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The Masters - Preview Day Two

Rory McIlroy is aiming to win back-to-back Masters. (Image: Getty)

Questions

1) When did the first Masters tournament take place?

2) Who holds the record for most Masters wins?

3) Who won the first Masters?

4) Which former US President was a member at Augusta?

5) When was the first Masters Champions’ Dinner held?

6) Who did Rory McIlroy beat in last year’s play-off?

7) Who are the only two Englishmen to have won the Masters?

8) Who is the oldest ever Masters winner?

9) What was the Masters’ original name?

10) Which player has made the most Masters appearances?

11) What distance is the Grand National?

12) Which horse gave Willie Mullins his first Grand National winner?

13) On what horse did AP McCoy win the Grand National on?

14) How many fences does the winning Grand National horse have to jump?

15) Who is the last grey horse to win the Grand National?

16) What racecourse is the Grand National held at?

17) Which horse won the first Grand National in 1839?

18) How many times did Red Rum win the Grand National?

19) Who was the first female jockey to win the Grand National?

20) Which horse won the Covid virtual Grand National in 2020?

2017 Randox Health Grand National

Aintree sets the scene for the 2026 Grand National. (Image: Getty)

21) Who is Tyson Fury fighting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday?

22) In which city did Tyson Fury fight Deontay Wilder for a third time?

23) Before Saturday, how many professional fights has Tyson Fury competed in?

24) What is Tyson Fury’s nickname?

25) What country is Tyson Fury’s opponent from on Saturday?

26) True or false – Tyson Fury has won an Olympic medal?

27) Tyson Fury’s brother, Tommy, appeared on which UK reality TV show in 2019?

28) Who did Tyson Fury beat in his first professional fight?

29) What is the name of Tyson Fury’s wife?

30) In 2020, Tyson Fury was named The Ring’s Fighter of the Year. Who were the only two heavyweights to win the award before him?

31) Which Chelsea icon joined Manchester City in 2014?

32) How many clean sheets have Arsenal had this season, before playing Bournemouth?

33) Which Liverpool player joined Fulham in 2021 for £12million?

34) Name Crystal Palace’s three goalscorers from their midweek win over Fiorentina

35) Which team reached their sixth consecutive Women’s FA Cup semi-final on Monday?

36) Manchester United will also play Leeds in a friendly this summer, in which city?

37) Who is Newcastle‘s top scorer in the Premier League this season?

38) What year were Coventry City founded?

39) Which three countries will host the 2026 World Cup?

40) Which football stadium is the closest to the River Mersey?

Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters - Day Five

The Monte Carlo Masters is ongoing this week (Image: Getty)

41) Who has the most Monte Carlo Masters titles?

42) How many times has Roger Federer won the Monte Carlo Masters?

43) In 2013, Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal‘s unbeaten streak in Monte Carlo. How many matches did it end on?

44) Which active tennis player has the most Monte Carlo wins?

45) On what surface is the Monte Carlo Masters played on?

46) The Monte Carlo Masters was founded in which year?

47) How much money will the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters winner receive?

48) Who is the reigning Monte Carlo Masters champion?

49) How many times has a British player won the Monte Carlo Masters?

50) Who is the youngest Monte Carlo Masters champion?

Answers

1) 1934, 2) Jack Nicklaus, 3) Horton Smith, 4) Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5) 1952, 6) Justin Rose, 7) Sir Nick Faldo and Danny Willett, 8) Jack Nicklaus, 9) Augusta National Invitational, 10) Gary Player

11) Four miles and two and a half furlongs, 12) Hedgehunter, 13) Don’t Push It, 14) 30, 15) Neptune Collonges, 16) Aintree Racecourse, 17) Lottery, 18) 3, 19) Rachael Blackmore, 20) Potters Corner

21) Arslanbek Makhmudov, 22) Las Vegas, 23) 37, 24) The Gypsy King, 25) Russia, 26) False, 27) Love Island, 28) Bela Gyongyosi, 29) Paris, 30) Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali

31) Frank Lampard, 32) 15, 33) Harry Wilson, 34) Jean-Philippe Mateta, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaila Sarr, 35) Chelsea, 36) Dublin, 37) Bruno Guimaraes, 38) 1883, 39) Canada, Mexico and USA, 40) Hill Dickinson Stadium

41) Rafael Nadal, 42) Zero, 43) 46, 44) Stefanos Tsitsipas, 45) Clay, 46) 1896, 47) £848,000, 48) Carlos Alcaraz, 49) 18, 50) Mats Wilander



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