Quiz from the Far Side
It's that time again. Yes! Put away your bingo cards, pack up your game of monopoly, batten down the hatches and get ready for the latest edition of the Quiz from the Far Side!
It's that time again. Yes! Put away your bingo cards, pack up your game of monopoly, batten down the hatches and get ready for the latest edition of the Quiz from the Far Side!
Think you can outsmart the smartest rugby guru? We'll see about that. Give it a bash and then send us your answers.
1. Referee Matt Goddard, who was in eye-catching form in the recent Super 14 game between the Bulls and the Hurricanes, is set to follow up the release of his autobiography, “Me and My Whistle” with a CD. The title of the first single is,
a) Whistle in the wind
b) You can't touch this (you're not on your feet)
c) There's no “I” in ELVs
d) Oh Bakkies, what big ears you have
2. France lock Sébastien Chabal and Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni came to blows in a nightclub last Saturday because,
a) Castro has been spreading rumours that Caveman's beard is fake at his local barber's shop
b) The Caveman had the hots for Castro's girlfriend
c) Caveman said Castro's beard wasn't as cool as his
d) Punching Italians in the face is a traditional post-match past time for French locks
3. The technical name for manoeuvre performed by Gavin Henson post-missed tackle on Tommy Bowe is,
a) The Henson shimmy
b) The Grand Slam pirouette
c) The Henson air-cartwheel
d) The hair-gel-on-my-hands-doesn't-help-me-tackle boogie
4. SANZAR is on the brink of civil war because,
a) South Africa feels the Australian cheerleaders are not 'hot' enough
b) Australia feels the “Sharks girls” are too intimidating
c) New Zealand feels Australia and South Africa should have one less team in the Super 17 in 2016
d) Both South Africa and Australia want New Zealand sides to be restricted to less than seven Tongans/Samoans/Fijians per team
5. Fundamentalist group “Props for Allah” has declared Jihad on the Crusaders because,
a) A black adder once bit their leader's sister
b) The Crusaders emblem is an insult to Islam
c) 'Tahman shouldn't be made to wear a mask when the cheerleaders are allowed to prance around in lycra
d) Seven Super Rugby titles is proof of the 'Saders imperialistic ambitions.
6. More and more players from the Guinness Premiership are heading to the Top 14 because,
a) They are more likely to be able to wear pink in France than in England
b) Snails and frogs' legs are ideal for carbo-loading
c) Wasps have introduced an 'ego cap' to go with their salary cap
d) They want to play for England: If its works for Andy Goode….
7. It's taken Ireland 61 years to win a second Grand Slam because,
a) Guinness isn't that good for you
b) The hangover was so bad from the last one
c) Declan Kidney is a magician
d) It's taken the four-leaf clover plantation at Croke Park that long to grow
8. Italy lost all their games in the 2009 Six Nations because,
a) Nick Mallett's Italian teacher mixed up the words for “catch” and “drop”
b) Nick Mallett's Italian teacher mixed up the words for “flank” and “scrum-half”
c) They're no longer allowed to maul the ball up field 45m at a time
d) Their wings couldn't run their way out of a brown paper bag
9. A group of Players at Saracens were recently told that,
a) They're fired, but not really, but should leave anyway
b) All training sessions will now be conducted in Afrikaans
c) Only biltong and Castle lager are now allowed to be consumed in the changing rooms
d) All new contract negotiations have been postponed until the management have completed their “Maths for Beginners” course.
10. Riki Flutey should be allowed to play for the British and Irish Lions because,
a) A kiwi who plays for Brive is very chic
b) Um…?
c) Er….?
d) The world has gone crazy!