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Sports quiz of the week: Arsenal, Amanda Serrano and All Blacks

  1. 1.Which of the quarter-finals at this year’s Rugby World Cup is a repeat of a quarter-final at the previous World Cup four years ago in Japan?France v South Africa
    Ireland v New Zealand Wales v Argentina
    England v Fiji
    Reveal
  2. 2.Ireland have picked their team to play New Zealand on Saturday. Which of these Ireland players was not born in New Zealand?3676 1James Lowe
    Jamison Gibson-Park
    Mack Hansen Bundee Aki
    Reveal
  3. 3.We’re nearly a quarter of the way through the football season and Tottenham are top of the table. Which of these events happened on the day they last won a league title?The second world war began
    The Bay of Pigs InvasionThe Berlin Wall fell
    The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Reveal
  4. 4.Kelvin Kiptum set a new world record for the marathon on Saturday. Where?4380 1Chicago BerlinSydneyDublinReveal
  5. 5.What was unusual about the stoppage time played at the end of the Genoa v Milan match in Serie A?The referee blew his full-time whistle after 89 minutes and 59 seconds
    The game finished 3-2 and all five goals were scored in second-half injury time
    Both goalkeepers were sent off in injury time
    It lasted 31 minutesReveal
  6. 6.Manchester City have lost two league games in a row for the first time since 2018. Who beat them in those games five years ago?3500 67Manchester United and Tottenham
    Liverpool and Watford
    Southampton and Newcastle
    Crystal Palace and Leicester City Reveal
  7. 7.Before Sunday, who was the last Arsenal manager to win a league game against City?Freddie Ljungberg
    Arsène WengerUnai Emery
    Pat Rice
    Reveal
  8. 8.Cricket will feature at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. What happened the last time cricket was played at the Olympics, in 1900?4096 4France were the only team that entered, so they were awarded a gold medal
    An amateur team from southern England beat a team from Paris in the only game to win gold
    Eight teams played a group stage but never got round to playing the knockout fixtures
    Australia beat England in the final in what is considered the first game of the Ashes rivalryReveal
  9. 9.Wayne Rooney is the new Birmingham City manager. Which of his former teammates will he face in his first game in charge?Paul Ince
    Steve Bruce
    Scott Parker
    Michael Carrick Reveal
  10. 10.Max Verstappen won the F1 title on Sunday in Qatar. Why did a number of drivers complain after the race?6000 48They said they were exhausted as the race was held too late at night
    They felt it was too hot to be racingThey said there were no fans present and no atmosphere
    They were all lapped by Verstappen and complained that his car is too good
    Reveal
  11. 11.The Super League Grand Final will be played at Old Trafford on Saturday. St Helens are the reigning champions, having won the trophy in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Which side beat them in the semi-finals this year?WiganCatalans Dragons Hull KR
    Salford Red Devils
    Reveal
  12. 12.There has been a limit of 40 horses at the Grand National since 1984. How many will be allowed at the race next year? 243452There will not be a limit Reveal
  13. 13.Amanda Serrano is putting her three world titles on the line against Danila Ramos in Florida. What is remarkable about their fight?3516 1They are sistersThey are both boxers but are fighting under MMA rulesThe fight is scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds, the same as men’s boxingSerrano is Ramos’ motherReveal
  14. 14.Frankie Dettori has ditched his plan to retire because he “still has the fire” in him. What age is he?4500 2444852 57Reveal
  15. 15.The Cricket World Cup is trundling along in India. How many matches are being played in the 10-team tournament?243648 64Reveal
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