Mary Earps, Draymond Green and Sergio Ramos

1. Sergio Ramos scored his 17th goal in the Champions League this week, becoming the most prolific defender in the competition’s history. Who is the second top scoring defender in the Champions League?

   1. Roberto Carlos

   2. Ronald Koeman

   3. Pepé

   4. Gerard Piqué

2. 

   Mary Earps is the favourite to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award this year. She is on the shortlist alongside Stuart Broad, Frankie Dettori, Alfie Hewett, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Rory McIlroy. It has been a big week for Earps. Why else was she in the spotlight?

   1. She has signed for Manchester City

   2. She stars in the new John Lewis Christmas advert

   3. Her England shirt went on sale – and sold out in five minutes

   4. She sang guest vocals on the song that is expected to be the Christmas No 1

3. Aston Villa have won their last 15 home matches in the Premier League. They have just beaten the clubs that finished first and second last season – Manchester City and Arsenal – to go third in the table. When did they last win the top flight?

   1. The 2000s

   2. The 1990s

   3. The 1980s

   4. The 1970s

4. 

   Which household appliance did the snooker player Kyren Wilson use at a tournament in Swansea?

   1. A step ladder

   2. An oven glove

   3. An iron

   4. A spatula

5. Andy Farrell has extended his contract and will manage Ireland at the next Rugby World Cup. Where was he given his first job as a coach?

   1. England

   2. Wigan

   3. Saracens

   4. Castleford

6. 

   Santos will not play with a No 10 shirt next season. Why?

   1. They say the “crown of history” weighs too heavily on any player who wears the shirt so are no longer having a No 10

   2. They have been relegated and do not want to associate Pelé’s number with the second division

   3. Every Santos player will wear No 10 next year as a mark of respect to Pelé

   4. Pelé family say they have trademarked his No 10 shirt and that Santos have to pay to wear it

7. Sean Dyche is going back to Burnley this weekend as Everton manager. There is a pub in Burnley named in his honour. What is it called?

   1. The Sean (previously The Swan)

   2. The Worm and Mouth

   3. The Royal Dyche

   4. The Rising Sean

8. 

   Eddie Jones has taken over as Japan rugby manager for the second time. He was the team’s boss at the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015. How far did Japan go in that tournament?

   1. They were knocked out in the pool stage

   2. They reached the quarter-finals

   3. They reached the semi-finals

   4. They reached the final

9. The World Darts Championship begins this weekend. Which player has already won three majors this year (the Players Championship, World Grand Prix and Grand Slam)?

   1. Michael van Gerwen

   2. Luke Humphries

   3. Fallon Sherrock

   4. Luke Littler

10. 

    FC Copenhagen reached the knockout stage of the Champions League after finishing above Galatasaray and Manchester United in their group. How did the club celebrate in the stadium?

    1. They hosted a concert by Metallica after the game (as their drummer Lars Ulrich is a big fan)

    2. They gave the fans in the stadium free beers

    3. The team’s captain led a rendition of the Danish national anthem after the match

    4. They made every ticket for their last-16 home game free

11. How many of the 16 teams still in the Champions League this season also reached the knockout stages last year?

    1. 15

    2. 12

    3. 9

    4. 6

12. 

    The Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green has been banned “indefinitely” by the NBA after he punched Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Green protested his innocence, saying …

    1. “I was trying to swat a fly”

    2. “I didn’t intend to hit him”

    3. “I was waving to my wife in the crowd”

    4. “He dared me to hit him”

13. The NFL will play five games on the road next year, visiting three countries: England, Germany and …

    1. Argentina

    2. Brazil

    3. Scotland

    4. Wales

14. 

    The cricketer Usman Khawaja was forced to change a piece of his kit this week for Australia’s match against Pakistan. What happened?

    1. He had to sand down his bat as it was too long

    2. He was not allowed to use new “eco-friendly” gloves due to their bright design

    3. He was not allowed to wear a pair of shoes as they were deemed “political”

    4. He was not allowed to wear sunglasses as his coach said he had to “be able to see into the eyes of my players”

15. La Rochelle have won rugby’s European Champions Cup for the last two years running, but they were beaten in their first match of the competition this season – by which club?

    1. Leicester Tigers

    2. Leinster

    3. Stormers

    4. Munster

Solutions

1:D – Ramos has scored 140 goals in his career. His latest summed him up well: he scored a delightful Panenka-style penalty for Sevilla in the Champions League and was then booked for kicking the opposition’s goalkeeper as he collected the ball from the net., 2:C – Nike initially decided against releasing a replica version of the England goalkeeper’s kit. Then they released one batch, which sold out in hours, and then a second batch, which sold out in minutes., 3:C – Villa won the league in 1981 and followed it up by winning the European Cup the following season., 4:B – In quotes that raise more questions than answers, he said: “The kitchen were kind enough to lend me it. I just thought, this event is so much fun. I got it out when I’d won the frame. I wouldn’t have got it out if I’d needed to win it. Everyone wants a good time, it’s the weekend, so why not bring it out? Listen, it’s Friday, we all want to have a good time, so I’m just enjoying myself.”, 5:C – Farrell started out in rugby league, playing for Wigan, England and Great Britain, before making the move to union with Saracens, where he played and coached., 6:B – “Until Santos are back in Série A, we will not play with the No 10 shirt,” said the club. “We will be back in the top division. Until then, we won’t wear our most glorious shirt.”, 7:C – According to its own website, the pub is “located just a goal kick away from Turf Moor” and is the “best place to be for all Clarets fans”., 8:A – Japan pulled off a sensational upset at the tournament, beating South Africa in Brighton, but they did not get out of the group. South Africa went on to finish third. , 9:B – Humphries has never won the big one but he is the pre-tournament favourite. , 10:B – There were 34,726 fans in attendance., 11:C – Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Inter and Porto., 12:B – Nurkic did not buy it: “Personally, I feel like that brother needs help,” said the Phoenix Suns player. “I’m glad he didn’t try to choke me.” , 13:B – It will be the NFL’s first trip to South America. , 14:C – Khawaja had written the words “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” on his shoes, but the cricket authorities said he could not wear them as players are not allowed to promote political causes on the field., 15:B – The victory in France gave Leinster some revenge – as they were the team that La Rochelle beat in the final to win those two trophies.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Oh well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Oh well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Oh well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Oh well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

7. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

8. 8 and above.

   That’s a fantastic score. Have a good weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That’s a fantastic score. Have a good weekend.

10. 10 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

11. 11 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

12. 12 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

13. 13 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

14. 14 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.

15. 0 and above.

    Oh well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    That’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend.