Here a few tips...
1. Very young people should not put extreme forces on their spines and joints. Early gymnastics with large ranges of movement may give problems later.
2. If you are hypermobile (very bendy or "double jointed"), think very carefully about engaging in contact sports. Your joints are more vulnerable to injury and your muscles less able to control their movements to keep them safe from damage. I know someone whose joints are so lax that dancing is a risky activity!
3. Choose an activity to suit your physical type. Impact sports may not suit a high body weight, and a poorly coordinated person might not choose a complex contact sport. High level sport is not for everyone, no matter how much they want to participate.
4. If you get injured, get a proper diagnosis from a qualified person and follow the treatment plan. Do not be tempted to go back to the activity until you are completely recovered and have regained your fitness. Otherwise re-injury is likely.
5. If you have a serious (or repeated) injury to your spine or one of your joints, consider giving up the activity responsible and taking up some other, more appropriate, pursuit.
6. Take the advice of a competent physical therapist if your problem persists.
7. Moderate level exercise, such as brisk walking, can give you all the health benefits without the injury risks of more extreme sports.
8. Consider whether or not to encourage children strongly to be competitive in sports where they can get injured.
9. Don't just start a new sport straight off, work up your fitness and participation until your physical condition and skill are good enough to avoid injury. Be particularly aware of this at the times of the year when sports and other activities may start and you are least used to them.
10. Remember that fitness is very specific to the sport you are used to. Don't expect your fitness to transfer to a very different activity, or you may get muscle soreness or injury. For every new activity, you need to start again with your fitness.
Interested???...sign up..:)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Interesting Fact By Trivia Topic...
Question: What was the first animal to fly in a manmade device?
Answer: If you answered a sheep, duck, rooster or dog you were right!
Interesting Fact: A dog was the first in space and a sheep, a duck and a rooster the first to fly in a hot air balloon.
Question: What is the fastest creature in the sea?
Answer: Sailfish
Interesting Fact: The fastest fish is the Cosmopolitan Sailfish. It swims at about 109kms an hour! Sailfish are found in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with different scientific names assigned to the fish in either ocean (Pacific - Istiophorus albicans; Atlantic - Istiophorus platypterus). However, scientists now believe that these fish are actually the same species, the only difference being the ocean in which they live and their size - the Pacific ocean sailfish tend to grow significantly larger (up to 10 feet).
Question: What is the wettest place in the world?
Answer: Cherrapunji, India
Interesting Fact: It's ironic that the wettest place in the world manages to thirst for water each winter when no rain falls at all for months at a time. The type of weather phenomenon that brings so much rain to this part of the world is called the monsoons. Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow from one direction for approximately six months, bringing torrential rains, and then blow from the opposite direction for the remaining six months, during which little rain falls.
Question: What was the original meaning of third world?
Answer: Less developed countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
Interesting Fact: The Third World is a term used, along with First World and Second World, to broadly categorise the nations of the Earth to three social, political, and economic divisions. Economist Alfred Sauvy coined the term Third World in referring to countries currently called either "developing" or "under-developed", especially in Latin America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia, that were unaligned with either the Communist Soviet bloc or the Capitalist NATO bloc during the Cold War (1945-1989). Today, Third World is synonymous with all countries in the developing world, regardless of their political status.
Question: Who invented the Frisbee?
Answer: Walter Fredrick Morrison
Interesting Fact:The Frisbie Baking Company (1871-1958) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies that were sold to many New England colleges. Hungry college students soon discovered that the empty pie tins could be tossed and caught, providing endless hours of game and sport. In 1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison invented a plastic version of the Frisbie that could fly further and with better accuracy than a tin pie plate. Morrison produced a plastic Frisbie called the Pluto Platter, to cash in on the growing popularity of UFOs with the American public. The Pluto Platter has become the basic design for all Frisbies. The outer third of the Frisbie disc is called the 'Morrison Slope', listed in the patent. Rich Knerr and A.K. 'Spud' Melin were the owners of a new toy company called 'Wham-O' which marketed the Hula-Hoop, Super Ball and Water Wiggle. They convinced Morrison to sell them the rights to his design. Morrison received over one million dollars in royalties for his invention.
