Sports quiz of the week: Joshua v Parker, World Cup winners and a mascot

Anthony Joshua returns to the ring this weekend. But where? Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

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1. Eight countries have won the World Cup. Which three of them lost to other World Cup-winning nations in the international break?

   1. Netherlands, France and Italy

   2. England, Uruguay and Germany

   3. Germany, Italy and Argentina

   4. Portugal, France and Argentina

2. One is from Watford. The other is from Auckland. Where do they meet on Saturday?

   1. London

   2. Las Vegas

   3. Cardiff

   4. New York

3. Joshua has won all 20 of his professional fights by knockout. How many of Parker’s 24 fights has he won by knockout?

   1. 24

   2. 18

   3. 12

   4. 6

4. What is Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s new mascot called?

   1. Caley Ballistic

   2. Patrick Thistle

   3. Ernest Inverness

   4. Lionel Nessi

5. England have played eight games in the last eight months and have lost none of them. Who are the only team to have scored against Gareth Southgate’s side from open play?

   1. Italy

   2. Netherlands

   3. Brazil

   4. Germany

   5. Lithuania

   6. Slovenia

   7. Slovakia

   8. Malta

6. Which country picked up their first ever victory at home this week thanks to a deflected free-kick from a Notts County player?

   1. Gibraltar

   2. Andorra

   3. San Marino

   4. Cayman Islands

7. Which striker – who scored 40 goals for his country – watched his 18-year-old son make his international debut this week?

   1. Raúl

   2. Christian Vieri

   3. Romário

   4. Patrick Kluivert

8. What unlikely feat did Brechin City achieve this week?

   1. They won the Scottish Championship with 10 games to spare

   2. They played two goalkeepers as centre-backs and still won

   3. They had five men sent off in 14 minutes

   4. They were relegated without winning a game all season

9. Who was Borussia Dortmund striker Michy Batshuayi talking about when he said: “He’s a champion. He pushes himself beyond his limits every day. He wants to beat all the records. I’m happy for him, but I hope he doesn’t come and take my place”?

   1. Eden Hazard

   2. Olivier Giroud

   3. Robert Lewandowski

   4. Usain Bolt

10. Why was a baseball game between the LA Dodgers and LA Angels stopped early this week?

    1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was arriving in the city and the players wanted to meet him

    2. The Dodgers players said they were 'bored' of the Angels' tactics

    3. A pipe broke at the Dodger Stadium and the field was flooded with sewage

    4. Three cats invaded the field and the stewards couldn't catch them so the players walked off

Solutions

1:C - Germany lost to Brazil; Italy lost to Argentina; and Argentina lost to Spain., 2:C - Two world heavyweight champions, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker, will face off at the Principality Stadium at around 10:30pm local time., 3:B - Parker is unbeaten but he has been taken the distance on six occasions – including his three most recent fights., 4:D - The club’s chairman explained: “Nessie lives right on our doorstep and draws thousands of tourists from throughout the world to our area every year. For the football context, Lionel Messi is one of the best players ever to have played the game. Messi rhymes with Nessie – and so we have the splendid combination of Lionel Nessi.”, 5:G - England have only conceded two goals in eight matches – one in a 2-1 win against Slovakia and one from a dubious penalty against Italy this week. The World Cup is in the bag., 6:A - Liam Walker scored in the 88th minute to give Gibraltar a 1-0 win against Latvia. Walker is now the joint top scorer in his country’s history., 7:D - Justin Kluivert, who plays his club football for Ajax, came on as a substitute for the Netherlands in their 3-0 win over Portugal. Patrick said he was “so proud”., 8:D - Brechin’s stats make for tough reading: played 29, lost 25, drawn four, won none., 9:D - Bolt was given a trial by Dortmund this week during the international break., 10:C - Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles said: "I thought it was Gatorade coming from the stands. I smelled it. It was nasty, man."

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   diabolical

2. 1 and above.

   Shocking

3. 2 and above.

   Diabolical

4. 4 and above.

   Meh

5. 5 and above.

   Meh

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not great

7. 7 and above.

   Impressive work

8. 8 and above.

   Very impressive work

9. 9 and above.

   Superb

10. 0 and above.

    Dire

11. 10 and above.

    You are a hero