Quiz 72 - Sporting Films - Answers

How well did you do?

10 correct
An Oscar winning performance

7, 8 or 9 correct
Well done, well above the pass mark so you a genuine film buff

4, 5 or 6 correct
A good attempt

1, 2 or 3 correct
OK, perhaps you prefer watching the real thing rather than a film.

0 correct
So you've not discovered Netflix yet then!

Cool Runnings is the story of a bobsleigh team that represented which country?
Jamaica

2.

Which actor played England manager Mike Bassett?
Ricky Tomlinson

The picture alongside is part of a poster publicising which film?
When Saturday Comes

Name the film that was based on a Nick Hornby book of the same name about an Arsenal supporter.
Fever Pitch

Which sporting film won Vangelis an Oscar in 1982 for the best original music score?
Chariots of Fire

Which actor played Ray Kinsella in the 1989 film about baseball,  Field of Dreams? 
Kevin Costner

The frame printed alongside is from a 2005 film which saw a footballer playing for which English club side.
Newcastle United - the film being Goal!

Frank Machin, the character played by Richard Harris in the 1963 film This Sporting Life, played which sport in the film?
Rugby League

Which sport was 'Fast Eddie' Felson best known for playing?
Pool - 'Fast Eddie' Felson was the character played by Paul Newman in The Hustler

The 2001 film Lagaan is based on which sport? 
Cricket.

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