Episode 20 A Question of Sport

Starring on tonight's A Question Of Sport -

queen of the track Hannah Cockroft,

England's pace man Mark Wood,

striker-turned-pundit Jason Roberts

and Welsh fly-half Dan Biggar.

Let's get the show under way.

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Tonight's guests have graced sporting venues around the globe,

but now they are taking on the Question Of Sport's studio.

Let's get things started this week with the One Minute Round.

OK, Matt, your team are going first.

-60 seconds on the clock for you to get a maximum of nine points.

-OK.

Here we go.

The 2013 IPC World Athletics Championships were

held in which city?

-2013.

-Lyon.

-Yes.

Who was the only England batsman to score

a Test 100 against Pakistan in 2015?

-Joe Root.

-Nope.

-Alastair Cook.

-Yes.

Who is this jumbled-up sports star?

-Wozniacki.

-No.

Erm...

-Erm...

-Want to move on?

-Yeah.

The President's Cup is played between the international team

and which country?

-President's Cup... USA.

-Yes.

Which Spanish team's football mascot...?

-Atletico Madrid.

-Yes.

Terry Flanagan and Anthony Crolla

became world champions of which sport in 2015?

-Boxing.

-Yes.

These three sports stars all share their surnames with

words that might come before board.

-Chess.

-Yes.

-Erm...

-Darts.

-No.

-Something board. Totally.

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-Erm, Spring.

-Oh, yes.

Erm...something board.

-Pin.

-Pin!

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-Pin board.

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Seven points scored - very good. Just missed one there, it was Chalk.

Oh, Chalk.

And the jumbled-up sports star was...

-Martina Hingis.

-Oh, Hingis.

So, Phil, your team are up now.

Shout them out when you know them.

The Derby and which other English classic are held at Epsom?

Erm...

-The Guineas.

-Nope.

-1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas.

-Nope.

-Erm...

-Move on?

-Move on.

Which country finished fourth at the 2015 Rugby World Cup?

-Argentina.

-Yes.

Who is this jumbled-up sportsman?

-Erm, Jason Leonard.

-Nope.

-Erm...

Oh, the triple jumper! Edwards!

-Yes.

-Yes!

Which former England international became

manager of Valencia in December?

-Gary Neville.

-Yes.

Which NFL team does...?

-Colts.

-Yes.

-Dallas.

-Colts, yeah.

Kevin Sinfield and Jamie Peacock retired from which...?

-Leeds Rhinos.

-Yes.

These three sports stars all share their surnames

with words that might follow table.

-Table tennis.

-Nope.

-Table... Table snooker.

-No.

-Table...

-Table, erm....

Table leg. Table, table!

-Table leg, erm...

-Table... Talk of the table.

Table...

Table...

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Oh, no!

Spoon! Spoon! Spoon!

-Spoon!

-Table Spoon, yes.

The middle one is Jack Salt.

-Table Salt!

-Table Salt.

And it's George Manners.

Table Manners!

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-And the English Classic at Epsom, The Oaks.

-Of course!

But five scored, which means at the end of the round,

Phil is on 5, Matt in front on 7.

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It's Sports Action time and both teams are playing along.

Make a note of the stars you see and where the action is taking place.

It's there.

It's in!

It's going to be quite a useful time, as well.

Just outside 26 seconds.

A magnificent try.

And High Chaparral is going to win the derby.

High Chaparral goes on to win the Vodafone Derby.

He outstayed Hawk Wing.

Unbelievable!

OK, Matt, we're going to start with your team.

Who was the athlete winning on the track?

-Libby Clegg.

-Yes, it was, well done.

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And for your bonus point,

at which of these places on the map was the action taking place?

-A, B or C?

-So is that Gateshead?

-Yeah, it wasn't there.

-Could that be Gateshead?

Is that Birmingham?

I think it was in Birmingham.

-Looking at the chart, that's where I think it was.

-Do you?

-I think C.

-You're going with that?

-Yeah.

Let's see.

It is the right answer, well done. Oh!

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Bill's team, who was scoring a try in the European Cup?

-James Simpson-Daniel.

-It was, yes.

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And do you know where it was taking place on this map?

Right, hold on. Kingsholm, so that's Gloucester, so that's...

-It would be B.

-B.

-Yeah.

-It's got to be B.

-Yeah.

B, you're going for.

It is. Very good, well done.

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Who was the bowler dismissing Andrew Strauss?

-Chaminda Vaas.

-Correct again. Very good.

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So, where was he in action?

-A is Headingley.

-Is it? What's B?

-Trent Bridge.

-Oh, yes.

And C would be Southampton. A or B?

-I reckon we're going for Headingley.

-Go on, then.

-Headingley.