Question: Which is our nearest star? (after the sun)
Answer: Proxima Centauri
Interesting Fact: Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one-tenth the mass of the sun, which accounts for its low surface temperature. It is possibly an outlying member of the triple alpha Centauri system just a few light days closer to us than the other, much brighter stars in the group.
Question: Where did Hershey kisses get their name?
Answer: From the machine "kissing" the conveyor belt
Interesting Fact: Hershey kisses were first introduced in 1907. While it's not known exactly how Hershey kisses got their name, it is a popular theory that the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process.
Question: What color must gondolas in Venice, Italy, be painted?
Answer: Black
Interesting Fact: During the black plague all gondolas were painted black to signify morning of the dead.Before that time they were painted all colors.
Question: What are the origins of the word "testify"?
Answer: Men swore in Roman courts by swearing on their testicles
Interesting Fact: The origins of the word testimony and testify are closely related to that of testis. Some historians believe that the Romans placed their right hands on their testicles and swore by them before giving a testimony. This is part of the reasons that eunuchs and women weren't allowed to testify in in court. It is documented Roman law though that no man could bear witness unless he possessed both testes.
Answer: If you answered a sheep, duck, rooster or dog you were right!
Interesting Fact: A dog was the first in space and a sheep, a duck and a rooster the first to fly in a hot air balloon.
Question: What is the fastest creature in the sea?
Answer: Sailfish
Interesting Fact: The fastest fish is the Cosmopolitan Sailfish. It swims at about 109kms an hour! Sailfish are found in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with different scientific names assigned to the fish in either ocean (Pacific - Istiophorus albicans; Atlantic - Istiophorus platypterus). However, scientists now believe that these fish are actually the same species, the only difference being the ocean in which they live and their size - the Pacific ocean sailfish tend to grow significantly larger (up to 10 feet).
Question: What is the wettest place in the world?
Answer: Cherrapunji, India
Interesting Fact: It's ironic that the wettest place in the world manages to thirst for water each winter when no rain falls at all for months at a time. The type of weather phenomenon that brings so much rain to this part of the world is called the monsoons. Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow from one direction for approximately six months, bringing torrential rains, and then blow from the opposite direction for the remaining six months, during which little rain falls.
Question: What was the original meaning of third world?
Answer: Less developed countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America
Interesting Fact: The Third World is a term used, along with First World and Second World, to broadly categorise the nations of the Earth to three social, political, and economic divisions. Economist Alfred Sauvy coined the term Third World in referring to countries currently called either "developing" or "under-developed", especially in Latin America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia, that were unaligned with either the Communist Soviet bloc or the Capitalist NATO bloc during the Cold War (1945-1989). Today, Third World is synonymous with all countries in the developing world, regardless of their political status.
Question: Who invented the Frisbee?
Answer: Walter Fredrick Morrison
Interesting Fact:The Frisbie Baking Company (1871-1958) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, made pies that were sold to many New England colleges. Hungry college students soon discovered that the empty pie tins could be tossed and caught, providing endless hours of game and sport. In 1948, a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison invented a plastic version of the Frisbie that could fly further and with better accuracy than a tin pie plate. Morrison produced a plastic Frisbie called the Pluto Platter, to cash in on the growing popularity of UFOs with the American public. The Pluto Platter has become the basic design for all Frisbies. The outer third of the Frisbie disc is called the 'Morrison Slope', listed in the patent. Rich Knerr and A.K. 'Spud' Melin were the owners of a new toy company called 'Wham-O' which marketed the Hula-Hoop, Super Ball and Water Wiggle. They convinced Morrison to sell them the rights to his design. Morrison received over one million dollars in royalties for his invention.
