Sports Quiz of the Year 2015: Answers

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Tyson Fury believes he has a chance of winning the BBC award, saying: ‘Good always defeats evil’ (PA)

TROUBLE AND STRIFE

1. Dylan Hartley;

2. Manu Tuilagi;

3. Lewis Hamilton;

4. The two Surrey fielders clashed heads while attempting a catch;

5. The New England Patriots;

6. Paula Radcliffe;

7. Paul Downton;

8. Jean Todt, the president of FIA;

9. Dave Tennison, England’s kit man at the Rugby World Cup;

10. John Carver.

IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING

1. The England women’s football team;

2. Chambers Bay;

3. Daniel Sturridge;

4. Andy Murray;

5. Lord Coe;

6. Lewis Hamilton on Nico Rosberg;

7. David Cameron;

8. Jose Mourinho;

9. Tyson Fury;

10. Roy Keane.

MAKING HISTORY

1. Australia’s meeting with New Zealand in Adelaide was the first Test match ever to be played at night;

2. Mo Farah became the first man to win six consecutive global distance titles when he won the 10,000m;

3. The Open;

4. Men’s and women’s crews from Oxford and Cambridge both contested the Boat Race on the Thames for the first time;

5. Southampton’s Sadio Mané;

6. Ben Stokes;

7. The trainer Willie Mullins, who saddled eight winners at the Cheltenham Festival;

8. They were the first women to be admitted to honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club;

9. Alastair Cook, England’s cricket captain;

10. Dustin Johnson.

THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

1. Harry Kane, who scored after coming on as a substitute for England against Lithuania;

2. Jack Wilshere, who scored twice in the 3-2 victory away to Slovenia;

3. John Terry, who was substituted in Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester City;

4. Ched Evans, the former Sheffield United footballer, who was released from prison halfway through a five-year prison sentence for rape;

5. Steven Gerrard;

6. The French criminal system was investigating allegations Benzema was involved in a blackmail case about a sex tape featuring Valbuena;

7. Jack Wilshere;

8. Wayne Rooney, whose 50 goals made him the top scorer in England history;

9. Frank Lampard;

10. Rory McIlroy.

QUOTE UNQUOTE

1. Nick Kyrgios;

2. Mo Farah;

3. Raheem Sterling;

4. Kevin Pietersen;

5. Luther Burrell;

6. Jürgen Klopp;

7. Stuart Lancaster;

8. Zach Johnson;

9. Sam Burgess;

10. Gary Neville.

SO FAREWELL

1. Brian Close;

2. Jonah Lomu;

3. Sir Peter O’Sullevan;

4. Richard Meade;

5. Dave Mac-kay;

6. Richie Benaud;

7. Pat Eddery;

8. Jules Bianchi;

9. Howard Kendall;

10. Ron Clarke.

GOING GLOBAL

1. Wales’ men’s football team;

2. Northern Ireland, who also qualified for the 2016 European Championship;

3. They performed the Haka in tribute to their fellow former New Zealand international, Jerry Collins;

4. Steve Smith, captain of the Australia cricket team;

5. Rafael Nadal;

6. Lizzie Armitstead became only the fourth British woman to win cycling’s world road race title;

7. Gary Anderson, who beat Phil Taylor to win the Professional Darts Corporation World Championship;

8. The Australian golfer Robert Allenby;

9. Leigh Halfpenny kicked 14 points as Toulon beat Clermont Auvergne 24-18 in the final of rugby union’s European Champions Cup;

10. Britain’s Davis Cup team.

THE RETIRING SORT

1. Richie McCaw, captain of New Zealand, winners of the Rugby World Cup;

2. England’s Matt Prior;

3. The jump jockey AP McCoy;

4. Flavia Pennetta, winner of the US Open in tennis;

5. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara;

6. Rio Ferdinand;

7. The Wales rugby union international Jonathan Thomas;

8. The England cricketer Jonathan Trott;

9. Floyd Mayweather, who beat Andre Berto in his farewell fight in Las Vegas;

10. Dan Carter, the New Zealand rugby union fly-half.

FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME

1. An Irish amateur, who shared the lead after the third round of the Open at St Andrews;

2. Scored the winning try as Japan beat South Africa 34-32 in the biggest shock in Rugby World Cup history;

3. The Chelsea club doctor and physio criticised by Jose Mourinho, the manager, for coming on the field to treat Eden Hazard during the club’s draw with Swansea City;

4. Scored Bradford City’s goals in their FA Cup fourth-round victory away to Chelsea;

5. The world No 102 beat Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon;

6. At 17 years and 166 days, became the youngest Formula One driver in history;

7. Beat Serena Williams in the semi-finals of the US Open, ending the American’s attempt to win a calendar-year Grand Slam of the four major titles in tennis;

8. The Argentine scored more points (97) than any other player at the Rugby World Cup;

9. Broke the world hour record at Manchester’s velodrome but held it for only five weeks. Sir Bradley Wiggins overtook his fellow countryman’s mark.

10. Hit 84 off 73 balls and won the match with a six off the penultimate delivery as New Zealand beat South Africa in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals.

FIFTEEN MINUTES OF INFAMY

1. Was roundly criticised at golf’s Solheim Cup after insisting that a putt had not been conceded when the American Alison Lee picked up her ball;

2. The 800m gold and bronze medal winners at the 2012 Olympics who were named as drugs cheats;

3. The referee who incorrectly awarded a last-minute penalty that enabled Australia to beat Scotland at the Rugby World Cup;

4. The American was banned for 15 years after testing positive for banned substances;

5. The secretary general of Fifa was suspended for 90 days along with Sepp Blatter