Trivia Quiz on 1980s Sports

1. What 38 years old heavyweight couldn't answer the 11th round bell in 1980

A) Muhammad Ali

B) Larry Holmes

C) Joe Frazier

D) George Foreman

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2. What tennis player made it to finals US open 8 times in 80s

A) Jimmy Connors

B) Ivan Lendl

C) John McEnroe

D) Boris Becker

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3. Bruce Philip in 1985 recorded what sporting first

A) Won the Olympic rowing gold in 1984

B) Rowed for Oxford and Cambridge

C) Captain of both Oxford and Cambridge rowing teams in the same year

D) Set a world record for the 2000m sprint in rowing in 1985

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4. Who was Martina Navratilova's usual ladies doubles partner in the 1980's?

A) Billie Jean King

B) Steffi Graf

C) Chris Evert

D) Pam Shriver

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5. Who Did Mike Tyson Defeat to gain his first HeavyWeight Title

A) Pinklon Thomas

B) Trevor BerBick

C) Michael Spinks

D) Lennox Lewis

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6. In Which Olympic Games Did Steve Redgrave Win His First Gold Medal?

A) Montreal 1976

B) Los Angeles In 1984

C) Seoul 1988

D) Sydney 2000

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7. Which British man ran the fastest mile in the 80's?

A) Sebastian Coe

B) Steve Ovett

C) Steve Cram

D) Peter Elliott

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8. Which Darts World Champion Of The 80's Had the First Names Of John Thomas?

A) Jocky Wilson

B) Eric Bristow

C) John Lowe

D) Phil Taylor

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9. Who Was The only Australian To Win The Men's Singles At Wimbledon In The 1980's?

A) Bjorn Borg

B) John McEnroe

C) Pat Cash

D) Boris Becker

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10. Which female tearful athlete was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1987?

A) Fatima Whitbread

B) Sharon Davies

C) Ingrid Kristiansen

D) Kirsty Wade

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11. Which Boxer Was Nicknamed 'The Clones Cyclone''?

A) Lennox Lewis

B) Mike Tyson

C) Prince Naseem Hamed

D) Barry McGuigan

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12. Which 150:1 outsider won the Embassy World Snooker Championship in 1986?

A) Steve Davis

B) Dennis Taylor

C) Alex Higgins

D) Joe Johnson

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13. Who Succeed Joe Fagan As Manager Of Liverpool?

A) Graeme Souness

B) Kenny Dalglish

C) Roy Evans

D) Bill Shankly

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14. Steve Davis Reached The Final Of Every World Championship Between 1983 & 1989, Loosing On Just 2 Occasions 1 Point For Each Of The Players Who Beat Him

A) Tony Knowles, 1984

B) Alex Higgins, 1987

C) Dennis Taylor, 1985 Joe Johnson, 1986

D) Cliff Thorburn, 1989

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15. Who Did John Mcenroe Play 3 Times In Wimbledon Finals

A) Bjorn Borg

B) Jimmy Connors

C) Ivan Lendl

D) Pete Sampras

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16. Who Famously Said 'You Cannot Be Serious'

A) Boris Becker

B) John McEnroe

C) Pete Sampras

D) Andre Agassi

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