It’s been an incredible year in the world of sports and poker and what better way to celebrate the festivities by taking a look back at the past year with a quiz based on events that took place throughout 2022!

We’ll be looking back at some of the big stories, events and personalities that have made 2022 a memorable one for all the right, and occasionally some of the wrong, reasons.

Furthermore, we will publish the answers to this quiz in one of our posts ahead of the New Year!

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So without any further delay, let’s get cracking on our Quiz of 2022 and all that remains for me is to say a very Merry Christmas to you and I hope Father Christmas brings you everything you desire!

Bonus Code Poker’s Quiz Of The Year 2022

Round 1 – Sporting Knowledge

1. Which darts player was crowned the PDC World Champion on January 3^rd 2022?
2. Which French football star became only the second player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final, and the first to finish on a losing team while doing so in December 2022?
3. Who did Deontay Wilder defeat in October 2022 in his first fight after his two consecutive defeats to WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury in 2020 and 2021?
4. Desert Crown was the 5/2 winner of which British classic race in June this year?
5. Which American city hosted its first Formula 1 Grand Prix race on 8^th May 2022?
6. Which country finished top of the medal table at the Beijing Winter Olympics with 37 total medals, 16 of which were Gold?
7. Which footballer scored the winning penalty in the FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea, handing Liverpool a 6-5 victory on penalties?
8. Who got into a now infamous spat with Poker professional Garrett Adelstein in a hand on Hustler Casino Live in September 2022, which provoked an investigation after unfounded claims of cheating?
9. England’s Lionesses defeated which team 2-1 in the final of Euro 2022 to earn their first ever international major trophy?
10. Who did the Los Angeles Rams beat to claim victory in the Super Bowl in February 2022?
11. Which famous American golfer took a break from golf for several months after his name was linked with the LIV Golf Tour, before he subsequently joined that tour?
12. Who did Manchester City sign from Borussia Dortmund for £51.2m in May 2022?
13. Which Norwegian poker star was the winner of the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event in July 2022 at Paris & Bally’s Casino in Las Vegas, pocketing a cool $10m in the process?
14. Who defeated Phil Hellmuth and prevented him making a $1.35m profit in the High Stakes Duel match on December 7^th 2022?
15. Which American Football quarterback now holds the dubious honour of having the greatest Super Bowl comeback and greatest Regular Season NFL Game comeback having been completed against his teams?
16. Who is next in this sequence? Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick and ?
17. Which poker star ended his long wait for a victory when taking home a $3.3m prize in the Super High Roller Bowl VII in the autumn of 2022?
18. Which team completed a home and away double over Gareth Southgate’s England as the Three Lions were relegated from their Nations League group this summer?
19. Which college team did Travon Walker, the first pick of the 2022 NFL Draft play for ahead of signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars?
20. On their run to World Cup success in 2022, Argentina suffered defeat against just one team. Who were they?

Round 2 – Sporting And Poker Anagrams

Unscramble the letters and use the clue for each to get the name of a prominent sporting team, individual or poker star that made the news in 2022.

1. Lone Missile – (Footballer)
2. Jan Hurtles – (NFL Quarterback)
3. Norfolk Larches – (Female Darts Professional)
4. Sonny Boulder – (Poker Legend)
5. Aspen Taxer MVP – (F1 Driver)
6. Sun Fry Toy – (Boxer)
7. Got So Weird – (Golfer)
8. Colossal Bawdy – (NFL Team)
9. Audio Grapple – (Football Manager)
10. Pin Grey Crew – (Darts Star)
11. Ransomed Jeans – (Cricketer)
12. A Runny Lake – (Female Cyclist)
13. Sudden Elite – (Premier League Team)
14. May Run Yard – (Tennis Star)
15. Hell Hit Hump – (Poker Star)
16. Sky Ambler – (Snooker Star)
17. Chrome Length – (Basketball)
18. Hah Deals Ammo – (Footballer)
19. Aim Hi Mate – (NBA Team)
20. Jan Has Sonata – (Female Boxer)

Round 3 – Big Movers in 2022

Across the world of team sports there were some big transfer moves, switches of teams in 2022. Can you guess the identity of the sporting star from the team they moved from and the team they moved to and in the sport identified.

1. Liverpool to Bayern Munich (Football)
2. Tennessee Titans to Philadelphia Eagles (American Football)
3. Brooklyn Nets to Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball)
4. Brighton & Hove Albion to Chelsea (Football manager)
5. Williams F1 to Mercedes (Formula 1)
6. Kansas City Chiefs to Miami Dolphins (American Football)
7. Ajax Amsterdam to Manchester United (Football – 2 possible options)
8. Spain to Ghana (Football)
9. Green Bay Packers to Las Vegas Raiders (American Football)
10. Leicester City to Nice (Football)

Round 4 – Who Were The Winners In 2022?

A nice simple round this, we list a tournament, you tell us which team were the winners of that tournament in 2022! For example, if we said FA Cup, the answer would be Liverpool.

1. FIFA World Cup (Soccer) ?
2. Men’s T20 World Cup (Cricket) ?
3. President’s Cup (Golf) ?
4. NBA Finals ?
5. Super Bowl ?
6. Women’s European Championships (Soccer) ?
7. Ballon D’or (Male) ?
8. Premier League ?
9. The World Series ?
10. Grand National ?

Round 5 – Festive Sporting Superstars

Four our final round, here’s a list of sporting stars whose names have a festive link of some sort, all you need to do is provide that Christmas-themed link for each person!

1. ______ Di Maria – Argentinean Footballer
2. _____ Bradshaw – British Pole Vaulter.
3. Kyle _______ – NFL Tight End
4. ______ Navas – Spanish Footballer
5. Roque _____ Cruz – Former Blackburn & Paraguayan international footballer.
6. Jrue _______ – NBA Star for the Milwaukee Bucks
7. _____ Cousins – Former Ice Skater now turned Dancing on Ice judge.
8. Andy ______ – ex-Liverpool & Newcastle striker now plays for Reading.
9. Darius ______ – Philadelphia Eagles cornerback formerly with Detroit Lions
10. Ledley _____ – ex Tottenham and England centre back.

I hope you have fun trying your luck on the quiz and we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

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