Question: Which is our nearest star? (after the sun)
Answer: Proxima Centauri
Interesting Fact: Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to the sun, at a distance of about 4.2 light years. It is an intrinsically faint red star, more than ten magnitudes (ten thousand times) fainter than the Sun. It is also much cooler, with a surface temperature of about 3100 C. Its visual (apparent) magnitude is eleven, so it is only visible with a good telescope, and only then from southern latitudes. Proxima is about one-tenth the mass of the sun, which accounts for its low surface temperature. It is possibly an outlying member of the triple alpha Centauri system just a few light days closer to us than the other, much brighter stars in the group.
Question: Where did Hershey kisses get their name?
Answer: From the machine "kissing" the conveyor belt
Interesting Fact: Hershey kisses were first introduced in 1907. While it's not known exactly how Hershey kisses got their name, it is a popular theory that the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process.
Question: What color must gondolas in Venice, Italy, be painted?
Answer: Black
Interesting Fact: During the black plague all gondolas were painted black to signify morning of the dead.Before that time they were painted all colors.
Question: What are the origins of the word "testify"?
Answer: Men swore in Roman courts by swearing on their testicles
Interesting Fact: The origins of the word testimony and testify are closely related to that of testis. Some historians believe that the Romans placed their right hands on their testicles and swore by them before giving a testimony. This is part of the reasons that eunuchs and women weren't allowed to testify in in court. It is documented Roman law though that no man could bear witness unless he possessed both testes.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
10 Amusing English Soccer Trivia
The mad soccer scene does not seem to quite go away, does it? Certainly not after Manchester United's emphatic victories en route to last season's English Premier League and Champions League titles. Then came the European Championship in June where perennial under-achievers Spain stole the limelight and emerged champions.
And who can forget about the epic tussle of Cristiano Ronaldo between Manchester United and Real Madrid that hogged the sporting headlines every single day during off-season?
Thankfully, amid the brutality and competitiveness of the English game, there are many interesting incidents which are quite laughable. Enjoy yourself here with a few amusing ones.
1) Liverpool were one of the last top-flight English teams to install an electronic scoreboard at Anfield, its home ground. But an electronic error once caused the board to read "LIVERPOOL 54 EVERTON 0". What a smashing game it would have been!
2) Ex-Irish international and Liverpool player Jason McAteer was asked on a credit card application form to fill in his position at the company he was working for. He wrote, "Right back". Unbelievable!
3) Manchester United great Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who just had his testimonial match , once trained as a wrestler before he became a soccer player. Incidentally, his dad Oyvind was Norway's Greco-Roman wrestling champion from 1966 - 1971.
4) John Burridge became the oldest player ever to appear in the Premiership match in April 1995. Then he kept goal for Manchester City against Newcastle United at the grand age of 43 years, 4 months and 26 days. What a sport, I say!
5) In a country where racism rears its ugly head commonly, Uriah Rennie became the first black referee in the Premiership in August 1997. He was placed in charge of the Leeds versus Crystal Palace match and has a Master's in Business Administration and Law, in addition to his black belt in martial arts!
6) Derby County, one of the oldest professional soccer clubs in the world, was one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1884. Their original kit was in chocolate, amber and pale blue and has (thankfully) changed to black and white now.
7) Streaker Mark Roberts ran onto the pitch and managed to score a goal in the Liverpool versus Chelsea game in 2000. He was slapped by a magistrate with a £100 fine. Loose change for some infamy!
8) Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire who bought over Chelsea has an unusual middle name. Try pronouncing 'Arkadievich'.
9) Fabrice Fernandes who played for Southampton in 2003 against Bolton highlighted his annoyance with a dubious free kick given against his team by falling to the ground and rolling in front of the referee. He was booked instantly.
10) How about something from a lesser team instead? Torquay's manager Leroy Rosenior is the most short-lived manager in football history. He was in charge for only 10 minutes before the club owner Mike Bateson agreed to sell his stake to a consortium.
And there you have it - all 10 of them.
I hope you have enjoyed smiling at these trivia as much as I have enjoyed digging them out for you. Have a nice day ahead!
