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The Guardian - UK

Sport

Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: signings, shirts, sponsors and a son-in-law

Treble winners Manchester City face Premier League runners-up Liverpool in the Community Shield on Sunday. It will be only the second time the two clubs have met at Wembley. What happened first time around?
1. Two Brazilians scored (and three Brazilians missed penalties)
2. Three Scottish players had a punch-up
3. Four Englishmen were sent off
4. Five Welshmen were booked
The Championship season kicks off this weekend, with Neil Warnock insisting this will “absolutely” be his last campaign as a manager. The 70-year-old wants to take Cardiff City back to the Premier League before he retires. How many promotions has Warnock won as a manager in his career?
1. Four
2. Six
3. Eight
4. Ten
The England and Australia players are wearing numbers on the backs of their shirts at the Ashes for the first time. Which England player opted for No 66?
1. Ben Stokes
2. Joe Root
3. Jason Roy
4. Jimmy Anderson
27% of the England team that started the first Test at Edgbaston on Thursday…
1. … were born in England
2. … scored half-centuries in the first session of the day
3. … were named Joseph
4. … were in the XI that won the World Cup final a few weeks before
Fort William beat Nairn County 5-2 this week in the North of Scotland Cup. What was unusual about that?
1. They were 2-0 down with 10 minutes to play
2. They had not won any of their previous 73 games
3. They only had seven players on the pitch at the end
4. Their team featured four brothers and was managed by their dad
The world’s best female golfers are in England this weekend for the Women’s British Open – the final major of the year. Which country has dominated the sport this season, providing winners of three majors?
1. Ireland
2. South Korea
3. New Zealand
4. Portugal
Why are thousands of football fans in South Korea seeking compensation from Juventus after the club played a friendly in Seoul this week?
1. Juventus smashed their team 10-0 and caused them “emotional heartache”
2. Juventus lost 2-0 and did not play “at the level befitting champions”
3. Cristiano Ronaldo did not feature in the game
4. Juventus did not wear their famous black and white kit
Half of the clubs in the Premier League will be wearing shirts sponsored by betting companies this season. Which sector of the economy sponsored most shirts when the league began in 1992?
1. Breweries
2. Electrical companies
3. Computer manufacturers
4. Banks
Two England players have signed for Atlético Madrid this summer. One from Tottenham Hotspur and one from …
1. … Middlesbrough
2. … Barcelona
3. … Manchester City
4. … Real Madrid
Arsenal signed Ivory Coast international Nicolas Pépé this week for £72m. Where was he born?
1. Ivory Coast
2. France
3. England
4. USA
Two members of the same family won titles at which World Championship in Beccles this week?
1. The Eccles Cake Eating World Championship
2. The World Thumb Wrestling Championship
3. The Underwater Hockey World Championship
4. The World Shin-kicking Championship

Solutions

1:A - The 2016 League Cup final was eventful for the Brazilians on the field. Fernandinho and Philippe Coutinho both scored in normal time as the game finished 1-1. Then, in the resulting penalty shootout, they (and Lucas Leiva) missed their spot-kicks as City won the cup., 2:C - Warnock says this will definitely be his last year in football as he and his wife Sharon "want to go and see a couple of things while we still have our health"., 3:B - The clue’s in the name. Australia spin bowler Nathan Lyon went for No 67. , 4:C - Root, Denly and Buttler., 5:B - Their last victory – curiously, an equally resounding 4-1 victory over Strathspey Thistle - came four seasons ago., 6:B - Ten of the top 20 players in the world rankings are from South Korea., 7:C - The irate fans say Ronaldo was contracted to play at least 45 minutes and that his absence gave them “mental anguish”., 8:B - JVC (Arsenal), Mita Copiers (Aston Villa), NEC (Everton), Brother (Manchester City) and Sharp (Manchester United) all had sponsorship deals back then. There were no betting companies involved and one club – Wimbledon – didn't have a shirt sponsor at all., 9:B - Kieran Trippier joined the club from Tottenham and Toni Duggan joined from Barcelona., 10:B - He made his international debut for the Ivory Coast against France., 11:B - Paul Browse won the men’s title and his mother-in-law, Janet Coleman, won the women’s competition. After her victory, Coleman joked that "it’s in the genes" and that she "wouldn’t have stood a chance" if her daughter had been taking part. An impressive family.