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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Anthony Joshua, the Queen and a 'boring, big-nose fart'

Anthony Joshua takes a shot from Carlos Takam in Cardiff.
Anthony Joshua takes a shot from Carlos Takam in Cardiff. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
  1. Tyson Fury says he wants to make a comeback against Anthony Joshua in "the biggest fight ever". Who has Fury asked to join him on his walk to the ring before the bout?

    1. Thom Yorke

    2. Hillary Clinton

    3. Mary Berry

    4. Donald Trump

  2. Which club are yet to concede a goal in this season's Champions League?

    1. Manchester United

    2. Paris Saint-Germain

    3. Liverpool

    4. Porto

  3. A group of teenagers from the Massimo D’Azeglio high school gathered on a park bench 120 years ago to establish a football club. The team they formed originally played in pink shirts and black neckties but their name and colours have changed since they met on that bench in November 1897. What is the club called now?

    1. Real Madrid

    2. Barcelona

    3. Juventus

    4. Internazionale

  4. Who said: “I have missed the Queen since I had lunch with her when she invited me to the Palace. I have always wanted to go back. That would be the greatest honour. I have been trying to represent England the best way I can and if that is at some stage recognised by the Queen I would be incredibly honoured"?

    1. Gareth Southgate

    2. Lewis Hamilton

    3. Anthony Joshua

    4. Stan Collymore

  5. Who were the only European team to win their opening game at the Rugby League World Cup?

    1. England

    2. France

    3. Ireland

    4. Scotland

    5. Wales

  6. Which football manager said: "Unless somebody decides otherwise, you’ve got me – a boring, old, big-nose fucking fart with shite football – until May... And yes, I am a belligerent fuck"?

    1. José Mourinho

    2. Mick McCarthy

    3. Sean Dyche

    4. Tony Pulis

  7. Why did players from two Irish football clubs, Kentstown Rovers and Enfield Celtic, join forces this week?

    1. To petition against direct rule in Catalonia

    2. To rebuild their stadiums, which had been destroyed by Storm Ophelia

    3. To record Ireland's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest

    4. To rescue an ambulance that was sinking into the muddy pitch where they were playing

  8. What had Carlos Correa done a few seconds before he said: “Daniella Rodriguez, will you make me the happiest man in the world. Will you marry me?"

    1. Become a world champion on the Joshua v Takam undercard

    2. Helped his country win their first ever match at the Rugby League World Cup

    3. Beaten Ronnie O’Sullivan while only 17 years old

    4. Won the World Series

  9. Which tennis players will finish the year on top of the men’s and women’s world rankings?

    1. Rafa Nadal and Simona Halep

    2. Andy Murray and Venus Williams

    3. Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki

    4. Roger Federer and Serena Williams

  10. According to the founder of Papa John's, what is to blame for their declining pizza sales?

    1. More fans watching “un-American soccer”

    2. Protests in the NFL

    3. "Close-fitting sportswear that discourages good eating"

    4. The US Soccer team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup

Solutions

1:D - Fury tweeted to Trump: "Who do you think wins the fury vs AJ fight? You can walk me out if you want, be a part of the biggest fight ever.", 2:B - They are also the top scorers with 17 in four games., 3:C - Juventus ditched the pink shirts for the black and white of Notts County. Shortly after, in 1905, they won their first league championship and the rest is history., 4:B - Hamilton had been asked if he would like a knighthood and he was more than keen on the idea., 5:C - England lost to Australia; France lost to Lebabon; Ireland beat Italy; Scotland lost to Tonga; and Wales lost to Papua New Guinea., 6:B - McCarthy was speaking after his Ipswich Town team had won away at Burton Albion., 7:D - The ambulance, which had been called to the scene to pick up an injured player, had to be pushed from the mud by both squads., 8:D - Correa explained: "I talked to [one of the Houston Astros staff] in the ninth inning and I’m like: 'I don’t want to jinx anything but if we get the three outs, please bring me the ring because I am going to get engaged in the ballpark.'", 9:A - Nadal, won two grand slams this year, will be the oldest year-end No1 since the rankings were established in 1973. Halep didn’t win any of the four grand slams this year., 10:B - “The NFL has hurt us,” said Papa John’s founder and CEO, John Schnatter. “We are disappointed the NFL and its leadership did not resolve this. Leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership.”

Scores

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