Super Bowl LVIII, Ben Stokes and Kamila Valieva

1. Super Bowl LVIII takes place this Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers. When did these teams last meet in the ‘Big Dance’?

   1. 1980

   2. 2000

   3. 2020

   4. They’ve never met in a Super Bowl

2. Who said Liverpool defended ‘like a pub team’ in their 3-1 Premier League defeat to Arsenal?

   1. Gary Neville

   2. Roy Keane

   3. Jürgen Klopp

   4. Virgil van Dijk

3. Complete the sequence: Soccer City, Maracanã, Luzhniki, Lusail … ?

   1. Azteca Stadium

   2. BMO Field

   3. MetLife Stadium

   4. Wembley Stadium

4. 

   What record has Australia’s No 1 female tennis player, Arina Rodionova, set this week?

   1. Youngest player to reach the WTA top 100

   2. Oldest player to reach the WTA top 100

   3. Fastest recorded serve on WTA Tour

   4. Most consecutive WTA Tour tie-breaks won

5. Why did Auburn basketball player Johni Broome apologise to a rival fan during a game against Ole Miss?

   1. He audibly swore after stubbing his toe against their chair

   2. He scored a ‘lucky’ buzzer-beater to deny Ole Miss a playoff spot

   3. After a brief altercation, he realised it was the priest from his local church

   4. After a brief altercation, he realised it was Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman

6. Who or what did Ben Stokes think had ‘got it wrong on this occasion’ after England lost the second Test against India this week?

   1. Himself

   2. Brendon McCullum

   3. Hawk-Eye

   4. Home fans who booed him

7. Last weekend’s 10 Premier League fixtures featured a record number of goals. How many were there in total?

   1. 35

   2. 40

   3. 45

   4. 50

8. 

   Where in the world are these cyclists?

   1. Spain

   2. Italy

   3. Turkey

   4. Croatia

9. Figure skater Kamila Valieva has been banned for four years. The Russian blamed her positive doping test on consuming what food item?

   1. A strawberry pudding made by her grandfather

   2. A coffee cake made by one of her teammates

   3. An energy drink her coach bought in Beijing

   4. Vegetable dumplings made by her mother

10. The Six Nations continues this weekend with the second round of games. Who was the top point-scorer in the first set of matches?

    1. Finn Russell

    2. George Ford

    3. Jack Crowley

    4. Tommaso Allan

11. How did Lionel Messi earn the title of ‘greatest letdown of all time’ from one newspaper this week?

    1. He sat out of a friendly in Hong Kong, leading to an angry reaction from the crowd

    2. He played seven minutes of a game against Al-Nassr, which Inter Miami lost 6-0

    3. He was seen laughing after a teammate missed a penalty in a friendly shootout

    4. He starred in a new advert for Michelob Ultra beer alongside ‘Ted Lasso’ star Jason Sudeikis

12. 

    South Korea’s Asian Cup dream was ended by Jordan in the semi-finals. How many years has it been since their last continental title?

    1. 12 years

    2. 24 years

    3. 40 years

    4. 64 years

13. Which British tennis player will join Katie Boulter and Jodie Burrage in the WTA’s top 100 next week?

    1. Emma Raducanu

    2. Harriet Dart

    3. Heather Watson

    4. Sonay Kartal

14. France’s oldest living Olympic gold medallist, Charles Coste, will play a part in the Paris torch relay before the Games this summer. When did he win gold?

    1. 1948

    2. 1956

    3. 1964

    4. 1972

15. Finally, who said this about who? ‘He will enjoy it. It’s real football. He will love everything about it.’

    1. Ange Postecoglou on Philippe Clement

    2. Brendan Rodgers on Neil Warnock

    3. Steven Gerrard on Jordan Henderson

    4. Harry Kane on Eric Dier

Solutions

1:C – The Chiefs’ 31-20 comeback victory in Miami earned their first title for 50 years – and was one of the last big sporting events before the Covid-19 outbreak reached America., 2:B – ‘Liverpool have had an off day and Arsenal are still nice on the eye, but I still can’t see these two teams finishing ahead of Man City,’ said former United legend Keane on Sky Sports., 3:C – The venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey – usually home to the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets – will host the next men’s World Cup final in 2026., 4:B – Rodionova, who turned professional in 2004, is up to world No 97 at the age of 34 years and 52 days – despite missing out on a wild card for last month’s Australian Open., 5:D – ‘I realized it was him and I was like, “Oh my gosh, I’m a big fan. I’m sorry”, Broome revealed. He said, “You all good. Just keep playing.” He’s a very good guy.’, 6:C – The England captain was talking about Zak Crawley’s lbw dismissal via Hawk-Eye in the second Test, having been given not out on the field., 7:C – The total of 45 goals across 10 games is a new record for a 20-team Premier League ‘match week’; the final day of the 1992-93 season featured 53 goals shared between 22 teams., 8:A – This shot was taken near Calpe during the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Spain. The five-stage race was won by the US rider Brandon McNulty., 9:A – Valieva told the Court of Arbitration for Sport that the dessert could have been accidentally contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication., 10:B – England fly-half Ford kicked five penalties and scored one of his two conversions against Italy – a total of 17. Crowley earned 13 points, Russell and Allan 12., 11:A – Messi has done all of these things recently, but his failure to leave the substitutes’ bench during Sunday’s game has caused uproar in China and Hong Kong., 12:D – Despite having made more World Cup appearances than any other AFC team, South Korea have not won the Asian Cup since 1960, when it was a round-robin event. They have lost the final four times and the semi-finals five times since their last title., 13:B – The British No 3 will climb back into the top 100 after reaching the Transylvania Open quarter-finals., 14:A – Coste was born in 1924 and won team pursuit gold at the 1948 Games in London. He turned 100 years old on Thursday – bon anniversaire, Charles., 15:B – New Aberdeen manager Warnock has been welcomed to the Scottish Premiership by the Celtic head coach.

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   An excellent score. Have a great weekend

2. 6 and above.

   Well played. Enjoy your weekend

3. 0 and above.

   Better luck next time. Have a good weekend