Test yourself with our UK sports quiz questions and answers! From rugby to racing, see how well you know your British sports trivia now.
It’s come to that time again where we get to test you in our UK sports quiz!
Like the 99% of you reading this quiz, I am an absolute sports fanatic. If there’s sports on TV, even if it’s the Indoor World Bowl’s Championship, I’ll watch it.
One of my favourite times of the year is hunkering down in a cosy pub cheering England on in the Six Nations. Cold pint of ale, good friends all cheering at the TV – that’s basically my perfect Saturday. I really miss those days at the moment.
Usually, a group of us will get to the pub early, get a round in, and start asking each other a few sports quiz questions to get us in the mood before the game kicks off. What can I say, I hang out with sports nerds. I am not ashamed to admit that.
So, I decided it’d be fun to come up with the ultimate UK sports quiz. This should really test your sports knowledge. If you’re hosting a Zoom quiz or fancy testing your mates, these UK sports quiz questions and answers will be perfect for a fun night in.
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Right, it’s time for the quiz. Good luck with it!
Contents:
Sports Quiz Questions UK
1. Who is England’s most capped football player?
2. When was the Calcutta Cup first played between England and Scotland?
3. How many grand slams has Andy Murray won?
4. What event did Jessica Ennis-Hill win gold at the London 2012 Olympics?
5. Who is Britain’s most decorated Olympian?
6. Time for a cricket question now. Who is England’s all-time top run scorer?
7. While we’re on cricket, who is England’s all-time top wicket taker?
8. Who was the first person to run under the four-minute mile?
9. How many players make up the Ryder Cup team?
10. Where is the World Darts Championship famously held every year?
11. Who is the Premier League’s all-time top scorer?
12. Who is Wales’s most capped rugby player?
13. What is known colloquially as ‘the Bible of Cricket’?
14. Which England footballer was famously never given a yellow card?
15. How many world titles has Phil ‘the Power’ Taylor won in darts?
16. Who won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in the skeleton bobsleigh?
17. Who is the only player to have scored in the Premier League, Championship, League 1, League 2, Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Champions League, Europa League, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup?
18. What was the final score when England beat Australia in the rugby world cup final in 2003?
19. Another one on golf. Which British golfer has won the most majors in their career?
20. In what year were the Commonwealth Games first held?
21. Where did Sir Alex Ferguson start out his managerial career at?
22. Who is the top scorer for the England Women’s national football team?
23. Which WWE superstar did Tyson Fury wrestle in 2019?
24. Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam tournament?
25. Who are the currently the reigning champions of Rugby League in England?
26. Who was the first Brit to win the Tour de France?
27. The Grand National, held at Aintree, is raced over what distance?
28. Who is the current head coach of the Scotland rugby team?
29. Who has won the most Sport’s Personality of the Year Awards?
30. Great Britain has produced 10 drivers who have won the F1 World Championship – name them 5 of these (1 point for each)
UK Sports Quiz: Picture Round
So, how many of these sports trivia questions do you think you got right? Did you find it quite easy, or did a couple of questions throw you? I know there are a few I definitely struggled with.
Right, it’s time for the answers. I really hope you got more than 50%! Let’s see how you did.
UK Sports Quiz: Questions and Answers
1. Who is England’s most capped football player? It’s Peter Shilton with a record of 125 caps! Wayne Rooney is second with 120 caps.
2. When was the Calcutta Cup first played between England and Scotland? 1871. The historic rugby fixture has since been held a total of 136 times, with England winning on 75 occasions and Scotland 43 times with 19 draws.
3. How many grand slams has Andy Murray won? 3. The US Open in 2012, Wimbledon in 2013, and Wimbledon again in 2016.
4. What event did Jessica Ennis-Hill win gold at the London 2012 Olympics? On Super Saturday, Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon. What a day that was!
5. Who is Britain’s most decorated Olympian? That is Bradley Wiggins with 8 Olympic medals (just ahead of Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny). Jason Kenny is expected to become the most decorated Olympian at the Tokyo Olympics if they happen this year.
6. Time for a cricket question now. Who is England’s all-time top run scorer? Alistair Cook with a whooping 12,472 runs. Graham Gooch in second place has 8,900 runs, nearly 3,500 fewer runs.
7. While we’re on cricket, who is England’s all-time top wicket taker? Another all-time cricketing legend, it’s James (Jimmy) Anderson with 606 wickets. He is the only fast bowler with over 600 test wickets. I would’ve also accepted the Burnley Express (his nickname).
8. Who was the first person to run under the four-minute mile? That was Sir Roger Bannister at Oxford in 1954. At the time, it was one of the hardest running records to break.
