Festive Fun A Question of Sport

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Hello, and welcome to a festive edition of A Question Of Sport.

On tonight's show, we're joined by some cracking double acts,

so let's find out who's joining our own perfect pairing.

On Matt's team are Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock

and his Strictly dance partner, Oti Mabuse!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Come on. Let's have some of that.

And teaming up with Phil are stars of the screen,

comic duo and best friends Josh Widdicombe and Elis James!

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Yes.

We are starting the show with a One Minute Round and, Matt,

-your team are kicking things off.

-All right.

In this round, each question has three possible answers.

-OK.

-So, just shout out as many as you can.

If you get stuck, you can pass, but you won't be able to go back.

-OK.

-Are you ready?

-Yes, of course we are.

These three share their names with words that come before Christmas.

-Happy.

-Yes.

-Merry.

-Yes.

Uh, um...

-Uh, snowy.

-No.

-Father!

-No.

-Do you want to move on?

-Yeah, go on. Move on, then.

These three share their names with dances you could perform

-at a Strictly Christmas party.

-Tango!

-No.

-Waltz.

-Yes.

-Uh...

-Foxtrot!

-Foxtrot.

-No.

-Salsa.

-No.

-Samba.

-Yes.

-Rumba.

-Cha-cha!

-No.

-Paso!

-No.

-Jazz!

-No.

-Viennese Waltz!

-No.

-American Smooth!

-No.

-Argh!

-What's left?!

-Samba, Cha-Cha,

Rumba, Paso, Jive!

Waltz, Viennese, Tango, Quickstep!

That's amazing!

-Move on!

-Move on!

-These three share their names...

-Disco!

-..with birds mentioned in the Twelve Days Of Christmas.

-Oh, no.

-Twelve Days Of Christmas.

HE MUMBLES SONG

-A sparrow?

-A partridge!

-Yeah.

-A partridge.

Swans.

-Doves.

-Doves?

-Yes.

-Chickens...

-Hens!

..and swallows and hens and...

-Ducks.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-..pigeons.

-Yes!

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-Geese!

-Geese!

-Argh!

-Geese!

-Geese! Yes.

Oti, did you think he was called Allan American Jive?

-American Smooth!

-American Jive!

I'm just assuming. I just said all of them!

The only one you missed out was Allan...

-Charleston.

-Charleston!

-I knew it!

-And Craig White.

-White Christmas.

-Oh, what?!

-You're joking!

But you scored six points. Well done!

OK, you're up next.

Remember, anyone can shout out the answers. Here we go.

These three share their names with words that

come after Christmas.

-Day?

-No.

-New Year's Eve.

-Boxing.

-Eve, yes.

-Eve.

-Oh, Christmas...morning. Christmas dinner.

-Christmas...

-Christmas Carol.

-Feeling full...

Carols, yes. Do you want to move on?

Yeah, move on. Yes, please!

These three share their names with Santa's reindeers.

-Rudolph!

-Blitzen!

-Bouncer!

-No.

-Prancer! Dancer!

-Dancer, Prancer.

Oh, come on, there's no other ones!

-Rudolph!

-Move on?

-Move on!

-Yeah!

These three share their names with drinks you might have at

-Christmas.

-Advocaat.

-Yes.

-Yes! Whisky!

-No.

-Gluhwein!

-Punch?

-Mulled wine! Wine!

-No.

-Hot chocolate! I'm rubbish at this!

Lager. No, mulled wine!

-What?!

-Coffee! Mulled wine!

Baileys!

-No.

-Sherry!

-Sherry!

-Yes!

Oh, another bit of booze! What about the reindeer?

-Do you want to move on?

-Yes!

These three all share their names with wintry weather.

-Sleet.

-Rain.

-Ice.

-Hale.

-Snow.

Storm.

-Mizzle.

-No.

-Freeze.

-Overcast.

-Storm. Blast!

