IT has been an eventful year in national and international sport, but how closely have you been paying attention? Take our annual Christmas quiz to see how well you remember the big evens of 2016

1: How many gold medals did Team GB win as they finished second in the medals table at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – 25, 26 or 27?

2: Whom did British tennis player Andy Murray beat to claim the Wimbledon singles title en route to ending 2016 as world number one?

3: Name the winners of the four English football divisions in the 2015/2016 season.

4: Who were the 2016 winners of the LV= County Championship Division One and Two titles?

5: Name the side which won the 2016 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Challenge Cup following a dramatic 12-10 victory over Warrington at Wembley in August.

6: British cyclist Chris Froome successfully defended his Tour de France title in 2016, but which home-grown rider finished as runner-up in Paris?

7: Which England international ended as the top goalscorer for the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign?

8: Name the 33-1 winner of the 2016 Crabbie’s Grand National.

9: At which two distances did British runner Mo Farah win double Olympic gold again in Rio?

10: Where was the 2016 Ryder Cup held?

11: Which country knocked England out of Euro 2016?

12: How many Grand Prix victories did Nico Rosberg claim as he beat Britain’s Lewis Hamilton on the way to becoming Formula One world champion for the first time – eight, nine or 10?

13: Who won heptathlon gold ahead of Britain’s Jessica Ennis-Hill at the Rio Olympics?

14: Which team ended a wait of 106 years with their victory over Cleveland Indians in the 2016 Major League Baseball World Series?

15: Name the National Hockey League franchise which won the 2016 Stanley Cup.

16: Led by LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers defeated which team to win the National Basketball Association Finals in June?

17: Who finished second behind Usain Bolt in the final of the 100m at the Rio Olympics?

18: Paralympics GB won a total of how many medals, including 64 golds, to finish second behind China on the medals table in Rio?

19: Wales were eliminated from the semi-finals of Euro 2016 by which nation?

20: At which events did cyclist Jason Kenny claim gold at the 2016 Olympics?

21: Who scored for Northern Ireland in their 2-0 win over Ukraine which helped them reach the knockout stages of Euro 2016?

22: Which Spanish rivals contested the 2016 UEFA Champions League final in Milan?

23: Name the winners of the 2016 FA Women’s Super League title.

24: England were beaten by which team in the final of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India?

25: Name the winners of the ATP Grand Slam titles in 2015.

26: Which European golfer scored the most points in their 17-11 Ryder Cup defeat to the United States?

27: Which European golfer won the 2016 Open at Royal Troon?

28: Name the winners of the other three golf Majors this year.

29: Which Thai golfer won the 2016 Women’s British Open at Woburn?

30: Who scored the extra-time goal which won Portugal the Euro 2016 final against hosts France?

31: Name the British boxer who decided to vacate his WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles following a difficult end to 2016.

32: In February, which team defeated Carolina Panthers to win Superbowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium?

33: Which Pacific Islands nation beat Great Britain to win an historic gold in the Rugby Sevens at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

34: British swimmer Adam Peaty set a world record time as he delivered gold from which event in Rio?

35: Name the team defeated by Saracens in the 2016 Aviva Premiership final.

36: Which side finished runners-up to Celtic in the 2015/2016 Scottish Premiership campaign?

37: Name the winners of the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast.

38: Which teams finished top and bottom of the RBS 6 Nations table?

39: List the winners of the WTA Grand Slams tournaments in 2016.

40: Who won the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre?

41: Name the British divers who won Olympic gold in the Synchronized 3m Springboard.

42: Name the 2016 world rally champion.

43: Which team did Hull beat to win the 2016 Sky Bet Championship play-off final at Wembley to clinch promotion back to the Premier League?

44: Name the French sides who contested the 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup final at Twickenham.

45: Who scored the decisive penalty goal against the Netherlands as Team GB won a dramatic shoot-out to secure women’s Olympic Hockey gold in Rio?

46: Name the British teenager whose world record time earned Paralympic gold in the S6 50m butterfly.

47: In early January, who defeated Adrian Lewis to successfully defend his William Hill PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace?

48: Veteran Nick Skelton partnered which horse to an emotional equestrian gold medal in the individual jumping event in Rio?

49: Which British sprinter successfully defended his T43/T44 title at the 2016 Paralympics?

50: Manchester United beat which side to win the 2016 FA Cup final at Wembley, in what proved to be the last game for manager Louis van Gaal?

Answers: 1: 27. 2: Milos Raonic. 3: Leicester, Burnley, Wigan and Northampton. 4: Middlesex and Essex. 5: Hull FC. 6: Romain Bardet. 7: Harry Kane (25 goals for Tottenham). 8: Rule The World. 9: 5,000 and 10,000 metres. 10: Hazeltine National Golf Club.

11: Iceland. 12: Nine. 13: Nafissatou Thiam (of Belgium). 14: Chicago Cubs. 15: Pittsburgh Penguins. 16: Golden State Warriors. 17: Justin Gatlin (of the United States). 18: 147. 19: Portugal. 20: Team Sprint, Individual Sprint and Keirin.

21: Gareth McAuley and Niall McGinn. 22: Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. 23: Manchester City Women. 24: West Indies. 25: Novak Djokovic (Australian Open and French Open), Andy Murray (Wimbledon), Stan Wawrinka (US Open). 26: Thomas Pieters (of Belgium). 27: Henrik Stenson (of Sweden). 28: Danny Willett (US Masters), Dustin Johnson (US Open), Jimmy Walker (USPGA Championship). 29: Ariya Jutanugarn. 30: Eder.

31: Tyson Fury. 32: Denver Broncos. 33: Fiji. 34: 100m breaststroke. 35: Exeter. 36: Aberdeen. 37: Northamptonshire Steelbacks. 38: England (Grand Slam winners); Italy (wooden spoon). 39: Angelique Kerber (Australian Open and US Open); Garbine Muguruza (French Open); Serena Williams (Wimbledon). 40: Mark Selby.

41: Chris Mears and Jack Laugher. 42: Sebastien Ogier. 43: Sheffield Wednesday. 44: Toulon and Clermont. 45: Hollie Webb. 46: Ellie Robinson. 47: Gary Anderson. 48: Big Star. 49: Jonnie Peacock. 50: Crystal Palace.

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