Sports quiz of the week: play-offs, trebles, a meltdown and the Pope

There was some drama at the Italian Open and not all of it was on the court. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

1. A couple of years ago, Santi Cazorla underwent 11 operations and was told he would never play football again. What did he do this week?

   1. Returned to the pitch for one final game before retirement

   2. Played in a Cup final for his club

   3. Scored a goal for the first time in three years

   4. Was picked for the Spain squad

2. Nick Kyrgios offered some frank opinions on fellow tennis players this week. He said Rafa Nadal is “super salty”, Fernando Verdasco is “the most arrogant person ever” and that Novak Djokovic “has a sick obsession with wanting to be liked” and “just wants to be like Roger”. Those comments came out on Wednesday. What did Kyrgios do on Thursday?

   1. He apologised, admitting he was drunk during the interview

   2. He started laying into other athletes, including Leo Messi and Tiger Woods

   3. He played a game of doubles against Verdasco and Djokovic – and lost in straight sets

   4. He was kicked out of a tournament after he threw his racket down, threw a chair across the court and yelled: “I’m fucking done!”

3. Watford have reached the FA Cup final for only the second time in their history. They lost their first final 2-0 to Everton in 1984. Why was the second goal controversial?

   1. It was at least a metre offside

   2. The striker headed the ball out of the goalkeeper’s hands

   3. Watford had a man down injured but Everton played on

   4. The striker scored with his hands

4. Deontay Wilder defends his heavyweight world title this weekend against Dominic Breazeale in New York. Breazeale has won 20 of his 21 fights as a pro; who beat him?

   1. Tyson Fury

   2. Anthony Joshua

   3. Wladimir Klitschko

   4. Dillian Whyte

5. After beating Leeds in the play-offs, Derby County are just one win away from reaching the Premier League. How many times did they win in their previous season in the top flight (in 2007-08)?

   1. One

   2. Three

   3. Five

   4. Seven

6. Which country will host a Formula One grand prix next season for the first time in 35 years?

   1. Ireland

   2. The Netherlands

   3. Switzerland

   4. Norway

7. Manchester City will complete the first domestic treble in English football if they beat Watford in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Which club has come closest to winning the treble in the past? They won the league title and FA Cup but were beaten in the League Cup final

   1. Liverpool

   2. Manchester United

   3. Arsenal

   4. Chelsea

8. What did Pope Francis give his blessing to this week?

   1. He met with Leo Messi to bless his feet before the Copa América

   2. He gave the Vatican’s Olympic squad permission to train on Sundays

   3. He laid his hands on the first brick of the new Milan stadium

   4. The Vatican’s new women’s football team

9. What was the most common scoreline in the Premier League this season?

   1. 0-0

   2. 1-1

   3. 2-0

   4. 1-2

10. As he came up to the finish line in a 400m hurdles race this week, college athlete Infinite Tucker was neck-and-neck with a fellow competitor. What did he do to win the race?

    1. He shouted “STOP!” and put off his opponent

    2. He rugby tackled the other athlete

    3. He threw off his shirt and tripped the other guy

    4. He flung himself headfirst towards the line like Superman taking flight

Solutions

1:D - Cazorla won the most recent of his 77 caps four years ago. , 2:D - What a week for Kyrgios!, 3:B - Steve Sherwood, who was in goal for Watford that day, later said: “Andy Gray didn’t head the ball – he headed my arm. I’ve got nothing against Andy Gray. If I was a manager of a team, I’d want my centre-forward to be like that. But it should have been a foul. It killed the contest.", 4:B - Joshua overpowered Breazeale and knocked him out in the seventh round with a tidy left hand., 5:A - Derby picked up a staggeringly low 11 points from 38 games (and, yes, this was in the era of three points for a win)., 6:B - The Dutch Grand Prix was once a regular race on the schedule but it hasn’t featured since 1985. Hanoi is also joining the party next season., 7:B - In the 1993-94 season. United won the league, thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final but were beaten by Aston Villa in the League Cup final., 8:D - Their first game will be against Roma Women. “Even if they lose 30-0, it doesn’t matter,” said Danilo Zennaro, who is helping to run the team. “Win or lose, it’s also about creating connections and friendships.”, 9:C - Of the 380 games played in the league, 44 finished 2-0. Strangely, the second most common score was 1-2., 10:D - Tucker did it for his mum. “I wanted to make her proud by winning the race, so going over the last hurdle, I was just thinking about her and giving it my all,” he said. “Her raising three kids on her own at a young age and supporting us, going job to job and working overtime to put food on the table and clothes on our back. I promised her that all of her pain and suffering would be appreciated.”

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Oh dear. That is not a good score.

2. 2 and above.

   Oh dear. That is not a good score.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Have a great weekend

4. 4 and above.

   Respectable. Have a great weekend

5. 5 and above.

   That's a commendable score. Have a great weekend

6. 6 and above.

   You've done well there. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   You've done very well there. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   You legend. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   You legend. Have a great weekend

10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear. That is not a good score.

11. 10 and above.

    You legend. Have a great weekend