-WHISTLE BLOWS

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What?!

-We're all right, only one behind.

-We were looking for

-Frosty Thomas.

-Oh.

-I said frost!

-Oh, you don't get it for frost, sadly.

-Aww!

And Dominic Blizzard.

And Brandy was the one that...

-Oh, Brandy.

-You got Sherry and Advocaat.

The reindeers...

Cupid, Donner and Commette.

-Donner?!

-Commette?!

Donner? That's a kebab!

-LAUGHTER

-And Comet's a shop!

And the only one for after Christmas

that you missed out on was Tree.

-Oh!

-Tree Rollins.

-Tree Rollins!

-That's not a name.

At the end of the opening round,

Phil's on five, Matt in front on six!

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All the action in this round is taking place in the snow or on the

ice. Try and keep an eye on as much you can.

That's it.

Oh, she went for the seven! Solid! Solid!

It's going to fall nicely.

It's Hodgson again with a charge-down!

It's an England strike back!

Oh! It's all about Sidney Crosby!

It's the gold medal winning goal!

It Canada's moment!

Lovely run, square pass.

Edin Dzeko makes it three.

The biggest and strongest driver the world has ever seen.

This is a nice finish from Jamaica.

Now, wide open. Wide open for the touchdown! It's Jordy Nelson!

Brodka of Poland.

Oh! Look at that for a finishing delivery!

It's a compelling contest!

Every eye will be on him.

There's the time! It's coming up now. 1:45! He's done it!

And this crowd go wild!

On the board are nine sports.

Behind the squares is a picture of a sports star.

You will pick a sport and answer a question.

If you get it right, you'll win a point and the square will be revealed.

OK, Phil, you can pick a sport first.

-Boys, what you strong on?

-Football.

-Football.

-Football. Yeah, happy with that, Sue.

-OK, football.

Edin Dzeko was scoring for Manchester City,

but which of his countrymen scored in the Premier League

from 100 yards in 2013?

Is it Begovic? Is he from Bosnia?

Oh! Could be!

-What, their goalie?

-Oh, yes!

He got it over his head, off the kick-off.

-Well, that sounds plausible.

-Yeah. So we'll go with that.

-You came up with it!

-Asmir Begovic?

Is the right answer!

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Unbelievable!

And you get a first look at the picture.

Yes. It's going to be his ear.

Ah!

It's just someone who's fun enough to dress as Father Christmas.

-Yes.

-Roy Keane?

-Roy Keane!

Oh, you know Liverpool used to have those Christmas parties?

I think it's Bruce Grobbelaar.

-No, it isn't!

-Good effort, though.

What are you going to go for, Matt?

Uh, well...

Should we maybe try and get a point and go for Rugby Union?

-You go for it!

-Yes, let's do it.

-Yes. Yes, yes, Sue!

OK, Rugby. Charlie Hodgson...

-Correct.

-..was scoring for England.

In his 38 appearances for England, how many points did he score?

I will give you a leeway of 50 either side.

Oh, my goodness me. Right, what... What, what would his average...?

His average would be...

400?

400.

-That's a lot.

-So let's go 350.

-You're going 350?

-Yeah.

Uh, no. So, back we go.

-Yes, American football, Sue.

-Oh, right.

The Green Bay Packers were scoring a touchdown in the snow.

What nickname is given to the Packers' fans?

-Cheese...

-Heads? Cheeseheads?

-OK.

-Cheeseheads. Why, though?

-If it's not Cheeseheads,

what a strange thing to come into your mind.

But they wear cheese on their heads because it's Wisconsin,

-which is the cheese state, I think.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I'm happy with cheese.

-Yeah?

As a pudding, as an answer.

Cheeseheads? Cheeseheads, Sue.

Well done! It is the right answer!

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-Not a great square.

-No.

-Let's see.

-Come on.

-Oh!

-Oh!

-It's an eye.

