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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: arrivals, departures, stats and a statue

The big man is coming back to England.
The big man is coming back to England. Photograph: Leon Kuegeler/Reuters
  1. Erling Haaland has signed for Manchester City. In which city was he born?

    1. Manchester

    2. Munich

    3. Leeds

    4. Hamburg

  2. Britain's Olympic boxing representative 17yr old Amir Khan<br>LONDON - JULY 9:  Amit Khan of Great Britain pose for photographs during press briefing on July 9, 2004 at the Fitzroy Lodge ABC Gym in London. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Amit Khan

    Amir Khan has retired from boxing. Khan won a silver medal at the Olympics before becoming a world champion as a professional. Where did he win his Olympic medal?

    1. Sydney

    2. Athens

    3. Beijing

    4. London

  3. Complete this sequence: 5.15pm, 5.15pm, 5pm, 5.30pm, 5.30pm, 5.30pm, 5.15pm, 5pm, 5.30pm, 5.15pm ...

    1. 3pm

    2. 4.45pm

    3. 7.45pm

    4. 8.15pm

  4. England v New Zealand, 1st Investec Test Match, International Cricket, Lords, Britain - 23 May 2015<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sarah Ansell/REX Shutterstock (4786524y)
Brendon McCullum of New Zealand bats.
 England v New Zealand, 1st Investec Test Match, International Cricket, Lords, Britain - 23 May 2015

    Brendan McCullum has been appointed coach of the England men’s Test team. The former New Zealand captain holds the record for the fastest Test century of all time. How many balls did he require to hit 100 against Australia in 2016?

    1. 49

    2. 54

    3. 58

    4. 62

  5. Kevin de Bruyne scored four goals in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Wolves this week. De Bruyne has scored 57 goals in the Premier League. What is remarkable about his goals?

    1. The majority of them – including three against Wolves – were off his “weaker” foot

    2. City have won every league game in which he has scored

    3. None of them have been headers

    4. He is now the top scoring midfielder in Premier League history

  6. England players in training at Stamford Bridge prior to their match against Wales in the British Home Championship tourn<br>They are left to right: Edwin Holliday, Jimmy Greaves and Brian Clough. 13th October 1959. (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

    Aleksandar Mitrovic scored 43 goals for Fulham in the Championship this season. Brian Clough also scored 43 goals in a single season in the second tier. What was remarkable about Clough’s season?

    1. He scored more goals than he played games

    2. He scored 43 goals but his team only finished 13th

    3. He had also hit the 40-goal mark the season before

    4. Despite scoring 43 goals, he did not earn a move to a First Division club

    5. All of the above

  7. On the subject of prolific strikers, who was the top scorer in the Women’s Super League this season having scored a goal per game?

    1. Pernille Harder

    2. Fran Kirby

    3. Bethany England

    4. Sam Kerr

  8. Canelo Alvarez v Dmitry Bivol<br>LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 07: Dmitry Bivol (L) hits Canelo Alvarez with a left in the fifth round of their WBA light heavyweight title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 07, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bivol retained his title by unanimous decision. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

    Canelo Álvarez suffered the second defeat of his professional career on Saturday night, when he was beaten on points by the Russian fighter Dmitry Bivol. Who gave Canelo his first defeat?

    1. Manny Pacquiao

    2. Billy Joe Saunders

    3. Gennady Golovkin

    4. Floyd Mayweather

  9. Complete this sequence: South Africa in 1995, Wales in 1999, Australia in 2003, France in 2007, New Zealand in 2011, England in 2015, Japan in 2019, France in 2023, Australia in 2027 ...

    1. Brazil in 2031

    2. USA in 2031

    3. Argentina in 2031

    4. China in 2031

  10. Manchester City's Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celebrates on the pitch after their 3-2 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers at The Etihad stadium in Manchester, north-west England on May 13, 2012. Manchester City won the game 3-2 to secure their first title since 1968. This is the first time that the Premier league title has been decided on goal-difference, Manchester City and Manchester United both finishing on 89 points. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS
RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.        (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP/GettyImages)

    Manchester City have put up a statue of Sergio Agüero outside their stadium on the 10th anniversary of his title-winning goal against QPR. Who set up that goal? Clue: it was his only assist in the Premier League.

    1. Owen Hargreaves

    2. Joe Hart

    3. Mario Balotelli

    4. Wayne Bridge

Solutions

1:C - He was born in Leeds in 2000. His dad, Alf-Inge Haaland, was playing for Leeds United at the time. When asked about his ambitions five years ago, the young Haaland said: “The dream is to win the Premier League with Leeds. In addition, the goal is to become a better player than my dad was. I hope to get more caps than he did.”, 2:B - In 2004. He was only 17 at the time., 3:B - These are the kick-off times for the FA Cup in the last decade. It had kicked off at 3pm for the previous century, give or take the odd world war. , 4:B - He broke Viv Richards’ record of 56 balls, which he set while playing for West Indies against England in 1986., 5:C - No player has scored as many goals in the Premier League without scoring a header. Strangely, De Bruyne’s first two goals in the league came in two defeats for City., 6:E - Clough scored 43 goals in 42 games for Middlesbrough, who finished 13th in the table. When he did move clubs – a few years later – he signed for Sunderland, who were also in the Second Division., 7:D - Kerr scored 20 goals in 20 appearances for Chelsea, who won the title and are also playing in the Women’s FA Cup final this weekend. , 8:D - Álvarez lost both fights on points. He drew against Golovkin in their first fight but probably deserved to lose that one too., 9:B - The host countries for Rugby World Cup finals., 10:C - Agüero shared some heartfelt words at the unveiling of his statue at the Etihad, saying: “That moment changed my life, changed the club and everything. It was the best moment of my life. That moment always will be in my heart. We don’t know what would have happened if we’d lost the Premier League that year. That year changed everything because in the next years we started winning more titles.”

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    Oh dear. Have a good weekend.

  2. 2 and above.

    Oh dear. Have a good weekend.

  3. 3 and above.

    Not bad, but not great. Have a good weekend.

  4. 4 and above.

    Not bad, but not great. Have a good weekend.

  5. 5 and above.

    Not bad, but not great. Have a good weekend.

  6. 6 and above.

    Decent. Have a great weekend.

  7. 7 and above.

    Well played. Have a great weekend.

  8. 8 and above.

    Exemplary.Have a great weekend.

  9. 9 and above.

    Exemplary. Have a great weekend.

  10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear.

  11. 10 and above.

    Outstanding. Have a great weekend.

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