City, cricket, crowds, clubs and Colts

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  1. There were 92,453 people at the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia on Sunday. It was a huge crowd, but 560 short of the highest attendance in cricket history. Where was that match played?

    1. In the same stadium a week earlier

    2. Melbourne

    3. Pasadena

    4. Wembley

  2. Manchester City will play Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday. City have won all 23 home games in 2023. Who was the last club to visit the Etihad and not lose (on New Year’s Eve last year)?

    1. Everton

    2. Brentford

    3. Leeds

    4. Leicester

  3. Golfer Joost Luiten did not have the best time at the DP World Tour event in Dubai. He lost three clubs on one hole. How?

    1. He hit them over his knee after missing an easy putt

    2. He gave them away to someone in the audience and said: ‘You would do better’

    3. He threw them into a lake after losing his ball in the water

    4. Out of frustration, he threw a bat in the air and it got stuck in a tree. He then lost two more clubs in the branches while trying to dislodge the first.

  4. France played two qualifying matches for the 2024 European Championship during the international break, scoring sixteen goals and conceding two. What were the results of the two matches?

    1. 9-1 and 7-1

    2. 14-0 and 2-2

    3. 10-0 and 6-2

    4. 8-1 and 6-1

  5. Who was the only team to win all their Euro 2024 qualifiers?

    1. Romania

    2. England

    3. Portugal

    4. Spain

  6. Serbia has qualified for the European Championship as an independent nation for the first time. They played at the first European Championship in 1960 as part of Yugoslavia. Who beat them in the final?

    1. East Germany

    2. Soviet Union

    3. Czechoslovakia

    4. Hungary

  7. Everton’s goal this season is to avoid relegation after deducting 10 points. Which club won the title despite points deductions?

    1. Manchester United

    2. Liverpool

    3. Sunderland

    4. Arsenal

  8. Novak Djokovic celebrates his 400th week as world number 1 – an unprecedented achievement in tennis. Which player comes closest, after being at number 1 for 377 weeks?

    1. Roger Federer

    2. Serena Williams

    3. Steffi Graf

    4. Martina Navratilova

  9. Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, was arrested nine years ago for driving under the influence. When asked about the incident this week, he suggested he had been picked up by police. What did he say?

    1. “The Colts had lost five in a row, the police were fans and wanted to blame someone”

    2. “I’m biased because I’m a rich white billionaire”

    3. “They were Patriots fans – of course they booked me”

    4. “If my car wasn’t so damn nice, they wouldn’t have stopped me from looking”

  10. Phil Taylor will retire from darts next year. He will do this as the greatest player of all time, having won 16 World Championships. What work did Taylor do before becoming a professional darts player?

    1. He owned a movie theater

    2. He worked in a ceramics factory

    3. He was a baker

    4. He was a snooker player

  11. England were eliminated from the Under-17 World Cup by Uzbekistan this week. The Uzbekistan manager was sent off in the 10th minute of stoppage time at the end of the match. What had he done?

    1. He ran up to the England manager and celebrated with a very rude gesture

    2. The ball went out of play and he kicked it into the stands to prevent England from taking a quick throw-in

    3. He ran onto the pitch and tackled an English player who was through on goal

    4. He took a giant flag of Uzbekistan, walked onto the field and planted it in the center circle

  12. Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron have a rematch in Dublin on Saturday evening. What happened during their first fight six months ago?

    1. It was a draw

    2. Cameron won on points

    3. It was a no contest

    4. Taylor won by knockout

  13. Antoine Dupont, the captain of the France rugby team, will miss next year’s Six Nations. Why?

    1. He’s taking a sabbatical from rugby to “recharge and fall in love with the game”

    2. He has signed for the Melbourne Storm rugby league team

    3. He is concentrating on rugby sevens so he can play for France at the Olympic Games in Paris

  14. Magic Weekend, the showpiece of the Super League season, has been held at St James Park in Newcastle for three years. Where will it take place next year?

    1. Old Trafford

    2. Ellandweg

    3. Anfield

    4. King Abdullah Stadium

  15. The Formula 1 season comes to an end this weekend in Abu Dhabi, the 22nd Grand Prix of the year. How many drivers have won a race this season?

    1. A

    2. Three

    3. Five

    4. Seven

Solutions

1:B – There were 93,013 fans at the MCG for the 2015 World Cup final. Australia won that match too. Funnily enough, the largest crowd ever at the MCG was not for a cricket match, but for a meeting of preacher Billy Graham., 2:A – Liverpool lost 4-1 at the Etihad last season., 3:D – He finished third from the bottom in the tournament. , 4:B – They beat Gibraltar 14-0 and then drew 2-2 with Greece. Nine French players scored in their match against Gibraltar., 5:C – Roberto Martínez’s team scored 36 goals and conceded just two, winning all ten of their group matches., 6:B – The final tournament consisted of just four teams : Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and hosts France., 7:D – Arsenal gained two points in the 1990–91 season after being involved in a 21-man brawl in a match against Manchester United, but still won the league with seven points., 8:C – “It’s a pretty good performance, 400 weeks at No. 1,” Djokovic said. It has never been done in history. Eventually someone will break it, but hopefully it will stay there for a long time.”, 9:B – “If I’m just the average guy, they won’t pull me in, of course not,” he added. “I don’t care what it sounds like. It’s the truth.”, 10:B – Taylor grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, in the Potteries. , 11:B – Uzbekistan, ranked 73rd in the world, won the match 2-1 to set up a quarter-final against France., 12:B – Taylor is determined to avenge her defeat on Saturday. “Resurrection is in my DNA,” she says., 13:C – Dupont says the “mythical” appeal of the Olympics convinced him to sacrifice his participation in the Six Nations. , 14:B – All 12 clubs are in action, with Leeds Rhinos facing Warrington on Saturday evening. , 15:B – Max Verstappen has won 18, Sergio Pérez has won two and Carlos Sainz has won one.

Scores

  1. 1 and higher.

    Oh well, better luck next week

  2. 2 and higher.

    Oh well, better luck next week

  3. 3 and higher.

    Oh well, better luck next week

  4. 4 and higher.

    Oh well, better luck next week

  5. 5 and higher.

    Not bad, not bad at all. Nice weekend

  6. 6 and above.

    Not bad, not bad at all. Nice weekend

  7. 7 and higher.

    Not bad, not bad at all. Nice weekend

  8. 8 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Nice weekend

  9. 9 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Nice weekend

  10. 10 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Nice weekend

  11. 11 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Nice weekend

  12. 12 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Nice weekend

  13. 13 and above.

    That’s an astonishing score. Nice weekend

  14. 14 and above.

    That’s an astonishing score. Nice weekend

  15. 0 and higher.

    Oh well, better luck next week

  16. 15 and above.

    That’s an astonishing score. Nice weekend

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