- I'm not ruling out Roy Keane. - I'm not ruling out David Ginola.

Yeah, I think that's...

Because he... He's got a quite sexy, piercing gaze.

He's looking right through me.

He's one of Sue's favourites as well.

-Yes!

-Is he?

-Oh, absolutely.

-Yeah.

Maybe he's your Christmas present.

Well, I was thinking that would be very nice.

-Yeah.

-Listen, just for Sue, just to make Sue's Christmas,

just say David Ginola.

Or Dav-eed.

-David Ginola.

-No. Sadly it isn't.

Sadly it isn't.

-Go on, Jonnie.

-Speed skating.

-Speed skating.

-OK. Yes.

That was Zbigniew Brodka of Poland winning in Sochi.

For one point, spell his name.

No, no!

I'm only kidding, I'm only kidding.

Which country won gold in every other men's speed skating event

at those games?

Well, USA are bound to be good.

-Canada.

-Yes.

Russia's usually good.

OK. Norway...

Let's go with...

Let's go with America, Sue.

-No.

-Good.

-Right, off we go, back to you.

We think we're going to go for rugby union

because we don't know any one of the other ones.

So, Charlie Hodgson was scoring for England.

In his 38 appearances for England, how many points did he score?

A leeway of 50.

Yeah, cos that gives you that that way and that that way.

Yeah, great working out.

I'll let you have that one, boss.

-Three.

-No!

250.

-Is right.

-Yes!

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269, to be spot-on.

Oh, 19 out.

Very close. So, let's have a look.

-Rugby union.

-It's not going to help us.

No.

-Go on, do that one.

-OK. Ronnie O'Sullivan, Sue.

-No.

-No.

-Right.

-Horse racing.

-Come on.

You saw The Thinker winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the snow.

Yeah.

But in which decade was the race first held?

I'll give you a clue - it was in the 20th century.

Prewar?

Let's go with 19...

-..20s.

-Spot on.

-Oh!

-Yes.

Good job.

Come on, Santa, reveal yourself.

-Ah.

-He's just looked different.

-That is...

-Looks like a tennis player.

That is...Andy Murray.

-No way.

-I was going to say that, but I don't know.

-It's Andy Murray.

-Let's have a look.

It is Andy Murray.

Andy Murray.

Who'd have thought Andy Murray could look so much like

David Ginola?

Well done. Bonus point there which means, at the end of the round,

the teams are tied. Both on eight.

Christmas is a time for fun and games which often ends up with

a member of the family getting in a mood and sitting in another room.

So that's what we're going to do now. One member of each team

will take a seat in my lounge and their team-mates

have to guess how many correct answers

they will give to a question.

If they guess correctly, they will score double points.

So, Matt, your team are going first and, Jonnie,

we're going to ask you to make yourself comfy

in the armchair over there.

Help yourself to a bit of food and drink, enjoy the music.

Making himself very much at home.

Right, here's the question we'll be asking Jonnie.

Name five sports South Africa have won a summer Olympic gold medal in.

-Right.

-I'm South African and I don't even know that.

Which makes me look proud.

-Athletics.

-Athletics.

-Rugby.

-Swimming.

-Swimming.

-Swimming.

-Yes.

-You're not answering it,

you just need to guess how many Jonnie will know.

-Oh!

-I know he knows the South African...

The whole athletics team.

I don't know his swimming knowledge.

OK, so we think he'll get those two, don't we?

Athletics and swimming.

-Boxing.

-He might know boxing.

-If we said three,

do you think he'll get the obvious two

-and then maybe pick up another one?

-Yeah.

-Shall we say three?

-Yeah.

-You're going with three?

-I think we'll go with three, Sue,

-is that all right?

-OK, we'll bring Jonnie back.

Right, come on, then, Jonnie.

Right, your question is...

..name five sports

that South Africa have won summer Olympic gold medal in.

So, athletics.

-Trying to think.

-Athletics.

