Sports quiz of the week: Djokovic, Packer and Ghostbusters alumni

Novak Djokovic, the Ghostbusters II crew, England captain Marlie Packer. Composite: AP; Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy; Getty Images

1. Wales's Euro 2024 dreams were ended when Poland emerged victorious from a penalty shootout in their playoff final. How many competitive shootouts had the Welsh been involved in before Tuesday's game?

   1. 1

   2. 2

   3. 3

   4. 0

2. Novak Djokovic split from his coach this week. But which former grand slam winner was it?

   1. Petr Korda

   2. Goran Ivanisevic

   3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov

   4. Richard Krajicek

3. Mark Cavendish was a surprise late and high-profile addition in a field of 49 that took part in the Nick Corkill Memorial Road Race on the Isle of Man last Sunday. What was his finishing position?

   1. 1st

   2. 9th

   3. 29th

   4. 49th

4. 

   In England's Women's Six Nations opener last Sunday, Marlie Packer won her 100th cap. In which year did she earn her first?

   1. 2008

   2. 2010

   3. 2012

   4. 2014

5. England Women secured series victory in the fourth T20 against New Zealand on Wednesday. Who was the only batter to score more than 30 in that match?

   1. Maia Bouchier

   2. Nat Sciver-Brunt

   3. Danni Wyatt

   4. Heather Knight

6. 

   Sven-Göran Eriksson oversaw a Liverpool Legends side that came back from 2-0 down to beat an Ajax Legends team 4-2 last Saturday. But who scored Liverpool's four goals?

   1. Ryan Babel, Jari Litmanen, Maxi Rodríguez and Steven Gerrard

   2. Sami Hyypia, Dirk Kuyt, Martin Skrtel and Momo Sissoko

   3. Igor Biscan, Jay Spearing, Fábio Aurélio and Daniel Agger

   4. Grégory Vignal, Djibril Cissé, Nabil El Zhar and Fernando Torres

7. What has been found in the River Thames that has caused Boat Race organisers to advise participants in Saturday's races to stay out of the water?

   1. Human excrement

   2. Blue-green algae

   3. E coli bacteria

   4. Sharp glass

8. The Australian Grand Prix was won by Carlos Sainz, with Max Verstappen's nine-race winning streak ended early on by brake problems. Who is currently leading the pack behind Verstappen in the drivers' championship standings?

   1. Carlos Sainz

   2. Sergio Pérez

   3. Oscar Piastri

   4. Charles Leclerc

9. 

   Eleven-time surfing world champion Kelly Slater revealed this week that he is going to retire 'pretty soon'. How old is he?

   1. 32

   2. 42

   3. 52

   4. 62

10. With the Women's Super League season reaching the nail-biting stages, who currently leads the scoring charts?

    1. Lauren James (Chelsea)

    2. Khadija Shaw (Man City)

    3. Elisabeth Terland (Brighton)

    4. Nikita Parris (Man Utd)

11. Who won the World Open snooker title in China on Sunday?

    1. Neil Robertson

    2. Ding Junhui

    3. Judd Trump

    4. Mark Selby

12. 

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire topped the box office after its opening weekend. Although it reunited several stars of the original films, Sigourney Weaver was not among them. What sporting feat did she achieve on camera while shooting Alien Resurrection?

    1. Swam two lengths of an Olympic swimming pool underwater

    2. Made the 7-10 split in tenpin bowling

    3. Netted a no-look, overhead basketball three-pointer

    4. Threw a javelin into a target 50 metres away

13. With qualifying now wrapped up for Euro 2024, we know that one team will debut in the tournament this summer. But which one?

    1. Georgia

    2. Slovenia

    3. Albania

    4. Austria

14. Which American golfer won the Valspar Championship at Copperhead last Sunday – his second PGA tour title?

    1. Xander Schauffele

    2. Peter Malnati

    3. Cameron Young

    4. Chandler Phillips

15. Championship club Batley gamely held Super League side Castleford at half-time of their Challenge Cup tie before going on to lose. Other than its current sponsorship-related name, what else is notable about their Fox's Biscuits Stadium?

