Thanks to everyone who took part today. The standard was typically high, with a few people scoring as many as 57 out of 60. We’ll be in touch with all of the winners by email to offer them a choice of prizes. We won’t name and shame them here in case their bosses discover that they’ve been on our website for most of the working day. See you next year. And thanks again.
We are currently counting up your scores and ranking the 10 lucky winners who will always look back at 2016 as the Christmas when they won one of these prizes in the Guardian’s sports quiz of the year:
- The Inside Track, by Laura Trott and Jason Kenny
- How To Watch Football, by Ruud Gullit
- A Yorkshire Tragedy, by Anthony Clavane
- The Autobiography, by AB de Villiers
- Matchdays, The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga, by Ronald Reng
- I Believe in Miracles, on Blu Ray
- The Bottom Corner, by Nige Tassell
- Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography, by Guillem Balague
- The Five-a-Side Bible, by Chris Bruce
- Nutmeg Magazine, issue 2
Round six answers: pictures
1. José Mourinho
2. Dimitri Payet
3. Conor McGregor
4. Simone Biles
5. Beyoncé
6. Adam Lallana
7. Wayne Rooney
8. Ana Ivanovic
9. Turf Moor
10. Max Verstappen
Round five answers: odds and ends
1. What did Nico Rosberg do five days after winning the F1 title?
Retire
2. Who secured the winning point for the US at Hazeltine?
Ryan Moore
3. Which three teams went into the final round of the County Championship with a shot at the title?
Middlesex, Yorkshire and Somerset
4. Which French mountain did Chris Froome run up during the Tour de France?
Mont Ventoux
5. What did Svetlana Kuznetsova give herself midway through her WTA finals match against Agnieszka Radwańska in October?
A haircut
6. Which social media app landed Lewis Hamilton in hot water during a press conference?
Snapchat
7. What colour started the Super Bowl half-time show?
Yellow, by Coldplay
8. Who stunned the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals?
Cleveland Cavaliers
9. Following his death in June, whose pallbearers included Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Will Smith?
Muhammad Ali
10. Who caused a stir by kneeling during the US national anthem?
Colin Kaepernick
Round four answers: Olympics
1. What was special about the achievements of Monica Puig, Joseph Schooling, Hoang Xuan Vinh, Majlinda Kelmendi and Fiji’s rugby sevens team in Rio?
They won their countries’ first Olympic gold medals in Rio
2. How many seconds of his career did Usain Bolt spend racing in Olympic finals? (We’ll give you a point if your answer is within two seconds)
114 seconds
3. Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, made an appearance at the closing ceremony Olympics dressed as which character?
Super Mario
4. Which word is missing from this quote: “They’re *****s. They’re fucking *****s. They’re *****ing bastards. I don’t give a fuck about cursing on TV. I was here to win Olympic gold. My dream has been shattered now”?
Cheat
5. Which British Paralympian won two gold medals at the age of 13 in 2008, two more in 2012 and one more in Rio this summer?
Ellie Simmonds
6. Dame Sarah Storey won her 12th, 13th and 14th gold medals at the Paralympics in Rio. In which sport did she win her first gold medal in 1992?
Swimming
7. Which country (or countries) topped the medal tables at the Olympics and Paralympics?
USA in Olympics; China in Paralympics
8. Chinese diver He Zi was awarded a silver medal at the Games. What else did she receive while on the podium?
An engagement ring
9. How many gold medals did the Kenny/Trott family win at the Rio Olympics?
Five
10. Against which team did Brazil win the men’s Olympic football final?
Germany
Round three answers: who gave these quotes?
1. “There you go, I’m the greatest.”
Usain Bolt
2. “You wave your finger ‘No1’ and you’ve been caught drug cheating … I’m not a fan.”
Lilly King
3. “My last game tomorrow at Parc des Princes. I came like a king, left like a legend.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
4. “It’s not an issue. About 80% of you here have at some point scratched your balls. Therefore, everything is good.”
Lukas Podolski (on Joachim Low)
5. “It’s like we live in a bubble. Compared to the rest of society, we earn a ridiculous amount. It’s unfathomable.”
Juan Mata
6. “When they jump without me, do you think it’s honest? Of course I will congratulate the winner, but I’m sure she will not feel it’s a real gold because she didn’t beat me.”
Yelena Isinbayeva
7. “We all got a receipt, 18 receipts, 18 credit cards, it was the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. I have never seen anything like that before.”
Lewis Hamilton
8. “I don’t want to be known as the idiot who urinated in a pint glass.”
Samir Carruthers
9. “I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.”
Conor McGregor
10. “They need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling, irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hot dog so they can scream ‘Baba booey’ until their jelly faces turn red.”
Pete Willett
Round two: football
1. Which team don’t have to pay for their own corner flag thanks to their stadium contract, the details of which were released in April?
West Ham United
2. Who apologised “unreservedly” on 15 September, but went on the radio the next day to tell fans: “I don’t believe I’ve done anything to apologise for.”
