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Time to pick your sporting brains again - good luck!
All the answers will go on late this afternoon.
1 Who was sent off on his debut as Rangers player-manager away to Hibernian in August 1986?
2 In rugby union, which England debutant set his country’s record for points in an international?
3 Whose first match as Aston Villa manager in August 1991 was away to the Sheffield Wednesday team he had just left in acrimonious circumstances?
4 Claressa Shields won Olympic gold in the first edition of which sport at an Olympic Games?
5 Fabrizio Ravanelli scored a hat-trick on his Middlesbrough debut against Liverpool in August 1996 — in his previous game he had won the European Cup final with which team?
6 At which tournament, and in which year, did Tiger Woods make his major debut?
7 Manchester United beat which team 12-0 on aggregate in their first European tie?
8 On his first appearance in a grand-slam event, at Wimbledon in 2003, Rafael Nadal beat a British wild card in the second round. Who was it?
9 Which coastal-town team made their League debut in 1987 after becoming the first to climb into the League on the introduction of automatic promotion in 1986-87?
10 Who most recently became world snooker champion at their first attempt?
11 Alf Ramsey’s debut as England manager in 1963 produced a 5-2 defeat by which team?
12 In rugby union, how many tries did Jess Breach score on her debut for England Women?
13 Who scored a hat-trick against Newcastle United, including a first-minute goal, on his Everton debut in August 1988?
14 Golf - excluding the first editions of tournaments, three men have become a major champion at their first attempt. Name them (hint: they are all American, one prewar, two this century)
15 Which 31-year-old striker scored on his England debut against Scotland in August 2013?
16 Which 18-year-old took 12 for 122 on his first-class debut against England Lions, in Abu Dhabi, in December 2016?
17 Which Englishman headed an own goal and was also sent off on his Real Madrid debut in September 2005?
18 Michael Phelps made his Olympic debut as a 15-year-old in Sydney. In which event did he compete?
19 Which newcomer from abroad scored on his Tottenham Hotspur debut in a 4-3 win away to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1994?
20 Cricket made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Games. Which teams competed in the only match?
21 Who was beaten 5-0 on his Liverpool debut in August 2017, having lost 4-0 to Liverpool two weeks earlier?
22 Which 23-year-old novice beat Eric Bristow in the world darts final in 1983?
23 David Kelly, then of Walsall, scored a hat-trick on his debut for which national team against Israel in November 1987?
24 Tommy Ward is the only man known to have endured what fate in Test cricket?
25 Which Norwegian player recorded a hat-trick on his Bundesliga debut in January of this year?
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Answers
1 Graeme Souness
2 Charlie Hodgson (44 points v Romania, 2001)
3 Ron Atkinson
4 Women’s boxing at London 2012 (middleweight)
5 Juventus
6 The 1995 Masters (he finished as the low amateur, tied for 41st)
7 Anderlecht, in 1956
8 Lee Childs
9 Scarborough
10 Terry Griffiths (1979)
11 France
12 Six (v Canada, 2017)
13 Tony Cottee
14 Francis Ouimet (1913 US Open), Ben Curtis (2003 Open), Keegan Bradley (2011 US PGA)
15 Rickie Lambert
16 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
17 Jonathan Woodgate
18 200m butterfly
19 Jürgen Klinsmann
20 Great Britain and France (GB won)
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He lost 4-0 with Arsenal, then lost 5-0 to Manchester City
22 Keith Deller
23 Ireland
24 King pair on debut (South Africa v Australia, 1912) — remarkably, in both innings his dismissal completed a hat-trick for Jimmy Matthews
25 Erling Braut Haaland for Borussia Dortmund
All the answers will go on late this afternoon.
1 Who was sent off on his debut as Rangers player-manager away to Hibernian in August 1986?
2 In rugby union, which England debutant set his country’s record for points in an international?
3 Whose first match as Aston Villa manager in August 1991 was away to the Sheffield Wednesday team he had just left in acrimonious circumstances?
4 Claressa Shields won Olympic gold in the first edition of which sport at an Olympic Games?
5 Fabrizio Ravanelli scored a hat-trick on his Middlesbrough debut against Liverpool in August 1996 — in his previous game he had won the European Cup final with which team?
6 At which tournament, and in which year, did Tiger Woods make his major debut?
7 Manchester United beat which team 12-0 on aggregate in their first European tie?
8 On his first appearance in a grand-slam event, at Wimbledon in 2003, Rafael Nadal beat a British wild card in the second round. Who was it?
9 Which coastal-town team made their League debut in 1987 after becoming the first to climb into the League on the introduction of automatic promotion in 1986-87?
10 Who most recently became world snooker champion at their first attempt?
11 Alf Ramsey’s debut as England manager in 1963 produced a 5-2 defeat by which team?
12 In rugby union, how many tries did Jess Breach score on her debut for England Women?
13 Who scored a hat-trick against Newcastle United, including a first-minute goal, on his Everton debut in August 1988?
14 Golf - excluding the first editions of tournaments, three men have become a major champion at their first attempt. Name them (hint: they are all American, one prewar, two this century)
15 Which 31-year-old striker scored on his England debut against Scotland in August 2013?
16 Which 18-year-old took 12 for 122 on his first-class debut against England Lions, in Abu Dhabi, in December 2016?
17 Which Englishman headed an own goal and was also sent off on his Real Madrid debut in September 2005?
18 Michael Phelps made his Olympic debut as a 15-year-old in Sydney. In which event did he compete?
19 Which newcomer from abroad scored on his Tottenham Hotspur debut in a 4-3 win away to Sheffield Wednesday in August 1994?
20 Cricket made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Games. Which teams competed in the only match?
21 Who was beaten 5-0 on his Liverpool debut in August 2017, having lost 4-0 to Liverpool two weeks earlier?
22 Which 23-year-old novice beat Eric Bristow in the world darts final in 1983?
23 David Kelly, then of Walsall, scored a hat-trick on his debut for which national team against Israel in November 1987?
24 Tommy Ward is the only man known to have endured what fate in Test cricket?
25 Which Norwegian player recorded a hat-trick on his Bundesliga debut in January of this year?
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Answers
1 Graeme Souness
2 Charlie Hodgson (44 points v Romania, 2001)
3 Ron Atkinson
4 Women’s boxing at London 2012 (middleweight)
5 Juventus
6 The 1995 Masters (he finished as the low amateur, tied for 41st)
7 Anderlecht, in 1956
8 Lee Childs
9 Scarborough
10 Terry Griffiths (1979)
11 France
12 Six (v Canada, 2017)
13 Tony Cottee
14 Francis Ouimet (1913 US Open), Ben Curtis (2003 Open), Keegan Bradley (2011 US PGA)
15 Rickie Lambert
16 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
17 Jonathan Woodgate
18 200m butterfly
19 Jürgen Klinsmann
20 Great Britain and France (GB won)
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. He lost 4-0 with Arsenal, then lost 5-0 to Manchester City
22 Keith Deller
23 Ireland
24 King pair on debut (South Africa v Australia, 1912) — remarkably, in both innings his dismissal completed a hat-trick for Jimmy Matthews
25 Erling Braut Haaland for Borussia Dortmund
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