Be a sport
BY RONDA ADDY

So, you think you know sports, and you think you know films. But how well do you know sports films? Over the years, various films have been made about sports like basketball, baseball, pool, boxing and cheerleading. Let's test your knowledge and see if you can identify the sport portrayed in each of the following films.

1) Oxford Blues
2) Downhill Racer
3) The Great White Hope
4) Slap Shot
5) Hoosiers
6) The Cutting Edge
7) Grand Prix
8) Dogtown and Z-Boys
9) Bang The Drum Slowly
10) The Freshman
11) The Endless Summer
12) Vision Quest
13) Phar Lap
14) Breaking Away
15) Chariots of Fire
16) The Hustler
17) The Legend of Bagger Vance
18) Pumping Iron
19) This Sporting Life
20) The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
21) Amazing Grace and Chuck
22) Kingpin
23) Bring It On
24) Any Given Sunday
25) The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

 

Answers

 

1) Rowing
2) Skiing
3) Boxing
4) Hockey
5) High school basketball
6) Figure skating
7) Auto racing
8) Skateboarding
9) Baseball
10) College football
11) Surfing
12) Wrestling
13) Horse racing
14) Cycling
15) Running (Olympic)
16) Pool
17) Golf
18) Body building
19) Rugby
20) Soccer
21) Little League baseball
22) Bowling
23) Cheerleading
24) Pro football
25) Pro basketball

How did you do? Were they as easy as you thought they'd be? If you got half or more right, you really know your sports and movies. If you got them all right, the employees at the local video store probably know you by name. Here's another brainteaser for you: Name the stars of each film.