-Rugby.

-OK.

-Have you considered speed skating?

Gymnastics?

OK.

-Weightlifting.

-Just take your time.

Don't dive into any kind of...

-Oh!

-No!

What?!

It was your reaction that gave it away there.

Your reaction, it's your fault.

I forgot that, you're right, yeah.

So, your five answers are athletics, rugby, gymnastics,

weightlifting and swimming.

They said you'd get three right.

Athletics is right.

-That's a bonus.

-Swimming is right.

Weightlifting wrong.

Rugby wrong.

Gymnastics wrong.

-Oh!

-But you still get the two points.

You still get the two points.

The other ones we were looking for were...

OK, Phil, over to you.

-Go on, mate.

-Yes, Elis is going off.

So, Josh, is Elis a sporting nerd enough to get

-one of these questions right?

-I think he'll be all right, yeah.

-I think he'll be good.

-All right.

Well, you need to decide how many correct answers he'll get.

Other than Gareth Bale...

-Yes!

-This is good news.

..which five Welsh players scored at Euro 2016?

-Five.

-What, easy?

He went.

Yes, which means nothing when I go to watch football.

But that is his sport, yeah?

That's his sport. That's his country.

We should go five because he'll...

-Just smash hit.

-He'll smash it.

And if he gets it wrong and we've gone five, it's not our fault,

it's cos he's let us down.

-Five.

-Five out of five.

-OK.

-Come on!

-Let's bring him back.

You're good at mixed doubles tennis, right?

Yes.

They've gone for five.

-A big five.

-They want you to name five.

-Come on, Elis!

-So, the question is, other than Gareth Bale...

-Oh!

-..which five Welsh players scored at Euro 2016?

I need all five.

-Elis, Elis...

-He's confident.

Don't let down your nation.

No pressure there.

-Aaron Ramsey.

-OK.

-Neil Taylor.

Hal Robson Kanu.

Sam Vokes.

Ashley Williams.

Oh! Five out of five.

Great job.

Good job.

Nailed it. Nailed it.

And what a difference that has made.

Matt is on 10.

Phil in front on 18.

Matt, you have ten snowballs in front of you.

You need to put them in the basket you think matches the correct answer for each question.

There's a point for every snowball left at the end of the game.

So, we're going to start with,

which of the teams have been top of the Premier League at Christmas?

A, QPR.

B, Nottingham Forest.

C, Norwich City.

I mean, Forest had an early couple of years, didn't they?

I think maybe Forest, but I wouldn't...

-You can split them. You can use all three if you want.

-I feel...

C, for some reason, I'm leaning towards C,

-but maybe leave a couple in B.

-Ten seconds.

-Where do you want...? No?

-Do you want to just put them everywhere?

-Spread them out. Spread them out.

-Four, three, two...

Just one in A.

Oh! Gone.

I like... There's something...

..there's something just rattling around my head about Norwich.

None in A, QPR.

QPR never.

-No.

-Nottingham Forest...

-Never.

-Good!

-The right answer is Norwich in 1992.

Dropped it. What a surprise! Tuffers dropped it.

-So, you are taking eight through.

-Yes.

-For your next question,

you can only put the snowballs in two of the baskets.

-OK.

-Which of these countries have Australia beaten

in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on the most occasions?

A, South Africa.

B, England.

C, India.

B or C. B or C.

Got to beat India, haven't they?

I can only use two? Are we going to say India?

Split India. Give one to A and one to B.

-We're not having India.

-Ten seconds.

-So, we're now saying England or South Africa.

-Two baskets.

-Five...

-Or India.

-Four, three, two, one.

Could be India. Could be India.

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

It's got to be India. Oh!

India...

..five times.

-Yeah.

-South Africa...

-Yeah.

-..two times.

Oh, England, loads. Nowhere near five.

I played in about three or four of them.

No, it's not more than five, Sue.

Six! It's the right answer.