And who can forget about the epic tussle of Cristiano Ronaldo between Manchester United and Real Madrid that hogged the sporting headlines every single day during off-season?
Thankfully, amid the brutality and competitiveness of the English game, there are many interesting incidents which are quite laughable. Enjoy yourself here with a few amusing ones.
1) Liverpool were one of the last top-flight English teams to install an electronic scoreboard at Anfield, its home ground. But an electronic error once caused the board to read "LIVERPOOL 54 EVERTON 0". What a smashing game it would have been!
2) Ex-Irish international and Liverpool player Jason McAteer was asked on a credit card application form to fill in his position at the company he was working for. He wrote, "Right back". Unbelievable!
3) Manchester United great Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who just had his testimonial match , once trained as a wrestler before he became a soccer player. Incidentally, his dad Oyvind was Norway's Greco-Roman wrestling champion from 1966 - 1971.
4) John Burridge became the oldest player ever to appear in the Premiership match in April 1995. Then he kept goal for Manchester City against Newcastle United at the grand age of 43 years, 4 months and 26 days. What a sport, I say!
5) In a country where racism rears its ugly head commonly, Uriah Rennie became the first black referee in the Premiership in August 1997. He was placed in charge of the Leeds versus Crystal Palace match and has a Master's in Business Administration and Law, in addition to his black belt in martial arts!
6) Derby County, one of the oldest professional soccer clubs in the world, was one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1884. Their original kit was in chocolate, amber and pale blue and has (thankfully) changed to black and white now.
7) Streaker Mark Roberts ran onto the pitch and managed to score a goal in the Liverpool versus Chelsea game in 2000. He was slapped by a magistrate with a £100 fine. Loose change for some infamy!
8) Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire who bought over Chelsea has an unusual middle name. Try pronouncing 'Arkadievich'.
9) Fabrice Fernandes who played for Southampton in 2003 against Bolton highlighted his annoyance with a dubious free kick given against his team by falling to the ground and rolling in front of the referee. He was booked instantly.
10) How about something from a lesser team instead? Torquay's manager Leroy Rosenior is the most short-lived manager in football history. He was in charge for only 10 minutes before the club owner Mike Bateson agreed to sell his stake to a consortium.
And there you have it - all 10 of them.
I hope you have enjoyed smiling at these trivia as much as I have enjoyed digging them out for you. Have a nice day ahead!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sport Trivia.....Football/Soccer.
Here’s nothing like a little bit of trivia to test your knowledge of the sport of soccer. You may say that soccer is your favorite sport, but how much do you really know? Following are some facts and tidbits that you may or may not know about soccer.
• Soccer originated generally in its present form in Britain.
• The world's oldest club formed in 1857 is Sheffield FC
• Soccer is the most played and most watched sport on Earth
• Soccer is called football in practically every country except America, who call 'Grid Iron' football and football soccer.
• Famous soccer rivalries include the Old Firm (Scotland), Manchester derby, London derbies, Milan derby, Real vs Barcelona, and many more.
• Some famous soccer players: Pele, Maradonna, Charlton, Eusebio, Cruyff, Dalglish, Ronaldo, Beckham, Mattheus.
Those are some basic bits of soccer trivia and facts. How much did you know? Well, here are so more soccer facts to test your knowledge:
• The sport of Association Football (often referred to as soccer or simply football) is the most popular team sport in the world, in both number of spectators and number of active participants.
• The largest attendance for a soccer match ever was 199,854 people - Brazil v. Uruguay in the World Cup at the Maracana Municipal Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, July 1950.
• In the largest soccer tournament ever, no less than 5,098 teams competed in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition. Over 35,000 players involved!
• The most goals scored by one player in a single soccer match was 16
- Stephan Stanis (France) playing for Racing Club de Lens in December 1942.
• Based on video evidence, one of the fastest ever scored was in 2.8 seconds by Ricardo Olivera (Uruguay) in December 1998.
• The international governing body of soccer is the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), based in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Diego Maradona was only 16 when he made his soccer debut for Argentina.