-You're going for Headingley.

-A.

-Went for the wrong one, it was Trent Bridge.

-Trent Bridge!

OK, football now. Who was scoring at Euro '96?

-Stoichkov.

-It was, Hristo Stoichkov.

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-Where was the ground?

-Right...

Right, so, hold on. Where is A, Hull?

-Oh, no, that's not Hull.

-That is St James' Park.

-Close!

-Hull's down there!

-Hull's there.

-Newcastle.

-Is that Newcastle?

Old Trafford. Is it Old Trafford?

-That... What's B? Is that Liverpool?

-Old Trafford.

-Old Trafford or Liverpool.

-Yep.

-B. C is...

Down there. That's a bit more sort of middle.

-Villa Park.

-Could be. Midlands, yeah.

-I think...

-What was it in?

-Euros.

-Euro '96, yeah.

And I have a feeling it's Villa Park.

-Go on, go on.

-I have a feeling it's Villa Park.

-So which one's that?

-C.

So I'm going to go with C.

Let's have a look.

Oh, no!

It was St James' Park.

Anyway, missed a point there, but at the end of that round, Phil is on 8,

Matt in front on 10!

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Well, now the choice is a home question or possible

three points if you go away.

-Hannah, coming to you first. Home question?

-Yes, please.

Between 2012 and 2015,

which athlete won medals in the women's

T34 100m at the Paralympics, the European Championships

and both World Championships without winning gold?

-Just the 100m.

-100.

-Yep.

-100, Para, Euro and World.

-I should know this because it's my line-up.

-Between '12 and '15.

So, 2012 it was me...

-..Amy and Rosemary.

-OK.

2013...

It's got to be. Amy, Amy Siemons.

It is, yes, of the Netherlands.

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Hannah, when I said without winning gold,

because you win all the golds...

have you brought some of your gold medals with you?

Because you've got numerous golds. What have you brought today?

This one's most recent, so this is World Championships.

-Am I allowed to hold that?

-Of course you can.

And then, this one is Paralympic.

-Wow.

-Wow, look at that!

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It's hard for us to find questions

because you keep winning all of these gold medals.

-What's your motivation? What keeps you...?

-To keep winning.

I mean, last year, I lost my first race in seven years

in over 300 races, so that was a bit of a killer.

So now that's my motivation, to never let that happen again, ever.

So my motivation now is just to make sure

-I get some more of these in in August.

-I'm sure you will.

Anyway, well done, and well done for getting that right.

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Coming to you, Dan. A few points behind.

What are you going to do, Home or away?

-Home.

-Home? Yes.

-Put the pressure back on me as well.

-You can deal with the pressure.

-Yeah, take your time.

Who was on the losing side in a Rugby World Cup

final for the second time in 12 years

when he took to the field against New Zealand at Twickenham in 2015?

All right, hold on. So Aussie, obviously.

Who has lost two...?

Matt Giteau is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

Yeah. Probably an old boy.

There's not that many older people there at the minute.

-Not old boy but, you know, 12 years.

-No second rows, no back row.

Front row... Nine and ten, no.

First one you wrote down, mate.

-Matt Giteau.

-Well done, right answer.

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-Mark, home question?

-Home, please.

Who in 2015 made his Test debut at the age of 34 and, by top scoring

with 88 in the first innings, helped his side to victory at Headingley?

So that would be New Zealand and England.

-Is that the only Test match at Headingley?

-Yeah.

34! Debut at 34.

Luke Ronchi, the keeper, got some runs.

I'm sure that was his debut.

-And a keeper usually will score runs.

-Yeah.

He came in and worked me a lot as well.

-Did he?

-Yeah.

-Did he?!

-Yeah.

They've asked a question about a batsman who's whacked you

out of the park.

-Still hurts, man, still hurts.

-That's terrible!

-How mean is that?

-Well, let's hope it's him.

-OK.

Luke Ronchi.

Sorry to bring back the memories, but, yes, you're absolutely right.

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Jason.

-Home, please.

-Home.

Come on, come on.

Which club won only three away games in the Premier League last season,

but in their first three away games in the league this season

won at Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City?

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Got it?

-West Ham.

It is. West Ham United, well done.

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Right, captains, you need to use the surnames of the sports stars you see

and combine them to form something from the category I give you.

Matt, you are going first. For one point, what film is this?

OK. They're the Waughs.

Waughs...

Waughs... Star?

Star? Shall we go with Star Wars?

-Yeah.

-Star Wars.

American football quarterback Bart Starr. It is Star Wars.

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Phil, your first category is landmarks.

Landmarks.

Right.

-Go on, first one.

-Justin Edinburgh.

-Justin Edinburgh, so that's...

