Sports Quiz of the week: Kobbie Mainoo, Laura Kenny and Andy Murray

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1. Kobbie Mainoo was called up to the England squad at the age of 18. Who is the youngest player to represent England, doing so at 17?

   1. Theo Walcott

   2. Duncan Edwards

   3. Wayne Rooney

   4. Micheál Ó hEoin

2. 

   England host Brazil at Wembley on Saturday night. Brazil were the first visitors to the new Wembley stadium in June 2007. Who made his debut in that match, winning the first of his two England caps and becoming the first player from his club to represent England for 100 years?

   1. Kevin Davies

   2. James Beattie

   3. Nicky Shorey

   4. Steve Guppy

3. Which footballer will miss this weekend’s international break through injury, ending his world record run of playing in the last 84 games for his country?

   1. Cristiano Ronaldo

   2. Antoine Griezmann

   3. Jordan Henderson

   4. Angela Di Maria

4. 

   Laura Kenny is retiring from cycling. How many Olympic gold medals has she won?

   1. Three

   2. Five

   3. Seven

   4. Nine

5. Who is the only British athlete to win more Olympic gold medals than Laura Kenny?

   1. Chris Hoy

   2. Ben Ainsley

   3. Steve Redgrave

   4. Jason Kenny

6. 

   Where was this photo taken?

   1. Montreal

   2. Miami

   3. Melbourne

   4. Mexico City

7. Which team finished the men’s Six Nations with a point difference of zero, having scored 115 points and conceded 115 points in their five games?

   1. France

   2. England

   3. Scotland

   4. Wales

8. 

   Italy will go into this summer’s Euro 2024 as reigning champions, but their manager, Luciano Spalletti, says he is concerned his players are addicted to…

   1. Pizza and pasta

   2. Play Station

   3. Pokémon

   4. A party

9. The Women’s Six Nations kicks off this weekend. Which team has won the competitions in the last five years?

   1. France

   2. England

   3. Ireland

   4. Scotland

10. 

    Marlie Packer will win her 100th cap for England this weekend. What was Packer’s first career before turning professional as a rugby player?

    1. She was a sports journalist

    2. She was an actress (last seen in Line of Duty)

    3. She was a plumber

    4. She was a standup comedian

11. The Women’s Champions League has reached the quarter finals. Which country has two clubs in the last eight?

    1. Norway

    2. Sweden

    3. Spain

    4. France

12. 

    Which Philadelphia Phillies baseball teams were eliminated after 27 years?

    1. Their Phillie Phanatic mascot because “it no longer fits our values”

    2. The $1 hotdogs they sell at their stadium

    3. Free seats for the first 50 people who arrive at the gate

    4. Their walking music – Thriller by Micheal Jackson

13. Who won the women’s World Snooker Championship this week, becoming the first player from her country to win the tournament?

    1. Bai Yulu from China

    2. Karen Corr from Northern Ireland

    3. Nutcharut mink from Thailand

    4. Reanne Evans from England

14. 

    Coventry have been drawn against Manchester United in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Who did they play in the final when they won the Cup in 1987?

    1. Manchester United

    2. Tottenham

    3. Everton

    4. Waterford

15. Premiership rugby returns on Friday night after an eight-week break for the Six Nations. Which team is bottom of the table after losing all 12 games this season?

    1. Leicester Tigers

    2. Bristol

    3. Heads of Exeter

    4. Newcastle Falcons

16. 

    Snooker player Kyren Wilson traveled to China to play in the World Open. What went wrong for him?

    1. He forgot that the World Open isn’t in China this year – it’s in Qatar

    2. He traveled by train but had to leave his tracks behind as they are not allowed on public transport in China

    3. He miscalculated the time difference and arrived a day late for his first game

    4. He lost his luggage along the way and had to play in a sports suit

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Solutions

1:A – Walcott was 17 years and 75 days old when he played for England against Hungary in May 2006. He had made just 23 appearances for his club, Arsenal, before his international debut and none of them were in the Premier League., 2:C – Shorey became the first Reading player to represent England in almost 100 years., 3:B – Griezmann hasn’t missed a game in France for seven years., 4:B – Kenny won gold medals in London, Rio and Tokyo. , 5:D – Her husband. , 6:B – After winning his first round match at the Miami Open, Andy Murray was keen to tell the watching world that there is still life in the old dog., 7:C – Scotland still on the most unpredictable team in the Six Nations. All their games were tight: they beat Wales by one point, lost to Italy by two points, lost to Ireland and France by four points, and beat England by nine points. You never know who will show up in Scotland but they are always worth watching., 8:B – Spalletti laid out his case to the media, saying: “Aren’t you interested in Playstations? You don’t give a damn. Do you think it is right that professionals wearing the Italian shirt do not sleep at night to play and do not do their best the next day. Addiction is not good. Your career should not be affected. No one who wants to waste time comes to the national team.”, 9:B – England are very dominant in the competition: they have won 64 out of 75 games in the Six Nations. , 10:C – Packer was still working as a plumber when she won the World Cup with England in 2014. , 11:D – PSG and Lyon. The other six teams are: Ajax, Barcelona, ​​Brann, Benfica, Chelsea and Häcken., 12:B – They were fed up with fans throwing hot dogs at games so the prices went up. , 13:A – It was an entertaining final. Yulu took the win by potting the pink in the deciding frame. , 14:B – Coventry won the final 3-2. They also met Manchester United in that cup in 1987. The teams met at Old Trafford in the second round and Coventry won 1-0., 15:D – They haven’t won a home game in a year., 16:B – ” We were advised to fly into Beijing and then get an internal flight to Yushan but I would prefer to reduce the flight time as much as I can,” said Wilson. “I like jumping on the train with a bullet. Not my best thing. I guess I could pick up another one if it goes wrong.”

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   Ah well, better luck next week.

2. 4 and above.

   Ah well, better luck next week.

3. 5 and above.

   Ah well, better luck next week.

4. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

5. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

6. 8 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

7. 2 and above.

   Ah well, better luck next week.

8. 1 and above.

   Ah well, better luck next week.

9. 9 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

10. 10 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

11. 11 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

12. 12 and over.

    Nicely done. That’s a great score. Have a good weekend.

13. 13 and over.

    That’s a great score. Have a wonderful weekend.

14. 14 and over.

    That’s a great score. Have a wonderful weekend.

15. 15 and above.

    That’s a great score. Have a wonderful weekend.

16. 0 and above.

    Ah well, better luck next week.

17. 16 and over.

    That’s a great score. Have a wonderful weekend.