Sports quiz of the week: Leeds, Lions, Zhao Xintong, camogie and F1 winners

Leeds United's Manor Solomon, Kilkenny's Ciara Hickey, McLaren's Oscar Piastri. Composite: Reuters, Shutterstock, Getty

1. Leeds pipped Burnley to the title in the Championship. What was their winning margin?

   1. They finished one point above Burnley

   2. They won the title on goal difference

   3. They won it on goals scored

   4. The teams had almost identical records so the title was decided on number of away wins

2. 

   Burnley missed out on the title but they are returning to the Premier League. Which pop star joined their promotion celebrations, singing one of her big hits on the pitch and then leading the players in a singsong in the dressing room?

   1. Dido

   2. Katie Melua

   3. Natasha Bedingfield

   4. Rachel Stevens

3. Which country can now be added to this list: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Belgium and …

   1. Norway

   2. China

   3. France

   4. South Korea

4. 

   Mark Williams became the oldest finalist in Crucible history at the age of 50. Who is the oldest winner in the tournament’s history, having lifted the title at the age of 46?

   1. John Higgins

   2. Steve Davis

   3. Mark Williams

   4. Ronnie O’Sullivan

5. Which sport will turn its attention to Quail Hollow next week?

   1. Cricket

   2. Tennis

   3. Golf

   4. Formula One

6. 

   Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday and is now the frontrunner to become the F1 world champion. He would be the third Australian champion after Jack Brabham and Alan Jones. What was unusual about Brabham’s win in 1966?

   1. He did not win a single race all season

   2. He missed four of the races as he would not drive on Sundays

   3. He was 65 at the time

   4. He drove for a team that he also owned

7. Who said: “We don’t really want the darts atmosphere. It’s something we need to stamp out immediately. It’s a little annoying and hopefully we can stamp it out”?

   1. Thomas Tuchel

   2. Novak Djokovic

   3. Lewis Hamilton

   4. Judd Trump

8. 

   Maro Itoje will captain the Lions on their tour of Australia this year. Who was the last English player to lead the team?

   1. Owen Farrell

   2. Steve Borthwick

   3. Will Carling

   4. Martin Johnson

9. The cricketer Tom Bailey had an embarrassing moment during a match at Old Trafford. What fell out of his pocket while he was batting for Lancashire against Gloucestershire in their County Championship match?

   1. A packet of Skittles

   2. His mobile phone

   3. Some sandpaper

   4. His car keys

10. 

    Which club has been promoted to the Women’s Super League for the first time?

    1. Birmingham City Bears

    2. London City Lionesses

    3. Norwich City Canaries

    4. Bristol City Robins

11. Congratulations to Harry Kane, who has won the first major trophy of his career. Who was the first English player to win the Bundesliga?

    1. Jimmy Greaves

    2. Graeme Souness

    3. Kevin Keegan

    4. Owen Hargreaves

12. 

    Camogie players in Ireland held an unusual protest last weekend. What did they do?

    1. They played with the same size of ball as men use in hurling

    2. They wore shorts

    3. They did not wear their wedding rings

    4. They played on for 90 minutes – the same as men’s matches

13. Bristol City, Sheffield United, Coventry City and Sunderland have qualified for the Championship playoffs. Which of the four clubs had a run of three straight relegations the last time they were in the top flight – which took them from the first tier to the fourth in three years?

    1. Bristol City

    2. Sheffield United

    3. Coventry City

    4. Sunderland

14. 

    PSG have reached the Champions League final. Which French club played in the very first European Cup final in 1956, which was held at the Parc des Princes?

    1. Marseille

    2. Reims

    3. Lyon

    4. Saint-Étienne

15. Who won the Champions League the last time there were no English, Spanish or German teams in the final?

    1. Marseille

    2. Porto

    3. Juventus

    4. Milan

16. 

    What do the 19 horses that competed in the Kentucky Derby last weekend all have in common?

    1. They are all five years old

    2. They are all descended from Secretariat

    3. They are all trained by Irishmen

    4. They were all born in Argentina

Solutions

1:B - Both teams finished with 100 points but Leeds had a better goal difference – even though Burnley only conceded 16 goals in their 46 games., 2:C - “We’ve been singing Unwritten all year so to have Natasha come and join us in person was a real surprise for the lads and we absolutely loved it,” said Burnley captain Josh Brownhill. “It’s safe to say Natasha is an honorary Claret now.”, 3:B - Thanks to Zhao Xintong – the first Chinese player to win the Snooker World Championship., 4:D - O’Sullivan was 46 years and 148 days old when he won the seventh of his world titles in 2022. To reach the final at 50 is an incredible achievement by Williams – he won the seniors world championship a decade ago., 5:C - Quail Hollow is hosting the PGA Championship – the second major of the year. Scottie Scheffler is the favourite; he won a PGA Tour event last week with an astounding score of 31 under par., 6:D - Brabham remains the only F1 driver to win a championship in a car bearing his own name., 7:D - Trump was speaking after a fan shouted “can’t miss that, Judd” during his match against Mark Williams at the World Snooker Championship., 8:D - The Lions have been captained by Irish and Welsh players for the last 20 years, with Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton, Peter O’Mahony, Paul O’Connell, Gareth Thomas, Brian O’Driscoll and Michael Owen taking on the role., 9:B - Bailey was given a ticking off for the mistake. , 10:B - The club is owned by Michele Kang, who also has a controlling stake in Lyon – the most successful women’s team in Europe. The Lionesses play at Hayes Lane, which they share with Bromley FC. , 11:C - Keegan won the Bundesliga (and the Ballon d’Or) in 1979., 12:B - Camogie rules state that players must wear skorts – skirts with shorts underneath – but players say they are uncomfortable and off-putting. Players from the Dublin and Kilkenny teams walked on to the pitch last weekend wearing shorts but the referee made them return to the changing rooms and switch back to skorts. The row is set to continue this weekend, with players insistent that they will wear shorts even if referees abandon games. , 13:A - Bristol City went from the heady heights of winning the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1978 to playing in the old Fourth Division in 1982., 14:B - Reims reached two finals in the 1950s. Both were held in Paris and both were won by Real Madrid. , 15:B - In 2004, when they beat Monaco in the final with José Mourinho as manager., 16:B - Secretariat still holds the course record, which he set in 1973.

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.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

7. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

8. 8 and above.

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

9. 9 and above.

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

10. 10 and above.

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

11. 11 and above.

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

12. 12 and above.

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

13. 13 and above.

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

14. 14 and above.

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

15. 15 and above.

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

16. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

17. 16 and above.

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