Sports quiz of the week: a style icon, a cup finalist and an unlikely cricketer

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Sports quiz of the week: a style icon, a cup finalist and an unlikely cricketer

Who missed his calling? Who united? Who hit 500 not out?

Serena Williams has been wearing a one-legged catsuit at the Australian Open. Which athlete inspired the outfit?

John Daly

Jorge Campos

Florence Griffith Joyner

Billie Jean King

Leon Spinks, who beat Muhammad Ali to become the heavyweight champion of the world in just his eighth professional fight, died this week at the age of 67. How many people were in the arena to witness the greatest moment of Spinks’ career on that Wednesday afternoon back in 1978?

5,298

98,999

112,345

156,777

Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for Milan against Crotone at the weekend, scoring his 500th goal in club football. At which of his nine clubs has he been most prolific, scoring 156 of those goals?

Malmö

Ajax

Juventus

Inter

Barcelona

Milan

PSG

Manchester United

LA Galaxy

What task brought Porto and Braga players together during a cup tie in Portugal?

The two captains did a symbolic dance together on the pitch to encourage fans to maintain social distancing rules at all times

Two players caught a streaker together. A Porto forward tackled him to the ground and the Braga keeper protected his modesty with his gloves

They pushed a broken-down ambulance off the pitch

Players from both teams petitioned the referee not to send off a striker who had taken off his shirt after scoring an overhead kick. The opposing captain told the referee: ‘Did you not see it? It was perfect. He should be allowed to take off his shorts after scoring that goal!’

Which former footballer has revealed his desire to take up cricket once lockdown eases, saying: “I was an all-rounder. I was really good. I just love playing. I was probably playing more cricket than soccer at school. I’m on YouTube a lot watching cricket. My wife always says: ‘What are you watching? What is this?’ Three hours a day watching games from 1984 and 1986, and she is going: ‘What is wrong with you, why aren’t you normal?’ When it gets a bit warmer and we can start to go out a bit easier, I would like to go training with the national team and see how fast the ball really comes at you, with your pads and everything. I think it would be a good experience”?

Phil Neville

Shay Given

Frank Lampard

Christian Vieri

Peter O’Mahony was sent off during Ireland’s game against Wales in the Six Nations at the weekend. How many players have been sent off in the Six Nations (in 318 matches since Italy joined the competition in 2000)?

Three

Nine

30

55

England’s start to the Six Nations was about as successful as O’Mahony’s. They lost a home game to Scotland for the first time in 38 years. Things should improve this weekend, when they play Italy at Twickenham. England have played Italy 27 times. How many of those games have they won?

24

25

26

27

The Champions League returns this week. Which two countries will be hosting knockout ties for the first time (in the Champions League era)?

Denmark and Cyprus

Hungary and Romania

Greece and Belgium

Switzerland and Turkey

Tom Brady won the Super Bowl for the seventh time on Sunday. Which NFL team has won as many Super Bowls as Brady?

New England Patriots

San Francisco 49ers

Dallas Cowboys

Pittsburgh Steelers

None of them

Which of the eight clubs left in this season’s FA Cup has reached the final on four previous occasions but never won the trophy?

Bournemouth

Sheffield United

Leicester City

Southampton

3 and above.

Not bad. Have a good weekend

4 and above.

A decent score. Well played. Have a great weekend

5 and above.

A decent score. Well played. Have a great weekend

6 and above.

Well played. Have a great weekend

7 and above.

Well played. Have a great weekend

8 and above.

Well played. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

Well played. Have a great weekend

10 and above.

Perfection. Well played. Have a great weekend

2 and above.

Oh dear

0 and above.

Oh dear

1 and above.

Oh dear

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