SPORTS

SPORTS

Hello everybody!!! This week we offer some links, so you can check the latest news on some sports.


Football (Soccer)

UEFA: Europe

http://www.uefa.com/index.html

UEFA Champions league:

http://es.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/index.html

MSL: Major Soccer League: USA

http://web.mlsnet.com/index.jsp

Basketball

NBA: USA
http://www.nba.com/

Euroleague: Europe

http://www.eurobasket.com/

Baseball

MLB: USA

http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp

American Football

NFL: USA
http://www.nfl.com/

Tennis

ATP:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/1/ess/home/default.asp

WTA:

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/

F1

F1:
http://www.formula1.com/

Swimming

Fina:

http://www.fina.org/

What do you know about Saint Patrick’s Day?

Ten facts about Saint Patrick’s Day

Did you know that:




1. St. Patrick's Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland?


2. People wear green in memory of Ireland, the Emerald Isle and wear shamrocks (clover with three leaves)?


3. Irish people celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17 ?


4. March 17 was not the day St. Patrick was born but the day he died (March 17, 461 A.D.)?


5. St. Patrick was born in Wales, studied religion to become a priest and then went to Ireland to teach the people about God?

6. There are many wonderful stories about St. Patrick, some true and some not true. The most famous legend is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland?


7. Saint Patrick was not 100% Irish? His father was Italian and his mother was Scottish.


8. St. Patrick’s Day is an official public holiday in just three places? Ireland, Northern Ireland and Montserrat.


9. He first went to Ireland as the captive of slave traders?


10. Apart from his Confessio, only one other surviving literary work can be attributed with reasonable confidence to St. Patrick? This writing is A demand for the release of Christian captives.

TRIVIA ON THE UNITED KINGDOM

Hello everybody,

Last week we had a trivia on the USA. This week we want to challenge you to answer the following 9 questions about the United Kingdom (UK). How many can you answer? Give it a try!

Questions:

1. Where is the UK?

2. What is the official name of the UK?

3. What countries make up the UK? What are their capital cities?

4. Why is the whole of Ireland not in the UK?

5. When was the UK formed (made)?

6. What re the major languages in the UK?

7. Is the Euro the currency of the UK?

8. What is the London underground called?

9. What are the three national sports of the UK?



Answers:

1. The UK is a country in north-western Europe. It is bordered to the south by the English Channel; to the east by the North Sea; to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

2. The official name of the UK is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
Four countries make up the UK. They are:
· England: Its capital is London.
· Scotland: Its capital is Edinburgh.
· Wales: Its capital is Cardiff.
· Northern Ireland: Its capital is Belfast.

· England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.

4. Before 1922 the UK included Ireland in the definition, but when the Irish Free State ceased to be part of the Union the title changed to include 'Northern Ireland'.

5. The UK was formed in on January 1, 1801 and constitutes the greater part of the British Isles.
6. English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic.

7. No. The currency of the UK is the pound.

8. The Tube.

9. Rugby, cricket and football.

TRIVIA ON THE U.S.A

How much do you know about the USA?

Try to answer the following questions :

1. Nowadays the capital city of the U.S. is Washington D.C. What city was the capital before?

2. How many states are there in the US?

3. New York not always had this name. What was its previous name?

4. Why the basketball team from Los Angeles is called “The Lakers” if there are not many lakes in this state?

5. Louisiana was originally a French territory. How much did the US pay to France for it?

6. Which is the largest state in the US?

7. What four states touch at one point?

8. When was the President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX?

9. No man may purchase (buy) alcohol without written consent from his wife. Is this a true law in the state of Pennsylvania ?

ANSWERS

1. Philadelphia
2. 50.
3. New Amsterdam.
4. Because the team was originally founded in Minnesota, which is called the 10.000 lake state. Then, the team was moved to California.
5. United States agreed to pay France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory, which extends west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and comprises about 830,000 sq miles. As a result, the U.S. nearly doubles in size.
6. Alaska.
7. Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.
8. 1963.
9. Yes, it is true.

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