Sports quiz of the week: Wayne Rooney, Floyd Mayweather and Graham Taylor

Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring his 249th goal for Manchester United. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

1. Floyd Mayweather has offered to fight Conor McGregor if he is guaranteed to be paid $100m. How much is he willing to pay McGregor?

   1. $1m

   2. $15m

   3. $50m

   4. $100m

2. Real Madrid set a new Spanish record by going 40 matches without a defeat this week. Which English club went unbeaten for 42 league games between November 1977 and December 1978?

   1. Liverpool

   2. Arsenal

   3. Nottingham Forest

   4. Leeds United

3. Graham Taylor played for two clubs in his career. Grimsby Town and which other side?

   1. Watford

   2. Lincoln City

   3. Peterborough United

   4. Aston Villa

4. The Australian Open begins on Monday. Which two players won the singles titles last year?

   1. Stan Wawrinka and Serena Williams

   2. Andy Murray and Venus Williams

   3. Milos Raonic and Maria Sharapova

   4. Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber

5. Which European Cup winner has joined Swansea City to work as Paul Clement's assistant coach?

   1. Ian Rush

   2. Nwankwo Kanu

   3. Steve McManaman

   4. Claude Makelele

6. There were no Premier League players in Fifa's best XI of 2016. How many of the 11 players picked represent Barcelona or Real Madrid?

   1. Four

   2. Seven

   3. Nine

   4. 10

7. Morecambe manager Jim Bentley was sent to the stands and fined £1,000 for his reaction to a red card during his team's defeat against Cheltenham in December. Who stepped in and paid the fine on his behalf?

   1. The referee, who admitted he had made a mistake

   2. Busta Rhymes, who spent some of his teenage years in the town

   3. The club's fans

   4. Cheltenham manager Gary Johnson

8. Who did UFC president Dana White call an 'uppity 80-year-old lady' after she had criticised MMA at the Golden Globes?

   1. Hillary Clinton

   2. Sarah Jessica Parker

   3. Meryl Streep

   4. Cate Blanchett

9. Wayne Rooney and Bobby Charlton have both scored 249 goals for Manchester United. Which player holds the record for scoring the most goals at one club in English football (383)?

   1. Jimmy Greaves

   2. Dixie Dean

   3. Alan Shearer

   4. Thierry Henry

10. Gabon are hosting the Africa Cup of Nations. What is their team's nickname?

    1. The Desert Foxes

    2. The Black Stars

    3. The Panthers

    4. The Pharoahs

Solutions

1:B - When asked about making a comeback to boxing, Mayweather said: 'The only thing I’m probably interested in is the Conor McGregor fight. I’m a businessman and it makes more business sense. But of course we’re the A-side. How can a guy talk about $20m or $30m if he’s never even made $8m or $9m?' , 2:C - They won the title in the 1977-78 season with four matches to spare., 3:B - He started his managerial career at the club when he retired as a player, 4:D - Djokovic reigns supreme in Melbourne, where he has won the Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016., 5:D - 'Paul is my mentor,' said Makelele. 'He has taught me a lot of things in my time working with him. When I heard he was back working in the Premier League, I phoned him and asked if I could help him at Swansea.', 6:C - The full team: Manuel Neuer; Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Andrés Iniesta; Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo., 7:C - Bentley welled up when presented with the money., 8:C - Steep said that MMA is not one of the arts. White disagreed., 9:B - Dean scored 383 goals in 433 appearances for Everton, racking up 37 hat-tricks in the process., 10:C - Gabon play debutants Guinea-Bissau in the opening fixture on Saturday afternoon

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