Sports quiz of the week: Ash Barty, Italy, Jermain Defoe, F1 and Mike Dean

Ash Barty has gone out at the top. Photograph: Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images

1. Ash Barty has retired from tennis as the world No1 and reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion. Barty took an 18-month break from tennis in 2014. What did she do with her time?

   1. She worked as a wedding videographer

   2. She trained puppies

   3. She gained a degree in watch making

   4. She became a professional cricketer

2. How old is Barty?

   1. 25

   2. 20

   3. 36

   4. 41

3. 

   Mike Dean is retiring from refereeing. Dean has taken charge of 553 games in the Premier League. How many red cards has he shown in those games?

   1. 89

   2. 114

   3. 163

   4. 201

4. Italy won a game in the Six Nations on Saturday, beating Wales in Cardiff by a single point thanks to a stunning last-minute try. When was their previous win in the tournament?

   1. 2007

   2. 2010

   3. 2015

   4. 2019

5. What is the common theme in Italy’s last three victories in the Six Nations?

   1. All three of their victories have come away from home

   2. They have scored 22 points in all three games

   3. They have won each of the games by a single point

   4. They have scored last-minute tries to clinch victory on all three occasions

6. 

   Italy, the European champions, have failed to qualify for the World Cup. Who were the last reigning European champions not to qualify for the World Cup?

   1. Denmark

   2. Greece

   3. Czechoslovakia

   4. Portugal

7. Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement from football after 18 years in the game. Defoe was signed by Harry Redknapp at three different clubs. At which of these clubs did he not play under Redknapp?

   1. West Ham

   2. Bournemouth

   3. Tottenham

   4. Portsmouth

8. Defoe scored 20 goals for England but only one of them came at a major tournament. Where did he score that goal?

   1. Switzerland

   2. South Africa

   3. Ukraine

   4. Brazil

9. Which of these records does not belong to Jermain Defoe?

   1. Most goals as a substitute in the Premier League

   2. The only player to score five goals in one half of a Premier League game

   3. Most goals as a substitute for England

   4. He is the top-scoring Londoner in Premier League history

10. 

    The Formula One season began last weekend in Bahrain, where Ferrari won their first race since 2019. Which grand prix will be making its debut in F1 this season?

    1. The Miami Grand Prix

    2. The India Grand Prix

    3. The Indonesia Grand Prix

    4. The Nigeria Grand Prix

Solutions

1:D - She was very good at it and is also an exceptional golfer., 2:A - She has squeezed a lot into her career., 3:B - He showed his first red card in the Premier League to Nolberto Solano for a deliberate handball in a game between Newcastle and Ipswich in April 2001. Dean has also brandished 2,026 yellow cards, mostly with panache., 4:C - When they beat Scotland., 5:B - They beat Ireland 22-15 in 2013, Scotland 22-19 in 2015, and Wales 22-21 last we, 6:B - Greece won Euro 2004 but failed to reach the World Cup in 2006 (which Italy won)., 7:B - Defoe had two spells at Bournemouth – a club where Redknapp played and managed – but they never overlapped. , 8:B - Defoe scored the winner for England against Slovenia in the group stage of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It was the only game England won at that World Cup. , 9:D - That honour belongs to Harry Kane, who was born in Walthamstow., 10:A - F1 has raced on 75 circuits – make that 76 come May in Miami.

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 5 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend.

4. 6 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend.

5. 7 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend.

6. 8 and above.

   That's a sensational score. Nicely done. Have a great weekend.

7. 9 and above.

   That's a sensational score. Nicely done. Have a great weekend.

8. 10 and above.

   That's a sensational score. Nicely done. Have a great weekend.

9. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

10. 2 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

11. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.