Sports quiz of the week: Chicago Cubs, Miroslav Klose and being 'like herpes'

Chicago Cubs players celebrate winning the World Series. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images

1. Three of these historical figures were alive when the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series. Which one wasn't?

   1. Oscar Wilde

   2. Ernest Hemingway

   3. Saul Bellow

   4. Al Capone

2. The Chicago Cubs hadn’t won the World Series since 1908. When did the Cleveland Indians last win it?

   1. 1939

   2. 1948

   3. 1959

   4. 1970

3. Tottenham will begin the north London derby on Sunday as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League. Who are the only team to have beaten Arsenal in the league this season?

   1. Chelsea

   2. Swansea City

   3. Manchester City

   4. Liverpool

4. Miroslav Klose has retired from football as Germany's all-time leading goalscorer, with 71 goals. Who is second on that list with 68 goals?

   1. Thomas Müller

   2. Jürgen Klinsmann

   3. Lukas Podolski

   4. Gerd Müller

5. Leicester City are one of two teams yet to concede a goal in this season’s Champions League group stage. Who are the other?

   1. Atlético Madrid

   2. Barcelona

   3. Real Madrid

   4. Sevilla

6. Which boxer announced his return to the sport with the words: 'I’m like herpes – one minute I’m gone, then one minute I pop back up'?

   1. Floyd Mayweather

   2. David Haye

   3. Dereck Chisora

   4. Tyson Fury

7. The Philadelphia Eagles have released Josh Huff after he was charged with possessing a gun without a permit. What did Huff say when asked about why he was carrying a gun?

   1. 'I didn’t know it was real. I thought it was my son’s water pistol'

   2. 'My dog must have found it and put it in my car'

   3. 'I’m a professional athlete. What professional athlete don’t have a gun'

   4. 'I only borrowed it for a Halloween costume'

8. Why was the non-league match between Holmer Green and Edgware Town called off after 13 minutes this week?

   1. Lightning struck one of the goal frames and the keepers said they wouldn't play on

   2. The referee called the match off after a fan kept moaning about his officiating

   3. Edgware Town turned up an hour late as they didn't fix their clocks and Holmer Green do not have floodlights

   4. There was a mass brawl and all 22 players (and both managers) were sent off

9. Who said: 'I didn’t mean to strike him, I just wanted to frighten him'?

   1. Jessie Vargas, the boxer

   2. Conor McGregor, the UFC fighter

   3. Manny Pacquiao, the boxer

   4. Sebastian Pol, the footballer

10. East Kilbride are aiming for a world-record 27th straight victory in the Lowland League. Which club chalked up 26 consecutive wins in the early 1970s?

    1. Liverpool

    2. Celtic

    3. Juventus

    4. Ajax

Solutions

1:A - You, dear quizmaestro, have nothing to declare but your genius. By the way, Hemingway and Bellow were born in Chicago and Capone is buried there., 2:B - And they can't even blame a billy goat., 3:D - Liverpool beat them 4-3 on the opening weekend of the season., 4:D - Müller scored those 68 goals for West Germany in 62 appearances, during which time he managed to win both the European Championship and the World Cup., 5:D - Both clubs have played four matches, won three, drawn one and picked up 10 points., 6:C - Chisora is back in action next month, when he fights British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte., 7:C - When asked if he thought all of his fellow NFC colleagues carried weapons, he said: 'I do. Yes, I do.', 8:B - After the supporter refused to leave, the referee decided he could not continue, walked off the pitch, apologised to clubs and left the ground, 9:D - 'I’m really full of regret for this,' said Pol after he had aimed a kick at a fan in the crowd., 10:D - Ajax won the European Cup in 1971, 1972 and 1973, a feat yet to be equalled by East Kilbride.

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