Sport quiz of the year

Soccer

1) Name the four English divisional champions in 2005.

2) Which clubs finished bottom of their respective divisions?

3) Which teams won promotion through the play-offs?

4) Name the three beaten play-off finalists.

5) Which club finished bottom of the Scottish Third Division in 2005?

6) Name the four champions of Scotland in 2005.

7) Who finished as runner-up to the Barclaycard Premiership's top scorer Thierry Henry at the end of the 2004/2005 season?

8) Name the beaten semi-finalists in the 2005 FA Cup.

9) Which club won the 2005 Daily Mirror Irish Premier League title?

10) Which teams contested this year's Uefa Cup final?

11) Name Chelsea's goalscorers in their Carling Cup final win over Liverpool.

12) Who won the 2005 LDV Vans Trophy final?

13) Which player finally ended Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech's Premiership clean sheet record at 1,025 minutes in March?

14) Name the 2005 European Player of the Year.

15) Which team won the Nationwide Conference title?

16) Who beat Carmarthen to lift the Welsh Cup in May 2005?

17) Name Liverpool's penalty takers in their dramatic Champions League final shoot-out win over AC Milan in Istanbul.

18) West Bromwich Albion beat which team to secure their top-flight status on the final day of the 2004/2005 season?

19) Who was the first manager to lose his job - even before the start of the new English football season - during July 2005?

20) Name the Motherwell striker who scored twice against Celtic on the final day of the SPL season, delivering the title to Rangers.

21) Which Premiership ground played host to England's final World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Poland?

22) Name Scotland's scorer in the 1-1 draw with Group Five leaders Italy in September.

23) Which three nations did the Republic of Ireland finish behind in their World Cup qualifying group as they failed to reach Germany 2006?

24) Name the countries beaten by Wales during 2005 in their World Cup qualifying campaign.

25) Which Northern Ireland striker slotted the winner as Lawrie Sanchez's men famously beat England in a World Cup qualifying match in Belfast during September?

Cricket

26) Name the five host grounds for this summer's Ashes series.

27) Which batsmen produced the highest individual score during the Ashes series?

28) Andrew Flintoff was England's leading wicket-taker of the series. But which batsman became Shane Warne's historic 600th Test scalp in what was the Australian spinner's farewell tour this summer?

29) What was England's margin of victory in the famous 'greatest' Ashes Test at Edgbaston?

30) Which mainstay of England's Ashes campaign was missing because of injury from their series-clinching draw in the fifth and final Test at The Oval?

31) Who captained Nottinghamshire to the 2005 Frizzell County Championship title?

32) Which Pakistan pace bowler took more than 50 Championship wickets in barely half-a-season with Sussex?

33) Name the beaten finalists in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy at Lord's during September?

34) Which Irish batsman topped the scoring charts with 1,668 runs during the 2005 County Championship season?

35) Name the two counties who contested the 2005 Twenty20 Cup final at The Oval in July.

Rugby Union

36) Which players captained Wales to the RBS Six Nations Championship title this year?

37) Who was top try-scorer on the British & Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand?

38) How many games did Australia win in the 2005 Tri-Nations tournament?

39) Which city hosted the 2005 Heineken Cup final between Toulouse and Stade Francais?

40) Name the winners of the 2005 Zurich Championship play-offs who beat league champions Leicester in the final.

41) How many games did Worcester Warriors win in last season's Zurich Premiership?

42) And how many have they won so far this season?

43) Where did Moseley finish in National League Two last season?

44) Did Coventry finish above or below Pertemps Bees in National League One in 2004-5?

45) Which two Midlands clubs were relegated out of the National Leagues?

Golf

46) Who were the runners-up in this year's four majors?

47) Which former champion, other than Jack Nicklaus, played his last Open Championship at St Andrews?

48) Irishman Paul McGinley finished second at Wentworth twice during 2005. Who beat him?

