Sports quiz of the week: whiskey, football history and archery mystery

1. According to PSG goalkeeper Marcin Bulka, what can his teammate Ángel Di María not bear to watch on television?

   1. Weather forecasts

   2. Anyone speaking in French

   3. Manchester United games

   4. Perfume adverts

2. Maria Sharapova retired from tennis this week at the age of 32. Which grand slam did she not win?

   1. French Open

   2. Wimbledon

   3. US Open

   4. Australian Open

   5. She won them all

3. Who says he was “minding his own business” in a hotel bar in London this week when he saw Bayern Munich players “sipping whiskey and having a good old time” on the night before their Champions League match against Chelsea?

   1. Jon Bon Jovi

   2. Bono

   3. Meat Loaf

   4. Rod Stewart

4. Birmingham is hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Where are the archery and shooting events being held?

   1. Colchester

   2. Stourbridge

   3. Derby

   4. India

5. Deontay Wilder said he didn’t want to give any excuses for his defeat to Tyson Fury on Saturday night. But then he came up with something that sounded like an excuse. What did he say?

   1. His shorts were drenched with sweat and became too heavy

   2. He broke his little toe in training before the fight

   3. His gloves were too tight

   4. The “uniform” he wore on his ring walk drained his energy

6. Manchester City are playing Aston Villa in the League Cup final on Sunday. City are aiming to win the trophy for the third season in a row. Which other club has achieved this?

   1. Aston Villa

   2. Blackpool

   3. Liverpool

   4. It has never been done before

7. Olympiakos knocked Arsenal out of the Europa League this week. Which English side did Olympiakos beat in the competition last season?

   1. Everton

   2. Wolves

   3. Southampton

   4. Burnley

8. Ireland’s game against Italy in the Six Nations has been postponed because of concerns around the coronavirus. Why were Ireland’s games against England, Scotland and Wales postponed in the 2001 Six Nations?

   1. Flight were grounded after 9/11

   2. Travel was stopped due to the foot and mouth disease

   3. A volcanic ash cloud caused travel problems across Europe

   4. Dublin was flooded after heavy rainfall

9. Kasper Schmeichel saved a penalty from Sergio Agüero at the weekend, meaning he has now saved four penalties in the Premier League. How many did his dad, Peter, save in the competition?

   1. None

   2. Three

   3. Five

   4. Twelve

10. Which England international announced this week that his days of playing football are over?

    1. Rickie Lambert

    2. Shaun Wright-Phillips

    3. Darren Bent

    4. Rory Burns

11. Of the 98 clubs in Europe’s top five leagues (La Liga, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1), which two have not lost a competitive game since Christmas?

    1. Borussia Dortmund and Lyon

    2. Liverpool and Lazio

    3. Bayern Munich and Verona

    4. PSG and Everton

Solutions

1:C - Bulka said: “Di María hates Manchester United. He doesn’t have one good memory from the club. Whenever they’re on TV, he tells us to change the channel.”, 2:E - Sharapova won five grand slam titles – two more than Andy Murray. , 3:A - Bon Jovi said: “I was minding my own business in the bar and the team were in there. How they – on the power of whiskey and beer – overpowered Chelsea doesn’t say much for Chelsea’s drinking habits either, I imagine. The Bayern guys were certainly sipping whiskey and having a good old time – and then they went and shellacked Chelsea.” , 4:D - Both events will take place in Chandigarh six months before the rest of the Games., 5:D - Wilder said: “He didn’t hurt me at all, but the simple fact is my uniform was way too heavy for me. I didn’t have no legs from the beginning of the fight. In the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through. But I’m a warrior and people know that I’m a warrior.”, 6:C - Liverpool won the cup four times in a row in the 1980s under Bob Paisley and then Joe Fagan. , 7:D - Olympiakos have drawn Wolves, another English team, in the next round., 8:B - England won the Six Nations that year – even though Ireland beat them on the last day of the tournament (in October)., 9:B - Kasper has saved more penalties, but Peter won more Premier League titles (five to Kasper’s one)., 10:D - Burns, who injured himself in a kickabout before he should have been playing cricket for England, said: “While I am still a professional cricketer I probably won’t play football again.”, 11:C - Neither team has lost a competitive game since 7 December.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

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2. 2 and above.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

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5. 5 and above.

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6. 6 and above.

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7. 7 and above.

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8. 8 and above.

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9. 9 and above.

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10. 10 and above.

    Brilliant. Have a great weekend.

11. 0 and above.

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12. 11 and above.

    Incredible. Have a great weekend.