Sports quiz of the week: goalscorers, gob, gaffes and Geraint Thomas

Geraint Thomas, Ornella Vignola and Erling Haaland. Composite: Getty, Shutterstock

1. Aggie Beever-Jones scored the first goal of the new Women’s Super League season. Where?

   1. Hayes Lane

   2. Anfield

   3. Old Trafford

   4. Stamford Bridge

2. 

   Ornella Vignola had a dream debut for Everton at the weekend, scoring three goals in their 4-1 win against Liverpool at Anfield. Who was the last Everton player, male or female, to score a hat-trick against Liverpool?

   1. Andy Gray

   2. Dixie Dean

   3. Wayne Rooney

   4. Gary Lineker

3. Which tennis player reached four grand slams finals this year?

   1. Carlos Alcaraz

   2. Jannik Sinner

   3. Aryna Sabalenka

   4. Amanda Anisimova

4. 

   Christian Wade has left rugby league club Wigan Warriors and signed for rugby union club Newcastle Red Bulls. Wade says he wants to become the all-time try scorer in the Premiership. Whose record is he chasing?

   1. Mark Cueto

   2. Chris Ashton

   3. Danny Care

   4. Ben Earl

5. Which footballer became his country’s top scorer this week?

   1. Kylian Mbappé

   2. Sadio Mané

   3. Memphis Depay

   4. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

6. 

   Luis Suárez has been banned for nine games. What has he done this time?

   1. Biting

   2. Spitting

   3. Punching

   4. Hair pulling

7. Which boxer is aiming to make history this weekend by becoming the first man to win all four world titles at three different weight classes?

   1. Terrence Crawford

   2. Canelo Álvarez

   3. Naoya Inoue

   4. Oscar Collazo

8. 

   Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan are fighting for a world title this weekend. What makes it a special fight?

   1. They are first cousins

   2. They are best friends who grew up as next door neighbours

   3. It's the first time two Irish boxers have fought for a world title

   4. They also fought for a world title in MMA

9. The Great North Run is always a highlight of the sporting calendar. There were more than 60,000 runners and 200,000 spectators on the streets of Newcastle for the half-marathon race on Sunday, but the organisers made one glaring mistake. What happened?

   1. The course was 50 metres shorter than it should have been

   2. They only made 50,000 medals for finishers

   3. The medals featured a map of Sunderland rather than Newcastle

   4. The starting gun did not fire so they had to use a whistle instead

10. 

    How many goals has Erling Haaland scored for Norway in his 45 appearances for his country?

    1. 28

    2. 38

    3. 48

    4. 58

11. Why has a T-shirt released by the USA Ryder Cup team made the news?

    1. It says "made in Europe, home of golf" on the label

    2. The image on the T-shirt looks a lot like European golfer Rory McIlroy

    3. Donald Trump wore the T-shirt to a meeting with EU leaders

    4. It says "Make America Great Again" on the front

12. 

    Geraint Thomas, the former Tour de France champion, retired from cycling this week. Where did his last race finish?

    1. Madrid

    2. Cardiff

    3. Paris

    4. Antarctica

13. The World Athletics Championships begin in Tokyo this weekend. How much will gold medal winners receive in prize money?

    1. Nothing

    2. $2,025

    3. $70,000

    4. $700,000

14. 

    Which two cities are hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals this weekend (and the semi-finals next week)?

    1. Bath and Sunderland

    2. Exeter and Bristol

    3. Newcastle and York

    4. Leicester and Plymouth

15. Which team is playing in the quarter-finals of the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time in their history?

    1. South Africa

    2. Canada

    3. Ireland

    4. France

Solutions

1:D - Beever-Jones, who scored in Chelsea’s 2-1 win against Manchester City, was introduced to football by her grandfather, a “diehard Chelsea fan and season ticket holder” who took her to games at Stamford Bridge., 2:B - Dean scored 37 hat-tricks for Everton, including against Liverpool in 1928 and 1931., 3:B - He won two (Australian Open and Wimbledon) and lost the other two (French Open and US Open) to Carlos Alcaraz., 4:B - Wade has scored 89 tries in the league, just 12 short of Ashton’s total of 101. "I’m coming to get that record,” he said after signing for Newcastle. “Of course rugby is a team sport and the main thing for me is being a positive influence in helping the overall Newcastle side to perform, but I’m not going to pretend I don’t want to be the all-time top try scorer in the league’s history.", 5:C - Depay scored twice for the Netherlands in a 3-2 win in Lithuania, taking him clear of Robin van Persie., 6:B - "I expected him to bite me," said Gene Ramirez, the Seattle Sounders staff member who was spat on by Suárez., 7:A - Crawford, who has won all 41 of his pro fights, is stepping up a couple of weight classes to take on Álvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday night., 8:C - Crocker and Donovan will meet on Saturday night at Windsor Park in Belfast for the IBF welterweight title., 9:C - It even featured the Stadium of Light. Oh dear. , 10:C - He scored five in one game this week. To put that in context, only three players have scored more than 48 goals for England (Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney and Bobby Charlton) and they all have more than 100 caps., 11:B - The T-shirt costs $65., 12:B - The route for this year's Tour of Britain was designed so Thomas could finish his career in his home city. Nice touch., 13:C - An extra $100,000 is up for grabs for anyone who breaks a world record., 14:B - The final will be in London. , 15:A - They play reigning champions New Zealand in the last eight on Saturday.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   That's a decent score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

6. 6 and above.

   That's a decent score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a very fine score indeed. Well played. Have a good weekend.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a very fine score indeed. Well played. Have a good weekend.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a very fine score indeed. Well played. Have a good weekend.

12. 12 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

13. 13 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

14. 14 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played. Have a good weekend.