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The Guardian - UK

Sport

Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: clothes, coins and a heavyweight contest

A big hat and big headphones in Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

Duncan Ferguson will take charge of Everton for their match against Chelsea this weekend after Marco Silva was sacked. Which of these statements about Ferguson is false?
1. He once scored a hat-trick of headers in the Premier League
2. He was in the Everton team the last time they won a trophy
3. He has scored more goals in the Premier League than any other Scottish player
4. He is Scotland’s all-time top goalscorer
Vivianne Miedema had an eventful afternoon when Arsenal played Bristol City in the Women’s Super League last weekend. What did she do?
1. She came on as a substitute in the 89th minute, scored in the 90th minute and was sent off in the 91st minute
2. She signed for Arsenal from Bristol City in the morning of the game and went on to score the winning goal against her old club
3. She was the referee and had to send off five players – and both managers
4. She scored six goals and set up four more
Andy Ruiz Jr is defending his heavyweight world titles against Anthony Joshua on Saturday at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia. How long did it take to build the 15,000-seat stadium?
1. 56 days
2. Nine months
3. Eight years
4. Seventeen years
Joshua and Ruiz have lost one fight each as professional fighters. Joshua’s defeat came against Ruiz. Who is the only boxer to have beaten Ruiz?
1. Tyson Fury
2. Joseph Parker
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Deontay Wilder
Paris is hosting the Olympics in 2024. Where do they want to hold the surfing tournament?
1. In a swimming pool below the Eiffel Tower
2. The River Seine
3. Biarritz
4. Tahiti
Angry Bordeaux fans invaded the pitch this week at the start of their league match against Nîmes. What happened when the game resumed 25 minutes later?
1. The Nîmes fans held their own pitch invasion to protest against their team
2. The Bordeaux fans left the stadium and went home
3. Bordeaux won 6-0
4. Bordeaux conceded three goals in 10 minutes and the fans invaded the pitch again
Roger Federer has been honoured many times in Switzerland. In the past he has featured on postage stamps and been given cows for winning trophies. How did the country pay tribute to Federer this week?
1. They renamed their stretch of the Rhine river the "Roger river"
2. He is becoming the first living person to have his face printed on a Swiss franc
3. The city Fribourg is being renamed "Federbourg"
4. They are giving anyone called Roger free personal training sessions
Which of these rules is changing next season in Formula One?
1. Cars will have to take at least four pit stops per race
2. Cars will not be allowed to carry adverts
3. Races will finish when the chequered flag flies – rather than the electronic panel they used this year
4. Driver will have to start races by running to their cars – like they once did in Le Mans
Paul Scholes criticised Freddie Ljungberg’s choice of clothing for his first game in charge of Arsenal, saying: "You would think he’d be out in a suit to show a bit of proudness that he took the job – a shirt and tie to show some discipline. I don’t think he’ll be the right man.” Why was this criticism a bit harsh?
1. Ljungberg was only put in charge 45 minutes before the match
2. Ljungberg had just led his team to a 4-1 win
3. Scholes didn’t wear a suit in his first game as a manager either
4. Scholes said it while wearing a snood
Watford have sacked two managers this season. How many league games have they won?
1. One
2. Three
3. Five
4. Seven
There was a local derby between two college football teams in Mississippi this week. It was a tight match but wide receiver Elijah Moore scored a touchdown in the final few seconds to almost certainly guarantee his team would win. But what happened next?
1. The electricity in the stadium failed, the digital scoreboard did not record his touchdown and the result stood as a draw
2. Moore celebrated on all fours like a dog taking a pee, the referee penalised his team and they lost the game
3. The referee ruled the touchdown illegal as a cat had been on the pitch
4. A mass brawl kicked off and the game was called off

Solutions

1:D - Ferguson never scored for Scotland., 2:D - Arsenal won the game 11-1 and Miedema was dumbstruck by her own performance. "I don’t even know what to say," she said. "Obviously getting a result like this is really good for us. I thought we played really well. I was actually happier assisting the other girls today. I love setting up goals. It just feels good.", 3:A - Competing is Saudi Arabia is lucrative, but it is not for everyone. Rory McIlroy turned down an offer of $2.5m to play there due to concerns over the country’s record on human rights., 4:B - Funneily enuogh, the first defeat of Parker's career came against Joshua., 5:D - The island looks beautiful, but it is 9,755 miles away from Paris., 6:C - The win takes Bordeaux up to third in the league table., 7:B - The demand fo the new 20 franc coin has been huge. The Swissmint website crashed because so many people were trying to purchase the limited edition coin., 8:C - F1 introduced the electronic panel because celebrities (including Pelé) were waving the flag at the wrong time, but they have gone back to old system, 9:C - Scholes wore a shirt and a jumper., 10:A - Fifteen games, nine defeats, two sacked managers, one win. What a start to the season., 11:B - Moore's coach defended him after the game, saying: "That’s not who he is."