Sports quiz of the week: Claudio Ranieri, Six Nations and nine chicken nuggets

Claudio Ranieri
A mural of Claudio Ranieri in Leicester. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
  1. Complete the sequence: Swansea, Crystal Palace, Swansea, Hull …

    1. Everton

    2. Southampton

    3. Sunderland

    4. Leicester City

  2. Who was the last manager to win the Premier League and still be in charge of the same team 12 months later?

    1. José Mourinho

    2. Alex Ferguson

    3. Manuel Pellegrini

    4. Arsène Wenger

  3. For how many weeks have Leicester City been in the relegation places this season?

    1. None

    2. Two

    3. Four

    4. Six

  4. Southampton have not won a major trophy since Lawrie McMenemy led them to glory in the FA Cup final in 1976. Which team did they beat at Wembley that day?

    1. Portsmouth

    2. Manchester United

    3. Millwall

    4. Leicester City

  5. England are hoping to win their 17th match in a row when they face Italy on Sunday in the Six Nations. The two teams have met 22 times before. How many of those matches have England won?

    1. 19

    2. 20

    3. 21

    4. 22

  6. Fabián Orellana scored for Valencia against Real Madrid on Wednesday night. What made his goal unusual?

    1. He tried to score with an overhead kick but but the ball bounced in off his head

    2. He had already scored against Real Madrid in La Liga this season for another club

    3. He is the only player to have scored a winner against them in the league this season

    4. He is a goalkeeper

  7. Who said: "I have never missed a team-mate in my life. There is always another one that takes his place"?

    1. Jamie Vardy

    2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    3. Lewis Hamilton

    4. Johnny Sexton

  8. Ricardo La Volpe was sent off for a tackle in the Mexican league match between Club América and Guadalajara. What was wrong with his challenge?

    1. He slid in, tore his shorts and exposed himself, earning the referee’s disapproval

    2. He tackled the referee, who had stopped play so another player could receive treatment

    3. He tackled his own player – with two feet

    4. He won the ball cleanly but La Volpe is a manager and shouldn’t have been on the pitch

  9. Why did Candice Wiggins say she was bullied during her time in the WNBA?

    1. For being "a gun-loving Republican"

    2. For being "too short"

    3. For being a "lesbian and proud"

    4. For being "heterosexual and straight"

  10. Who said: "I don’t think I’ve ever had a salad in my life, or a vegetable. It’s always worked for me. My pre-match meal is always a McDonald’s – nine nuggets. When I was younger, my mum used to try and make me eat the green stuff, but I used to sick it up"?

    1. Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw

    2. Sutton United midfielder Nicky Bailey

    3. Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech

    4. Lincoln City goalkeeper Paul Farman

Solutions

1:D - The Premier League clubs that have sacked their managers this season., 2:C - Although he didn't last much longer. , 3:A - They are currently 17th – just one place above the bottom three – but they have not been lower than that during the campaign., 4:B - The team they will face in the League Cup final this weekend., 5:D - Their first meeting was in 1991. , 6:B - Orellana in on loan at Valencia from Celta Vigo., 7:C - Hamilton was speaking about Nico Rosberg, who retired at the end of last season having won the F1 championship. "It had been a long, hard slog for him and he finally got it," said Hamilton. "So he wants to keep it as it ends and not risk retiring at the end of this year and not being in the same position. I don’t think like that. I win the championship and I want to fight for it again.", 8:D - Club América were already down to 10 men at the time. They lost 1-0., 9:D - "Me being heterosexual and straight, and being vocal in my identity as a straight woman, was huge," said Wiggins "I would say 98% of the women in the WNBA are gay women. It was a conformist type of place. There was a whole different set of rules they could apply.", 10:B - Bailey said he wanted to "leave his mark" on Arsenal players. "It is all about rattling their players," he said. "If anyone tries to get past me, then they are coming down – so long as it’s done the right way."

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