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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: NBA finals, England v Wales and US Open golf

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LeBron James goes up for a dunk in the NBA finals. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
  1. There were no Leicester City players in the England team against Russia. When did England last start a major tournament with no players from their league champions?

    1. 1982

    2. 1992

    3. 2000

    4. 2012

  2. Who said: 'I will only retire when Gianluigi Buffon does'?

    1. Giorgio Chiellini

    2. Iker Casillas

    3. Andrea Pirlo

    4. Petr Cech

  3. What do the Granit and Taulant Xhaka, the brothers playing for Switzerland and Albania at Euro 2016, do with 80% of their wages?

    1. Save together so they can buy their local football club

    2. Send it to the parents in case the players spend it foolishly

    3. Buy a collection of cars that 'will rival Fast & Furious'

    4. They are saving to buy their own private jets

  4. Gareth Bale has scored two direct free-kicks at Euro 2016. Which player has scored two penalties?

    1. Arkadiusz Milik

    2. Admir Mehmedi

    3. Bogdan Stancu

    4. Luca Modric

  5. The US Open has started in Pennsylvania. Which of the competitors has been second in the tournament six times but has never won it?

    1. Jim Furyk

    2. Sergio García

    3. Ernie Els

    4. Phil Mickelson

  6. Who was talking about what when he said: 'It was adrenaline and concentration. I will try to behave differently in the future'?

    1. Cristiano Ronaldo on his moaning about Iceland

    2. Roy Hodgson on his celebration after Daniel Sturridge scored

    3. Joachim Löw on, er, scratching his testicles

    4. Lorik Cana on being sent off for Albania 

  7. Which of these teams made it to the Copa América Centenario quarter-finals?

    1. Brazil

    2. Uruguay

    3. Peru

    4. Jamaica

  8. Why was one of the Euro 2016 group matches suspended briefly?

    1. The referee lost his whistle

    2. To give enough Nike time to show a six-minute advert

    3. Massive hailstones were falling from the sky

    4. One of the assistant referees had to change his footwear

  9. Who scored 41 points in two straight NBA finals matches this week?

    1. Steph Curry

    2. Kyrie Irving

    3. Dahntay Jones

    4. LeBron James

  10. When did Wales last beat England in a game of football?

    1. 2004

    2. 1994

    3. 1984

    4. 1974

Solutions

1:B - None of Chris Woods, Keith Curle, Martin Keown, Des Walker, Stuart Pearce, Trevor Steven, David Platt, Carlton Palmer, Paul Merson, Gary Lineker or Alan Smith played for Leeds United, the 1991-92 champions., 2:B - Casillas added: 'He just signed a new deal and that makes me happy because that means I will, too. When we call it quits we'll set up a nice match between my friends and his friends.', 3:B - Granit said: ‘We are young, we are naive with money, money can go fast again. If anyone thinks he is something better, just because he has more money in his account then he can very quickly fall on his face. The family is our greatest luxury.’, 4:C - Dimitri Payet, Stancu and Bale are the only players to have scored twice so far., 5:D - Mickelson has won five majors but, after 25 attempts, he is yet to triumph at the US Open and complete his set. , 6:C - Lukas Podolski defended his manager, saying: 'It’s not an issue. About 80% of you here have at some point scratched your balls. Therefore, everything is good.' , 7:C - Peru advanced after beating Brazil in their last group game. , 8:C - All hail Northern Ireland's victory!, 9:D - Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are level with one game to play., 10:C - Mark Hughes scored the winner on his debut.

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