• Soccer goalies didn't have to wear different coloured shirts from their teammates until 1913.
• Eusebio scored 46 goals in the European Cup for Benfica.
• Chris Woods once went 1196 minutes without conceding a goal while at Rangers, from between November 26 1986 and January 31 1987
Share it wit friend, wont you...
• Soccer originated generally in its present form in Britain.
• The world's oldest club formed in 1857 is Sheffield FC
• Soccer is the most played and most watched sport on Earth
• Soccer is called football in practically every country except America, who call 'Grid Iron' football and football soccer.
• Famous soccer rivalries include the Old Firm (Scotland), Manchester derby, London derbies, Milan derby, Real vs Barcelona, and many more.
• Some famous soccer players: Pele, Maradonna, Charlton, Eusebio, Cruyff, Dalglish, Ronaldo, Beckham, Mattheus.
Those are some basic bits of soccer trivia and facts. How much did you know? Well, here are so more soccer facts to test your knowledge:
• The sport of Association Football (often referred to as soccer or simply football) is the most popular team sport in the world, in both number of spectators and number of active participants.
• The largest attendance for a soccer match ever was 199,854 people - Brazil v. Uruguay in the World Cup at the Maracana Municipal Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, July 1950.
• In the largest soccer tournament ever, no less than 5,098 teams competed in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition. Over 35,000 players involved!
• The most goals scored by one player in a single soccer match was 16
- Stephan Stanis (France) playing for Racing Club de Lens in December 1942.
• Based on video evidence, one of the fastest ever scored was in 2.8 seconds by Ricardo Olivera (Uruguay) in December 1998.
• The international governing body of soccer is the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), based in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Diego Maradona was only 16 when he made his soccer debut for Argentina.
• Soccer goalies didn't have to wear different coloured shirts from their teammates until 1913.
• Eusebio scored 46 goals in the European Cup for Benfica.
• Chris Woods once went 1196 minutes without conceding a goal while at Rangers, from between November 26 1986 and January 31 1987
Share it wit friend, wont you...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sharing information...
Looking for something fun to do at your next party or family event? Why not try trivia? It is entertaining, exciting and everyone can get involved. Age, sex and the number of people does not matter. Trivia is for everyone and it can be played anywhere.
Sports trivia is a great choice because almost everyone knows something about sports. You may not be a hockey fan, but what do you know about skating or sailing? Almost everyone has knowledge or information about some kind of sport. You do not have to be the world's biggest fan to enjoy sports trivia. You can print and enjoy these fifty questions that I have compiled about all different kinds of sports and sports figures. Test your knowledge or that of your friends. Enjoy! :)
1: Britain's Linford Christie was banned from competing for two years in which sport?
A: The 100m dash because he tested positive for drugs.
2: Which country's entire team was barred from competing at the Paralympics in Sydney?
A: Spain, they were caught entering non-handicapped athletes into the games.
3: Which sports figure holds the record for appearing the most times on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
A: Michael Jordan, he has been on the cover 47 times.
4: Who is the only man to play both a NFL game and a MLB game in a single day?
A: Deion Sanders
5: Which two countries have not missed one of the modern day Olympics?
A: Greece and Australia
6: Which goalie holds the record for the most wins in regular season play?
A: Patrick Roy
7: What is the maximum weight for a golf ball?
A: 1.6oz
8: In Olympic badminton how many feathers does the bird have?
A: 14
9: What professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?
A: Baseball
10: Who was the only person elected to both the football and the baseball hall of fame?
A: Cal Hubbard
11: Wayne Levi was the first golfer to win a PGA tournament using a colored ball. What color was the ball?
A: Orange
12: Which track and field event is banned in high schools in every state except Rhode Island?
A: The hammer throw
13: The world Cup of Soccer has only been won by three European countries. Who are they?
A: West Germany, England and Italy.
14: Which NHL team was once called the St. Patricks?
A: The Toronto Maple Leafs
15: What sport, other than baseball uses the word 'homerun'?
