Answers to part 6!
1,The Steve Smith question. Steve has run 46 parkruns as you will know very well now but is that number more or less than the Australian Steve Smith managed with the bat in the first test against India which finished a few days ago?
More,the Aussie Steve scored 1 and 1 which in my book makes 2.
2,In parkrun 221 what was the time difference between core team legends Mike Green and John Armstrong?
Mike ran 18:06,John ran 18:43. 37 seconds.
3,And was the time difference in question 2 quicker or slower than Sally Gunnell (of the finish funnel fame)`s 400m hurdles time when she won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in Barcelona.Please show all your working.
Slower.Sally,of run report fame ran 53:23 to win the gold medal.
4,The Hampshire question.In parkrun 226 Luke ran 17:53 but was dad Peter`s time ahead of Mike Green`s 19:25?
Yes,Peter ran 18:56,29 seconds ahead of Mike.
5,Also in parkrun 226,Joe Johnson ran 19:13 but he wasn`t the only namesake of a world snooker champion to run that day. True or False?
True,Cliff Thorburn,Dennis Taylor and Stephen Hendry all ran that day.
No it was false.
6,Another Mike Green question. Spoiling you today. One of Mike`s run report nicknames is "Jolene". Who had a hit with that song?
Dolly Parton.
7,One of our well travelled core team volunteers is James "T`pau" Hurley. We know he want to China but which other country far far away has he run a parkrun in? Don`t say Northern Ireland,that`s close. I`m talking far far away.
South Africa.
8,More nickname matching.
Steve Smith - G`day
Ultan Mulhern - No A
Kareen Porschke - Numbers
Gemma Cloney - Runner up,best selfie at Chester half 2019
Richard Jacobs - David
Peter Humphreys - Father of Jet`s dad
Margaret Whitfield - June
Paul Bradley - Pinky
Alex Holland - Van Hoijdonk
Michael Armstrong - Baywatch
9,Who is the King of the Shentons,with a whopping total of 7?
Nick Laing
10,Which cycling Olympian has been lucky enough to have a photo after parkrun with Stuart Rickers?
Chris Boardman
There`ll be another quiz or something else along next week.
Keep safe and look after yourselves.
Jon