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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.

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