-Want to try again?

-Yes.

-OK, ready?

-Yeah, come on.

Come on, Sue. See the professional there.

See the professional.

Oh!

Right, five go through to the final question.

In which of these sports has Turkey won the most Olympic medals?

A, weightlifting.

B, tae kwon do.

C, boxing.

You can only use one basket.

Jonnie, Olympics, weightlifting?

I'd say weightlifting, that would be my guess.

It's going to be one in it.

-It's going to be...

-Is it A?

-10 seconds, one basket.

-A or C.

-A.

-One basket.

Oh, no, don't put it on me.

-A.

-You're going...

Five, four, three, two, one.

Weightlifting. I know that's the obvious answer.

-Yeah.

-B, tae kwon do, is seven.

Seven, ever?

C, boxing, five.

-So, was it more than seven?

-We've got a chance here.

Weightlifting... 11, it's the right answer.

Five points.

Well done. Well done. We'll take that.

OK, Phil, your turn now.

-Out you come.

-Come on. Come on, fellas.

Right, ready?

Go on, Tuffers.

-You've also got ten snowballs to work with.

-Yes.

-Here's your first question.

-Right.

Which of these horses has won the Epsom Derby?

I think it's Santa Claus.

-OK.

-But I'm not sure.

I know nothing about horse racing.

OK, I'm fancying Santa Claus.

We've all heard the rumours.

-Yes. I reckon five in Santa Claus.

-Right.

-Yeah.

A couple in...

Five, three, two.

Six, three, one?

Seven, six, five, four...

-Don't bother with Mincepies.

-..three, two, one...

Oh!

The right answer is C, Santa Claus.

-We'll take that.

-That's all right.

I should have thrown it in there.

OK, so you're taking six through.

-Come on, boys.

-This time, you have to leave one basket.

These footballers all have birthdays over the festive period

but which is the oldest?

A, Chris Kamara.

B, Steve Bruce.

or C, Gary McAllister.

Brucey played before...

I think Bruce... McAllister played till he was old

but he was playing way after Steve Bruce and Chris Kamara, I think.

-Yeah, he was.

-I think it might be Chris Kamara.

-The oldest?

-I think it's Chris Kamara.

- I think Chris Kamara... - Chris Kamara retired first.

Four and then two in Brucey?

No, no. Four in A.

A is Chris Kamara.

-Full Bifta?

-No, Four in Chris Kamara....

-Yeah.

-And then...

-10 seconds.

I don't know about the other two.

-What do you reckon, El?

-You can only use one basket.

-McAllister?

-B, Bruce or, C, McAllister?

-Bruce.

-Bruce.

HOOTER Ooh, done.

Gary McAllister, 1964.

-Oh.

-Oh, dear.

Steve Bruce, 1960.

Oh!

-Kammy, come on.

-Kammy, 1957.

A is the right answer.

This is to win it, basically.

-This is the last question, all in.

-Yes.

Which of these unlikely countries

has competed at the most Winter Olympics?

A, Mexico.

B, Israel.

C, Thailand.

Winter Olympics.

It can't be Thailand, can it?

No, it can't be Mexico.

- Can it be Mexico? - Israel?

Israel are good at a lot of things.

If I had to guess, I wouldn't go with Mexico, I'd go with Israel.

I'd go Israel as well.

-Fancy Israel?

-10 seconds.

It's got to be Thailand.

Has it?

Don't listen to him.

-Where, where?

-Four, three, two...

-Israel.

-Israel, B.

One. B, Israel.

What were we thinking?

C, Thailand.

-Three times...

-Three?

-..competed.

B, Israel, six times.

-I can't watch.

-Mexico...

-..eight times.

-Oh, no!

-Mexico is the right answer.

-Mexico?!

Back you come, back you come. Back you come.

At the final round, with Matt on 15, Phil in front on 18.

All to play for, it's the sprint finish.

Matt, as you are trailing...

