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Sport
Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Masters, Neighbours and an Expendable

José María Olazábal at Augusta.
José María Olazábal at Augusta. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
  1. Which former Neighbours star sang at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games?

    1. Holly Valance

    2. Natalie Imbruglia

    3. Margot Robbie

    4. Delta Goodrem

  2. In which sport is 71-year-old Sue Curran competing at the Commonwealth Games?

    1. Lawn bowls

    2. Artistic gymnastics

    3. Fencing

    4. Shooting

  3. Which British actor competed in the diving competition at the 1990 Commonwealth Games?

    1. Vinnie Jones

    2. Daniel Craig

    3. Jason Statham

    4. Danny Dyer

  4. Arsenal were relegated this week for the first time in their history. In which country?

    1. Malta

    2. Colombia

    3. Argentina

    4. Brazil

  5. Ray Wilkins had a tremendously varied career. He played for Milan in Italy, Rangers and Hibs in Scotland, and for Chelsea, Manchester United and QPR, among others, in England. Which team did he play for in France?

    1. Monaco

    2. Paris Saint-Germain

    3. Lyon

    4. Marseille

  6. What do you get if you add up some of White Dogwood, all of Golden Bell and the first bit of Azale?

    1. The Big Oak Tree

    2. Rae's Creek

    3. Amen Corner

    4. Ike's Pond

  7. How did golfer Tony Finau dislocate his ankle the day before the Masters?

    1. Kicking out at a flag when he missed a four-foot putt

    2. Playing five-a-side football with a few other golfers

    3. Falling over while running after a rabbit on the course

    4. Celebrating after hitting a hole-in-one at the Masters par-three tournament

  8. Finau wasn't the only golfer to hit a hole-in-one at the Masters par three tournament. Who else sank one?

    1. Gary Nicklaus, Jack's 15-year-old grandson and caddie

    2. Gerry McIlroy, Rory's dad

    3. Paulina Gretzky, Dustin Johnson's girlfriend

    4. Azalea García, Sergio's daughter

  9. Who said this about Cristiano Ronaldo's overhead kick against Juventus: “It was a nice goal but he should try it from 40 meters”?

    1. Peter Crouch

    2. Trevor Sinclair

    3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    4. Diego Maradona

  10. Alan Pardew was in charge of West Brom for 18 league games. How many did they win?

    1. None

    2. One

    3. Two

    4. Three

Solutions

1:D - Goodrem played Nina Tucker, who you may remember from her on-off relationship with Jack Scully (the eldest son of Joe and Lyn Scully)., 2:A - Sue finished fourth at the last Games, in Glasgow in 2014, so is out to win a medal this time around. Anna Hursey, a 11-year-old table tennis player from Wales, is the youngest athlete at the Games., 3:C - Statham says diving taught him "discipline, focus and certainly kept him out of trouble." However, he also claims he spent his time with the team "travelling around the world and jumping in bed with Russian girls." , 4:C - Arsenal de Sarandí, nicknamed “El Arse”, are based in Buenos Aires. , 5:B - Wilkins also had a varied coaching career, even managing the Jordan national team at one point., 6:C - White Dogwood, Golden Bell and Azale are the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at the Augusta National golf course., 7:D - Thankfully Finau recovered in style and hit a four-under-par 68 on Thursday. , 8:A - The elder Nicklaus was very touched by his grandson's achievement, saying: "Allow me to put my six Green Jackets in the closet for a moment and say that I don’t know if I have had a more special day on a golf course. To have your grandson make his first hole-in-one on this stage.... WOW!", 9:C - Zinedine Zidane had a similar take on Ronaldo's goal, saying it was “one of the most beautiful goals in the history of football” before adding that it was “not as beautiful” as the one he scored in the Champions League final in 2002., 10:B - They stole as many taxis in that time (allegedly).

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    Poor show

  2. 2 and above.

    Poor show

  3. 3 and above.

    Substandard

  4. 4 and above.

    Mediocre

  5. 5 and above.

    Decent

  6. 6 and above.

    Nice work

  7. 7 and above.

    Impressive stuff

  8. 8 and above.

    That's a good score. You should be proud

  9. 9 and above.

    That's an excellent score. You should be proud

  10. 0 and above.

    Shocking

  11. 10 and above.

    Perfection. You hero

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