Sports Quiz of the week: F1 drama, snow fields and the broken car window

From left: Carlos Alcaraz, a football game in the snow and Ellyse Perry of Royal Challengers Bangalore.Compiled by: USA Today; Sportzpics for WPL

1. Sheffield United conceded another six goals at home in their loss to Arsenal. How many have they conceded at home so far in the league this season?

   1. 34

   2. 38

   3. 42

   4. 46

2. England host Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday, aiming to end the visitors’ hopes of a grand slam and snap a losing streak of how many games against the Irish?

   1. Two

   2. Four

   3. six people

   4. Eight

3. John Higgins had a great run at the World Snooker Masters event in Saudi Arabia. After coming close to a ‘golden ball’ 167 against Mark Williams, he lost 4-0 to Ronnie O’Sullivan. What was unusual about the game?

   1. O’Sullivan wanted snooker in every frame

   2. Neither player potted a color other than black

   3. Higgins forfeited a frame after arriving late

   4. Higgins did not put a ball in play

4. In WPL cricket, Ellyse Perry hit a six for Royal Challengers in Bengaluru this week – but where did the ball come up?

   1. I drink fans

   2. Inside a sponsor’s car

   3. In a lake near the ground

   4. In the team’s mascot hat

5. Complete this sequence related to the Premier League: Manchester, Stockport, Stockport …

   1. Bolton

   2. Leeds

   3. Liverpool

   4. Preston

6. Which two F1 team mates had clear discussions on air after a ‘heated’ incident at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix?

   1. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

   2. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll

   3. Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda

   4. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

7. Amanda Serrano took the ring out of her fight against Nina Meinke in Puerto Rico – but why was the bout cancelled?

   1. Serrano was ruled unfit to fight due to an eye injury

   2. Serrano left his gloves at his hotel and was unable to find a replacement pair

   3. Meinke was a late substitute but his flight to Puerto Rico was delayed

   4. The canvas was slippery and unsafe due to a leak in the venue’s roof

8. National League South side Truro City play Chelmsford on Saturday in a ‘home’ game at Gloucester’s Meadow Park – how long is the journey for home fans?

   1. 95 miles

   2. 145 miles

   3. 195 miles

   4. 225 miles

9. 

   Where in the world was this picture taken?

   1. Salt Lake City

   2. Salzburg

   3. Seattle

   4. Stockholm

10. Which two tennis stars faced each other in the ‘Netflix Slam’ in Las Vegas as a warm-up event for Indian Wells?

    1. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray

    2. Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal

    3. Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka

    4. Roger Federer and Serena Williams

11. Which women’s cricket record did Shabnim Ismail set while playing for Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier Division?

    1. Fastest recorded delivery

    2. Fewer balls to reach a century

    3. First player to take all 10 wickets in T20

    4. Hit six more in a row

12. John Coleman was sacked from Accrington Stanley this week after a 4-0 defeat against Wrexham. How many years in total was he in charge of the club?

    1. 10

    2. 14

    3. 18

    4. 22

13. Who said their $40,000 prize money for winning indoor athletics world gold in Glasgow was ‘crazy against other sports’?

    1. Christian Coleman

    2. Devynne Charlton

    3. Femke Bol

    4. Josh Kerr

14. Which Team GB Paralympic legend will be the next president of Lancashire CC?

    1. Sarah Storey

    2. David Weir

    3. Ellie Simmonds

    4. Hannah Cockroft

15. Which head coach promised to move on from his defeat by ‘flushing it down the toilet’?

    1. Brendan McCullum

    2. Chris Wilder

    3. Steve Kerr

    4. Warren Gatland

The story continues

Solutions

1:C – United’s porous defense is just four goals short of the Premier League record for home goals conceded (46, at Watford in 2021-22) with five home games left to play. , 2:B – England beat Twickenham 18-7 in the 2020 Autumn Cup of Nations; since then, Ireland have won four games by similar scores; 32-18, 32-15, 29-16 and 29-10., 3:D – O’Sullivan made three centuries and a final break of 82; Higgins’ only points in the game came from a foul in the third frame., 4:B – Perry’s powerful drive broke the back window of a car parked near the boundary rope. ‘I’m not sure I’ve got insurance here to cover me,’ the Australian mega-rocker said afterwards. , 5:B – Here are the places where Manchester Derby goalkeepers were born: Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden (x2) and Erling Haaland were all born within 50 miles of the Etihad Stadium., 6:C – Tsunoda admitted that he is ‘getting heated’ after being told to let his teammate RB Ricciardo overtake him during the race. The Japanese driver then caught his teammate after the checkered flag, a move the Australian called ‘immature’. , 7:A – The featherweight world champion entered the ring in sunglasses to apologize to the fans after sustaining an exposed cornea. ‘I wanted to fight in front of my family,’ said the 35-year-old., 8:C – Truro are on their third leg of the season, at a venue closer to the visitors’ home ground in Essex. nor to the capital of Cornish. They are going back to Truro to play in a new purpose-built stadium next season., 9:A – Real Salt Lake beat LAFC 3-0 in a snowstorm, with LA manager Steve Cherundolo calling the game ‘one of the worst professional sports. events I have ever seen in my life’., 10:B – The game was shown live on Netflix, and Alcaraz won it in three sets. He will now aim to defend his title at Indian Wells, where Nadal is recovering from injury., 11:A – The South African bowler sent a 132.1 km/h (82.1 mph) ball to Meg Lanning during the match against Delhi Capitals ., 12:D – Coleman was manager of the club from 1999 to 2012, guiding it into the Football League before moving to Rochdale. He returned to Stanley in 2014 and has been the manager ever since.,13:D – The 3,000m gold medalist said prize money was ‘lower than appearance fees for top athletes’.,14: A – Manchester-born Storey, who won 17 Paralympic golds in swimming and cycling, replacing Sir Howard Bernstein in the role., 15:C – Golden State Warriors coach watched his travel-weary team lose 140- 88 against the Boston Celtics, and he added: ‘Boston was great, we weren’t beating them today’.

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   Great effort. Have a wonderful weekend

2. 0 and above.

   Good luck – have a great weekend

3. 6 and above.

   Well done you. Enjoy your weekend