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Sports quiz of the week: champions, decorated signings and Euro 2024

huzaifah khan
·4-min read
<span>Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning Wimbledon, Lucy Bronze checks in at Chelsea and Álvaro Morata with the European Championship trophy.</span><span>Composite: Getty; Chelsea FC/Getty</span>
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning Wimbledon, Lucy Bronze checks in at Chelsea and Álvaro Morata with the European Championship trophy.Composite: Getty; Chelsea FC/Getty

  1. England won nine knockout ties at major tournaments under Gareth Southgate. How many did they win between the 1966 World Cup victory and the start of Southgate’s tenure in 2016?

    1. Four

    2. Six

    3. Nine

    4. 11

  2. Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win his second straight Wimbledon title. Which of these great champions has not won back-to-back Wimbledon titles?

    1. Rafael Nadal

    2. Novak Djokovic

    3. Serena Williams

    4. Roger Federer

  3. Complete this sequence: Australia, Poland, Kazakhstan, Poland, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, United States, Belarus, Poland …

    1. Czech Republic

    2. Scotland

    3. Spain

    4. Japan

  4. The Open is underway at Royal Troon. The most famous hole at the course is also the shortest. How long is it?

    1. 114 yards

    2. 123 yards

    3. 148 yards

    4. 187 yards

  5. Lucy Bronze signed for Chelsea this week. She has won the Champions League five times: twice with Barcelona and three times with …

    1. Manchester City

    2. Liverpool

    3. Lyon

    4. Wolfsburg

  6. What event did the Ebbsfleet Town stadium host at the weekend?

    1. The World Mini Golf Championship

    2. Super League

    3. The European Championship of Beach Soccer

    4. The Robocup

  7. Who scored the only goal in the Copa América final?

    1. Lautaro Martínez

    2. Lionel Messi

    3. James Rodriguez

    4. Julián Álvarez

  8. The Tour de France comes to a conclusion this weekend but for the first time in its history the race will not finish in Paris. Why?

    1. There is too much political tension in Paris to allow the cycling to finish there

    2. Paris has now become a no cycling city with a ban on cycle lanes

    3. Due to preparations for the upcoming Olympics in Paris

    4. The weather didn't look good

  9. What did the Newcastle United chief executive Darren Eales say in response to rumours the FA wants Eddie Howe for the England job?

    1. “If he wants to win something, he should stick with us, not England”

    2. “We think he’s the right man for Newcastle. We love him”

    3. "England would be a step down"

    4. "Newcastle is a nation"

  10. Jess Fishlock became Wales’ all-time record goalscorer this week but how many goals has she scored for her country?

    1. 45

    2. 102

    3. 27

    4. 53

  11. Team GB’s youngest ever Olympic medallist, Sky Brown, will be competing in skateboarding again in the Paris Olympics, but which sport did she also try and qualify for without success?

    1. Surfing

    2. Break dancing

    3. Cycling

    4. Gymnastics

  12. England have booked their place at the women’s Euros next summer. Where is the tournament being played?

    1. Sweden

    2. Switzerland

    3. Qatar

    4. Spain

  13. Which government criticised chants from members of the Spanish side when they were celebrating their Euro 2024 win in Madrid?

    1. The British government

    2. The French government

    3. The Gibraltar government

    4. The Spanish government

Solutions

1:B - Southgate won more knockout ties in eight years than his predecessors did in 50. His wins were against Colombia, Sweden, Germany, Ukraine, Denmark, Senegal, Slovakia, Switzerland and the Netherlands; the defeats were to Croatia, Italy, France and Spain., 2:A - The Spaniard won Wimbledon twice: in 2008 and 2010. , 3:A - These are the birthplaces of the most recent women’s grand slam winners in tennis., 4:B - The par-three hole, aptly named The Postage Stamp, has a tiny green that is surrounded by five intensely deep bunkers., 5:C - Bronze won three Champions League winners' medals in a row (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)., 6:B - London Broncos hosted Castleford and were defeated 34-20., 7:A - The Inter striker scored in the 112th minute to add the Copa crown to the World Cup. , 8:C - This will be the first time since the event began 121 years ago that it will not finish in Paris. The final stage will be a time trail between Monaco and Nice., 9:B - Howe has guided the Magpies up the Premier League table, finishing fourth and seventh in the past two seasons., 10:A - Fishlock overtook Helen Ward when she opened the scoring in her side’s 2-0 win over Kosovo in European Championship qualifying playoffs., 11:A - Although she won’t be competing in the surfing, the 16-year-old will be one of the favourites to win the women’s park event in skateboarding., 12:B - Switzerland won the hosting rights ahead of bids from Poland, France and, jointly, Denmark/Finland/Norway/Sweden., 13:C - The Gibraltar government labelled the chants as “rancid remarks” after the Spain captain, Álvaro Morata, and the midfielder Rodri chanted “Gibraltar es español” [“Gibraltar is Spanish”].

Scores

  1. 13 and above.

    Incredible. They'll be talking about this performance for years to come

  2. 11 and above.

    Excellent. You're on the podium

  3. 10 and above.

    Excellent. You're on the podium

  4. 8 and above.

    Well done. You know your sport

  5. 6 and above.

    Not bad. You could be going places

  6. 4 and above.

    Could do better

  7. 0 and above.

    Ouch

  8. 2 and above.

    It's not a great score is it?