City, cricket, crowds, clubs and Colts

1. There were 92,453 people at the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia on Sunday. It was a huge crowd, but 560 short of the highest attendance in cricket history. Where was that game played?

   1. In the same stadium a week before

   2. Melbourne

   3. Pasadena

   4. Wembley

2. 

   Manchester City will face Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday. City have won all 23 of their home games in 2023. Who was the last club to visit the Etihad and not lose (it was on New Year’s Eve last year)?

   1. Everton

   2. Brentford

   3. leeds

   4. leicester

3. 

   Golfer Joost Luiten did not have the best time at the time at the DP World Tour event in Dubai. He lost three clubs on one hole. As?

   1. He crashed them over his knee after missing an easy putt.

   2. He handed them to a member of the crowd, saying, “You would do better.”

   3. He threw them into a lake after losing his ball in the water

   4. He threw a club into the air in frustration and it got stuck in a tree; then he lost two more clubs in the branches while trying to dislodge the first.

4. 

   France played two qualifying matches for Euro 2024 during the international break, scoring 16 goals and conceding two. What were the results in the two games?

   1. 9-1 and 7-1

   2. 14-0 and 2-2

   3. 10-0 and 6-2

   4. 8-1 and 6-1

5. Who was the only team to win all of their Euro 2024 qualifying matches?

   1. Romania

   2. England

   3. Portugal

   4. Spain

6. 

   Serbia qualified for the European Championship for the first time as an independent nation. They played the first European Championship in 1960 as part of Yugoslavia. Who beat them in the final?

   1. East Germany

   2. Soviet Union

   3. Czechoslovakia

   4. Hungary

7. Everton’s goal this season will be to avoid relegation after their 10-point deduction. Which club won the title despite a points deduction?

   1. manchester united

   2. Liverpool

   3. SunderlandEdit

   4. Arsenal

8. 

   Novak Djokovic celebrates his 400th week as world number one, an incomparable achievement in tennis. Which player comes closest after spending 377 weeks at No. 1?

   1. Roger Federer

   2. Serena Williams

   3. Steffi Graf

   4. Martina Navratilova

9. Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, was arrested nine years ago for driving while intoxicated. When asked about this week’s incident, he suggested he had been mocked by police. What did he say?

   1. “The Colts had lost five in a row, the cops were bigots and wanted someone to blame”

   2. “I am prejudiced because I am a rich white billionaire.”

   3. “They were Patriots fans, of course they booked me”

   4. “If my car wasn’t so nice, they wouldn’t have stopped me to take a look.”

10. 

    Phil Taylor will retire from darts next year. He will do so as the greatest player of all time, having won 16 World Championships. What job did Taylor do before becoming a professional darts player?

    1. He owned a cinema

    2. He worked in a ceramics factory.

    3. he was a baker

    4. he was a pool player

11. England was eliminated this week from the U-17 World Cup against Uzbekistan. The Uzbekistan coach was sent off in the 10th minute of added time at the end of the match. What had he done?

    1. He ran towards the England coach and celebrated with a very rude gesture.

    2. The ball went out of play and he pushed it into the stands to prevent England from taking a quick throw-in.

    3. He ran onto the pitch and knocked down an England player who was inside the goal.

    4. He took a giant Uzbek flag, walked onto the field and planted it in the center circle.

12. 

    Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron will have a rematch in Dublin on Saturday night. What happened in your first fight six months ago?

    1. It was a tie

    2. Cameron won on points

    3. It was a no contest.

    4. Taylor won by knockout

13. Antoine Dupont, the captain of the French rugby team, will miss the Six Nations next year. Because?

    1. He takes a year off from rugby to “recharge energy and fall in love with the game again”

    2. He has signed for the Melbourne Storm rugby league team.

    3. He is concentrating on rugby sevens so he can play for France at the Paris Olympics.

14. 

    Magic Weekend, the showpiece of the Super League season, has been held at St James Park in Newcastle for the past three years. Where will it be held next year?

    1. Old Trafford

    2. Elland Highway

    3. Anfield

    4. King Abdullah Stadium

15. The Formula One season comes to an end this weekend in Abu Dhabi, the 22nd Grand Prix of the year. How many drivers have won a race this season?

    1. One

    2. Three

    3. Five

    4. Seven

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Solutions

1:B – There were 93,013 fans at the MCG for the 2015 World Cup final. Australia also won that match. Interestingly, the biggest crowd at the MCG was not for a cricket match but for a rally by preacher Billy Graham., 2:A – Liverpool lost 4-1 at the Etihad last season., 3:D – Finished third from the last place in the tournament. , 4:B – They beat Gibraltar 14-0 and then drew 2-2 with Greece. Nine players from France scored in their match against Gibraltar., 5:C – Roberto Martínez’s team scored 36 goals and conceded only two, winning all 10 games in their group., 6:B – The final phase was made up of only four teams: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and hosts France., 7:D – Arsenal were docked two points in the 1990-91 season after being involved in a 21-man brawl in a match against Manchester United, but finished winning the league. by seven points., 8:C – “It’s a pretty good achievement, 400 weeks at number 1,” Djokovic said. It has never been done in history. Someone will eventually break it, but I hope it stays there for a long time.”, 9:B-“If I’m just the average guy on the block, they’re not going to help me, of course not,” he added. . “I don’t care how it sounds. It’s the truth.”, 10:B – Taylor grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, in the Potteries. , 11:B – Uzbekistan, ranked 73rd in the world, won the game 2-1 to set up a quarterfinal against France., 12:B – Taylor is determined to avenge their loss on Saturday. “Resurrection is in my DNA,” he says., 13: C-Dupont says the “mythical” appeal of the Olympics persuaded him to sacrifice the game in the Six Nations. , 14:B – All 12 clubs will be in action, with Leeds Rhinos taking on Warrington on Saturday night. , 15:B – Max Verstappen has won 18, Sergio Pérez has won two and Carlos Sainz has won one.

Scores

1. 1 and higher.

   Oh well, better luck next week.

2. 2 and higher.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

   Oh well, better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Not bad, not bad at all. Have a great weekend

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad, not bad at all. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   Not bad, not bad at all. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   It’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   It’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend

10. 10 and more.

    It’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend

11. 11 and up.

    It’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend

12. 12 and more.

    It’s a fantastic score. Have a great weekend

13. 13 and up.

    It’s an impressive score. Have a great weekend

14. 14 and up.

    It’s an impressive score. Have a great weekend

15. 0 and higher.

    Oh well, better luck next week.

16. 15 and more.

    It’s an impressive score. Have a great weekend