Sports quiz of the week: FA Cup shocks, Formula One and Just Fontaine

Grimsby fans celebrate during their win over Southampton in the FA Cup. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

1. Half of the clubs still in the FA Cup do not play in the Premier League. Who were the last club to win the competition while playing outside the top flight?

   1. West Ham

   2. Wigan

   3. Wolves

   4. Wimbledon

2. 

   Just Fontaine, who died this week, is best known for scoring 13 goals for France a World Cup. Which team won that tournament?

   1. France

   2. Brazil

   3. England

   4. Italy

3. British 16-year-old Mia Brookes won a world title this week, becoming the youngest world champion in the history of which sport?

   1. Parkour

   2. Snowboarding

   3. Table tennis

   4. Archery

4. 

   Novak Djokovic has set a new record by spending 378 weeks as world No 1 in tennis. Who held the record previously?

   1. Roger Federer

   2. Martina Navratilova

   3. Serena Williams

   4. Steffi Graf

5. What happened after four minutes and 17 seconds of the Besiktas v Antalyaspor match in the Turkish Süper Lig on Sunday?

   1. Fans held up horseshoes, which were invented in Istanbul in 417 AD

   2. Fans left the stadium to protest against early kickoff times

   3. Fans threw thousands of stuffed toys on to the pitch

   4. Five players were sent off and the game was abandoned

6. 

   Manchester United have been drawn at home to Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals, extending their run of home draws in domestic cup competitions to 10. What are the odds of a club being drawn at home 10 times in a row?

   1. One in 500

   2. One in 1,000

   3. One in 1,024

   4. One in 2,048

7. Which of this weekend’s fixtures brings together the two youngest clubs in the Premier League – both of whom were formed in the 20th century?

   1. Brentford v Fulham

   2. Chelsea v Leeds

   3. Manchester City v Newcastle United

   4. Southampton v Leicester

8. 

   Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the Women’s League Cup final this weekend at Selhurst Park. Only three clubs have won the competition: this year’s finalists and …

   1. Manchester United

   2. Birmingham City

   3. Manchester City

   4. Bristol City

9. Manchester United visit Liverpool on Sunday with a 10-point lead over their old rivals. How far behind Liverpool did they finish last season?

   1. 10 points

   2. 18 points

   3. 26 points

   4. 34 points

10. 

    The Formula One season begins this weekend in Bahrain. How many of the 20 drivers competing have won the world championship?

    1. One

    2. Three

    3. Five

    4. Seven

11. Tottenham’s new stadium has hosted various sports, including NFL, rugby and boxing. Which new sport will join that list later this year?

    1. Skijumping

    2. Horse racing

    3. Karting

    4. Greyhound racing

Solutions

1:A - West Ham were in the second tier when they beat Arsenal in the final in 1980, with Trevor Brooking scoring the only goal of the game. Burnley, Grimsby, Sheffield United and Blackburn have a chance to emulate their success this year., 2:B - Fontaine scored 13 goals but France were beaten by eventual champions Brazil in the semi-finals. Although Fontaine did fill his boots in the third-place playoff, scoring four goals in a 6-3 win over Germany., 3:B - Brookes was born in Cheshire and started snowboarding when she was just 18 months old. She would have been a serious contender at the Winter Olympics last year but she wasn't old enough to compete. She was overcome by emotion when she won the world title this week. "I honestly feel like I’m going to cry," she said. "I've never been so happy in my life. I actually can’t believe it.", 4:D - Djokovic has spent more than seven years on top of the world rankings and he shows no signs of slowing down., 5:C - The toys were donated to children affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. They were thrown four minutes and 17 seconds after kick-off as the earthquake had struck at 4.17am., 6:C - Aston Villa had 10 straight home draws between 2013 and 2015, but the record belongs to Shrewsbury, who had a run of 11 home draws between 2017 and 2019., 7:B - Leeds, who were formed in 1919, are the youngest club in the Premier League, with Chelsea (1905) second youngest., 8:C - Arsenal have won it five times, Manchester City four times, and Chelsea twice., 9:D - Manchester United were terrible last season, finishing the season with a goal difference of zero. They’re been much better this season, unlike Liverpool., 10:B - Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel, who won the championship four times in his 16-year career, retired at the end of last year., 11:C - Spurs have signed a 15-year deal with Formula One.

Scores

1. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Have a good weekend.

2. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Have a good weekend.

3. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Have a good weekend.

4. 5 and above.

   A fine score. Have a great weekend.

5. 6 and above.

   A fine score. Have a great weekend.

6. 7 and above.

   A fine score. Have a great weekend.

7. 8 and above.

   An excellent score. Have a great weekend.

8. 9 and above.

   A stunning score. Have a great weekend.

9. 10 and above.

   A stunning score. Have a great weekend.

10. 11 and above.

    A stunning score. Have a great weekend.

11. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Have a good weekend.

12. 1 and above.

    Ah well. Have a good weekend.