    1. The pitch has an approx 3.6-metre slope

    2. An urn containing the ashes of Batley-born singer Robert Palmer is buried under the centre spot

    3. The grass has not required cutting since 1983

    4. Half of it has a roof

16. This year's Grand National takes place on 13 April. After the maximum field size was changed last year, how many horses – at most – will take part this year?

    1. 28

    2. 34

    3. 38

    4. 44

Solutions

1:D - It was indeed their first ever taste of shootout action. And more pain., 2:B - The Croatian, who memorably won the Wimbledon title while unseeded in 2001, had been a longstanding part of the Serb's team, becoming his main coach in 2022. Djokovic says the pair have parted on good terms, adding: 'Thanks for everything my friend. Love you.', 3:C - 'He's always trying to help us, especially the younger ones,' said Callum Salisbury, who finished second. 'He's not flat-out racing, he's not here to drop everyone. He could easily just run away with the race, but he wants to help more than actually race.', 4:A - She featured in a 80-3 thrashing of Sweden in May 2008 at the Women's European Championship, a tournament which England went on to win., 5:A - The England opener hared to 91 from 56 balls, including 12 fours and two sixes, and left with the player of the match award., 6:D - Derk Boerrigter and Kiki Musampa had put Ajax 2-0 up before a crowd-pleasing second-half comeback at Anfield., 7:C - The new guidance was issued after the River Action campaign group found an average of 2,869 E coli colony forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water in 16 tests around Hammersmith Bridge., 8:D - Though without victory in the first three races of the season, the Ferrari driver has been consistent, racking up fourth, third and second spots so far. With Sainz having missed the Saudi Arabian GP following appendix surgery, 11 points separate Verstappen (51pts) in first and Sainz (40) in fourth. Leclerc and Pérez have 47 and 46 points respectively., 9:C - Alongside the 11 world titles he won between 1992-2011, he has 56 tour wins – most recently in 2022 – and despite a recurring hip problem remains active in the World Surf League., 10:B - The Jamaica forward has 17 goals so far, and is averaging more than a goal a game., 11:C - Trump beat Ding 10-4 in the final for his 28th ranking title., 12:C - Weaver had practised for a month and despite arriving on set to find she needed to shoot from much further away than anticipated, she made the shot on the first take. Fellow cast member Ron Perlman initially feared he had made the footage unusable as he broke character in response to it., 13:A - Georgia – ranked 77th in the world by Fifa – beat Greece 4-2 on penalties in Tuesday's playoff to make their first major finals. , 14:B - An emotional Malnati shot 67 in the final round to hold off Young and manage his first tour victory since 2015., 15:A - And Batley found themselves with a literal uphill struggle in the second half as Castleford ran out 28-14 winners, 16:B - The previous limit had been 40, with other changes to the race including the first fence being moved closer to the start

Scores

1. 16 and above.

   Top quizzing – no notes

2. 15 and above.

   Admit it, you thought you'd got them all, didn't you?

3. 14 and above.

   Imagine how amazing you'd have felt to have got the other two right

4. 13 and above.

   The three you got wrong will now haunt your dreams

5. 12 and above.

   No sarcasm to add here. That's an Actual Good Score

6. 11 and above.

   No sarcasm to add here. That's an Actual Good Score

7. 10 and above.

   Double figures! Still six wrong though – don't get too cocky

8. 9 and above.

   Almost double figures. Very creditable

9. 8 and above.

   Half right! Also: half wrong. Swings and roundabouts

10. 7 and above.

    That agonising "not quite half right" point. Unlucky

11. 6 and above.

    Only 10 wrong! Well done

12. 5 and above.

    Only 11 wrong!

13. 4 and above.

    A quarter correct! Get in!

14. 3 and above.

    That's 18.75% – decent alcohol content for a mid-range fortified wine. Less good for a quiz result

15. 0 and above.

    Admirable. Kudos

16. 1 and above.

    Well it's more than none, I suppose