Ah, well, that must be Andrew Castle.

-Edinburgh Castle.

-Edinburgh Castle, Sue.

Easy. Easy! Yes, well done.

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For your two-point question, Matt, what is this dish?

Greene in the middle.

Who's the Everton player there?

I've got a feeling that his name is...

Yeah, I thought that.

Think it is.

I think the guy on the right is called Curry.

-Thai Green Curry?

-Thai Green Curry.

Correct, well done.

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Well done, yeah.

For Everton, Li Tie, Maurice Greene and Stephen Curry.

OK, Phil, for two points, what is this sports team?

Well, that's Michael Lynagh.

-Carroll?

-Carroll Lynagh.

Oh! Carroll... Carolina.

Oh, Carolina!

It must be Carroll... It's a sports team?

-Carolina...

-Carolina...

Panthers, is it the Panthers?

-Panthers, Carolina Panthers?

-Let's go with it.

-Carolina Panthers.

Clinton Panther is his name. It is the Carolina Panthers, well done.

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And finally, for three points, can you work out this song lyric?

Oh, there's loads of them!

Argh!

Weir...

Is that Sid Going?

I've got the first three. That must be the rest of it.

It's got to be the rest of it.

David Weir, Ryan Hall, Sid Going. We're all going...

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It's got to be, hasn't it?

-We're all going...

-It fits.

-On... Na, that's Na, the tennis player.

-Do it.

-Are you going to sing it?

Come on, you look like you're in a boy band.

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Go on, then, you do it.

# We're all going on a

# Summer holiday. #

I've never heard that before.

Yes, it is, it's Immanuel Hohn, Davide Somma, Trindon Holliday -

we're all going on a summer holiday. Well done, three points.

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-You need this one for three points, Tuffers.

-What is it?

-Famous person.

A famous person.

THEY CONFER

Oh, what's his name, the cricketer?

Butler?

No, it's not, it's the batsman for Nottingham.

You got the first one. Right, go on, let's see if we can get it.

-Right, so that's...

-Christie.

-Christie.

-Leroy Fer.

-Christie Fer.

-Christopher, there we go.

-Christopher... Carlton Cole.

Christopher Cole.

Christopher... Chris...

Christopher Cole...man.

-Chris Coleman.

-No.

Oh, what's his name, that bloke?

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What?

Christopher...

Oh, I've got it.

LAUGHTER

Christopher Columbus, cos that's... Michael Lumb, his name is.

-Christopher Columbus.

-Yep.

-Christopher Columbus, Sue.

Well done, Matt.

I would have got that.

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American volleyball player Cassie Busse.

Well done, Christopher Columbus.

So, end of that round, Phil is on 16, Matt in front on 18.

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So, Matt, who is this projecting the right image?

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Just the goatee, goatee.

Oh, that's a good shout.

That goatee at the end, he has a white goatee.

-Has he?

-I think that's who it is.

-Yeah.

Go on, go with it. I'm backing you 100%.

Jason Gillespie.

Let's have a look, see if you're right.

Well done, Mark. The Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie.

That's a great shout!

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OK. Phil, who is getting ready to set sail?

Oh, I know him, as well!

Oh, who is that?

Rugby?

So far we've got tall. Tall, big hands.

-Tall and big hands, we've got.

-It's rugby, rugby.

Yeah, it is rugby. 15, used to play for Scotland.

-Paterson.

-Paterson!

Was that Paterson?

Too big for him, wasn't it?

No!

That is... What's his first name?

-Chris.

-Chris Paterson.

-Any ideas, no?

-No.

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I think that is Chris Paterson.

You're the captain.

Chris Paterson.

Let's see if you're right, Tuffers.

Yes, it is, the Scottish rugby star Chris Paterson!

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Kept you in the game.

End of the round, Phil's on 18, Matt in front on 20.

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We've got an Observation Round now and both teams are playing along.

You're about to see a collection of sports stars dancing.

But before we do that,

we've been inspired by some of our guests here tonight,

so before we show you that clip, let's have a look at them in action.

Very good, very good.

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Did you enjoy that, Hannah?

Oh, it was fantastic. But I thought the training was hard work -

that was so much harder.

I honestly couldn't be a full-time dancer.

Impossible.

-And, Mark, did you know they'd get that in slow-motion?

-No.

But Dan had all the moves there. His moves were the best, like.

Come on, what's going on there, Mr Biggar?

I was hoping that I could get through the show without this

coming up, but obviously not.

Before you talk about it, though, it must be a lucky routine cos your

kicking percentage in the World Cup was 90-odd% or something like that.

Yeah, it worked, that was the main thing.

I think I'd look even stupider if it didn't work, but...

Where does it come from?

