Sports quiz of the week: World Cup squads, finals, winners and drama

Jos Buttler celebrates as England reach the T20 World Cup final. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/ICC/Getty Images

1. England and Pakistan are meeting in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday. That’s the plan anyway. There is rain forecast in Melbourne on Sunday and Monday. What happens if the weather prevents the teams from playing on either day?

   1. The players stay in Melbourne until there is a dry day

   2. England will be declared winners as they have hit the most runs in the tournament

   3. They share the trophy

   4. England win the trophy as they have won more games than Pakistan (who lost two group games)

2. Which player in Gareth Southgate's squad for the World Cup in Qatar has not started a game for England?

   1. Aaron Ramsdale

   2. Conor Gallagher

   3. James Maddison

   4. Callum Wilson

3. 

   Complete this sequence: Owen Hargreaves in 2002, David Beckham and Hargreaves in 2006, no one in 2010, Fraser Forster in 2014, no one in 2018 …

   1. No one in 2022

   2. Aaron Ramsdale in 2022

   3. Jude Bellingham in 2022

   4. Nick Pope in 2022

4. Which country’s World Cup squad contains 12 players from the Premier League – the second highest after England’s total of 25 Premier League players?

   1. Wales

   2. Portugal

   3. Belgium

   4. Brazil

5. 

   The Houston Astros won the World Series this week. The team's name reflects their proximity to the Johnson Space Centre, where Nasa astronauts are trained, but what was the team called before they became the Astros?

   1. The Houston Problems

   2. The Houston Poets

   3. The Houston Colt .45s

   4. The Houston Big Macs

6. Seven London clubs – Arsenal, Brentford, Charlton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and West Ham – played in the League Cup this week. Which of them made it through to the next round?

   1. West Ham

   2. Crystal Palace

   3. Charlton

   4. None of them

7. 

   Boca Juniors played Racing Club this week in the Trofeo de Campeones – Argentina’s version of the Community Shield, where the league winners play the cup holders. What was unusual about the game?

   1. The winning goal was deflected into the net by the referee

   2. There were 10 red cards

   3. It finished 0-0 after 120 minutes and the deciding penalty shootout finished 1-0

   4. Racing won 2-0 and both of their goals were scored by their 49-year-old player-manager

8. 

   England, Samoa, Australia and New Zealand are fighting it out this weekend for places in the Rugby League World Cup men’s final. Which team won the first Rugby League World Cup in 1954?

   1. France

   2. Great Britain

   3. Papua New Guinea

   4. Samoa

9. Jimmy White has qualified for the finals of the UK Championship at the age of 60. When did he win the tournament?

   1. 1982

   2. 1992

   3. 2002

   4. 2012

10. 

    England are playing New Zealand in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final this weekend. England have been on an incredible run over the last few years, winning 30 matches in a row. How many points have they scored per game in those 30 Tests?

    1. 26

    2. 34

    3. 47

    4. 61

Solutions

1:C - How silly., 2:C - He has made one substitute appearance for England, when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a 7–0 win over Montenegro three years ago., 3:C - The players who have been picked for England squads while not playing their club football in England., 4:D - The 12 players are: Alisson, Ederson, Thiago Silva, Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro, Fabinho, Fred, Lucas Paqueta, Antony, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Richarlison., 5:C - From guns to astronauts. , 6:C - And they only snuck through on penalties., 7:B - The first red card came in the 95th minute. , 8:B - Gordon Brown (not that one) scored two tries for Great Britain in the final as they beat hosts France 16-12., 9:B - White last qualified for the tournament in 2010. "I'm not here to just make the numbers up," he said. "If I bring my A game, I can win the competition. I’ve been hitting the ball well for quite some time. We are very lucky, us snooker players, because it’s not like football or boxing. If you’ve got the passion to practice, you can keep your game in fairly good shape.", 10:C - They have conceded just eight points per game in that run.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Well played. Have a good weekend.

5. 5 and above.

   Well played. Have a good weekend.

6. 6 and above.

   Well played. Have a good weekend.

7. 7 and above.

   Well played. Have a great weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   Well played. Have a great weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

10. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

11. 10 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.