Sports quiz of the week: Ashes, All Blacks and a big payday in tennis

1. Which Premier League club has the best away record this season – but the second worst home record?

   1. Tottenham

   2. Bournemouth

   3. Newcastle

   4. Liverpool

2. 

   England host the All Blacks at Twickenham on Saturday. England have only won one of their last 11 matches against New Zealand. Where was that game played?

   1. England

   2. France

   3. New Zealand

   4. Japan

3. Donald Trump was booed by sports fans at the weekend while attending a game in the …

   1. NFL

   2. NBA

   3. NHL

   4. MLS

4. 

   Elena Rybakina picked up the biggest payday in women’s tennis history when she won the ATP Finals. How much was she paid at the tournament?

   1. £500,000

   2. £1m

   3. £3m

   4. £4m

5. Inter and Roma are the top two clubs in the Serie A table. What do they have in common this season?

   1. They both have a negative goal difference

   2. They are the only unbeaten teams in Europe’s top five leagues

   3. They have not drawn any of their games

   4. They are the only clubs in the league with foreign managers

6. 

   Luke Humphries hit a nine-dart finish in his win against Michael Smith at the Grand Slam of Darts. How many different ways are there to hit a nine-dart finish?

   1. 180

   2. 512

   3. 3,944

   4. An almost infinite number

7. Two Portsmouth fans have been fined £750 each and banned from matches for three years after they tried to sneak into their team’s derby at Southampton. How did they get into the stadium?

   1. They used climbing gear to climb over the turnstiles

   2. They impersonated players, turning up in a “team bus” wearing big headphones

   3. They dressed up as stewards, wearing hi-vis jackets and earpieces

   4. They parachuted into the stadium from a hot-air balloon

8. 

   The Irish runner Caitriona Jennings has set a new world record in the women’s 100-mile race. Why was her record particularly impressive?

   1. It’s faster than the men’s world record

   2. She had never competed in a 100-mile race before

   3. She made a wrong turn midway through the race and wasted six minutes

   4. It was her first race this year due to persistent foot injuries

9. Complete this sequence: Australia, Monaco, Austria, Great Britain, Hungary, Mexico City …

   1. São Paulo

   2. Miami

   3. Las Vegas

   4. San Marino

10. 

    Where will the first Test of the Ashes be played?

    1. Perth

    2. Brisbane

    3. Melbourne

    4. Sydney

11. What happened in the last Ashes series, in 2023?

    1. England won it

    2. Australia won it

    3. It was a draw and England retained the Ashes

    4. It was a draw and Australia retained the Ashes

12. 

    Conor Benn and Chris Eubank meet in Tottenham on Saturday night for a rematch. What happened when their fathers had a rematch in 1993?

    1. Benn won

    2. Eubank won

    3. It was a draw

    4. The fight was called off due to crowd trouble

13. Which country will host the first match of Euro 2028?

    1. England

    2. Scotland

    3. Wales

    4. Republic of Ireland

14. 

    It’s the last weekend of the MotoGP season. Marc Marquez has already won the title. Who is guaranteed to finish second place?

    1. His younger brother

    2. His cousin

    3. His brother-in-law

    4. His husband

15. The Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has been called up by Thomas Tuchel and could become the second man born in Guernsey to play for England. Who was the first?

    1. Graeme Le Saux

    2. Matt Le Tissier

    3. Tony Dorigo

    4. Terry Butcher

Solutions

1:A - Spurs have picked up 13 points away from home and just five at their own ground this season. They have won just three of their 20 home games in the league in 2025., 2:D - The semi-final of the Rugby World Cup in 2019, which England won 19–7. They were well beaten by South Africa in the final., 3:A - Trump made a speech at the match between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions. It was not the first time he has received a hostile reception from a Washington sports crowd: he was greeted with “lock him up” chants when he attended a Washington Nationals game in the NHL in 2019. , 4:D - She beat Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in the final. , 5:C - Liverpool are the only team in the Premier League yet to draw a game this season., 6:C - There are 3,944 different ways to score 501 in nine darts; 2,296 of them finish with the bullseye, 672 end on double 20, 792 on double 18, 56 end on double 17, 120 end on double 15, and eight end on double 12., 7:C - “This was a ridiculous plot, despite knowing tickets were sold out,” said the police officer in charge of security at the match. “They clearly came with the intention to get into the stadium illegally, bringing hi-vis vests with ‘steward’ on the back, with one even carrying a radio and earpiece. However, what they didn’t bank on was the professionalism and vigilance of the club’s security team and our officers." , 8:B - Her time of 12 hours, 37 minutes and four seconds was five minutes quicker than the previous record. “Words can’t describe this feeling,” she said. , 9:A - These are the races Lando Norris has won this season. After a run of great results in recent weeks he is in pole position to win the first title of his career. , 10:A - It will be played in the Perth Stadium, which was opened in 2018 and has never hosted an Ashes Test before. It’s the third largest stadium in Australia., 11:D - Australia took a 2-0 lead before England rallied and drew the series., 12:C - The final scores were 115–113 Eubank, 114–113 Benn, and 114–114. The bout was declared a draw, meaning Benn retained his WBC belt and Eubank held on to his WBO championship., 13:C - The opening game will be played in Cardiff, with semi-finals and final to be held at Wembley. The 24-team tournament will be played in nine stadiums across England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Unlike in previous tournaments, the hosts will have to qualify., 14:A - It is Marc Márquez’s first title since 2019. Álex is yet to win one. , 15:B - Le Saux was born in Jersey, Dorigo was born in Australia and Butcher was born in Singapore. Maya Le Tissier is the only woman from Guernsey to have played for England. Funnily enough, she isn’t related to Matt Le Tissier but she is related to Alex Scott.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

6. 6 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

7. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

8. 8 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a great score. Well played.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played.

12. 12 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

13. 13 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

14. 14 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played. Have a good weekend.