Sports Quiz Part 4: General sport

Try your luck with these questions on rugby union and rugby league in part one of our annual quiz.
Europe's Ian Poulter celebrates chipping in from off the green during day two of the 40th Ryder Cup.Europe's Ian Poulter celebrates chipping in from off the green during day two of the 40th Ryder Cup.
Europe's Ian Poulter celebrates chipping in from off the green during day two of the 40th Ryder Cup.

Answers at the bottom of the page.

General sport

1: How many medals did Leeds gymnast Nile Wilson win at the Commonwealth Games?

2: How many Commonwealth Games medallists did the City of Leeds Diving Club produce?

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3: Which Leeds diver partnered Tom Daley to Commonwealth gold in the 10m synchro?

4: Name the triathlete who finished third behind the Brownlee brothers in the men’s triathlon?

5: Yorkshire’s Scott Thwaites won a bronze in the Commonwealth men’s road race, but who won gold?

6: How many medals did gymnast Max Whitlock win at the Commonwealth Games?

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7: Swimmer Adam Peaty broke the individual world record in which discipline?

8: Middlesbrough swimmer Aimee Willmott won silver medals in which two races?

9: How many gold medals did Usain Bolt win in Glasgow?

10: Who won the women’s 100m in Glasgow?

11: Which cyclist won stage one of the Tour de France into Harrogate?

12: Which rider fell in the sprint finish?

13: Who took the mountains classification through Yorkshire on day one of this year’s Tour de France?

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14: Which British rider was a late call-up to the Orica GreenEdge team for the 2014 race?

15: How many Britons finished the Tour de France?

16: Who was the highest placed English golfer at the Masters?

17: Which American finished in the top five of all four majors?

18: Who struck the winning shot in the Ryder Cup?

19: How many medals did Team GB win at the Winter Olympics in Sochi

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20: By what name were Yorkshire competitors like James Woods, Katie Summerhayes and Jamie Nicholls known having learned their sport on dry ski slopes?

21: Who was runner-up to Mark Selby in the World Snooker Championships.

22: Who won the men’s singles at the US Open?

23: Name the horse ridden by dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin.

24: Who won ice hockey’s Stanley Cup in 2014?

25: In the same sport, who did Sheffield Steelers beat in the final of the 2013-14 Elite League play-offs?

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26: In which round did Carl Froch stop George Groves to retain his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles?

27: Who did Kell Brook beat to win the IBF welterweight championship?

28: 8.29m was the winning distance at the European Championships for which athlete?

29: How many races did Lewis Hamilton win en route to winning the 2014 Formula 1 world title?

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30: At which grand prix did Marussia win their first and only points?

Answers

General sport: 1 4; 2 6; 3 James Denny; 4 Richard Murray; 5 Geraint Thomas; 6 5; 7 50m breaststroke; 8 400m IM and 200m butterfly; 9 1 (4x100m relay); 10 Blessing Okagbare; 11 Marcel Kittel; 12 Mark Cavendish; 13 Jens Voigt; 14 Simon Yates; 15 1, Geraint Thomas; 16 Lee Westwood; 17 Rickie Fowler; 18 Jamie Donaldson; 19 4; 20 The Fridge Kids; 21 Ronnie O’Sullivan; 22 Marin Cilic; 23 Valegro; 24 Los Angeles Kings; 25 Belfast Giants; 26 9th; 27 Shawn Porter; 28 Greg Rutherford; 29 11; 30 Monaco.