Sports quiz of the week: Serena Williams, signings and squash

Serena Williams is ready for Wimbledon. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

1. Serena Williams has returned to tennis in time for Wimbledon after a year away from the sport. How many times has she reached the women’s singles final at Wimbledon?

   1. Five

   2. Eight

   3. Eleven

   4. Fourteen

2. Robinsons are no longer sponsoring Wimbledon. When was the drink first served at the championships?

   1. 1935

   2. 1946

   3. 1978

   4. 1991

3. 

   Ash Barty won the women’s singles at Wimbledon last summer. What has she planned for the first week of July this year?

   1. Competing in Strictly Come Dancing in Australia

   2. Playing T20 cricket for the Australia women’s team

   3. Playing in a golf tournament in New Jersey

   4. Making a guest appearance on our Football Weekly live shows

4. Anthony Joshua says will be the “comeback king” when he fights Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch in August. Joshua told Usyk: “You can put me down, but it’s difficult to keep me down.” Who was the first boxer to knock Joshua down in his professional career?

   1. Wladimir Klitschko

   2. Andy Ruiz

   3. Dillian Whyte

   4. Oleksandr Usyk

5. Teams from around the continent are gearing up for the Women’s Euros, which is being played in England. Which of these places is not hosting any games?

   1. Rotherham

   2. Leigh

   3. Milton Keynes

   4. Newcastle

6. 

   Arsenal have signed the midfielder Fábio Vieira from Porto for £30m. From which club did they sign Patrick Vieira?

   1. Cannes

   2. Milan

   3. Inter

   4. Nice

7. Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open at Brookline on Sunday. Of the 90 major championships played since the turn of the century, how many have been won by English golfers?

   1. Three

   2. Six

   3. Nine

   4. Twelve

8. Maciej Rybus has won 66 caps for Poland, but why will he not be competing at the World Cup in Qatar this year?

   1. He has refused to play due to concerns about "ethics and human rights"

   2. He says he wants to spend November with his family in the US celebrating thanksgiving

   3. He has signed for a Russian club

   4. He injured himself while competing in a chess boxing match

9. 

   Paul Pogba’s new documentary about his life, The Pogmentary, has been reviewed by 5,000 people on IMDB. What it its average score out of 10?

   1. 8.9

   2. 3.9

   3. 2.3

   4. 1.0

10. Who said: "I am going to be Liverpool’s No 1 fan forever"?

    1. Boris Johnson

    2. Erling Haaland

    3. Thibaut Courtois

    4. Sadio Mané

Solutions

1:C - In 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004, 2003 and 2002. She won seven of them., 2:A - The brand’s association with Wimbledon goes back to 1935, the year when Fred Perry won his first title at the championships. Eric Smedley Hodgson concocted the drink using barley, lemon juice and sugar. He handed it out to players and umpires during a visit to the championships and it was so popular that he was invited back every year. The drink went into commercial production and began to appear in bottles on the steps of the umpire’s seat at Wimbledon., 3:C - Barty retired from tennis earlier this year at the age of 25., 4:A - Joshua recovered to win their fight. He has since been knocked down – and beaten – by Andy Ruiz., 5:D - There are no games in the north east of England., 6:B - Vieira joined Arsenal in 1996 for £3.5m. He was described by the Times as “a thinking man’s Carlton Palmer” at the time., 7:A - One each for Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose and Danny Willett. Meanwhile, golfers from Ireland have won 10: four for Rory McIlroy, three for Pádraig Harrington and one each for Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Shane Lowry., 8:C - Poland manager Czeslaw Michniewicz told the defender that he would not be picked after he signed for Spartak Moscow., 9:D - It is among the worst-rated shows or films in IMDB history. ​​To put the score of 1.0 in some context, Gigli, the film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez that is widely derided as the worst movie ever made, has a score of 2.9., 10:D - Mané, ever the diplomat, also said: "I’m very happy to finally be with Bayern Munich. We had a lot of talks and I felt the great interest of this big club from the start, so there was no doubt in my mind right from the start."

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Oh dear.

2. 2 and above.

   Oh dear.

3. 3 and above.

   Oh dear.

4. 4 and above.

   Not bad. Have a good weekend.

5. 5 and above.

   Not bad. Have a good weekend.

6. 6 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   That's a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear.

11. 10 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.