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The Guardian - UK

Sport

Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: big goals, beer, bans, beaten finalists and a bum

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 93rd goal for Portugal this week. Photograph: Antonio Cotrim/EPA

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 93rd goal for Portugal this week. Only one player has scored more international goals than Ronaldo. Which country did he represent?
1. Republic of Ireland
2. Brazil
3. Argentina
4. Iran
A man called Eric Smith says he has been banned from the Cleveland Browns’ stadium for dousing a player in beer during a game. Why was Smith perplexed about the ban?
1. He says he "thought the player wanted a drink"
2. He says he "spilled the beer accidentally" and "it cost $9 – so I’d never throw it away"
3. He says he was DJing at a wedding at the time
4. He says he "thought the beer was water" and was only "helping the guy cool down"
Valon Berisha scored two goals for Kosovo against England this week. Who was the last player to score twice in a game against England?
1. Mario Balotelli
2. Ruud van Nistelrooy
3. Luis Suárez
4. Leigh Griffiths
Kim Clijsters is preparing to make a comeback to tennis. What has Clijsters already achieved that sets her apart from every other player on the current WTA tour?
1. She has won all four grand slams in one year
2. She has won a grand slam as a mother
3. She has won grand slams in three different decades
4. She has captained her country's basketball team
Portugal are dominating European football at the minute. They won the European Championship in 2016, the Uefa Futsal Championship in 2018 and the Nations League earlier this year. Which trophy did they add to their cabinet this week?
1. Euro Beach Soccer League
2. Walking Football European Nations Cup
3. Homeless European Cup
4. Uefa Women’s Championship
Who responded to his victory in the Rear of the Year award by saying: "I am very proud of it. My wife has always told me I have a nice bum. I wasn’t expecting to win that award, but it was nice"?
1. Jürgen Klopp
2. Phil Jones
3. Andy Murray
4. Gareth Southgate
The Champions League returns next week. Which of these fixtures features two clubs who have won all of their league games so far this season?
1. PSG v Real Madrid
2. Atlético Madrid v Juventus
3. Napoli v Liverpool
4. Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona
Tyson Fury is fighting Otto Wallin in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Which of these statements about Wallin is false?
1. He has won all 20 of his professional fights
2. He won them all by knockout
3. His nickname is "The Swedish Southpaw"
4. He is 6ft 5in
Diego Maradona led his first training session as Gimnasia manager this week. How did he enter the pitch?
1. He parasailed on to the pitch with his pet dog
2. He stepped out of a helicopter and set fire to their local rival's shirt
3. He walked to the sidelines through a giant inflatable wolf’s head then took a golf buggy to the pitch
4. He rode on to the training pitch on a horse while smoking a cigar
The Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday. Which country has reached the final three times but never won the tournament?
1. South Africa
2. France
3. Argentina
4. Australia

Solutions

1:D - Ali Daei scored 109 goals in 149 games for Iran. Ronaldo only has 93 goals in 160 games. Rubbish!, 2:C - Smith says he hasn't been to a Cleveland Browns game since 2010., 3:D - In a 2-2 draw at Hampden in 2017. Griffiths scored two great free-kicks – in the 87th minute and 90th minute – to give Scotland a 2-1 lead and it looked as if they were about to secure a famous victory. But Harry Kane popped up with an equaliser in the 93rd minute., 4:B - When Clijsters won the US Open in 2009, she became the first mother to win a grand slam singles title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980. Clijsters went on to win two more slams – another US Open in 2010 and the Australian Open in 2011 – as a mother. No one has repeated the feat since., 5:A - Not bad for a country with fewer people than Moscow., 6:C - Murray’s hip has given him a lot of problems, but his bum is clearly a winner., 7:B - Both sides have 100% records., 8:C - His nickname is “All In”. As in Otto “All In” Wallin. Clever., 9:C - Yep. It’s never dull with Diego., 10:B - In 1987, 1999 and 2011. England have also reached three finals, although they won one.