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The Guardian - UK
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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Real Madrid v Juventus, White Hart Lane and a heckler

Gianluigi Buffon is off to Cardiff.
Gianluigi Buffon is off to Cardiff. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
  1. Luka Pibernik celebrated “winning” stage five of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, but what did he discover a few seconds later?

    1. He had forgotten he was only first among the chasing pack

    2. He had been overtaken to his left while looking to his right

    3. His helmet had fallen off and his win would be void

    4. He had another lap of the course to go

  2. Kylian Mbappé became the youngest player to score in a Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night. Who is the youngest player to have scored in the final?

    1. Lionel Messi

    2. Alessandro Del Piero

    3. Patrick Kluivert

    4. Marcel Desailly

  3. Kluivert’s goal in that Champions League final gave Ajax their most recent European trophy. Which team did they beat?

    1. Juventus

    2. Milan

    3. Real Madrid

    4. Bayer Leverkusen

  4. If Real Madrid win the final against Juventus next month, they will become the first club to retain the European Cup since Milan won it in ...

    1. 1985 and 1986

    2. 1989 and 1990

    3. 1993 and 1994

    4. 1997 and 1998

  5. In how many of the last four seasons have Real Madrid knocked Atlético Madrid out of the Champions League?

    1. One

    2. Two

    3. Three

    4. Four

  6. To whom did Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas say: “I will fuck you up and you know that”?

    1. The referee

    2. The Washington Wizards head coach

    3. The Boston Celtics head coach

    4. A Washington Wizards fan

  7. Which manager reacted to a tough break by saying: "No one is going to die"?

    1. Arsène Wenger

    2. Mauricio Pochettino

    3. Eddie Jones

    4. Joe Schmidt

  8. Eliud Kipchoge ran 26.2 miles in two hours and 25 seconds this week. Who holds the official world record for the marathon?

    1. Eliud Kipchoge

    2. Dennis Kimetto

    3. Kenenisa Bekele

    4. Haile Gebrselassie

  9. Tottenham will play their final competitive game at their old White Hart Lane stadium on Sunday. When did they first play at the ground?

    1. 1873

    2. 1899

    3. 1921

    4. 1946

  10. Which football manager interrupted a post-match press conference this week by saying: “Someone is ringing me. Beijing in China? My God. Maybe there is a job going in China? I’m off to China”?

    1. José Mourinho

    2. Antonio Conte

    3. Harry Redknapp

    4. Chris Hughton

Solutions

1:D - Fernando Gaviria went on to overtake Pibernik and win the stage., 2:C - Kluivert was only 18 years and 327 days old when he scored the only goal of the 1995 Champions League final., 3:B - Ajax will have a chance to win another European trophy when they face Manchester United in the Europa League final on 24 May., 4:B - Milan beat Steaua Bucharest in the 1989 final and Benfica in 1990., 5:D - In a quarter-final, a semi-final and two finals., 6:D - Apparently the heckling fan had been “screaming all game” at Thomas to “take his toothless ass back to Boston.”, 7:C - England have been drawn in their Rugby World Cup. At least they can’t do any worse than last time., 8:B - Kipchoge beat Kimetto’s time of 2:02:57 but ran with in-out pacemakers plus fuel and hydration on demand, so his time is ineligible for the record., 9:B - Their first game at the ground – a 4-1 win over Notts County – attracted 5,000 people., 10:C - Redknapp had been asked if he was going to stay at Birmingham City after having guided them to safety in the Championship.

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