Sports quiz of the week: Spain, the Six Nations and John O’Shea

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1. Liverpool won the League Cup on Sunday for the 10th time, more than any other club. Which club has won the most FA Cups?

   1. City of Manchester

   2. Arsenal

   3. Manchester United

   4. Liverpool

2. 

   Jürgen Klopp chose an inexperienced team for the final. The average age of the Liverpool team was 25.8 years. How old was the Chelsea team?

   1. 23.9 years old

   2. 25.6 years old

   3. 27.4 years old

   4. 28.6 years old

3. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso played for England against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday. Why is he not training with the squad this week?

   1. He has to play for his club this weekend – in New Zealand

   2. He must take an examination at the University of Exeter

   3. He is “rethinking his future” after the defeat – he did not start the game so can still be confirmed for another country

   4. He signed for the Dallas Cowboys to play in the NFL

4. 

   Duhan van der Merwe scored a hat-trick for Scotland on Saturday as they beat England in the Six Nations. His brother was also on the winning side against England – which country?

   1. Scotland

   2. Australia

   3. South Africa

   4. New Zealand

5. There have been 369 matches in the Six Nations since Italy joined in 2000. How many have ended in draws?

   1. Three

   2. Eight

   3. 15

   4. 21

6. 

   A glove worn by Muhammad Ali when he fought Henry Cooper in 1963 is being auctioned and the owner hopes it will fetch £500,000. Why is the glove so famous – and so expensive?

   1. It was the glove that landed Ali the first knockout of his career

   2. Ali signed the glove “Cassius Clay” after the fight – the last time he used that name in public

   3. The glove was lost for 50 years and became famous while missing. A dog named Pickles eventually found him

   4. It was torn during the fight and had to be replaced, giving Ali valuable time to recover when he was apparently in trouble

7. What do these six football matches have in common: the League Cup finals in 2019, 2022 and 2024, and the FA Cup finals in 2020, 2021 and 2022?

   1. They were all 0-0 at full time

   2. Chelsea lost them all

   3. Liverpool and Chelsea were all in competition

   4. Liverpool won them all

8. 

   The Formula One season kicks off in Bahrain this weekend. It will be the longest in the history of the sport, with how many races?

   1. 19

   2. 21

   3. 24

   4. 26

9. Erling Haaland scored five goals for Manchester City in their 6-2 win over Luton last week. Who was the last player to score six goals in an FA Cup match?

   1. Alan Shearer

   2. George Best

   3. Dion Dublin

   4. Luther Blissett

10. 

    Blackburn Rovers were knocked out of the FA Cup by Newcastle last week. What did Blackburn do in the Cup in the 1880s that has never been done since?

    1. They won the FA Cup by winning every round on penalties

    2. They won the FA Cup final 10-0

    3. They won the Cup three years in a row

    4. They won the FA Cup when they threw a coin

11. Wigan won the World Club Challenge on Saturday night. This is the fifth time they have won the trophy, matching a record set by which club?

    1. Sydney Roosters

    2. St Helens

    3. Brisbane Broncos

    4. Leeds Rhinos

12. 

    The NRL season kicks off this weekend with a double header between Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles v South Sydney Rabbitohs. Where will the games be played?

    1. London

    2. Las Vegas

    3. Lisbon

    4. Liverpool

13. Why was the Cynisca women’s cycling team fined and suspended?

    1. They put urine into a rival’s water bottle

    2. They dressed up one of their mechanics to pose as a cyclist so they could take part in a race

    3. They were caught dropping nails on the track before a race

    4. They were caught deflating the tires of competing teams

14. 

    Spain won the Women’s Nations League this week. Who did they beat in the final?

    1. England

    2. France

    3. Portugal

    4. Sweden

15. Hearts player Lawrence Shankland scored a penalty against Hibs on Wednesday night. What happened next?

    1. He ran off the field and left the ground after hearing that his wife had gone into labour

    2. He broke down in tears as a die-hard Hibs fan

    3. A Hibs fan threw a pie at him, he took a bite and then threw it back

    4. He told the referee that he touched the ball twice so the goal should be ruled out

16. 

    John O’Shea will manage the Republic of Ireland football team for their next two matches. Only two players have won more caps for the country than O’Shea. EDS?

    1. Roy Keane and Paul McGrath

    2. Steve Staunton and Neil Quinn

    3. Kevin Kilbane and James McClean

    4. Robbie Keane and Shay Given

17. 

    The Athletics World Indoor Championships will take place in Glasgow this weekend. Unlike the Olympics, the indoor event involves the 60-meter sprint. What is the world record in the men’s event?

    1. 5.88

    2. 5.55

    3. 6.34

    4. 7. 01

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Solutions

1:B – Arsenal have won the FA Cup 14 times. Ashley Cole has won it more than any other player. , 2:A – Chelsea started and finished the game with a younger team than Liverpool. By the end of the game, their average age had dropped to 22.6 years, compared to 24.1 for Liverpool. Reports of “Klopp’s kids” were a bit exaggerated., 3:B – The 21-year-old is studying medicine., 4:C – Akker van der Merwe was in the South African team when they won England 23-12 in 2018 ., 5:B – Italy’s 13-13 draw with France at the weekend was the first since England and Scotland contested a thrilling 38-38 final in 2019., 6: D – hit Cooper Ali in the fourth; the glove was replaced in the interval; and Ali won the fight in the fifth. Did he need to buy time? We’ll never know., 7:B – Chelsea have lost all six of their finals at Wembley., 8:C – The season starts in Bahrain in March and ends in Abu Dhabi in December ., 9:B – George Best scored six as Manchester United beat Northampton Town 8-2 in 1970. The performance earned him an invitation to Downing Street to meet prime minister Harold Wilson, who was a big fan and is said to have wrote a fan email to Best in his youth., 10:C – Oddly enough, they beat a Scottish team in those first two finals., 11:A – Thoughts on Saturday night’s losers, Penrith Panthers, who played in the match four times without ever being crowned champions., 12:B – Russell Crowe has recorded a short video to explain the rules of the game to American viewers., 13:B – Cynisca did not have enough suitable riders to enter the competing in the Belgium Argenta Classic and so asked a mechanic to “wear cycling clothes and a face mask” and “present herself at the start and sign the start sheet as the fifth rider of the team”. The team was fined and suspended. , 14:B – They won the final 2-0 in Sevilla., 15:C – Hearts manager, Steven Naismith, later criticized the “idiots” who threw a lot of things at the striker – it was said, with their includes a bottle opener, a lighter and a pair of Apple AirPods. , 16:D – Robbie Keane holds the record for most caps (146) and most goals (68)., 17:C – The 60 meters was an Olympic event in 1900 and 1904 but it was removed from the schedule. Christian Coleman holds the men’s world record with a time of 6.34 seconds, while Irina Privalova holds the women’s world record at 6.92.

Scores

1. 17 and over.

   Perfection. Great work. Have a good weekend.

2. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Good luck next week

3. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Good luck next week

4. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Good luck next week

5. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Good luck next week

6. 6 and above.

   That’s a decent score. Have a good weekend.

7. 5 and above.

   That’s a decent score. Have a good weekend.

8. 7 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

9. 8 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

10. 9 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

11. 10 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

12. 11 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

13. 12 and over.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

14. 13 and over.

    Great work. Have a good weekend.

15. 14 and over.

    Great work. Have a good weekend.

16. 15 and above.

    Great work. Have a good weekend.

17. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Good luck next week

18. 16 and over.

    Great work. Have a good weekend.