Sports quiz of the week: a birthday present, a record and a whiskey cup

This is a clue, but to which question? Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

1. What did Susannah Gill achieve in 24 hours, 19 minutes and nine seconds?

   1. She rowed from Botany Bay to Belfast

   2. She cycled from Asia to Africa

   3. She ran seven marathons across seven continents in seven days

   4. She swam from England to France

2. Neymar celebrated his 27th birthday this week. In his speech at his party, what did the PSG forward say he wanted as a present?

   1. For his teammates “to stop losing without me”

   2. To move back to Spain

   3. A new metatarsal

   4. To become “the Tom Brady of soccer”

3. Where is the Centenary Quaich being contested this weekend?

   1. Dublin

   2. Edinburgh

   3. London

   4. Chicago

4. 

   53% of households in New Orleans watched the Super Bowl last year. Why did that figure fall to 26% this year?

   1. People listened to the radio instead as Barack Obama was doing guest commentary

   2. Fans boycotted because a dubious refereeing decision ruled out their team

   3. Donald Trump was in the city so people were out protesting

   4. The main broadcast company mistakenly sold rights to New Zealand rather than New Orleans

5. In which of these leagues has one of the teams not lost yet this season?

   1. Bundesliga

   2. La Liga

   3. Ligue 1

   4. Premier League

   5. Serie A

6. And which league has a team who have not drawn a game yet this season?

   1. Bundesliga

   2. La Liga

   3. Ligue 1

   4. Premier League

   5. Serie A

7. What world record did golfer James Nitties equal this week at the Vic Open in Australia?

   1. He went 18 straight tournaments without dropping a shot

   2. He hit nine birdies in a row

   3. He missed the cut at a tournament for the 21st time in a row

   4. He lost 10 balls on one round

8. 

   Why did Newport County goalkeeper Joe Day sprint off the pitch at the final whistle after his team had beaten Middlesbrough in the FA Cup?

   1. To brush his hair and "look smart" for the post-match interviews

   2. He was “absolutely busting for a number two”

   3. He is a Middlesbrough fan and “felt a bit teary”

   4. To see his partner, who was in labour

9. Dulwich Hamlet signed Simon Bloch Jørgensen this week. What makes Jørgensen stand out?

   1. He plays as a goalkeeper but refuses to wear gloves

   2. He is the tallest professional footballer playing in England

   3. He wears glasses while playing

   4. He insists on wearing a shirt with no branding or sponsorship

10. PSG play Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Which of these footballers has not played for both teams?

    1. Gabriel Heinze

    2. Ángel Di María

    3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    4. Ray Wilkins

    5. Laurent Blanc

    6. David Beckham

11. 

    It’s the Madrid derby this weekend, which pits Diego Simeone against Santiago Solari, the sixth different Real Madrid manager he has faced while in charge of Atlético. Who did Simeone face in his first Madrid derby as a manager?

    1. Rafa Benítez

    2. Fabio Capello

    3. José Mourinho

    4. Carlo Ancelotti

12. Which of the last-16 ties features two clubs that have won the competition three times in a row?

    1. Manchester United v PSG

    2. Atlético Madrid v Juventus

    3. Liverpool v Bayern Munich

    4. Ajax v Real Madrid

Solutions

1:C - The British runner won the World Marathon Challenge by running marathons in Antarctica, Cape Town, Perth, Dubai, Madrid, Santiago and Miami in a week., 2:C - "What I wanted the most as a birthday present today is a new metatarsal," said Neymar, "so I could be on the field fighting and doing what I love the most, which is playing soccer. It's been very hard to be on crutches all this time. Every athlete knows how hard that is., 3:B - A quaich (derived from the Gaelic word cuach, meaning cup) is a shallow vessel that usually contains whiskey. This weekend Scotland and Ireland will be competing for a rather handsome quaich in the Six Nations. , 4:B - Only 98.2 million people watched the Super Bowl, the smallest TV audience in a decade., 5:E - PSG lost to Lyon last Sunday, meaning Juventus are the only unbeaten team in Europe’s big leagues. , 6:D - And that team is Tottenham Hotspur, who have 19 wins, six defeats and no draws. , 7:B - "I'm pumped,” said Nitties. “I don't hold any other world records that I know of, so to be a part of one is pretty cool.”, 8:D - She gave birth to twins while the game was being played. "There were two precious little girls waiting for me when I got here," said Day at the hospital. His wife added: "Joe turned up for the nice bit, to have cuddles. We're absolutely over the moon.", 9:B - The goalkeeper is just over 6ft 10in tall. , 10:E - Blanc managed PSG but he never played for them., 11:C - Those six managers are: José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Benítez Zinedine Zidane, Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari, 12:D - Between them, Ajax and Real Madrid have won the competition 17 times.

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   You've done very well there. Good work. Have a super weekend

2. 12 and above.

   You've done very, very well there. Good work. Have a super weekend

3. 1 and above.

   It's not a good score but fret not. It's a Friday. Go forth and have fun

4. 2 and above.

   It's not a good score but fret not. It's a Friday. Go forth and have fun

5. 3 and above.

   It's not a good score but fret not. It's a Friday. Go forth and have fun

6. 4 and above.

   You've done OK there. Not great but certainly OK

7. 5 and above.

   You've done OK there. Not great but certainly OK

8. 6 and above.

   You've done OK there. Not great but certainly OK

9. 7 and above.

   You've done well there. Good work. Have a super weekend

10. 8 and above.

    You've done well there. Good work. Have a super weekend

11. 9 and above.

    You've done well there. Good work. Have a super weekend

12. 0 and above.

    It's not a good score but fret not. It's a Friday. Go forth and have fun

13. 10 and above.

    You've done very well there. Good work. Have a super weekend