Sports quiz of the week: Manchester United v Liverpool, pies and literature

Manchester United and Liverpool meet for the 200th time on Saturday. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

1. The Winter Paralympics begin this weekend in South Korea. Which country topped the medal table in 2014?

   1. USA

   2. South Korea

   3. Great Britain 

   4. Russia

2. Roger Bannister, the first man to run a four-minute mile, died this week. For how long did he hold the record for the fastest mile?

   1. 46 days

   2. 4 years

   3. 13 years

   4. 38 years

3. Which of these teams has not won a bonus point in this season's Six Nations?

   1. England

   2. Scotland

   3. France

   4. Ireland

   5. Wales

4. Manchester has two representatives in the Champions League in City and United. Which city has two representatives in the Europa League?

   1. Moscow

   2. Milan

   3. London

   4. Rome

5. Why was footballer Sanchez Watt (briefly) sent off this week?

   1. Tripping up a ball boy

   2. Puncturing the ball with a stud

   3. Saying his own name

   4. Breaking wind beside the referee

6. Which former athlete won an Oscar on Sunday?

   1. Michael Jordan

   2. Kobe Bryant

   3. Arnold Schwarzenegger

   4. Vinnie Jones

7. What did Marcus McGuane achieve this week?

   1. He was picked to play in a Six Nations game while only 15 years old

   2. He his two consecutive 147 breaks at the Gibraltar Open snooker tournament

   3. He became the first Englishman to play for Barcelona since Gary Lineker

   4. He became the youngest Winter Paralympian in history, aged nine.

8. Which athlete released a book this week called Seaside Sprint, a follow-up to his previous works Monster Mountain Chase and Dinosaur Dash?

   1. Mo Farah

   2. Theo Walcott

   3. Steve Bruce

   4. Frank Lampard

9. On Saturday Liverpool will try to become only the second team to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford this season. Who were the first?

   1. Basel

   2. Newcastle United

   3. Manchester City

   4. Huddersfield Town

10. Who annoyed heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker by calling him "the King of Pies"?

    1. Anthony Joshua

    2. Tyson Fury

    3. Deontay Wilder

    4. Graham Norton

Solutions

1:D - The hosts won a record 80 medals. The hosts this year, South Korea, have never won a gold medal at the Winter Paralympics., 2:A - Bannister ran 3:59.4 on 6 May 1954. John Landy, the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier, knocked nearly two seconds off his time just 46 days later. The record currently stands at 3:43.13, a time set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999., 3:B - Italy have not won any points at all., 4:A - There are three Russian clubs in the Europa League – CSKA and Lokomotiv from Moscow, plus Zenit Saint Petersburg. , 5:C - Watt was playing for Hemel Hempstead Town when the referee asked for his name. The player repeatedly replied "Watt" but the referee thought he was saying "what?" so sent him off for dissent. The referee retracted the red card after Watt and his team-mates explained the situation., 6:B - Bryant won the best animated short film award for writing and narrating Dear Basketball. Gary Oldman, who won the Oscar for best actor, celebrated by posing in a signed shirt from his favourite footballer, Marcus Rashford., 7:C - The 19-year-old, who joined Barcelona from Arsenal during the January transfer window, made his debut for the club against Espanyol in the Catalan Super Cup final. , 8:A - Walcott, Bruce and Lampard have all released books too., 9:C - And the only team to beat Manchester City in the league this season ... are Liverpool, 10:D - "He called me the King of Pies," said Parker. "I'm going to take my shirt off at the weigh-in and honestly, see if I've been eating pies or not! I feel like I'm punching sharp, I'm moving well, making a lot of angles, movements, fitness is good, so everything is on track."

Scores

1. 5 and above.

   Meh

2. 4 and above.

   Diabolical

3. 1 and above.

   Dire

4. 2 and above.

   Shocking

5. 3 and above.

   Unconscionable

6. 6 and above.

   Decent

7. 7 and above.

   Well done

8. 8 and above.

   Very well done

9. 9 and above.

   That's a score worth boasting about. Enjoy your weekend

10. 0 and above.

    Dire

11. 10 and above.

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