A: Cricket
16: What sport awards the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
A: Basketball, it is awarded to the most valuable player
17: How many panels make up a soccer ball?
A: 32
18: How many stitches are there on a baseball?
A: 108
19: Who was the first female parachutist?
A: Jean Genvieve Granerin in 1799, she jumped from a hot air balloon.
20: What is the most watched sport in the world?
A: Soccer (football).
21: Which sport has the largest number of participants in the world?
A: Fishing.
22: In what year did boxing become a legal sport in the US?
A: 1901
23: What edible substance was found in golf balls?
A: Honey
24: Who holds baseball's record for the most stolen bases in a single season?
A: Rickey Henderson
25: Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball?
A: Joe DiMaggio, 56 games.
26: Who holds the record in basketball for the most career rebounds?
A: Wilt Chamberlain
27: Who holds the record in basketball for the most fouls?
A: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 4657.
28: Who holds the record in basketball for the most blocked shots?
A: Hakeem Olajuwon 3830.
29: In what year was the Ice Dancing included in the World Championship?
A: 1952, in Paris.
30: Who holds the record for the most homeruns in a single season?
A: Barry Bonds he set the record in 2001.
31: Which woman took silver in the men's World Figure Skating Championship in 1902?
A: Madge Syers-Cave, there was no women's events and no rule in the men's saying a woman could not compete.
32: Who was the first woman to win the woman' s World Figure Skating Championship?
A: Madge Syers-Cave, she won it in 1906
33: What is the name of the stadium where the Houston Astros play?
A: Minute Maid Park
34: What sport do the Houston Astros play?
A: Baseball
35: Which country won the gold medal in men's beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
A: USA, the team of Rogers/Dalhausser defeated the Team from Brazil to win the gold.
36: Who holds the record for the most goals in the NHL?
A: Wayne Gretzky, he scored 894.
37: In which sport would you use the terms reefing and furling?
A: Sailing
38: Which sport awards the Ryder Cup?
A: Golf
39: Who holds the records for the most goals in one season in the NHL.
A: Wayne Gretzky, in the 81-82 season he scored 92 goals.
40: How many players are on the field for each team in American football?
A: 11 there are 12 in Canadian football.
41: James Naismith is credited with inventing which sport?
A: Basketball. When the game was first played there were only 13 rules.
42: Which sport has a three in the key rule?
A: Basketball, it was introduced in 1936 to cut down on contact between players.
43: In basketball how far is the free throw line from the net?
A: 15 feet or 4.6m.
44: How long is a football game?
A: 60 minutes.
45: In which sport might you find a dagger and a trapeze?
A: Sailing.
46: Which country held the 2008 Olympics.
A: The Olympics were in Beijing China.
47: Which sport awards the Winston Cup?
A: NASCAR
48: In which sport did Sonny Liston participate?
A: Boxing, he was a heavy weight.
49: Affirmed, won the triple crown in 1978, who was his regular jockey?
A: Steve Cauthen and he was the youngest jockey ever to win the triple crown.
50: Who eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
A: Michael Phelps in swimming.
till then...:)
Sports trivia is a great choice because almost everyone knows something about sports. You may not be a hockey fan, but what do you know about skating or sailing? Almost everyone has knowledge or information about some kind of sport. You do not have to be the world's biggest fan to enjoy sports trivia. You can print and enjoy these fifty questions that I have compiled about all different kinds of sports and sports figures. Test your knowledge or that of your friends. Enjoy! :)
1: Britain's Linford Christie was banned from competing for two years in which sport?
A: The 100m dash because he tested positive for drugs.
2: Which country's entire team was barred from competing at the Paralympics in Sydney?
A: Spain, they were caught entering non-handicapped athletes into the games.
3: Which sports figure holds the record for appearing the most times on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
A: Michael Jordan, he has been on the cover 47 times.
4: Who is the only man to play both a NFL game and a MLB game in a single day?
A: Deion Sanders
5: Which two countries have not missed one of the modern day Olympics?
