As an ex-recruiter...
It's perfectly within a company's rights to ask a potential candidate if they have an interest in a particular thing, if that particlar thing has a direct influence on the duties/activities related to the role.

For example, if it was a Marketing firm and the role was focused on Sports Marketing, specifically football, it would be beneficial for the candidate to have at least a passing interest in the game.

However, it you'd be on dodgy ground if you rejected a candidate just for that reason - same as if you rejected a candidate for being too old, or being the wrong sex, or being martian.

God I hated being a recruitment consultant. *loves new job*

EDIT: K2k6, when you say she was driving like Lewis, do you mean she had a puncture in the front left tyre?
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 13:25, Reply)