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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Masters, macaroni cheese and match point

The scoreboard at the Masters in Augusta.
The scoreboard at the Masters in Augusta. Photograph: Marcio José Sánchez/AP
  1. Who hosted a dinner party this week and laid on a menu of rib-eye steak, mac and cheese, creamed spinach and creamed corn?

    1. Jordan Spieth

    2. Patrick Reed

    3. Sergio García

    4. Rory McIlroy

  2. Rory McIlroy is aiming to complete his “career slam” at Augusta this weekend. Which of these golfers also won the Open, US Open and PGA Championship, but never won the Masters?

    1. Arnold Palmer

    2. Nick Faldo

    3. Lee Trevino

    4. Phil Mickelson

  3. Formula One celebrates its 1,000th race at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Where was the first Grand Prix held back in 1950?

    1. Silverstone

    2. Monaco

    3. San Marino

    4. Dakar

  4. Watford have made it to the FA Cup final for only the second time in their history. Who beat them the first time they reached the final?

    1. Plymouth Argyle

    2. Ipswich Town

    3. Sunderland

    4. Everton

  5. Why did an international wheelchair tennis tournament have to move venues this week?

    1. The arena did not have wheelchair access

    2. The organisers had mistakenly booked a table tennis venue

    3. The tennis court was built on a slope

    4. The building was not tall enough and balls kept hitting the ceiling

  6. British tennis player Tara Moore was losing 0-6, 0-5 and facing match point. What happened next?

    1. The rain came on, the game was delayed and officials ended up calling it a draw

    2. The lights in the arena went off due to a power cut and the match was called off

    3. Her opponent tripped on the court, injured her ankle and conceded the match

    4. She came back and won 0-6, 7-6, 6-3

  7. What did a referee do on the pitch before kickoff in a Romanian fourth division game this week?

    1. He sent off three players who were laughing at his new haircut

    2. He took a pee in the centre-circle

    3. He got down on one knee and proposed marriage to his assistant referee

    4. He took the ball and performed 100 keep-ups to impress the players and "discourage any disrespect"

  8. FC Zurich tweeted the news that Florent Malouda had stopped coaching at the club "by mutual consent" this week. How did Malouda reply to the tweet?

    1. "You better pay my wages this month!"

    2. "I'm unfollowing you now"

    3. “Really, I didn’t know that??”

    4. "Your job was a massive waste of my time anyway"

  9. Which two cities are involved when the Falcons play the Tigers and City play United on Friday night?

    1. Melbourne and Sydney

    2. Newcastle and Leicester

    3. Austin and Dallas

    4. Toronto and Vancouver

  10. Who did Scotland women’s football team beat this week? Clue: Scotland men's team has played this country 10 times without ever beating them.

    1. Germany

    2. Brazil

    3. England

    4. Northern Ireland

Solutions

1:B - As the reigning Masters champion, Reed had the honour of choosing the menu for the pre-tournament Champions Dinner. “I’m definitely going to fatten everyone up,” he said. “Hopefully I can please the 30-something guys in the room. I mean, putting a piece of meat in front of them I think would do that, right?”, 2:C - Trevino won six majors – two Opens, two US Opens and two PGA Championships – but he never won at Augusta., 3:A - The first Formula One season featured seven races: in Britain, Monaco, USA, Switzerland, Belgium, France and Italy., 4:D - Graeme Sharp and Andy Gray scored the goals as Everton won the 1984 final 2-0. Watford are still yet to win a major trophy., 5:C - The venue – which cost $16.7m (£9.15m) – was opened last year., 6:D - The world No 471 says her unlikely victory will give her career a “massive boost”., 7:C - Thankfully, she said yes. , 8:C - It seems the club did not tell him about his dismissal but they did wish him "good luck and success on his future career path.", 9:B - Newcastle Falcons are playing Leicester Tigers in the Premiership, while Leicester City are taking on Newcastle United in the Premier League., 10:B - It was a welcome boost for Scotland before the Women's World Cup this summer.

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    Oh dear

  2. 2 and above.

    Oh dear

  3. 3 and above.

    That's respectable – just about

  4. 4 and above.

    That's respectable – just about

  5. 5 and above.

    That's a respectable score. Have a good weekend

  6. 6 and above.

    That's a fine score. Have a good weekend

  7. 7 and above.

    That's an excellent score. Have a great weekend

  8. 8 and above.

    That's a mighty fine score. Have a great weekend

  9. 9 and above.

    That's a mighty fine score. Have a great weekend

  10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear

  11. 10 and above.

    Perfection. You are awesome

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