A: Greece and Australia
6: Which goalie holds the record for the most wins in regular season play?
A: Patrick Roy
7: What is the maximum weight for a golf ball?
A: 1.6oz
8: In Olympic badminton how many feathers does the bird have?
A: 14
9: What professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?
A: Baseball
10: Who was the only person elected to both the football and the baseball hall of fame?
A: Cal Hubbard
11: Wayne Levi was the first golfer to win a PGA tournament using a colored ball. What color was the ball?
A: Orange
12: Which track and field event is banned in high schools in every state except Rhode Island?
A: The hammer throw
13: The world Cup of Soccer has only been won by three European countries. Who are they?
A: West Germany, England and Italy.
14: Which NHL team was once called the St. Patricks?
A: The Toronto Maple Leafs
15: What sport, other than baseball uses the word 'homerun'?
A: Cricket
16: What sport awards the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
A: Basketball, it is awarded to the most valuable player
17: How many panels make up a soccer ball?
A: 32
18: How many stitches are there on a baseball?
A: 108
19: Who was the first female parachutist?
A: Jean Genvieve Granerin in 1799, she jumped from a hot air balloon.
20: What is the most watched sport in the world?
A: Soccer (football).
21: Which sport has the largest number of participants in the world?
A: Fishing.
22: In what year did boxing become a legal sport in the US?
A: 1901
23: What edible substance was found in golf balls?
A: Honey
24: Who holds baseball's record for the most stolen bases in a single season?
A: Rickey Henderson
25: Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball?
A: Joe DiMaggio, 56 games.
26: Who holds the record in basketball for the most career rebounds?
A: Wilt Chamberlain
27: Who holds the record in basketball for the most fouls?
A: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 4657.
28: Who holds the record in basketball for the most blocked shots?
A: Hakeem Olajuwon 3830.
29: In what year was the Ice Dancing included in the World Championship?
A: 1952, in Paris.
30: Who holds the record for the most homeruns in a single season?
A: Barry Bonds he set the record in 2001.
31: Which woman took silver in the men's World Figure Skating Championship in 1902?
A: Madge Syers-Cave, there was no women's events and no rule in the men's saying a woman could not compete.
32: Who was the first woman to win the woman' s World Figure Skating Championship?
A: Madge Syers-Cave, she won it in 1906
33: What is the name of the stadium where the Houston Astros play?
A: Minute Maid Park
34: What sport do the Houston Astros play?
A: Baseball
35: Which country won the gold medal in men's beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
A: USA, the team of Rogers/Dalhausser defeated the Team from Brazil to win the gold.
36: Who holds the record for the most goals in the NHL?
A: Wayne Gretzky, he scored 894.
37: In which sport would you use the terms reefing and furling?
A: Sailing
38: Which sport awards the Ryder Cup?
A: Golf
39: Who holds the records for the most goals in one season in the NHL.
A: Wayne Gretzky, in the 81-82 season he scored 92 goals.
40: How many players are on the field for each team in American football?
A: 11 there are 12 in Canadian football.
41: James Naismith is credited with inventing which sport?
A: Basketball. When the game was first played there were only 13 rules.
42: Which sport has a three in the key rule?
A: Basketball, it was introduced in 1936 to cut down on contact between players.
43: In basketball how far is the free throw line from the net?
A: 15 feet or 4.6m.
44: How long is a football game?
A: 60 minutes.
45: In which sport might you find a dagger and a trapeze?
A: Sailing.
46: Which country held the 2008 Olympics.
A: The Olympics were in Beijing China.
47: Which sport awards the Winston Cup?
A: NASCAR
48: In which sport did Sonny Liston participate?
A: Boxing, he was a heavy weight.
49: Affirmed, won the triple crown in 1978, who was his regular jockey?
A: Steve Cauthen and he was the youngest jockey ever to win the triple crown.
50: Who eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
A: Michael Phelps in swimming.
till then...:)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Fact about Australian Sport..:)
We love our rugby team..don't we!!!!How about our cricket team? Swimming?Soccer?..Here some fact about Australian Sport ...
