Sports quiz of the week: transfers, embarrassment and the Super Bowl

New Newcastle signing Miguel Almirón. Photograph: Serena Taylor/Newcastle United

1. Newcastle broke their transfer record for the first time in 14 years this week when they signed Miguel Almirón from Atlanta United for £21.5m. The move also makes Almirón the most expensive footballer in the history of which country?

   1. Paraguay

   2. Bolivia

   3. Venezuela

   4. Panama

2. In which city are Gladys Knight and Maroon 5 performing this weekend?

   1. Atlanta

   2. St Louis

   3. Boston

   4. Louisville

3. What did Kyle Walker break during Manchester City's 5-0 over Burnley in the FA Cup?

   1. A fan's arm

   2. A corner flag

   3. A referee’s pair of glasses

   4. A goalnet

4. Why is Aussie rules footballer Alex Fasolo “incredibly embarrassed” about his fractured arm?

   1. He picked up the injury by running into a teammate

   2. He was injured while wrestling friends at a late-night house party

   3. He was injured while acting in an advert for a perfume

   4. He fell while crowdsurfing at a Vaccines concert

5. Who did Millom, an amateur rugby league team from Cumbria, play in the first round of the Challenge Cup?

   1. Eintracht Frankfurt

   2. Red Star Belgrade

   3. Steaua Bucharest

   4. FC Porto

6. The Benfica women’s football team played CP Pego in Lisbon this week. What was remarkable about the game?

   1. The referee’s watch stopped and the game ended up lasting 115 minutes

   2. The managers of the teams are married

   3. Both sides had four players sent off after an almighty brawl

   4. Benfica won 32-0

7. Which footballer did Canadian club HFX Wanderers sign this week?

   1. Michael Jagger

   2. Jim Morrison

   3. Elton John

   4. Joe Strummer

8. Which of the six coaches at the Six Nations won the Five Nations as a player?

   1. Conor O'Shea

   2. Eddie Jones

   3. Gregor Townsend

   4. Jacques Brunel

   5. Joe Schmidt

   6. Warren Gatland

9. Qatar beat UAE 4-0 in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup this week. What happened when Qatar scored?

   1. The UAE national anthem was blasted through the stadium's speakers

   2. The Qatar players were pelted with shoes as they celebrated

   3. Confetti was thrown on to the pitch, causing 10-minute delays after every goal

   4. The broadcaster in the UAE cut away and played a repeat of their quarter-final

10. Which team goes into the Six Nations as the holders of the Auld Alliance Trophy?

    1. England

    2. France

    3. Ireland

    4. Italy

    5. Scotland

    6. Wales

11. Fabio Quagliarella celebrated his 36th birthday this week. What else gave the Sampdoria striker a reason to celebrate?

    1. He was called up to the Italy squad for the first time

    2. He scored for the 11th league game in a row

    3. He went 20 games without a yellow card so won a €1,000 bet with his manager

    4. He proposed to his girlfriend at half-time in a match and she said yes

12. New Arsenal signing Denis Suárez won the Young Player of the Year award in 2012 at which club ?

    1. Liverpool

    2. Manchester City

    3. Arsenal

    4. Real Madrid

13. Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots coach, won his first Super Bowl in 2001. What was Sean McVay – the Los Angeles Rams coach who is facing Belichick at the Super Bowl on Sunday – doing back in 2001?

    1. He was playing under Belichick

    2. He was still at school

    3. He was one of Belichick's assistants

    4. He was playing in the NBA

Solutions

1:A - The previous record for a Paraguayan football was £17.5m, which Manchester City paid for striker Roque Santa Cruz in 2009., 2:A - At Super Bowl LIII., 3:B - Walker booted the flag while trying to cross the ball. The game was halted temporarily while the groundsman found a replacement. Not all heroes wear capes. , 4:B - Drink had been taken., 5:B - Red Star’s footballers won the European Cup in 1991 but their rugby league players have some way to go before they emulate that lever of success. Their debut in the Challenge Cup ended in a 38-10 defeat., 6:D - Benfica have played 14 games in the league this season. They have won them all, scored 257 goals and conceded none., 7:C - The Wanderers, one of the seven founder members of the new Canadian Premier League, are based in Nova Scotia., 8:C - Townsend scored tries against the four other teams when Scotland won the tournament in 1999., 9:B, 10:E - The trophy was introduced last year to commemorate the French and Scottish rugby players who were killed during the first world war., 11:B - The 36-year-old is enjoying the best form of his whole career., 12:B - Suárez spent a couple of seasons at Manchester City before moving to Barcelona in 2013., 13:B - Belichick turns 67 this year; McVay turned 33 this week.

Scores

1. 13 and above.

   You know your sport. Have a great weekend

2. 12 and above.

   You know your sport. Have a great weekend

3. 11 and above.

   That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

4. 1 and above.

   Oh dear. Monty, is that you?

5. 2 and above.

   Oh dear. Monty, is that you?

6. 3 and above.

   Oh dear. Monty, is that you?

7. 4 and above.

   That's a (semi) decent score. Have a great weekend

8. 5 and above.

   That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

9. 6 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

10. 7 and above.

    That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

11. 8 and above.

    That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

12. 9 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

13. 0 and above.

    Oh dear. Monty, is that you?

14. 10 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend