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Catching the spirit. Pt.2

• Oldbayrunner 1,774 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:22 AM

   

   

  Since 1980, what major tennis tournament (of the 4 majors) featured all four finalists in singles--men and women---from the same European country. Name the tournament and  the 4 players.

   

  1982 Wimbleton ....Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Chris Everet, Martina Navratilova

   

  Only one country has won a gold medal in every summer Olympics held. Which one?

   

  Great Briton

   

  In the last 25 years, how many World Superbike Championships have been won by a Ducati rider.

   

  14

   

  Name the two Spanish riders to win a Grand Prix Motorcycle Championship (in what is now Moto GP---the big bikes).

  
  

  Angel Nieto & Jorge Lorenzo

   

  How many times has the host country won the world cup.

    17

   

  Who has made the most appearances for the English national football team.

  
  

  Peter Shilton

   

• JRock69 35 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:25 AM

  bump

  0 - grand slam

  great britian

  14 by rider

  jorge lorenzo, alex criville

  6

  peter shilton

• Ducati916 1,116 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:26 AM

  Oldbayrunner:

   

   

  Since 1980, what major tennis tournament (of the 4 majors) featured all four finalists in singles--men and women---from the same European country. Name the tournament and  the 4 players.

   

  1982 Wimbleton ....Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Chris Everet, Martina Navratilova

   

  Only one country has won a gold medal in every summer Olympics held. Which one?

   

  Great Briton

   

  In the last 25 years, how many World Superbike Championships have been won by a Ducati rider.

   

  14

   

  Name the two Spanish riders to win a Grand Prix Motorcycle Championship (in what is now Moto GP---the big bikes).

  
  

  Angel Nieto & Jorge Lorenzo

   

  How many times has the host country won the world cup.

    17

   

  Who has made the most appearances for the English national football team.

  
  

  Peter Shilton

   

  Bay.....thanks for the answers...but...also not entirely correct.

• Oldbayrunner 1,774 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:31 AM

  Aww crap ...I see my error ...LOL

   

• GARRYCARTER 1,533 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:34 AM

  Since 1980, what major tennis tournament (of the 4 majors) featured all four finalists in singles--men and women---from the same European country. Name the tournament and  the 4 players.

   

  1982 Wimbleton ....Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Chris Everet, Martina Navratilova

   

  Only one country has won a gold medal in every summer Olympics held. Which one?

   

  Great Briton

   

  In the last 25 years, how many World Superbike Championships have been won by a Ducati rider.

   

  14

   

  Name the two Spanish riders to win a Grand Prix Motorcycle Championship (in what is now Moto GP---the big bikes).

  
  

   Jorge Lorenzo & Danny Pedrosa

   

  How many times has the host country won the world cup.

    17

   

  Who has made the most appearances for the English national football team.

  
  

  Peter Shilton

• Lizard69 2,006 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:34 AM

  1) 1982 wimbledon connors/mcenroe , chris evert/navratilova

  2)Great Britain

  3) 14

  4) creville and lorenzo

  5) 6

  6) david beckham or peter shilton (there is conjecture about this)

   

• Lizard69 2,006 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:39 AM

  I seem to remember something about beckham overtaking shilton if friendlies were included, might be wrong but I think becks did it

• JRock69 35 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:40 AM

  sent but not seen if t wet thru

  0 - grandslam

  great britian

  14 by rider

  jorge lorenzo, alex criville

  6

  peter shilton

   

  sory if double post

• fmagnets 3,640 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:44 AM

  I agree with all the others except Navratilova, Sukova, Lendl, and Mecir, all from Czechoslovakia and in the 1986 US Open finals.

• Ducati916 1,116 Posts

  Tue, Dec 11 2012 11:45 AM

  Alright....upate time...no one has answered all of the questions correctly yet.....most questions have had the correct answer supplied by someone....but.... one question has still not been answered correctly by anyone.....

  Hint though..read the questions carefully to make sure your answers match the wording in the question...

  Still up for grabs....

  Bonus question comes up once we have a winner.