The Week’s Christmas quiz: looking back on 2021
How much do you remember from the past 12 months?
1. In which football stadium would you find the Shed End?
2. Which two Scottish mountains have won the Aintree Grand National?
3. The body of which English mountaineer was found on the north face of Everest on 1 May 1999?
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4. For which team did Magic Johnson play?
5. The International Tennis Federation approved this change to the game in 1972, but Wimbledon didn’t put it into action until 1986. What was it?
6. In which sport could you expect to make a Boast Shot?
7. Which sporting legend earned the following epitaph, following his death in 1995: “Respect this place / this hallowed ground / a legend here / his rest has found / his feet would fly / our spirits soar / he earned our love for evermore”.
8. Who fought the Battle of the Sexes, at the Houston Astrodome, in 1973?
1. Stamford Bridge, 2. Foinaven and Ben Nevis, 3. George Mallory, 4. LA Lakers, 5. Yellow tennis balls, 6. Squash, 7. Red Rum, 8. Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
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