It's just something I did trying to get into a bit of a comfortable

position and trying to take my mind off the kick a little bit.

And it worked, so I've got to stick with it

for a little bit now, anyway.

Have the boys been giving you a bit for it?

No, not at all(!)

All right, are you ready for the Observation Round? This is it.

Make a note of everything you see. Your questions will follow.

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So, Matt, your team first.

What colour was Serena Williams' head band?

Red.

-Well done, Hannah, spot on.

-Red!

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Phil's team, name either of the shirt numbers the celebrating

NFL players were wearing.

Got it?

Go on, Dan, go on.

95 and 94.

Yeah, you got both! You only needed one. Well done.

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What number was the England goalkeeper

wearing in the women's football clip?

-I saw... Yeah, yellow was 21.

-Yeah, 21.

-21?

-Yeah, I got that as well.

-Go on, then.

-21.

Yes.

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Phil's team, what nationality was the boxer?

-Cuba.

-Yes, it was.

-Good work.

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Well spotted. OK, Matt, name either of the nations in the fencing bout.

Oh!

I didn't even see fencing!

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I don't know why, but I want to say...

..Croatia or...

Is it Czech Republic? Are they still around?

-Is that still around, the Czech Republic?

-Mm-hmm, yeah.

Can you put us out of our misery and say? Is it one of those, Sue?

Are you going for one of those?

-Yeah, we're going to go for one of those.

-No.

It was Russia or Italy.

Oh!

So, final question.

Phil's team, what was the score in the Crystal Palace

vs Liverpool match?

1-1, I think it was 1-1. Yeah, 1-1.

-I think we've pulled it all back!

-Go for it.

-1-1, Sue.

-Are you sure?

-Yes.

-It was!

-Yes!

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Every point counts and that's a good one.

It means that now there's just one in it.

Phil's on 21, Matt in front on 22.

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We are ending tonight's show with a Sprint Finish,

so it is time for the guests to get on their captain's wavelength.

And, Phil, we're going to ask you to come out.

-Good luck, Jason and Dan.

-Right, come on. Come on, boys, come on.

-OK.

-Your time starts now.

-In boxing, what's that?

-Uppercut.

-Yes.

Oh, a rugby team in Wales.

-Ospreys, Cardiff Blues.

-Yes.

Oh, the bloke who did the jumping. What was his name?

Oh... It was like that, it was a bird. It was called...

-He was the bloke.

-Eddie the Eagle?

-Yes!

-If you're in the bottom three, you're in the...

-Relegation zone.

Yes. Oh, what's this?

-Press.

-No, what is it?

-Weightlifting.

-Yes.

In cricket, you have the orthodox one of them and the...

-Reverse sweep.

-Yes, lovely.

Oh, if you're in rugby, you pick a...to get into a...

-It's a big tall fellow...

-Lock.

-Yes.

-The cyclist...

-Froome. Hoy.

-No, the other one, you said it.

-Chris Froome.

Yes, yes!

-Oh, in football, if you don't score any goals, it's a...

-Clean sheet.

Correct. Oh, what am I holding?

-Olympic torch.

-Yes, that's it!

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Boom!

Wow.

Very impressive, ten out of ten! Wow.

He's good, though. He's good.

Right.

You know what you've got to do. You need full marks, you can't pass.

Right, come on, here we go! Come on.

CHEERING

Right, are you ready? Time starts now.

-In golf, between Europe...

-Davis Cup.

-Ryder Cup.

Yes! Yes, amazing!

Oh, the cricketer, he's usually a bowler,

he goes on at the end of the day...

-Nightwatchman.

-Yes.

They play at Loftus Road, football team.

-QPR.

-Yes!

And... Oh, a legendary wheelchair athlete. Won loads of...

-Tanni Grey-Thompson.

-Yes, correct.

Oh, NFL, the final game is the...

-Super Bowl.

-Yes.

Oh, bowler and his name is a white bird with a long neck.

-Swan.

-Yes.

Yes! Oh, this one...

-Shot put.

-Yes!

-Oh, taking all me clothes off on the pitch.

-Streaker.

Yes!

-Oh, this for 26 miles.

-Marathon.

-In the capital, yeah.

-London Marathon.

-Yes!

-Oh, not the pitching one but the one in the bunker.

-The club that I use.

-Sand wedge.

-Yes, that's it!

-Come on!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I was trying to remember the last time either of you got

ten out of ten.

I thought, "That's unbelievable," then, you've both done it!

It was a great ending, anyway, fantastic stuff.

Both teams played exceptionally well and a huge thank you to

all of our teams - to Hannah and Mark, to Dan and Jason.

The three of us will be back very soon.

Until then, from all of us, bye-bye.