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

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Liverpool won the League Cup for the tenth time on Sunday, more than any other club. Which club has won the most FA Cups?
1. Manchester city
2. Arsenal
3. Manchester United
4. Liverpool
Jürgen Klopp chose an inexperienced team for the final. The average age of the Liverpool line-up 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
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso played for England against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday. Why isn’t he training with the team this week?
1. He has to play for his club this weekend – in New Zealand
2. He must take an exam at the University of Exeter
3. He is “reconsidering his future” after the defeat – he didn’t start the game, so he can still speak out for another country
4. He signed for the Dallas Cowboys to play in the NFL
Duhan van der Merwe scored a hat-trick of tries for Scotland as they defeated England in the Six Nations on Saturday. His brother was also on the winning side against England – for which country?
1. Scotland
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. New Zealand
There have been 369 matches in the Six Nations since Italy joined in 2000. How many ended as a draw?
1. Three
2. Eight
3. 15
4. 21
A glove worn by Muhammad Ali when he fought Henry Cooper in 1963 is being sold at auction and its owner hopes it will fetch £500,000. Why is the glove so famous – and so expensive?
1. It is the glove with which Ali achieved 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 increasingly famous during its disappearance. It was eventually found by a dog named Pickles
4. It tore during the fight and had to be replaced, apparently giving Ali valuable time to recover if he was in trouble
What do these six football matches have in common: the 2019, 2022 and 2024 League Cup finals, and the 2020, 2021 and 2022 FA Cup finals?
1. They were all 0-0 at full time
2. Chelsea lost them all
3. All were contested by Liverpool and Chelsea
4. Liverpool won them all
The Formula 1 season starts this weekend in Bahrain. It will be the longest in the history of the sport, with how many races?
1. 19
2. 21
3. 24
4. 26
Erling Haaland scored five goals for Manchester City in their 6-2 win over Luton this week. Who was the last player to score six goals in an FA Cup match?
1. Alan Scheerder
2. George Best
3. Dion Dublin
4. Luther Blissett
Blackburn Rovers were eliminated from the FA Cup by Newcastle this week. What did Blackburn do at 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 with the toss of a coin
Wigan won the World Club Challenge on Saturday evening. It is the fifth time they have won the trophy, equaling the record of which club?
1. Sydney Hanen
2. Saint Helens
3. Brisbane Broncos
4. Leeds rhinos
The NRL season kicks off this weekend with a double-header of Sydney Roosters vs Brisbane Broncos and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles vs South Sydney Rabbitohs. Where are the games played?
1. London
2. Vegas
3. Lisbon
4. Liverpool
Why was the Cynisca women’s cycling team fined and suspended?
1. They put urine in a rival’s water bottle
2. They dressed up one of their mechanics as a cyclist so they could participate in a race
3. They were caught dropping nails on the road before a race
4. They were caught releasing air from the tires of rival teams
Spain won the Women’s Nations League this week. Who did they beat in the final?
1. England
2. France
3. Portugal
4. Sweden
The Hearts’ Lawrence Shankland scored a penalty against Hibs on Wednesday evening. What happened next?
1. He ran off the field and left the ground after hearing that his wife was in labor
2. He burst into tears because he is a diehard Hibs fan
3. A Hibs fan threw a pie at him, he took a bite of it and then threw it back
4. He told the referee that he had touched the ball twice, so the goal should be disallowed
John O’Shea will manage the Irish football team for the next two matches. Only two players have won more caps for the country than O’Shea. WHO?
1. Roy Keane and Paul McGrath
2. Steve Staunton and Niall Quinn
3. Kevin Kilbane and James McClean
4. Robbie Keane and Shay Given
The World Indoor Athletics Championships will take place in Glasgow this weekend. Unlike the Olympics, the indoor event includes the 60-meter sprint. What is the men’s world record?
1. 5.88
2. 5.55
3. 6.34
4. 7.01

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 match with a younger team than Liverpool. By the end of the match their average age had dropped to 22.6 years, compared to 24.1 years 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 part of the South African team when they beat England 23-12 in 2018 ., 5:B – Italy’s 13-13 draw with France this weekend was the first since England and Scotland contested a sensational 38-38 draw in 2019., 6:D – Cooper beat Ali in the fourth; the glove was replaced during the break; and Ali won the fight in the fifth. Did he have to buy time? We’ll never know., 7:B – Chelsea have lost the last six finals they have played 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 defeated Northampton Town 8–2 in 1970. The performance earned him an invitation to Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who was a huge fan and reportedly wrote fan mail to Best in his youth., 10:C – Strangely they beat a Scottish team in the first two of those finals., 11:A – Spare a thought for Saturday night’s losers, Penrith Panthers, who have made four appearances in the match 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 didn’t have enough fit riders to compete in the Belgian Argenta Classic, so a mechanic asked to wear ‘riding clothes’ and a face mask” and “put himself at the present the start and sign the start form as the fifth rider of the team”. The team has been fined and suspended. , 14:B – They won the final 2-0 in Seville., 15:C – The Hearts manager, Steven Naismith, later condemned the ‘idiots’ who threw a large number of objects at the attacker – reportedly including 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 was dropped 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

17 and above.

Perfection. Well done. Good weekend.
1 and higher.

Oh yeah. Better luck next week
2 and higher.

Oh yeah. Better luck next week
3 and above.

Oh yeah. Better luck next week
4 and higher.

Oh yeah. Better luck next week
6 and above.

That’s quite a score. Good weekend.
5 and higher.

That’s quite a score. Good weekend.
7 and higher.

Nicely done. Good weekend.
8 and above.

Nicely done. Good weekend.
9 and above.

Nicely done. Good weekend.
10 and above.

Nicely done. Good weekend.
11 and above.

Nicely done. Good weekend.
12 and above.

Nicely done. Good weekend.
13 and above.

Well done. Good weekend.
14 and above.

Well done. Good weekend.
15 and above.

Well done. Good weekend.
0 and higher.

Oh yeah. Better luck next week
16 and above.

Well done. Good weekend.

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

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