Sport in Australia very popular and widespread. The levels of both participation and monitoring, are much higher than in many other countries. The law is the amount of energy to the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games and other international sporting events in comparison with the inhabitants of the country, particularly in the field of water sports and team sports. To create the ideal climate and economic conditions for Australians to participate and watch sport.
Sport in Australia is strongly promoted at all levels of government. In 2000/01 the total government subsidies for sports and recreation activities of $ 2,124.2 m. Of these communities, government has contributed $ 19.89 (9%), state and territory governments contributed $ 875.2 meters (41%) and local governments provided $ 1,050.1 m (49%). Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is responsible for allocating federal funds and strategic leadership for sport in Australia and operates the Australian Institute of Sport. Each state and territory in Australia have the bodies responsible for sport and leisure policy. Each state and territory, including the functioning of their institutions and academies of sport.
While the country played a variety of sports. According to official government statistics, 2005-06, the most popular sports in terms of quantity, in attendance were Australian rules football, horse racing, rugby league. Motor sport, cricket, rugby and football (Soccer) in descending order. Identified by market research company, that those who are "most interested" varies among adults in major cities during the 2006-07 cricket, swimming, tennis, Australian football, soccer, rugby league, rugby and motor sport. According to official statistics, the most popular forms of "physical recreation activity" for Australians aged 15 and over, was in 2005-06 walking, aerobics, fitness, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer and Australian football. [4] According to some sources, the cultural importance and long history of cricket in Australia, which is de facto "national sport" is. Armchair sports fans drive delivers high ratings for sports programming. In fact, nine of the 10 highest rated shows in 2005, sport programs.
This is the Australian population devotion sport, it is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "national religion, Australia. Identity as a popular comedy Twelfth Man, and Roy and HG in Australia is the love of sport through parody.
Professional sports league in Australia is based on the model concession and closed league membership, which is standard in North America. "European" system of professional sports league organization ascent and descent is marked, a foreigner in Australia, at least on a professional level.
Sport in Australia very popular and widespread. The levels of both participation and monitoring, are much higher than in many other countries. The law is the amount of energy to the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games and other international sporting events in comparison with the inhabitants of the country, particularly in the field of water sports and team sports. To create the ideal climate and economic conditions for Australians to participate and watch sport.
Sport in Australia is strongly promoted at all levels of government. In 2000/01 the total government subsidies for sports and recreation activities of $ 2,124.2 m. Of these communities, government has contributed $ 19.89 (9%), state and territory governments contributed $ 875.2 meters (41%) and local governments provided $ 1,050.1 m (49%). Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is responsible for allocating federal funds and strategic leadership for sport in Australia and operates the Australian Institute of Sport. Each state and territory in Australia have the bodies responsible for sport and leisure policy. Each state and territory, including the functioning of their institutions and academies of sport.
While the country played a variety of sports. According to official government statistics, 2005-06, the most popular sports in terms of quantity, in attendance were Australian rules football, horse racing, rugby league. Motor sport, cricket, rugby and football (Soccer) in descending order. Identified by market research company, that those who are "most interested" varies among adults in major cities during the 2006-07 cricket, swimming, tennis, Australian football, soccer, rugby league, rugby and motor sport. According to official statistics, the most popular forms of "physical recreation activity" for Australians aged 15 and over, was in 2005-06 walking, aerobics, fitness, swimming, golf, tennis, soccer and Australian football. [4] According to some sources, the cultural importance and long history of cricket in Australia, which is de facto "national sport" is. Armchair sports fans drive delivers high ratings for sports programming. In fact, nine of the 10 highest rated shows in 2005, sport programs.
This is the Australian population devotion sport, it is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "national religion, Australia. Identity as a popular comedy Twelfth Man, and Roy and HG in Australia is the love of sport through parody.
Professional sports league in Australia is based on the model concession and closed league membership, which is standard in North America. "European" system of professional sports league organization ascent and descent is marked, a foreigner in Australia, at least on a professional level.
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