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Title: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 09, 2014, 06:42:49 PM
Second edition apologies for delay.

PM me your answers. Your score for each question is the number of people who give the same answer. The answer most commonly given is the Sheep, if you give an incorrect answer your score for that question is the Sheep score, plus 5.

You must pass on one question. Your score for that question is zero.

Please list each answer on an individual line in your PM, if possible.

No researching answers, including Googling or asking people for help.

The deadline for answers is 6pm on Wednesday 16th July with the reveal at 8pm the same evening.


Questions

1. Give the name of a player who has received a card (yellow or red) in the group stages of this World Cup?

2. Name one of the top 15 visited sports related websites by Americans? (source ebizmba.com) as of July 2014.

3. According to whoscored.com name a player in the top 15 of the pass completion statistics for the Premier League last season?

4. Again according to whoscored.com name a player in the top 15 league goalscorers in La Liga last season?

5. Name one of the top 10 Uk flat trainers by winners trained (numerical) for the current flat season? (source sportinglife.com as of 6pm 09/07/2014)

6. Name a currently active American horse racing track? (source drf.com, not including Canada)

7. Name a Premier league team who changed their manager during 2013 (calendar year)?

8. Trevor Benjamin is the prime example of a journeyman footballer. He has played for (including loan spells) 29 clubs name one of them? (source wikipedia)

9..Since the Open era in tennis, which six men have reached the singles final of the US Open the most times? (upto 2011)

10. Name brothers who have played international footballer for the same national side (not necessarily together)

Big thanks to Scotty for inspiration from his much better effort, apologies very short of time this week.



Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Ant040689 on July 09, 2014, 07:03:20 PM
for no.9 did you mean to say name one of the six men or you want us to name all of them? Good quiz will enter as soon as i know that.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: arbboy on July 09, 2014, 07:09:47 PM
In.  Answered question 9 like you wanted one of the six players not all six.  Nice quiz Horsey. ty


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 09, 2014, 07:25:57 PM
Thanks

Yep sorry one of the six apologies


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Ironside on July 10, 2014, 12:39:16 AM
good quiz but as there are a few i dont know any answer for i will  have to pass this week


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Ant040689 on July 10, 2014, 04:37:13 AM
In


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: tikay on July 10, 2014, 06:58:21 AM


Fantastic quiz John, thanks.

I'll have to miss it I'm afraid, as I could not even begin to guess some of the answers, & I'd be sorely tempted to use google, & that's not in the spirit.

Goood luck, & I'm sure it will go well. 


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 10, 2014, 07:46:56 PM
Six entries so far

Many Thanks


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: scotty2hatty on July 10, 2014, 08:43:36 PM
In, hopefully do a win.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: willrobrobu on July 11, 2014, 03:25:30 AM
sent and expecting to do pretty badly!


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 15, 2014, 12:00:57 PM
Thanks for all entries in so far

Deadline tommorow at 6pm


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 16, 2014, 08:11:28 PM
TEN MINUTES TO REVEAL....


Some interesting answers, some great ones and the usual comedy element supplied by one regular :)


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 16, 2014, 08:18:48 PM
I am not entirely confident with the scoring system or that anybody is around but begin we will...


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 16, 2014, 08:18:58 PM
QUESTION ONE

(https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608001076788789568&pid=15.1&P=0)

1. Give the name of a player who has received a card (yellow or red) in the group stages of this World Cup?

Two Passes here to start, the remaining seven all scored the maximum number with different players (all correct) apart from Rubbish and Ant who doubled up on Drogba




Scores

Everyone else = -5
Rubbish and Ant = -2
Arbboy 0
Cheapwetsuit 0



Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 16, 2014, 08:28:09 PM
QUESTION TWO = Name one of the top 15 visited sports related websites by Americans? (source ebizmba.com) as of July 2014.

Few similar opinions here

Three people agreed on ESPN.COM and were right, three people also agreed on BLEACHERREPORT.COM (what?) and were right.

Surpisingly to me anyway Nfl.com was not right, the best answer was Sportsillustrated.com which was hit on twice.

Scores = WRONG

DUNGBEETLE PGA TOUR.COM -9
CHEAPWETSUIT AND ANT -9 (NFL.COM)

DH + RUBBISH SI.COM -2
KMAC,SCOTTY AND WILL ESPN.COM -3
ARBBOY,TIGHTEND, RINSWUN -3



Scores after round two

Arbboy -3
Rubbish -4
Dh -7
Tightend -8, rinswun -8 kmac -8 scotty -8 will -8
Cheapwetsuit -9
Ant -11
dungbeetle -14


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 16, 2014, 08:35:38 PM
QUESTION THREE According to whoscored.com name a player in the top 15 of the pass completion statistics for the Premier League last season?

