Sports quiz of the week: Hungary, Brookline, Mexico and Morecambe

Adam Szalai leads the celebrations after Hungary’s big win in England. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

1. England were beaten 4-0 by Hungary in the Nations League this week. Who were the last team to score four goals against England in England, back in 1953?

   1. Scotland

   2. Northern Ireland

   3. Brazil

   4. Hungary

2. Liverpool have broken their transfer record to sign Darwin Núñez. The striker has played in Portugal and Spain but where was he born?

   1. Mexico

   2. Colombia

   3. Uruguay

   4. Argentina

3. 

   The US Open is being played at Brookline, near Boston, this weekend. What happened the first time the tournament was played at the course?

   1. It was won by a local amateur who had a 10-year-old caddie

   2. Fans and players were involved in skirmishes on the last hole, which earned the nickname “The battle of Brookline”

   3. The scores were counted up incorrectly and the wrong player was awarded the trophy

   4. The players found the course so difficult that it was taken off the PGA Tour for a century

4. The course at Brookline was built over which other sporting venue?

   1. A horse racing track

   2. A football pitch

   3. A cricket field

   4. A motorbike circuit

5. What was unusual about the horse race at Gowran Park in Ireland at 4.50pm on Sunday?

   1. Every horse in the race fell so no one won

   2. Two of the horses running had the same name

   3. Every horse competing was owned by a member of the British royal family

   4. The jockeys who finished first and second are brothers – and they were racing on horses who are also brothers

6. 

   The Golden State Warriors have beaten the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals to claim their fourth title in eight years. Which two teams hold the record for winning the most titles?

   1. Golden State Warriors and Chicago Red Bulls

   2. Boston Celtics and LA Lakers

   3. Miami Heat and New York Knicks

   4. Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs

7. Tyson Fury says he will “100%” come out of retirement if the money is right. Fury says he is training every day in Morecambe. What else is he doing with his time?

   1. “I got bridge club on Wednesday, archery on Thursday, dancing on a Friday night”

   2. “Monday fall apart, Tuesday and Wednesday break my heart, Thursday doesn’t even start. Friday I’m in love”

   3. “Getting haircuts and shaves on Mondays, car valets on Tuesdays, bin days on Wednesdays”

   4. “Monday rowing, Tuesday badminton, whole weekend recovery”

8. The host cities for the 2026 World Cup were announced this week. What is unusual about the tournament?

   1. There will be 48 teams for the first time

   2. There will three host countries for the first time

   3. One country will be hosting for a record third time

   4. All of the above

9. 

   Steffan Nero, who opens the batting for Australia's blind cricket team, hit an unbeaten 309 this week again New Zealand – off how many balls?

   1. 140

   2. 250

   3. 309

   4. 546

10. Who will captain England at the Women's Euros this summer?

    1. Steph Houghton

    2. Leah Williamson

    3. Fran Kirby

    4. Lauren Hemp

11. The fixtures for the new Premier League season were released this week. Which team has not lost any of their opening matches for the last 10 seasons – which is the best unbeaten run of any side in the division?

    1. Manchester United

    2. Liverpool

    3. Everton

    4. Southampton

Solutions

1:D - Hungary have enjoyed a few big wins over England. They won 6-3 at Wembley in 1953 and quickly followed that up with a 7-1 win in Budapest the following year. , 2:C - Núñez started his career at Peñarol in Montevideo., 3:A - Francis Ouimet had started golfing at Brookline at the age of 11, playing with his brother’s clubs and balls he found around the course. It was his first US Open and he was the first amateur to win the tournament. He won after a playoff in which he beat two famous English golfers and his success led to golf gathering pace across the US., 4:A - The country club existed for polo and horse racing before they built a golf course. , 5:B - Both horses are called Sierra Nevada. Racing authorities in Britain and Ireland go to great lengths to ensure this is a rare occurrence – even soundalikes with different spellings are discouraged., 6:B - The Golden State Warriors have now won seven championships, some way short of the Celtics and Lakers on 17 each., 7:C - Let’s hope he’s back in the ring soon., 8:D - There will be 80 games: 60 in the US and 10 each in Canada and Mexico (who hosted in 1970 and 1986). , 9:A - He set a new world record. Australia won the match by a mammoth 269 runs., 10:B - Steph Houghton is not fit enough to make the squad, so England manager Sarina Wiegman has given Williamson the armband., 11:C - They play Chelsea on the opening weekend this coming season.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Oh dear

2. 2 and above.

   Oh dear

3. 3 and above.

   Oh dear.

4. 4 and above.

   Not bad (but not great either). Have a great weekend

5. 5 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

6. 6 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   That's a very fine score indeed. Have a great weekend

10. 10 and above.

    Wow. That's an incredible score. Have a great weekend

11. 0 and above.

    Oh dear

12. 11 and above.

    Wow. That's an incredible score. Have a great weekend