Let's have some. Let's have this.

Let's have it.

-Right.

-Right.

As you're trailing, you go first,

but you do have a choice of category.

Do you want to go with white Christmas

or X for Xmas?

All the words will have an X in their name.

I'm not feeling confident on either, to be honest with you.

No. We're going to go for X.

X, right, OK. Your time starts now.

Oh, er, the...

After normal period of the sport, you go...

-Extra time.

-Yes, you do, yeah.

Oh...

-Mexican wave.

-Yes.

Oh! Oh, I've knocked it out the ground for...

-Six.

-Yes.

-Yes.

Oh, they are... What are these called?

-Socks.

-Yeah, not blue, another colour.

Very big colour. Not blue, the other one.

-Like pink.

-Green. Red.

-Yes...

-Red socks.

Yes, and it's a place just north of New York.

-Baseball team. No?

-No.

-Move on.

-Red Sox?

-Yeah. Move on.

Canada.

Tennis with woman and a man in the same team playing tennis together.

-Doubles.

-But it's not the same...

-Mixed doubles.

-There you go.

They're a rugby team and they...

Indians, the head of the Indians,

the Indians, as in...

-Cherokee.

-What's the head of the...

-Can we move on?

-Chiefs.

-Yes!

And a place down in the South West, lovely part of the world.

Just near Salcombe.

Just a little bit further north of Salcombe.

A beautiful spot.

-I did not read up on my geography.

-Think of the letter!

Think of the letter! Please think of the letter we're focusing on now.

-X.

-Just say the letter.

Say the letter. A place.

-With X.

-X.

-Yes, he said X there.

So...FedEx. Just expand that place a little bit.

-Exeter.

-Yeah!

Here we go!

-What's this?

-Boxing.

In a... What's it called? The arena where you...

-Boxing ring.

-Yes.

Oh, you are taking the mickey!

Go, go on.

OK, I'm really hoping the whistle's going to go.

-Go, go!

-OK, there's... It's rowing.

It's a certain type of row...

Scull.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Saved by the whistle.

-What was it?

-Coxless.

-Coxless?

I could have answered that.

Coxless fours we were after.

Boston Red Sox was the other one.

-Boston.

-You scored six.

Six well-earned points.

Come on, then, Tuffers. Up you come.

-This is white Christmas, OK?

-Yes, OK.

-White.

Here we go. Time starts now.

Oh, Revie and all the old boys.

-Leeds United.

-Yes. Yes.

Oh, I played it...

-Cricket.

-Yes, but what's the longer form of the game?

-Test cricket.

-Test...

-Five-day.

-Test...

-Match.

-Yes.

-Test Match cricket.

Oh, Spurs play there.

-White Hart Lane.

-Yes, lovely.

What am I hitting?

-Golf ball.

-Correct.

Oh, left-handed, never won the world...

-Jimmy White.

-Yes!

-Where do we all live? I played for them.

-The world.

-England.

-England.

-Yes.

What's behind me, we're at cricket.

-It's a...

-Net. Scoreboard.

No, it's a big white thing.

Oh, the... Oh, yeah, what is that thing called?

-Sightscreen.

-Yes, it is!

Oh, Ronaldo...

-Real Madrid.

-Yes.

-What am I doing?

-Oh!

- Surfing. Surfing. - Oh! Snowboarding.

Yes. What's this?

What have I hit?

-What?

-What have I hit?

-Badminton.

-Yes. What have I hit?

-Shuttlecock.

-Yes!

WHISTLE BLOWS

Get in there.

-Well done, boys.

-Well done.

We got the right one there.

You needed four to win.

You got the maximum points, all ten out of ten.

Well done to Josh and Elis,

and a big thank you to Oti and Jonnie as well.

From all of us here at A Question Of Sport,

we hope you enjoy the festivities at home

and the three of us will be back soon.

Until then, from all of us here, goodbye.