Sports quiz of the week: Chelsea, Carlos Alcaraz, and cheating in chess

New Chelsea manager Graham Potter. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

1. Graham Potter is the new Chelsea manager. Potter represented 11 clubs in his playing career – all of which were English. Where did he begin his managerial career?

   1. Norway

   2. Sweden

   3. Denmark

   4. Finland

2. Thomas Tuchel managed Chelsea for exactly 100 games before he was sacked. How many of them did he win?

   1. 40

   2. 50

   3. 60

   4. 70

3. 

   The Great North Run is going ahead this weekend in Newcastle. How long is the race?

   1. 5 km

   2. 10 km

   3. Half marathon

   4. Marathon

4. Hans Niemann, the 19-year-old grandmaster who beat world champion Magnus Carlsen last weekend, says he will do what it takes to prove he is not a cheater. What is he willing to do to show he is not receiving help during games?

   1. Play with his eyes closed

   2. Play naked

   3. Play on the moon

   4. Play in a boat in the middle of the ocean

5. Why was the goalkeeper Connor Maseko sent off during the FA Cup tie between Blackfield & Langley and Shepton Mallet last weekend?

   1. He pulled down the referee’s shorts

   2. He kicked the ball into a nearby river after he had conceded a goal

   3. He grabbed the assistant referee’s flag and broke it in half

   4. He urinated in a hedge during the game

6. 

   Frances Tiafoe has reached the semi-finals of the US Open. Who was the last player from the US to win a men’s singles title at a grand slam?

   1. Pete Sampras

   2. Andre Agassi

   3. Andy Roddick

   4. John Isner

7. Tiafoe will play Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals. What was remarkable about Alcaraz’s victory over Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals?

   1. Both players are only 17 years old

   2. It did not finish until 2.50am

   3. Sinner won the first two sets 6-0 before Alcaraz won the last three 6-0

   4. Both players went to the same primary school

8. Nick Kyrgios reached the US Open quarter-finals this week. He also picked up five fines – to the tune of $32,500 – along the way. Which of these things was he not fined for?

   1. Spitting

   2. Swearing

   3. Smashing rackets

   4. Smoking marijuana

9. 

   Barcelona have signed Keira Walsh from Manchester City for a world-record fee in women’s football. How much?

   1. £150,000

   2. £350,000

   3. £1m

   4. £3.5m

10. Erling Haaland scored nine goals in the Premier League in August. Who holds the record for most goals in a month, having scored 10 in December 2013?

    1. Robin van Persie

    2. Harry Kane

    3. Luis Suárez

    4. Jermain Defoe

Solutions

1:B - Potter took Östersund from the Swedish fourth tier to the Europa League. While clearly a brilliant manager, his rise at Östersund also coincided with some dubious accounting from the club’s chairman, Daniel Kindberg, who was later given a three-year jail sentence for serious financial crimes. Kindberg was found guilty of funnelling millions of kronor in taxpayers’ money into the club. , 2:C - That’s even better than Tim Sherwood’s win percentage of 59% at Spurs. , 3:C - Mo Farah won the men’s race for six years in a row from 2014 to 2019. , 4:B - “If they want me to strip fully naked, I will do it,” said Niemann. “I don’t care because I know I am clean. You want me to play in a closed box with zero electronic transmission, I don’t care. I’m here to win and that is my goal.” , 5:D - When the ball went out for a goal kick, Maseko took the opportunity to relieve himself up against a hedge. Shepton Mallet players complained to the referee, who showed him a straight red. Blackfield & Langley co-manager Conor McCarthy defended his player, saying: "He protected himself. He was inside the hedge. Sometimes when you have to go you have to go. I was gobsmacked. We’re all pretty shocked by the decision.", 6:C - Roddick won the US Open in 2003. There have been 74 grand slam tournaments since., 7:B - It was the latest finish in the history of the US Open., 8:D - Kyrgios complained about the smell of marijuana in the stadium but he didn’t partake himself. He was paid $473,200 for his run to the quarter-finals so can certainly afford to pay his fines. , 9:B - Walsh, who was one of the stars of England’s triumph at Euro 2022 this summer, won the league, FA Cup and League Cup during her years with City., 10:C - Suárez scored 31 goals in the Premier League that season and won the golden boot.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Have a good weekend

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Have a good weekend

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Have a good weekend

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.

   Well played. Have a great weekend

10. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Have a good weekend

11. 10 and above.

    Incredibly well played. Have a great weekend