina Hingis ends