49) Michelle Wie became the first female golfer to qualify for a USPGA national men's tournament when she tied for first place in a 36-hole qualifier for which event?

50) What score did American veteran Billy Casper record on the par-three 16th hole in the first round of The Masters - 1, 8 or 14?

Tennis

51) Who beat British No 1 Tim Henman at Wimbledon?

52) Who were the only three players to beat the world No 1, Roger Federer, during the 2005 season?

53) Where did Scottish teenager Andrew Murray reach his first ATP Tour final?

54) Who were the two surprise finalists in this year's Davis Cup?

55) Which woman player lost two Grand Slam finals during 2005?

Formula One

56) Fernando Alonso became the youngest world champion in Formula One history this season. How old was he - 19, 24 or 26?

57) Which country made its debut as a Formula One venue during 2005?

58) Name the three Britons to start a Formula One race during last season.

59) How many cars eventually started the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis following controversy over tyre selection?

60) What offence saw the BAR-Honda team disqualified from one race and banned for two more during the 2005 F1 season?

Motorsport

61) France's Sebastien Loeb won the World Rally Championship for a second time in 2005. Which team does he drive for?

62) Which driver won the British Touring Car Championship this year?

63) The A1 Grand Prix Championship was launched this year. At which British circuit did the competition make its debut?

64) Who won the first two A1GP races?

65) Which son of a former world champion won the inaugural GP2 Series?

Motorcycling

66) Who was Britain's top finisher in the 2005 MotoGP World Championship?

67) Valentino Rossi won his seventh world title and dedicated his championship to which late British rider, who used to wear No 7 on his leathers?

68) Name the 250cc and 125cc motorcycle racing world champions.

69) Which rider won the British Superbike Championship this season?

70) Which two British circuits hosted World Super-bike races during 2005?

Boxing

71) Name the opponent who lasted just 109 seconds on Amir Khan's professional debut in Bolton in July.

72) Whose 2005 WBA heavyweight title win was declared a no-contest following a positive drugs test?

73) Who underlined his status as the world's number one light-heavyweight by beating Roy Jones in October?

74) Which Manchester boxer did Scotland's Scott Harrison beat to defend his WBO featherweight crown during June?

75) Name the British fighter who added the IBF light welterweight title to his name when he beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005.

Athletics

76) Who set a new world record of 9.77 seconds for the men's 100 metres during the Athens Super Grand Prix in June?

77) True or false? London was originally chosen to host the 2005 IAAF World Championships.

78) British sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeety claimed what historic achievement at the World Championships?

79) Which American added the 2005 world 100m title to his Olympic crown?

80) Name the British medal winners at the World Championships in Helsinki.

Racing

81) Which horse won the Grand National at Aintree?

82) Who trained 2005 Vodafone Derby winner Motivator?

83) Which Irishman become the leading rider at Royal Ascot for the fourth time this year, when the event was held in York?

84) Name the winner of the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

85) Which much-loved horse, trained by Henrietta Knight, died during November this year following his run at Exeter?

General

86) Who defeated Matthew Stevens 18-16 to become the first qualifier since Terry Griffiths in 1979 to win the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible in May?

87) Which American team won this year's NBA basket-ball championship?

88) Name the cyclist who sealed a seventh successive Tour de France victory in 2005.

89) Australian Anthony Rickets won which racket sport's British Open title in Manchester during October?

90) Name the winner of the 2005 Embassy World Darts Championship at the Lakeside.

91) Why was the 2004/2005 NHL ice hockey season cancelled?

92) Who beat Ronnie O'Sullivan to claim snooker's British Grand Prix title?

93) Who won Super Bowl XXXIX in January?

94) Which team won the 2005 Major League Baseball World Series?

95) Which side claimed the men's English Hockey Premier Division title?

96) Name the host city for the 2005 Fina world swimming championships.

97) William Fox-Pitt guided Ballincoola to victory in which famous British equestrian event this year?

98) Anthony "spider99" Jones won which coveted poker tournament during 2005?