Sports quiz of the week: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Vuelta and ‘Farmageddon’

Ben Griffin at the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club, England women’s rugby team captain Zoe Aldcroft, Reinildo Mandava of Sunderland. Composite: Guardian Pictures; Getty Images; World Rugby/Getty Images; Allstar Picture Library/Sportsphoto

1. Who scored the first goal in the Premier League this season?

   1. Hugo Ekitike

   2. Antoine Semenyo

   3. Cody Gakpo

   4. Mohamed Salah

2. Reinildo Mandava played for Sunderland against West Ham at the weekend, making him the first footballer from which country to appear in the Premier League?

   1. Angola

   2. India

   3. Mozambique

   4. Nepal

3. The Women’s Rugby World Cup begins on Friday night. Which of the 16 teams is playing in the tournament for the first time?

   1. Argentina

   2. Brazil

   3. Mexico

   4. Uruguay

4. England are favourites to lift the trophy, having won their last 27 games. The last time they lost was in the World Cup final in 2022 – against which team?

   1. Australia

   2. France

   3. New Zealand

   4. United States

5. What was remarkable about the Strasbourg team that played Metz in Ligue 1 at the weekend?

   1. All 11 players in the starting line-up are on loan from Chelsea

   2. The oldest member of the starting XI was 22 years old

   3. They were all born within 30 miles of the club's home ground

   4. All 11 players were signed this summer

6. In boxing, Moses Itauma beat Dillian Whyte on Saturday night. How many rounds has Itauma fought in his 13 professional fights?

   1. 26

   2. 42

   3. 58

   4. 85

7. The Aviva Stadium in Dublin will host 'Farmageddon' this Saturday. But what is it?

   1. A hurling match between Cork and Donegal

   2. A college football game between Kansas State and Iowa State

   3. An Ironman event where contestants pull farm machinery

   4. A football match between local rivals Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers

8. Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz paired up for the mixed doubles event at the US Open, but lost to Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula. What was the score?

   1. 6-0, 0-6, 6-4

   2. 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

   3. 7-6, 7-6

   4. 4-2, 4-2

9. Which snooker player hit two maximum breaks in the same match this week, becoming the oldest player in the game’s history to complete a 147?

   1. Ken Doherty

   2. Ronnie O'Sullivan

   3. Mark Williams

   4. Jimmy White

10. Five jockeys were given bans after a flat race in Windsor this week. Why?

    1. They failed to pull up after a horse ran loose from the stalls

    2. They kept their horses in the stalls in protest over a planned strike

    3. A scuffle broke out after a hard-fought finish to the race

    4. They wore the wrong silks after a weighing room mix-up

11. The Brazilian goalkeeper Fábio made the 1,391st appearance of his career this week, setting a new record for most competitive games played in men’s football. Whose record did he break?

    1. Rogério Ceni

    2. José Luis Chilavert

    3. Pat Jennings

    4. Peter Shilton

12. The Vuelta a España begins on Saturday. This year’s race finishes in Spain after passing through which three countries?

    1. Italy, France and Andorra

    2. Algeria, Morocco and Gibraltar

    3. Greece, Malta and Tunisia

    4. England, Scotland and Wales

13. Salford Red Devils cancelled their Super League match against Wakefield Trinity, claiming they only had two senior players available. What scoreline has the game been given in the league table?

    1. Wakefield 3-0 Salford

    2. Wakefield 12-0 Salford

    3. Wakefield 48-0 Salford

    4. Wakefield 0-0 Salford

14. Who returned to the top of the men's ODI bowling rankings this week after a maiden five-fer?

    1. Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)

    2. Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)

    3. Kuldeep Yadav (India)

    4. Adam Zampa (Australia)

15. What did golfer Ben Griffin blame for a bad start to his final round at the BMW Championship?

    1. He had hurt his ankle after falling out of bed

    2. He felt sick after 'overdoing it' at his hotel breakfast buffet

    3. He 'overdosed' on creatine that he added to his water bottle

    4. He tore his shirt on a tree branch and eventually got changed

Solutions

1:A - It was also the summer signing's first goal for Liverpool., 2:C - Players from 127 different countries have now appeared in the Premier League., 3:B - They will be the first South American team to play in the tournament, which kicks off with England v USA in Sunderland on Friday night., 4:C - The Black Ferns beat the Red Roses 34-31 at Eden Park, Auckland to win the trophy., 5:B - It is the first time a team in one of Europe’s top five league has started a match with an entire XI made up of players born after the year 2000. Here’s the full XI: Mike Penders (20), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (19), Junior Mwanga (22), Lucas Høgsberg (19), Mamadou Sarr (19), Abdoul Ouattara (19), Félix Lemaréchal (22), Samir El Mourabet (19), Valentín Barco (21), Emanuel Emegha (22) and Joaquín Panichelli (22). The subs were just as young., 6:A - Eight of the rising heavyweight star's 13 fights have ended in the first round – including against Whyte., 7:B - The two rivals from America’s great plains will begin their campaigns in Dublin – the 11th college football match to be played in Ireland., 8:D - The US Open has 'reimagined' the mixed doubles, with shorter sets, more star singles players – and a $1m prize pot., 9:B - O’Sullivan hadn’t hit a 147 in seven years, then hit two in his Saudi Masters win over Chris Wakelin., 10:A - Stewards reported the riders for failing to stop after Master Zack unseated his rider in the stalls and broke away while still blindfolded. Thankfully, there were no major injuries., 11:D - The Fluminense keeper has overtaken Shilton's record of 1,390 – although Shilton claims to have played just 1,387., 12:A - The race begins in Turin and passes through the French Alps and Andorra before reaching the finish line in Madrid., 13:C - Salford have lost the majority of their squad this season due to ongoing financial concerns but they say they will fulfil their fixture against Leigh Leopards this weekend., 14:A - Maharaj, who was last No 1 in November 2023, took five wickets against Australia to overtake Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana., 15:C - The US golfer said he 'swallowed a large rock' of the undiluted supplement which left him 'super shaky'. After going six-over par through three holes, he recovered to finish one under.

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   That's a great score. Enjoy your weekend

2. 0 and above.

   Thanks for playing. Have a great weekend