Sports quiz of the week: Paralympics glory, US Open and fun with names

1. Dame Sarah Storey collected her 18th Paralympics gold on Wednesday. From which sleepy Cheshire town does she hail?

   1. Congleton

   2. Poynton

   3. Knutsford

   4. Wilmslow

2. What time (in BST) did Celtic kick off their Women’s Champions League qualifier with Finland’s KuPS, played at a neutral venue in Lithuania?

   1. 10am

   2. Noon

   3. 3.36pm

   4. 10pm

3. Which of these clubs has Steve Bruce not managed?

   1. Sheffield United

   2. Sheffield Wednesday

   3. West Brom

   4. Middlesbrough

4. Which of these was not the former occupation of new British tennis star Jack Draper’s father?

   1. CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association

   2. Grass-court coach to Ivan Lendl

   3. CEO of Warrington Wolves Super League club

   4. CEO of Sport England

5. Dave Bassett, the former football manager, celebrated his 80th birthday this week. What is his nickname throughout the game?

   1. Bertie

   2. Harry

   3. DB

   4. Breathless

6. New England fast-bowler Josh Hull plays for which team in the Hundred?

   1. Trent Rockets

   2. Manchester Originals

   3. Welsh Fire

   4. Oval Invincibles

7. Raheem Sterling joined Arsenal on loan from Chelsea? Name another player to have played for those two London clubs, plus Manchester City and Liverpool?

   1. Kolo Touré

   2. David Speedie

   3. Nicolas Anelka

   4. Kevin Richardson

8. Erling Haaland’s pair of hat-tricks in his club’s opening three matches equalled an English record set by which old-school striker?

   1. Paul Jewell

   2. Keith Edwards

   3. Andy Cole

   4. John Aldridge

9. The NFL season kicked off overnight with Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs facing the Baltimore Ravens. What position does Chief and Taylor Swift beau Travis Kelce play in?

   1. Middle linebacker

   2. Safety

   3. Tight end

   4. Tackle

10. Ezra Frech won two T63 athletics gold medals in 24 hours at the Paralympics. What were his two events?

    1. 100m and long jump

    2. 100m and high jump

    3. Long jump and high jump

    4. 100m and shot put

11. The US rugby sevens centre Ilona Maher, who helped her team to bronze at the Paris Olympics, signed up for a US reality TV show this week. But which one?

    1. Who Do You Think You Are?

    2. Married At First Sight

    3. The Amazing Race

    4. Dancing With The Stars

12. Two jockeys sharing the same name went up against one another at Bath on Wednesday – who are they?

    1. Michael Ryder

    2. Sean Bowen

    3. Daniel Smart

    4. Andy Smith

13. The US Open will have a new women's singles champion – who knocked out the reigning title-holder Coco Gauff?

    1. Elina Svitolina

    2. Karolina Muchova

    3. Emma Navarro

    4. Aryna Sabalenka

14. Hull KR go into the weekend in pole position for the Super League League Leaders' Shield. What is the current name of their stadium?

    1. Mend-a-Hose Jungle

    2. MKM Stadium

    3. Cherry Red Records Stadium

    4. Sewell Group Craven Park

15. Two male athletes faced off outside their usual events for an exhibition 100m in Zurich on Wednesday. Who were they?

    1. High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi and 1500m runner Cole Hocker

    2. Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm

    3. Long jumper Malaika Mihambo and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra

    4. 800m runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi and triple jumper Pedro Pichardo

Solutions

1:B - She has now moved up the hill to Disley., 2:A - After an early start for fans back home, Celtic progressed with a 3-1 victory after extra time., 3:D - At the time of typing, Boro are the only major north-east club the current Blackpool manager has never helmed., 4:B - Jack’s dad, Roger, has had his finger in many pies – but not Lendl’s serve-volley game., 5:B - “My father's name was Harry and there were a lot of Daves in my school," he has said. "One of my good pals called me Harry because my mum was always on at my dad.”, 6:B - Despite being a Leicestershire CCC product, Hull features further up north in this competition., 7:C - Anelka played for all four in a sequence of Arsenal, Liverpool, City and Chelsea., 8:A - Jewell scored two in Bradford's opening three games in the 1994-95 Division Two (akin to today's League One) season., 9:C - In April, Kelce signed a two-year extension with the Chiefs for a reported $34.25m, making him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL, 10:B - Frech also came fifth in the long jump., 11:D - "it’s a new skill that gets me out of my comfort zone," she said, as she prepares to go up against the likes of Tori Spelling, Eric Roberts and Dwight Howard., 12:B - Sean D Bowen, riding Maritime Lady, took the win in the Harrow Inn At Wanborough Handicap, while his namesake Sean Bowen was sixth with For Pleasure., 13:C - The American beat Gauff in three sets in the fourth round and is on her best run at a grand slam., 14:D - The Jungle plays host to Castleford, MKM Stadium is the stadium of local rivals Hull FC, and Cherry Red Records Stadium is London Broncos' home ground., 15:B - The pair both set personal bests, with Swede Duplantis taking the win in 10.37, 0.10 ahead of the Norwegian. Warholm was then handed a Sweden top to wear in his hurdles race at Thursday's Diamond League meeting.

Scores

1. 14 and above.

   Gold medal – no notes from us

2. 10 and above.

   Glorious work

3. 6 and above.

   Very creditable

4. 0 and above.

   There's always next week

5. 1 and above.

   May we suggest … following sport a bit more closely?