Sports quiz of the week: fights, shocks, records, mistakes and a comeback

The chequered flag at Silverstone in 1950, a brawl between USA and Canada players, Diogo Jota heads the new Premier League ball. Composite: Getty, Reuters

1. England and Scotland are playing for the Calcutta Cup in the Six Nations this weekend. Which trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Italy v France match?

   1. The Claude Monet Trophy

   2. The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy

   3. The Zinedine Zidane Trophy

   4. The Millennium Trophy

2. 

   Why will Ireland wear white shirts in their Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday?

   1. To mark the 125th anniversary of Oscar Wilde’s death

   2. Simon Easterby, their coach, asked if they could wear white as it is his “lucky colour”

   3. To help viewers who are colour blind

   4. Canterbury, the company that makes their kits, have insisted they wear away shirts in away games

3. Sticking with the theme of sports gear, Nike unveiled their new Premier League ball this week. It will be the last ball they make for the league. Which company is taking over the job from next season?

   1. Puma

   2. Umbro

   3. Le Coq Sportif

   4. Adidas

4. 

   There were surreal scenes during the opening stage of the Tour of Algarve cycling race this week. What happened towards the end of the stage that meant the results were scrapped?

   1. The peloton was halted when a flock of sheep made their way on to the road

   2. The majority of riders took a wrong turn just before the finish line

   3. An oil spillage on the road caused a massive pile-up of riders

   4. The support car at the front of the race ran out of petrol and stopped, causing a crash

5. Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record for the half marathon in Barcelona. What was his time?

   1. One hour, six minutes and 16 seconds

   2. 59 minutes and 59 seconds

   3. 56 minutes and 42 seconds

   4. 49 minutes and 12 seconds

6. 

   Violette Dorange has become the youngest person in history to do what? Clue: it took her 90 days, 22 hours and 37 minutes.

   1. Run from the top of North America to the bottom of South America

   2. Cycle 100,000 miles

   3. Sail around the world solo

   4. Do the 92 – watch games at the 92 grounds in the Premier League and Football League

7. How did Harrison Rimmer make history this week?

   1. He threw two nine-darters in a row

   2. He became the first player to score at Everton’s new stadium

   3. He became the oldest winner of the Daytona 500, aged 61

   4. He became the first player to score 10 tries in a Super League game

8. 

   Daniel Dubois has pulled out of his heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker with illness, with Martin Bakole stepping in as a late replacement. Bakole was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo but where is he based?

   1. Andorra

   2. Amsterdam

   3. Airdrie

   4. Amersham

9. Which of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures features the two teams who have made the most fouls this season?

   1. Bournemouth v Wolves

   2. Everton v Manchester United

   3. Southampton v Brighton

   4. Newcastle v Nottingham Forest

10. 

    There was a ferocious start to the ice hockey match between USA and Canada in Montreal this week in the Four Nations. Canadian fans booed the US national anthem and there were three fights in the first nine seconds of the game. Who are the other two nations in the tournament?

    1. Greenland and Denmark

    2. Finland and Sweden

    3. Mexico and Brazil

    4. Russia and Switzerland

11. Formula One had a big party at the O2 in London this week to celebrate 75 years of the World Championship. Giuseppe Farina won the first championship in 1950 – in which car?

    1. Ferrari

    2. Ford

    3. Alfa Romeo

    4. Fiat

12. 

    Louis Buffon, the son of former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi, has been called up to play for which country's Under-18s?

    1. Italy

    2. England

    3. Czech Republic

    4. United States

13. Michael Flynn spends most of his time working in social care in the west of Ireland. What did he do this week that put him on the sporting map?

    1. He became the first skateboarder to land a 1080

    2. He signed for Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles as a kicker

    3. He beat Michael van Gerwen in a darts tournament

    4. He set a new triathlon world record

14. 

    The Champions Trophy began this week. Pakistan is hosting the cricket tournament – however, where are India playing their matches?

    1. India

    2. UAE

    3. Australia

    4. Nepal

15. Which seven-times grand slam winner is making a comeback at Indian Wells next month after more than a year out?

    1. Rafa Nadal

    2. Venus Williams

    3. Andy Murray

    4. Serena Williams

Solutions

1:B - Garibaldi, a famous republican and military man, was born in France and died in Italy., 2:C - Wales v Ireland is usually a battle between red and green but, given that one in 12 men and one in 200 women are colour blind, the change of shirt makes a lot of sense. , 3:A - Nike have made Premier League balls for the last 25 years. , 4:B - Given that results were a complete mess, the organisers scrapped the opening stage, meaning the five-day turned into a four-day race. Filippo Ganna, who “won” the opening stage, was not happy. “I took the right route and I won. Nothing more to say,” said Ganna. “Everyone took the wrong route and I took the right one. You need to know the rules and you need to know the course.” , 5:C - The Ugandan took 48 seconds off the previous record. “I didn’t expect to break the world record,” he said. “I started very strong in the first two kilometres to get away from my rivals. As the kilometres passed and I saw that I was going at record pace, I told myself that I had to maintain that pace no matter what it took.”, 6:C - Speaking at the finish line, the 23-year-old France sailor said: “I have achieved my dream. I feel like I am having a bit of an out of body experience. I am so happy to have completed this round the world race. The race lived up to my expectations. Over these three months, I have experienced things that I would never have imagined.” , 7:B - Naturally, he’s a Liverpool fan., 8:C - "It's pretty cold here but I am used to it now," says Bakole, who moved to Scotland a decade ago. "When I become world champion I would love to defend my title there again. This is my second home - I feel half-Scottish now!", 9:A - Aston Villa and Tottenham are the teams that have been fouled the most, in case you were interested., 10:B - USA won the game, but Canada got revenge in the final., 11:C - The first World Championship was slightly unusual. There were six races in Europe – which Alfa Romeo won – and one in the US, which Alfa Romeo didn’t enter. , 12:C - Louis was born in Turin in 2007 while Gianluigi was playing for Juventus but it looks like he’s chosen the country of his mother’s birth. , 13:C - The amateur darts player says he was inspired to beat the three-time world champion by his wife: “I texted my wife and she said, ‘good, you need to play against these fellas if you are planning on becoming a professional, so just go out and beat him’ - and I did.”, 14:B - All India's games are in Dubai, and the final will be played there if India make it that far., 15:B - The 44-year-old has a mixed record with the event; she boycotted Indian Wells for over a decade after her younger sister Serena was booed and heckled by fans during her win over Kim Clijsters in the 2001 final.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well, better luck next week

2. 2 and above.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

   Ah 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.

   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. 10 and above.

    Well played. Have a great weekend

11. 11 and above.

    Well played. Have a great weekend

12. 12 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

13. 13 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

14. 14 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well, better luck next week

16. 15 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend