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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Euro 2016, French Open and Pelé's pricey prizes

Andy Murray
Andy Murray in action at Roland Garros. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
  1. Which of the Home Nations has gone unbeaten for over a year?

    1. England

    2. Wales

    3. Scotland

    4. Northern Ireland

  2. Alastair Cook became the first English cricketer to reach 10,000 Test runs this week. Which Englishman has the second highest total, with 8,900?

    1. Kevin Pietersen

    2. David Gower

    3. Graham Gooch

    4. Alec Stewart

  3. Zinedine Zidane is the seventh person to have won the European Cup as a player and a manager. Which of these football men has not achieved that double?

    1. Giovanni Trapattoni

    2. Johan Cruyff

    3. Carlo Ancelotti

    4. Kenny Dalglish

  4. Which of these managerial appointment did not happen this week?

    1. Garry Monk to Leeds United

    2. Owen Coyle to Blackburn Rovers

    3. Roberto Di Matteo to Aston Villa

    4. Marco Materazzi to Watford

  5. Pelé is auctioning off his vast collection of awards and football memorabilia. Which item is expected to earn the most – up to £420,000?

    1. His 1958 World Cup medal

    2. The ball with which he scored his 1,000th goal

    3. His 1970 World Cup medal

    4. The Jules Rimet replica trophy he was given in 1970

  6. AFC Wimbledon will play in League One next season after their sixth promotion in their short history. When were the club formed?

    1. 1996

    2. 1999

    3. 2002

    4. 2005

  7. Who said: 'I can go from an obese fat pig to a ripped Adonis in 12 weeks. It’s unnecessary to keep in shape all year round. It only helps you if you want longevity'?

    1. Tyson Fury

    2. Ade Akinbiyi

    3. Wes Morgan

    4. Conor McGregor

  8. Dominic Thiem, who faces Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals, could become only the second player from which country to win the men's singles at Roland Garros?

    1. The Netherlands

    2. Belgium

    3. Austria

    4. Luxembourg

  9. Which country has the youngest squad at Euro 2016?

    1. Italy

    2. England

    3. Wales

    4. Northern Ireland

  10. Who offered this advice to footballers going to Euro 2016: 'Get yourself in a good state. Be fit. Be as strong as you can. Eat properly. Prepare properly. You’re playing international football. Control the bloody ball. Pass it to your mates and if you lose it, run back and run back like you care'?

    1. Gary Neville

    2. Vicente del Bosque

    3. Roy Keane

    4. Eric Cantona

Solutions

1:D - That's 11 matches over 436 days., 2:C - Cook became the youngest cricketer to hit 10,000 runs, beating Sachin Tendulkar's record by five months., 3:D - He won it three times as a player but never as a manager., 4:D - Walter Mazzarri took over as the new Watford boss last month., 5:D - If you have a fortune, get down to Julien’s Auctions in London., 6:C - That's six promotions in 14 years., 7:A - Speaking of his diet, Fury said: 'If the man next to me at the restaurant is eating a big juicy steak, I’m like: "Urgh, that’s disgusting." It can’t be good for you eating a big piece of bloody meat like a steak because, unless you are rearing your own animals, it is very contaminated. I don’t like vegetables. I have to force feed myself them because of my job. The only ones I like are sweetcorn and mushy peas and potatoes.', 8:C - Thomas Muster was the first in 1995., 9:B - The Republic of Ireland have the oldest squad., 10:C - Keane has form in tough man-management. He once admitted: 'I don't throw teacups around. That's not my style - I'd rather throw punches.'

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