Sports quiz of the week: London losers, Tyson Fury, jokers and jazz

Arsenal have not had the best starts this season. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

1. Three of these London-based clubs started the season with two defeats. Which of them has at least one point on the board after two games?

   1. Arsenal

   2. West Ham

   3. Crystal Palace

   4. Fulham

2. The Vuelta a España begins in Málaga on Saturday. Which country – other than Spain – will the race visit this year before finishing in Madrid on 16 September?

   1. Morocco

   2. Andorra

   3. Wales

   4. Ireland

3. What was named the official sport of California this week?

   1. Soccer

   2. Surfing

   3. Squash

   4. Shooting

4. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have agreed to fight later this year. Wilder has won by knockout in all but one of his 40 professional bouts so far – 97.5%. What percentage of Fury’s fights has he won by knockout?

   1. 50%

   2. 70%

   3. 90%

   4. 100%

5. Complete this quote from Phil Mickelson: “I bet you think…

   1. “… this song is about you”

   2. “… you look good on the dancefloor

   3. “… I ain’t worth a dollar”

   4. “… this is the easiest $9m you will ever make”

6. Jacob Murphy and Josh Murphy became the second twins to face each other in a Premier League game on Saturday. Who were the first?

   1. Phil and Gary Neville

   2. Rafael and Fabio Da Silva

   3. Michael and Will Keane

   4. Roy and Robbie Keane

7. The Bundesliga kicks off on Friday night, with Bayern Munich hosting Hoffenheim in the first game of the season. Who were the last club other than Bayern to win the title in Germany?

   1. Wolfsburg

   2. Borussia Dortmund

   3. Werder Bremen

   4. Bayer Leverkusen

8. The two biggest show courts at the US Open now have roofs. The main court is named after Arthur Ashe, the winner of the 1968 US Open, the first in which professionals could compete. Who is the second court names after?

   1. Lance Armstrong

   2. Louis Armstrong

   3. Billie Joe Armstrong

   4. Neil Armstrong

9. The 117th Challenge Cup final will be played at Wembley on Saturday. Why might it become an historic occasion?

   1. A club that is not from England could win it for the first time

   2. The final will take place in London for the first time

   3. Warrington could become the first club to win it five years in a row

   4. A club from Spain could win it for the first time

10. The Asian Games are currently taking place in Indonesia. Which of the events – which is new to the Games this year – is being contested by various “athletes” who are in their 80s?

    1. Yoga

    2. Bridge

    3. Darts

    4. Pool

Solutions

1:C - Crystal Palace won their first match of the campaign – in nearby Fulham., 2:B - Andorra’s population is around 80,000 yet it attracts more than 10 million tourists a year. It also has the highest capital in Europe and a very high life expectancy of 81.2 years. What a place!, 3:B - The Beach Boys called it back in 1961, but only one of them actually surfed., 4:B - Fury does not have Wilder’s power but as he said after his latest win on Saturday night, he can “slip and slide”., 5:D - Mickelson was speaking to Tiger Woods after the pair arranged to play a winner-takes-all exhibition match in Las Vegas., 6:C - Michael was playing for Burnley and his brother was representing Hull City., 7:B - When Jürgen Klopp was in charge in 2012., 8:B - The jazz musician lived near the stadium., 9:A - Catalans Dragons, from the French city of Perpignan, face Warrington Wolves in the final., 10:B - Kong Te Yang, an 85-year-old bridge player from the Philippines, is the oldest competitor at the Games. When asked if bridge is a sport he answered: “We can hardly be compared to Olympians, whose motto is ‘faster, higher, and stronger.’ We have to look beyond the limits of our physical strengths."

Scores

1. 10 and above.

   Wow. You are the greatest

2. 1 and above.

   Oh dear. Better luck next week

3. 2 and above.

   Not great. Better luck next week

4. 3 and above.

   Ah, well. You gave it your best. Better luck next week

5. 4 and above.

   Ah, well. You gave it your best. Better luck next week

6. 5 and above.

   Ah, well. You gave it your best. Better luck next week

7. 6 and above.

   There were some tough questions this week. That's a fine score

8. 7 and above.

   Superb work. Take the rest of the day off

9. 8 and above.

   Superb work. Take the rest of the day off

10. 0 and above.

    Not great. Better luck next week

11. 9 and above.

    Wow. What a score!