Did former British
heavyweight champion Joe Erskine play rugby for
Wales?
S. Donovan, Barnsley
THE JUDGE: Joe Erskine played
fly-half for Wales as a schoolboy international.
Was American heavyweight
boxer Tommy Morrison related to Hollywood legend John
Wayne?
Ivor Danvers, Wigan
THE JUDGE: Tommy claims to be a
distant relative of John 'The Duke' Wayne, whose real
name was Marion Morrison.
Has Arsenal tube station
always been so called when there is no such district
at Arsenal?
Jim Burns, Finchley
THE JUDGE: It became Arsenal
tube station in 1932, and was a publicity coup by the
then Highbury manager Herbert Chapman. He nagged
London Transport into changing the name of the
station from Gillespie Road.
Has a Hollywood film ever
been made about the first of the modern Olympics in
Athens?
Emily Clarke, Tranmere
THE JUDGE: Yes, in 1954. It Happened
in Athens starred Jayne Mansfield and 1948-52
Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias. It did not
win any medals.
Can you name the four
footballers with three Os in their surname who played
football for England?
Roy Mulligan, Kidderminster
THE JUDGE: Most football
fans manage to name Peter Osgood, Tony Woodcock and
lan Storey-Moore. The one and only Pelharn Von Donop
is the missing fourth man! He won two England caps
against Scotland in 1873 and 1875, and played for the
Royal-Engineers in two FA Cup finals.
Was there an outstanding
American footballer called Johnny Blood?
Alan Bartram, Walsall
THE JUDGE: This was the
'ghost' name of Johnny McNally, a brilliant running
back between the wars with Green Bay Packers,
Pittsburgh Pirates and the Steelers. He played under
the pseudonym of Johnny Blood in the 1920s to protect
his amateur status, and got the idea for his name
after watching Rudolph Valentino starring in the
silent film classic Blood and Sand.