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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: England v Netherlands, Gareth Bale and meat

Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring for Wales in their 6-0 win in China.
Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring for Wales in their 6-0 win in China. Photograph: AP
  1. Ronald Koeman begins his tenure as the Netherlands manager against England this weekend. In which year did Koeman score the winning goal in a European Cup final at Wembley?

    1. 1988

    2. 1990

    3. 1992

    4. 1994

  2. What was the score the last time England played the Netherlands in a competitive fixture?

    1. England 0-1 Netherlands

    2. England 4-1 Netherlands

    3. England 2-3 Netherlands

    4. England 1-3 Netherlands

  3. What happened for only the third time in rugby union history?

    1. England lost a three games in a row

    2. Ireland won a grand slam

    3. Romania qualified for a Rugby World Cup

    4. Italy beat Scotland

  4. Which team finished second in the Six Nations?

    1. England

    2. France

    3. Ireland

    4. Italy

    5. Scotland

    6. Wales

  5. Which player scored the most points in the tournament?

    1. Jacob Stockdale

    2. Maxime Machenaud

    3. Owen Farrell

    4. Johnny Sexton

  6. Gareth Bale scored his 27th, 28th and 29th goals for Wales against China this week to become his country’s all-time leading goalscorer. Whose record did he break?

    1. Ryan Giggs

    2. John Charles

    3. Mark Hughes

    4. Ian Rush

  7. Complete this sequence: 6, 6, 16, 18, 18, 18, 23, 23, 27 …

    1. 29

    2. 58

    3. 74

    4. 99

  8. Who wants his opponent to take a lie detector test to prove he is telling the truth about Mexican meat?

    1. Gennady Golovkin

    2. Lewis Hamilton

    3. Conor McGregor

    4. Anthony Joshua

  9. Southampton have only won the FA Cup once, in 1976. Which of this season’s semi-finalists did they overcome in the final?

    1. Chelsea

    2. Manchester United

    3. Tottenham Hotspur

  10. The F1 season begins this weekend. Which race is returning to the calendar for the first time in a decade?

    1. French Grand Prix

    2. Hungarian Grand Prix

    3. Spanish Grand Prix

    4. Russian Grand Prix

Solutions

1:C - Koeman scored from a free-kick in the 112th minute to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Sampdoria., 2:B - At Euro 96, when Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham scored two goals each to give England a glorious victory. , 3:B - Ireland’s previous slams came in 1948 and 2009., 4:F - England finished fifth. Oh dear., 5:B - Stockdale scored seven tries – a Six Nations record – but the France scrum-half scored more points overall., 6:D - Rush can comfort himself with the fact he remains Liverpool’s top goalscorer with 346 goals., 7:B - England's score with their fall of wickets in the humiliating collapse against New Zealand, 8:A - When Canelo Álvarez tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, he blamed meat contamination in Mexico. Golovkin, who is set to fight Álvarez in May, did not buy his excuse: “Again with the Mexican meat? Come on. It’s not Mexican meat. They’re using drugs and everybody is just trying to pretend it’s not happening. Check him on a lie detector and then we can find out everything. I eat Mexican food all the time and I’ve never had that problem.", 9:B - Southampton lost their first FA Cup final 4-0 to Bury in 1900. How things change., 10:A - The oldest Grand Prix race, first run in 1906, is back.

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    A disastrous score

  2. 2 and above.

    An embarrassing score

  3. 3 and above.

    A dire score

  4. 4 and above.

    Sorry but it's not a great score

  5. 6 and above.

    Decent. That's not a great score but it's acceptable

  6. 5 and above.

    Meh. Must try harder

  7. 7 and above.

    That's pretty good. You deserve to have a happy weekend

  8. 8 and above.

    You have excelled. Well done

  9. 9 and above.

    A wonderful score. Well done

  10. 0 and above.

    A total and absolute failure

  11. 10 and above.

    Perfection. You are incredible

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