16 sport questions that appeared on The Chase – including two the Chaser got wrong

Questions on The Chase can be about many aspects of general knowledge, with some of the sports-related ones even confusing the experts – can you get them right?

If you are looking for a bit of a challenge, then we’ve got a sports-related quiz for you – and it’s all from The Chase.

The Chase features many different topics and subjects in their questions – with sport often being part of the show. Contestants appear on the panel gameshow to come up against general knowledge experts – called the Chasers – to answer questions and metaphorically break free from the pursuit of the experts.

The programme features a wide berth of general knowledge, and sport has featured many times over its 15-year tenure on ITV.

The sports questions can sometimes be the sticking point for both contestants and experts, with everything from the Olympics to football, cricket and much more utilised on the show.

Here, Mirror Sport has collated 16 sports questions that have appeared on The Chase and how well the Chasers did when these came up. Can you beat the Chasers at their own game and get them all right?

Give it a go below – the answers are at the bottom of the page.

16 of the best sports questions that have appeared on The Chase

1 – Which of these Olympians did NOT win a gold medal at the 2012 Games in London?

Chaser Jenny Ryan, nicknamed ‘The Vixen’ was in the hot seat for this question and got it right. However, the contestant also got the green light and progressed to the final round of the show, so we did not see how Jenny answered.

The options are:

• Mo Farah
• Steve Redgrave
• Bradley Wiggins

2 – At Euro 2016, the football managers of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland shared which team name?

Paul Sinha was the Chaser on this episode, and ‘The Sinnerman’ answered it correctly. The options are:

3 – What interrupted a cricket match between Derbyshire and Lancashire in June 1975?

Sinha was back again on The Chase to deliberate over this tough cricket question – but he got it right. The options are:

4 – Leading players in what sport are given an ATP ranking?

The Vixen returned to take on this tough question and got the green light. The options are:

5 – In 2003, who equalled Billie Jean King’s record by winning her 20th Wimbledon title?

Ryan was also the Chaser on this episode and actually came up short on this question. The options are:

• Martina Navratilova
• Steffi Graf
• Serena Williams

6 – Which of these was an Olympic sport from 1992 to 2008?

This is Mark Labbett’s first appearance on this list, and the popular Chaser, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, went with the correct answer on this one. The options are:

• American football
• Baseball
• Lacrosse

7 – Where was the first organised bobsleigh competition held?

Next up was Anne Hegerty as the Chaser, and ‘The Governess’ answered the question correctly. The options are:

• Chamonix
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen
• St Moritz

8 – What part of the body is also the shortest possible winning distance in a horse race?

The Beast was back in the hot seat for this horse-racing debacle, and he also got this one right. The options are:

9 – Because of the town’s traditional industry, what is the nickname of Burton Albion Football Club?

Chaser Shaun Wallace is the next expert to take on a tough football question, and ‘The Dark Destroyer’ answered it correctly. The options are:

• The Brewers
• The Railwaymen
• The Cobblers

10 – In the fashion trade, what word describes clothes that are suitable for either sports or leisure pursuits?

The Dark Destroyer appeared once again for this simple yet confusing question, and he got it right. The options are:

• Athleisure
• Exercasual
• Gymtastic

11 – Which of Andy Murray’s tennis coaches has won a Wimbledon singles title?

The Governess was back once again for this tennis question, and she answered it correctly. The options are:

• Brad Gilbert
• Amelie Mauresmo
• Ivan Lendl

12 – The musical Damn Yankees is about a man who sells his soul to become the greatest player in which sport’s history?

The Vixen returned to answer another question correctly, and this time it’s a mixture of stage and sport. The options are:

• Baseball
• American football
• Basketball

13 – Which broadcaster has written biographies of the cricketers Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards?

Wallace was back as the Chaser for this cricket-related question, and got it right. The options are:

• John Simpson
• George Alagiah
• Trevor McDonald

14 – The target ball in petanque is called what?

The Dark Destroyer continued his fine form by getting this unusual sports question correct. The options are:

15 – Which of these countries is not permitted to take part in the Pan American Games?

The Vixen returned with a bang and got this question right on the money. The options are:

16 – What sport does Fanny Chmelar compete for Germany?

Now this is probably the most famous question on the list, likely due to host Bradley Walsh’s side-splitting reaction at the time. After all the hilarity, The Governess actually got this question wrong, with the options including:

• Swimming
• Show Jumping
• Skiing

Answers

A lot of those questions were pretty tough, and some of them even quite funny – but did you get any, or all of them correct? Read on below for the answers:

1. Steve Redgrace
2. O’Neill
3. Snow
4. Tennis
5. Martina Navratilova
6. Baseball
7. St Moritz
8. Head
9. The Brewers
10. Athleisure
11. Amelie Mauresmo
12. Baseball
13. Trevor McDonald
14. Jack
15. Guinea
16. Skiing

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