Sports quiz of the week: US Open golf, F1 and a niche world championship

The Ferrari drivers savour winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024; Kagiso Rabada celebrates the wicket of Usman Khawaja; Arsenal Women fans hold up their scarves in support of their team. Composite: Guardian Picture Desk; Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images; Gallo Images/Getty Images; Arsenal FC/Getty Images

1. Senegal beat England this week 3-1 at the City Ground in Nottingham. Which other African country has won a game against England?

   1. Egypt

   2. Cameroon

   3. Morocco

   4. None. Senegal are the first

2. Which city will return to the F1 calendar next year, making its first appearance since 1981?

   1. Rio de Janeiro

   2. Madrid

   3. Buenos Aires

   4. Lisbon

3. Which country has qualified for next summer’s World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada, continuing their record of being their only team to have qualified for every tournament since the began in 1930?

   1. Argentina

   2. Brazil

   3. France

   4. Italy

4. 

   The 24 Hours of Le Mans race takes place this weekend in France. Ferrari won the race last year. How many miles did their car travel in 24 hours?

   1. 998 miles

   2. 1,891 miles

   3. 2,633 miles

   4. 3,001 miles

5. Which world championship is taking place in Hastings this weekend?

   1. Crazy golf

   2. Orienteering

   3. Battle reenactment

   4. Spelling

6. Warrington's Marc Sneyd was voted the player of the match in the Challenge Cup final in the 77th minute. What happened in the 78th minute?

   1. He was sent off

   2. He dropped the ball, allowing the opposition to score the winning try

   3. His opposite number scored the points that won the match

   4. He had to go to the toilet

7. The British and Irish Lions are due to play Argentina next week before their tour of Australia. But where are they facing the Pumas?

   1. Cardiff

   2. Sydney

   3. Dublin

   4. Glasgow

8. Female tennis players ranked inside the top 750 on the WTA are now allowed to receive a protected ranking. But in what specific circumstance would this now be permitted?

   1. If the player sustained a serious knee injury

   2. Time off in order to undergo fertility protection procedures, such as egg or embryo freezing

   3. Time off to attend charitable events

   4. If the player wants to spend more time with her family and friends

9. 

   With rough that is routinely more than five inches thick and a a 288-yard par three, Oakmont is a notoriously difficult US Open venue. Going into this year's tournament, what proportion of male players have played a major championship there and finished four days under par?

   1. 0.1%

   2. 2%

   3. 10%

   4. 20%

10. How did Trent Alexander-Arnold surprise journalists at his unveiling at Real Madrid

    1. He refused to take his sunglasses off throughout the press conference

    2. He admitted that he regretted leaving Liverpool

    3. He accidentally referred to Real Madrid as Atlético Madrid

    4. He spoke fluent Spanish

11. The boxing showdown between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford will take place on 13 September in Las Vegas. How can viewers watch the fight, if they are not at the venue?

    1. Pay-per-view

    2. They can't. Only fans at the stadium will be able to watch the fight.

    3. Netflix

    4. Instagram

12. With figures of 5-51 in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has joined an elite Lord's club, which previously had just one member. But what is that club?

    1. He is the second South African to join the honours board for bowling at Lord's

    2. He is the second Test player to join the honours board on both the home and away dressing rooms

    3. He is the second Test player to get on the honours board for figures against Australia

    4. He is the second Johannesburg-born bowler to make it onto the honours board

13. 

    Where will Arsenal Women play all their Women's Super League home matches next season?

    1. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

    2. Wembley

    3. Boreham Wood FC

    4. The Emirates

14. What is the estimated total value of the England Under-21 squad?

    1. £162m

    2. £198m

    3. £428m

    4. £1bn

15. Bath face Leicester in the Premiership final. When was the last time that Bath were champions of England?

    1. 1996

    2. 2001

    3. 2008

    4. 2021

Solutions

1:D - The match was England’s 22nd against African opponents – and the Three Lions' first defeat. , 2:B - The new 'Madring' circuit, featuring street and non-street sections, will be the only new venue on the F1 calendar in 2026. The season will kick off in Melbourne, conclude in Abu Dhabi and feature 24 races., 3:B - It has been a while since they won it though – 23 years to be precise., 4:C - That’s an average speed of 110 miles per hour., 5:A - The annual tournament brings 250 of the world’s best crazy golfers to East Sussex every year. The winner receives £1,250 in prize money., 6:C - Hull KR's Mikey Lewis kicked the winning conversion with less than two minutes left, 7:C - The match will be the first time the British and Irish Lions will play on Irish soil. , 8:B - The Special Entry Ranking will be calculated using their average ranking during a 12-week period before and during their absence and can be used up to WTA 500 events, 9:B - Of the 1,385 players to finish four days of major championship golf at Oakmont, just 27 of them came in under par, 10:D - “I think it surprised a lot of people,” said Alexander-Arnold, who admitted he had been learning Spanish for a few months. “For me it was important to do that, to have a good start.”, 11:C - Boxing’s most eagerly anticipated fight in years, dubbed the “fight of the century”, will stream globally on Netflix, 12:B - As South Africa are the designated 'home' team, Rabada has now joined the home honours board, and is also on the away honours board for his 5-52 against England in 2022. Gordon Greenidge is the only other player to have done this, after centuries for West Indies and 122 he made for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the Rest of the World in 1987, 13:D - Arsenal will play league matches at the 60,704-capacity stadium and will play their Champions League group matches next season at Meadow Park in Borehamwood, with knockout fixtures to be played at the Emirates Stadium should the holders progress, 14:C - That astounding figure does not include Liam Delap or Jobe Bellingham, who withdrew from the squad after their big-money moves to Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund respectively. , 15:A - Victory completed a golden age for the club, who won six Premiership titles in eight years. Twenty-nine years later, they have another chance of glory.

Scores

1. 15 and above.

   Everything right? Wow. Show off.

2. 14 and above.

   Nearly everything right? Wow. Show off.

3. 13 and above.

   Wow. That's a brilliant score.

4. 12 and above.

   Wow. That's a brilliant score.

5. 11 and above.

   Wow. That's a brilliant score.

6. 10 and above.

   Over half of your answers were correct. Congrats!

7. 9 and above.

   Over half of your answers were correct. Congrats!

8. 8 and above.

   Over half of your answers were correct. Congrats!

9. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

10. 6 and above.

    Not bad. Not bad at all.

11. 5 and above.

    Not bad. Not bad at all.

12. 4 and above.

    Unlucky! Better luck next week.

13. 3 and above.

    Unlucky! Better luck next week.

14. 2 and above.

    Unlucky! Better luck next week.

15. 0 and above.

    Unlucky! Better luck next week.

16. 1 and above.

    Unlucky! Better luck next week.