9. How many players make up the Ryder Cup? Each team has 12 players to choose from for a total of 28 games to be played.
10. Where is the World Darts Championship famously held every year? The Alexandra Palace in London, or the Ally Pally as it’s fondly known.
11. Who is the Premier League’s all-time top scorer? Shearerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Alan Shearer with an incredible 260 goals. The guy was a goal machine!
12. Who is Wales’s most capped rugby player? Easy one this. It’s Alun Wyn Jones with 143 caps. He’s actually the most capped player in the world with no sign of stopping any time soon!
13. What is known colloquially as ‘the Bible of Cricket’? The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. This dates back to 1864 and is still in print today. You can see what it’s like here.
14. Which England footballer was famously never given a yellow card? That’s Mr Nice Guy, Gary Lineker.
15. How many world titles has Phil ‘the Power’ Talyor won in darts? 16 world titles over two decades of dominance. Pure class.
16. Who won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in the skeleton bobsleigh? That was Amy Williams if you remember her! She broke the stereotype that Brits were rubbish at winter sports. Hero.
17. Who is the only player to have scored in the Premier League, Championship, League 1, League 2, Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Champions League, Europa League, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup? I think this is the hardest UK sports trivia question I could find. The answer is Gary Hooper. Anyone get that one?
18. What was the final score when England beat Australia in the rugby world cup final in 2003? One of my favourite days of my life. England won in extra time with the final score of 20-17. Such a nail biter!
19. Another one on golf. Which British golfer has won the most majors in their career? This was quite hard, but it’s Sir Nick Faldo who won 6 majors – 3 at the Masters and 3 at the Open. He doesn’t even make it into the top 10 of most career majors which is mad!
20. In what year were the Commonwealth Games first held? The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 11 countries sent 400 athletes to take part in six sports and 59 events.
21. Where did Sir Alex Ferguson start out his managerial career at? You might be tempted to say Aberdeen, but it’s East Stirlingshire at the age of 32!
22. Who is the top scorer for the England Women’s national football team? Kelly Smith with 46 goals. The most capped player with 172 caps in Fara Williams.
23. Which WWE superstar did Tyson Fury wrestle in 2019? That was Braun Strowman. For a guy who has done some really weird things in his career, this one is right up there.
24. Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam tournament? Fred Perry in 1936. Loooong old wait that one.
25. Who are the currently the reigning champions of Rugby League in England? St Helens won the 2020 Grand Final.
26. Who was the first Brit to win the Tour de France? Again, that was Bradley Wiggins at the 2012 Tour de France. Amazingly, it was the 100th edition of the race and only the first British winner. Chris Froome has won it 4 times since then, and Geraint Thomas once, showing a period of British dominance in the sport.
27. The Grand National, held at Aintree, is raced over what distance? 4 miles and 2½ furlongs. This equates to 34.5 furlongs if you put that.
28. Who is the current head coach of the Scotland rugby team? That’s Gregor Townsend.
29. Who has won the most Sport’s Personality of the Year Awards? Ironically, it’s Andy Murray who has won it 3 times. On one occasion, he joking said it wasn’t bad for someone with arguably no personality!
30. Great Britain has produced 10 drivers who have won the F1 World Championship – name them 5 of these (1 point for each) In order, any of these will get you a point – Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Damon Hill, Nigel Mansel, James Hunt, Sit Jackie Stewart, John Surtees, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Mike Hawthorn
UK Sports picture round answers
Sportspeople:
1. Sue Barker
2. Johnny Wilkinson
3. Dame Kelly Holmes
4. Marcus Rashford
5. Lando Norris
6. Eve Muirhead
7. Sir Steve Redgrave
8. Nicola Adams
9. Anthony Joshua
10. Robbie Savage
Name the year:
1. 1977 – This was Virginia Wade, the last British woman to win the women’s singles title.
2. 2003 – England winning the rugby world cup final.
3. 2004 – Super Saturday at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
4. 2005 – England and Wales cricket team famously winning the Ashes.
5. 1966 – The one and only time England have won the football world cup.
6. 2012 – The Miracle of Medinah where the European Ryder Cup team stole victory in one of the most remarkable comebacks.
7. 2019 – Fallon Sherrock became the first female to compete in the World Darts Championship, an event that used to only be for me.
8. 2013 – Andy Murray winning Wimbledon for the first time.
9. 2016 – The 5000/1 Premiership winners Leicester City.
10. 2019 – England winning the cricket world cup after the mega tense super over against New Zealand.
In total there are 55 points up for grabs. The question is, how many did you get? Did you get more or less than 20? You can let me know in the comments below!
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