Joey Barton
3. What was the score in Sam Allardyce’s one game as England manager?
Slovakia 0-1 England
4. Liverpool fans planned a protest in February over ticket prices which were set to rise to what price?
£77
5. Who went unbeaten to claim their first Women’s Super League title and have gone on to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League?
Manchester City
6. Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, Prince Ali Al Hussein, Jérôme Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale all lost out to whom in February?
Gianni Infantino
7. Who made it three in a row in Basel in May?
Sevilla in the Europa League
8. Who joined Spurs in August two months after saying: “When I was young Arsenal was the club of my heart. The beautiful Arsenal. We will see.”
Moussa Sissoko
9. Which club sacked Jackie McNamara as manager then unveiled Jackie McNamara as caretaker manager?
York City
10. Barcelona’s transfer ban ended in January. How many signings did they immediately register?
77
The answers
Round one: general sports knowledge
1. Who returned to his sport in January after 1,281 days out – a comeback that lasted 130 seconds?
David Haye
2. In Andy Murray’s last four matches of the season he beat the world No5, No4, No3 and No2. Name three of them for a point.
Nishikori, Raonic, Wawrinka and Djokovic
3. Which type of animal bit Shane Warne? Clue: the same type of animal led to a delay in play at a PGA Tour golf tournament in Malaysia.
A snake/python
4. In which country were the England rugby league and rugby union head coaches born?
Australia
5. Who is the highest ranked golfer to have won a major this year?
Dustin Johnson
6. How many runs were scored from the four balls bowled in the final over of the World Twenty20 final?
24
7. Which golfer turned up at Wimbledon wearing a green suit jacket?
Danny Willett
8. Which country won two matches in the Six Nations but none in the Four Nations?Scotland
9. Nico Rosberg and Keke Rosberg became the second father-and-son combination to win F1 world championships. Who were the first?
Graham and Damon Hill
10. In which American city did the Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
Cleveland
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Time’s up! You’ve already had two extra minutes while I was enjoying that Radiohead Mark Owen song. We’re off to tot up your scores. May the best – and most honest – of you prevail.
Four-minute warning, part two
Four-minute warning, part one
So there we have it. Six rounds, 60 questions and hopefully some light entertainment for you while you see through your lunch break/doss at work. Here’s the form for your answers. We will accept answers posted until 2.30pm – and we’ll be back at 3pm with all of the answers...
If you have any *sensible* questions, feel free to email me on Paul.Campbell@theguardian.com.
Round six: pictures
1. Who is standing in the shadows?
2. Who is kicking the corner flag?
3. Who is holding hands?
4. Who is flying through the air?
5. Who is throwing her hair through the night sky?
6. Which England player is hiding his face?
7. Who is adding colour to his surroundings?
8. Who is hiding behind her hair?
9. Where is this?
10. And finally, who is this?
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Round five: odds and ends
1. What did Nico Rosberg do five days after winning the F1 title?
2. Who secured the winning point for the US at Hazeltine?
3. Which three teams went into the final round of the County Championship with a shot at the title?
4. Which French mountain did Chris Froome run up during the Tour de France?
5. What did Svetlana Kuznetsova give herself midway through her WTA finals match against Agnieszka Radwańska in October?
6. Which social media app landed Lewis Hamilton in hot water during a press conference?
7. What colour started the Super Bowl half-time show?
8. Who stunned the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals?
9. Following his death in June, whose pallbearers included Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson and Will Smith?
10. Who caused a stir by kneeling during the US national anthem?
The next round will be the “odds and ends” round, which is a bit like the general (sports) knowledge round but a bit less prestigious. This could be your chance to shine.
Round four: Olympics
1. What was special about the achievements of Monica Puig, Joseph Schooling, Hoang Xuan Vinh, Majlinda Kelmendi and Fiji’s rugby sevens team in Rio?
2. How many seconds of his career did Usain Bolt spend racing in Olympic finals? (We’ll give you a point if your answer is within two seconds)
3. Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, made an appearance at the closing ceremony Olympics dressed as which character?
4. Which word is missing from this quote: ‘They’re *****s. They’re fucking *****s. They’re *****ing bastards. I don’t give a fuck about cursing on TV. I was here to win Olympic gold. My dream has been shattered now’?
5. Which British Paralympian won two gold medals at the age of 13 in 2008, two more in 2012 and one more in Rio this summer?
6. Dame Sarah Storey won her 12th, 13th and 14th gold medals at the Paralympics in Rio. In which sport did she win her first gold medal in 1992?
7. Which country (or countries) topped the medal tables at the Olympics and Paralympics?
8. Chinese diver He Zi was awarded a silver medal at the Games. What else did she receive while on the podium?
9. How many gold medals did the Kenny/Trott family win at the Rio Olympics?
10. Against which team did Brazil win the men’s Olympic football final?
(Remember, remember: you’ll be able to post your answers into a form at the end of the quiz.)
Coming up next is the Olympics round, which will feature some of this lot...
Round three: who said these quotes?
1. “There you go, I’m the greatest.”
