How much of a memorable 2012 can you really remember
PUBLISHED:
22:39 GMT, 23 December 2012
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UPDATED:
22:39 GMT, 23 December 2012
2012 truly was one of the most memorable in British sporting history. But how much can you really remember From the summer glory of the Olympic Games to Andy Murray's US Open triumph, and everything in between, now you can test yourself on our 2012 review quiz.
Answers at the bottom….
Who was the torchbearer to carry the Olympic flame into the stadium ahead of the opening ceremony of the London Games
How many gold medals did Team GB win in total at London 2012 to finish third in the table — 29, 30 or 31
Name the athletes who won Team GB’s first and last Olympic gold medals
Who finished second to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt in the final of the 100metres and 200m
Sir Chris Hoy became Britain’s most successful Olympian when he claimed a sixth gold in which track event at the Velodrome
Which Arsenal Ladies player scored in all three of the Team GB women’s football group wins, including a 1-0 victory over Brazil
Who added an Olympic gold to his world No 1 ranking in the double trap shooting at the Royal Artillery Barracks
After his success at London 2012, how many Olympic gold medals does sailor Ben Ainslie now hold — three, four or five
Which Team GB boxer won an historic gold medal in the women’s flyweight division
Who did Great Britain beat to record their only victory in the men’s basketball competition at the Nor th Greenwich Arena
Who won bronze for Team GB in the cycling time trial behind Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins
Name the scorer of Team GB’s first goal for the men’s football side against Senegal at Old Trafford.
Louis Smith and Max Whitlock claimed silver and bronze medals in the
pommel horse for Team GB, but can you name the other three members of
the gymnastics squad which secured an historic bronze in the all-round
event
Who won Britain’s first Olympic judo medals for 12 years in London
Samantha Murray won silver for Team GB in which event on the final day of London 2012
How many gold medals did Team GB win in total at London 2012 to finish third in the table — 29, 30 or 31
Name the athletes who won Team GB’s first and last Olympic gold medals
Who finished second to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt in the final of the 100metres and 200m
Sir Chris Hoy became Britain’s most successful Olympian when he claimed a sixth gold in which track event at the Velodrome
Which Arsenal Ladies player scored in all three of the Team GB women’s football group wins, including a 1-0 victory over Brazil
Who added an Olympic gold to his world No 1 ranking in the double trap shooting at the Royal Artillery Barracks
After his success at London 2012, how many Olympic gold medals does sailor Ben Ainslie now hold – three, four or five
Which Team GB boxer won an historic gold medal in the women’s flyweight division
Who did Great Britain beat to record their only victory in the men’s basketball competition at the Nor th Greenwich Arena
Who won bronze for Team GB in the cycling time trial behind Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins
Name the scorer of Team GB’s first goal for the men’s football side against Senegal at Old Trafford.
Louis Smith and Max Whitlock claimed silver and bronze medals in the
pommel horse for Team GB, but can you name the other three members of
the gymnastics squad which secured an historic bronze in the all-round
event
Who won Britain’s first Olympic judo medals for 12 years in London
Samantha Murray won silver for Team GB in which event on the final day of London 2012
American Michael Phelps took his Olympic gold medals tally to how many with four more golds at London 2012
With whom did Olympic tennis champion Andy Murray win a silver medal in the mixed doubles, held at Wimbledon
Double Beijing gold medallist Rebecca Adlington won two bronzes in the
pool, but which British swimmer was the only other to finish on the
podium at the Aquatics Centre
Name the brothers who won gold and bronze for Team GB in the triathlon.
How many Paralympic gold medals did swimmer Ellie Simmonds win — two, three or four
Who was the youngest gold medallist for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics
Wheelchair athlete Dave Weir won how many golds for Britain at the Paralympics — three, four or five
Can you name the mascots for London 2012
At Euro 2012, who missed penalties as England went out to Italy in Kiev
Who topped the four leagues in English domestic football for 2011-2012
Which two Spanish sides contested the 2011-2012 Europa League final in Bucharest.
Who claimed the Golden Boot at Euro 2012
Where was the 2012 Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich played
Who did Liverpool beat on penalties to win the 2012 Carling Cup final at Wembley
Who scored the Republic of Ireland’s only goal at Euro 2012
Why was England batsman Kevin Pietersen sanctioned by the ECB during the summer of 2012
Which Somerset batsman finished top run scorer in the County Championship
Which two Irish sides contested the 2012 Heineken European Cup final at Twickenham
Who was the torchbearer to carry the Olympic flame into the stadium ahead of the opening ceremony of the London Games
Who finished bottom of the 2011-2012 Aviva Premiership table
Which nation completed the Grand Slam to win the 2012 RBS 6 Nations title
Who succeeded Jamie Peacock as England rugby league captain in 2012
Who won the Man of Steel award for 2012
Who took the chequered flag at the British Formula One Grand Prix in July
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton announced in September that he would be leaving McLaren to join which team for 2013
Where was the ‘Circuit of the Americas’ which hosted Formula One’s return to the US in November
Whom did Andy Murray beat to win his first Grand Slam title at the US Open in September
Can you name the three other men’s tennis major winners this year
Which three women won Grand Slam titles in the singles this year
Which German knocked in the winning putt to complete Europe’s ‘Miracle
at Medinah’ when they came from 10-6 down on the final day to retain the
Ryder Cup
Who were the four major winners in 2012
At which course was The Open held
Which two British boxers were involved in an ugly brawl at the postfight
press conference following a world heavyweight title bout in February
Which horse won the Grand National
British boxer Ricky Hatton came out of retirement to fight which Ukrainian in November
Which Aidan O’Brien-trained horse won the Epsom Derby
In the image above, can you spot Greg Rutherford, Usain Bolt, Andy Murray, Jessica Ennis, Oscar Pistorius, Mo Farah, Bradley Wiggins, David Weir, Nicola Adams, Sir Chris Hoy
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