Sports Mensa 1

still stumped on 2 - as for 13 i googled sports beginning with C and came up with the following

Caber Toss
Camel Riding
Camogie
Camping
Canoeing
Canopying
Cave Diving
Cave Exploration
Cheerleading
Chess
Climbing
Cock Fighting
Cricket
Croquet
Curling
Cycling

Loyal says its a sport the Irish have had quite a bit of success in it - it could be anyone of a number of these!!!!!

bocerty wrote:still stumped on 2 - as for 13 i googled sports beginning with C and came up with the following

Caber Toss
Camel Riding
Camogie
Camping
Canoeing
Canopying
Cave Diving
Cave Exploration
Cheerleading
Chess
Climbing
Cock Fighting
Cricket
Croquet
Curling
Cycling

Loyal says its a sport the Irish have had quite a bit of success in it - it could be anyone of a number of these!!!!!

Good few clues on this thread already.

Paddy Kasparovs famous Five Move checkmate

Here are all the answers:

1. 15 Reds and 16 Blacks in a Maximum Break in Snooker

2. 27 Races at the Cheltenham Festival

3. Ronaldo the World Cup's Leading Goalscorer

4. Nadia Comaneci the first Perfect 10

5. 25 Points for a Win in Formula One

6. 170 is the Maximum Check-Out Possible in Darts

7. 8 Gold Medals for Ireland since the first Summer Olympics

8. 4 Majors in Golf

9. 26 Miles and 385 Yards in a Marathon

10. 14 Rounds in the Thrilla in Manilla

11. Becher's Brook is the 6th and 22nd Fence Jumped in the Aintree Grand National

12. 1 Point for a Behind in Compromise Rules

13. 5 Monuments in Cycling

14. The Gunners - Nickname of Arsenal

15. 6 and 7 are the Flankers in Rugby

16. 6 Players on a Volleyball Team

17. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam Played on Grass in Tennis

18. 4 Events on the First Day and 3 Events on the Second Day in the Heptathlon.

19. Sir Alex Ferguson - 25 Years as Manager of Manchester United

20. 9 Teams in the Ulster Football Championship

Thanks Loyal for the answers. Well done it kept our diminishing brains active. Thanks.

And some lads got all these right....
Great to have brains and be educated as well...