2. “You wave your finger ‘No1’ and you’ve been caught drug cheating … I’m not a fan”
3. “My last game tomorrow at Parc des Princes. I came like a king, left like a legend”
4. “It’s not an issue. About 80% of you here have at some point scratched your balls. Therefore, everything is good.”
5. “It’s like we live in a bubble. Compared to the rest of society, we earn a ridiculous amount. It’s unfathomable.”
6. “When they jump without me, do you think it’s honest? Of course I will congratulate the winner, but I’m sure she will not feel it’s a real gold because she didn’t beat me.”
7. “We all got a receipt, 18 receipts, 18 credit cards, it was the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. I have never seen anything like that before.”
8. “I don’t want to be known as the idiot who urinated in a pint glass”
9. “I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later”
10. “They need to silence the pudgy, basement-dwelling, irritants, stuffed on cookie dough and pissy beer, pausing between mouthfuls of hot dog so they can scream ‘Baba booey’ until their jelly faces turn red.”
The quotes round is coming up next, which gives us a good excuse to look back on Steve “it’s been the perfect response” McClaren’s unfortunate commentary during the England v Iceland match at Euro 2016:
Round two: football
1. Which team don’t have to pay for their own corner flag thanks to their stadium contract, the details of which were released in April?
2. Who apologised “unreservedly” on 15 September, but went on the radio the next day to tell fans: “I don’t believe I’ve done anything to apologise for.”
3. What was the score in Sam Allardyce’s one game as England manager?
4. Liverpool fans planned a protest in February over ticket prices which were set to rise to what price?
5. Who went unbeaten to claim their first Women’s Super League title and have gone on to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League?
6. Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, Prince Ali Al Hussein, Jérôme Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale all lost out to whom in February?
7. Who made it three in a row in Basel in May?
8. Who joined Spurs in August two months after saying: “When I was young Arsenal was the club of my heart. The beautiful Arsenal. We will see.”
9. Which club sacked Jackie McNamara as manager then unveiled Jackie McNamara as caretaker manager?
10. Barcelona’s transfer ban ended in January. How many signings did they immediately register?
Next up: football at 12.45pm. Cast your mind back to the summer.
Round one: general (sports) knowledge
1. Who returned to his sport in January after 1,281 days out – a comeback that lasted 130 seconds?
2. In Andy Murray’s last four matches of the season he beat the world No5, No4, No3 and No2. Name three of them for a point.
3. Which type of animal bit Shane Warne? Clue: the same type of animal led to a delay in play at a PGA Tour golf tournament in Malaysia.
4. In which country were the England rugby league and rugby union head coaches born?
5. Who is the highest ranked golfer to have won a major this year?
6. How many runs were scored from the four balls bowled in the final over of the World Twenty20 final?
7. Which golfer turned up at Wimbledon wearing a green suit jacket?
8. Which country won two matches in the Six Nations but none in the Four Nations?
9. Nico Rosberg and Keke Rosberg became the second father-and-son combination to win F1 world championships. Who were the first?
10. In which American city did the Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
(Remember, you’ll be able to post your answers into a form at the end of the quiz. Oh, and if you Google any answers, you’ll have your own conscience to deal with.)
Fifteen minutes to go. Play this 30 times in quick succession to build up the tension:
“Yes, yes, President, Ballon d’Or and the what not,” emails Chris Drew. “But can the Guardian quiz beat the real quiz of the week?”
No, I don’t think we can. What a theme tune.
So, the prizes are pretty impressive this year. Find yourself in the top 10 and you will win one of the following:
- The Inside Track, by Laura Trott and Jason Kenny
- How To Watch Football, by Ruud Gullit
- A Yorkshire Tragedy, by Anthony Clavane
- The Autobiography, by AB de Villiers
- Matchdays, The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga, by Ronald Reng
- I Believe in Miracles, on Blu Ray
- The Bottom Corner, by Nige Tassell
- Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography, by Guillem Balague
- The Five-a-Side Bible, by Chris Bruce
- Nutmeg Magazine, issue 2
If you’re unfamiliar with Nutmeg magazine – the final prize on our list – you’ll want to see their photo essay, which we republished this morning:
Welcome to the Guardian Sport quiz of the year
The President of the United States has been elected. The Ballon d’Or winner has been crowned. And now it’s time for the big one: which proud Guardian reader will come out on top in our live sports quiz of the year?
The rules are roughly the same as ever, but people misunderstand them every year, so listen up: there will be six rounds of questions, posted at regular intervals from 12.30pm to 1.30pm GMT. At the end of the quiz, a form will be posted in which you have one hour to send in your answers. As soon as the unlucky work experience kid has counted up all the scores, we’ll reveal the right answers and the winners will be crowned. We’ll give away as many prizes as possible/as many sports books as we can find lying around the office.
That all make sense? Good. Here are the rounds:
- Round One: General knowledge - 12.30pm
- Round Two: Football - 12.45pm
- Round Three: Quotes - 12.55pm
- Round Four: Olympics - 1.05pm
- Round Five: Odds & ends - 1.15pm
- Round Six: Pictures - 1.30pm
Any questions? Mail them to Paul.Campbell@theguardian.com and I’ll do my best to answer them.
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