Bit of a turn up here one pass, EIGHT people wrong (barry proving popular but wrong) and the best wrong answer being Stephen Henderson from quiz legend Ant.

Well done to Dung and mr cheapwetsuit for Yaya Toure.

SCORES AFTER ROUND 3

Rinswun = -8
cheapwetsuit =-11
arbboy = -12
rubbish =-13
dungbeetle = -16, dh = -16
tightend =-17, rinswun = -17, kmac = -17, scotty =-17 and will =-17
ant = -20


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: rinswun on July 16, 2014, 08:56:57 PM
Have a feeling the Leon Britton was one - saw a stat that he had a better pass completion than Xavi a couple of years back. Wasn't sure if he still started games for Seansea though.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: arbboy on July 16, 2014, 09:01:28 PM
cant remember my answers for some of these!


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: dwh103 on July 16, 2014, 09:52:33 PM
Have a feeling the Leon Britton was one - saw a stat that he had a better pass completion than Xavi a couple of years back. Wasn't sure if he still started games for Seansea though.

I wasn't the only one to both see and remember that then!

I have no idea what's going on with the scoring though.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Ant040689 on July 16, 2014, 10:14:16 PM
I swear to you I meant Jordan Henderson for that one! Instead I pick out a reserve goalkeeper for West Ham, glorious. Must be because I am a paddy i somehow thought of him.

Out of curiosity did Jordan Henderson rank please?


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Ant040689 on July 16, 2014, 10:18:06 PM
Found it, he was 44th. And yes i heard a similar stat about Leon Britton myself, he was 14th last season, with 23 appearances.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: arbboy on July 16, 2014, 10:59:45 PM
where has horsey gone?


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: scotty2hatty on July 17, 2014, 12:54:45 AM
Maybe he realised the scoring was all wrong and decided to fix it. How did I get 5pts for Q1 when my answer was right?


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Kmac84 on July 17, 2014, 05:07:55 AM
Worse reveal ever.  WP.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: rinswun on July 17, 2014, 11:12:28 PM
Anyone else a bit concerned about Horsey? Left midway through reveal then hasn't been online since!


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: tikay on July 18, 2014, 06:50:34 AM
Anyone else a bit concerned about Horsey? Left midway through reveal then hasn't been online since!

Yes, very.

His blonde profile shows he was "Last Active" (online on blonde) 4 minutes after his last Post on this page.

I have not heard any more from him.

Hopefully, he has had some sort of computer or wifi failure, & his absence is not connected with family health issues. As many of you know, his Mum has been most unwell for some time now.

As a matter of interest, FOUR different people wrote to me expressing concern for John. There are some lovely people here.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: rinswun on July 18, 2014, 08:27:07 AM
Hope he/his family is ok. Worrying times.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: arbboy on July 18, 2014, 08:42:13 AM
Hope he/his family is ok. Worrying times.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: scotty2hatty on July 18, 2014, 11:31:23 AM
Maybe he realised the scoring was all wrong and decided to fix it. How did I get 5pts for Q1 when my answer was right?

This was of course jovial and I hope everything is ok.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: tikay on July 18, 2014, 02:46:12 PM
Horsey has just been in touch with me.

As feared, things at home took an urgent and unexpected turn for the worse during the Reveal, and he had to dash to the hospital. His Mum has been unwell for some time.

Horsey is back home from the hospital now, for the first time since Wednesday. Am not sure how his Mum is, but as he said he hopes to be back on blonde early next week, it seems like she may be on the mend.

He is immensely grateful to those who expressed concern, and the well-wishers.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: horseplayer on July 22, 2014, 11:09:54 PM
ah this needs finishing !

apologies and thanks for messages


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: Kmac84 on July 22, 2014, 11:12:36 PM
ah this needs finishing !

apologies and thanks for messages

Hope all is well mate like Scotty my comment was in jest. 

But while your hear we could be doing with some winners on the nags.


Title: Re: Sporting Reverse Sheep Quiz Horsey Edition
Post by: tikay on July 23, 2014, 07:22:17 AM
ah this needs finishing !

apologies and thanks for messages

Good to see you back, John, hope Mum is on the mend.