Sports quiz of the week: eagles, ultra-endurance feats and assist records

Jalen Hurts, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ellie Kildunne. Composite: Getty Images

1. What interrupted the Brentford v Liverpool game?

   1. A balloon blew from the stands into the goalmouth

   2. A fox ran on to the pitch and was chased by Liverpool’s Milos Kerkez

   3. A Brentford fan delayed the restart by proposing to his girlfriend

   4. A rugby ball was kicked from a rooftop near the stadium

2. “Bald eagles are revered as symbols of freedom, yet Phoenix is being used as little more than a prop to entertain fans.” What does this quote refer to?

   1. American rock band The Eagles cancelled their show in Phoenix, Arizona this week

   2. A woman quit her job as mascot for the Philadelphia Eagles, citing poor working conditions

   3. Animal rights group Peta urged Crystal Palace to retire their eagle mascot

   4. Benfica have redesigned their badge, swapping the image of an eagle for a lion

3. 

   Maddie DiMaria, a high school student from St Louis in the US, did something special this week. What?

   1. She scored six goals for the USA in an Under-17 World Cup match

   2. She is the daughter of Ángel Di María and was called up to the senior Argentina national team

   3. She broke the 100m hurdle world record

   4. The high-school soccer player solved a Rubik’s Cube in just 2.51 seconds, a new world record

4. What do the two teams playing in the World Series – the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays, have in common?

   1. They were both founded in the 21st century

   2. They are from the same city

   3. Neither team has won it before

   4. They have each won it on five occasions

5. Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a 30-day suspension for walking out on the Portugal team last month. How much was his fine?

   1. There was no fine

   2. €255 (£215)

   3. €100,000 (£83,826)

   4. €2.55m (£2.15)

6. 

   Ultra-endurance athlete Catherine Breed has just completed an unprecedented journey – what was it?

   1. A 350-mile run the length of Lake Superior, the US’ largest lake

   2. A 350-mile swim the length of Lake Superior, the largest lake in the US

   3. A 900-mile run along the entire California coast

   4. A 900-mile swim along the entire California coast

7. England lost their opening men’s match at the Rugby League World Cup. Which team beat them?

   1. Tonga

   2. Samoa

   3. New Zealand

   4. Australia

8. In women’s rugby union, England’s unbeaten run has come to an end. Which team beat them on Saturday?

   1. Canada

   2. New Zealand

   3. France

   4. Fiji

9. 

   Jamie Vardy scored his first goal for which club last Friday?

   1. Leicester City

   2. Cremonese

   3. Burnley

   4. West Ham

10. Why did snooker player Matthew Selt have to pause during the Northern Ireland Open?

    1. The Englishman was being heckled by a local fan calling him ‘Matthew Melt’

    2. He suffered a hand injury and was left with “blood all over my cue”

    3. He wanted to observe an early minute’s silence before Remembrance Day

    4. He is colourblind and can’t tell the difference between the red and the green ball

11. Kimi Antonelli can become the youngest ever world champion in Formula One this weekend, taking whose record?

    1. Max Verstappen

    2. Michael Schumacher

    3. Juan Manuel Fangio

    4. Sebastian Vettel

12. Lord's Cricket Ground has dug up one of its five most important pitches. Why?

    1. Pitch nine was infested with flying ants that were bothering the players

    2. The pitch nine surface was too difficult for batters during England’s Test against New Zealand in June

    3. The pitch nine track is too near one of the boundaries and too easy to score from

    4. A Roman mosaic has been found under the pitch

13. 

    After two assists for Manchester City against Brighton, Lauren Hemp is closing in on the WSL all-time assist record. Who holds the record with 54 in total?

    1. Beth Mead

    2. Vivianne Miedema

    3. Fran Kirby

    4. Fara Williams

14. The first stage of the 2027 Tour de France will start in one country and end in another. Where?

    1. France and Belgium

    2. Belgium and Netherlands

    3. France and Spain

    4. Scotland and England

15. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is set to miss the rest of the NFL season. Why?

    1. He is going back to college to study for a PhD

    2. He is being tested for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease

    3. Blood clots had travelled from his leg to his lungs

    4. He is taking a sabbatical with his wife to work as part of Baptist missionary

Solutions

1:D - Brentford are working with the police following a "dangerous" incident in which a rugby ball was kicked from a height towards the pitch, 2:C - Peta claim the matchday experience can leave the bird “frightened, disoriented and panicked” and put spectators at risk, 3:A - The United States began their Under-17 World Cup campaign on Monday with a record-setting 17-0 win over Samoa, the biggest win at any age level in World Cup history, 4:C - The Brewers joined MLB in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots. The Rays entered in 1998. , 5:B - It is estimated that it takes Ronaldo approximately 20 seconds to earn the money to pay the fine, per his contract with Al-Nassr. , 6:D - The 33-year-old swam 10 miles a day and completed the feat in less than four months and battled waves as high as 7ft, which she described as feeling like swimming “in a washing machine”., 7:A - England now need Tonga to beat Samoa on 1 November while they need to pile on the points against Papua New Guinea and France to stand any chance of qualifying for the knockouts, 8:A - After four years and 41 games unbeaten, England succumbed to Canada 24-21, with the Red Roses losing their first match since the 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cup final, 9:C - It was a classic Vardy finish, with the veteran striker latching on to a through ball and finishing powerfully past Wolves' José Sa. Burnley, however, lost 2-1. , 10:B - Selt scraped his hand on a fire door before his match. After patching up the hand with a plaster, he played through the pain to beat Hossein Vafaei and progress to the second round. , 11:D - The German won his first title in 2010, aged 23 years and 133 days. Hamilton was second youngest, aged 23 and 300 days in 2008. , 12:B - Following the match, the ICC rated the pitch as "unsatisfactory" and Lord's were given a demerit point. The new pitch will not be ready until 2029 at the earliest. , 13:A - Hemp has four assists for the season and now has 51 WSL assists in total, three shy of Mead's all-time record. The latter is a teammate of Hemp at Manchester City but is yet to register an assist this season, 14:D - The three-week men's race next year starts with a stage from Edinburgh to Carlisle on 2 July. , 15:C - Hurts’s condition is considered stable and ⁠he “has no significant ⁠functional limitations". The Eagles say they expect ​a full recovery with no long-term ‌effects.

Scores

1. 15 and above.

   A perfect score! Well played. Your weekend is off to a flyer!

2. 14 and above.

   Incredible score! Well played. Your weekend is off to a flyer!

3. 13 and above.

   Incredible score! Well played. Your weekend is off to a flyer!

4. 12 and above.

   Incredible score! Well played. Your weekend is off to a flyer!

5. 11 and above.

   That's a good score. Well played. Have a nice weekend.

6. 10 and above.

   That's a good score! Well played. Have a nice weekend.

7. 9 and above.

   That's a good score! Well played. Have a nice weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   Not bad but not great. Have a great weekend.

9. 7 and above.

   Not bad but not great. Have a great weekend.

10. 6 and above.

    Not bad but not great. Have a great weekend.

11. 5 and above.

    Ouch! Better luck next week.

12. 4 and above.

    Ouch! Better luck next week.

13. 3 and above.

    Ouch! Better luck next week.

14. 2 and above.

    Ouch! Better luck next week.

15. 0 and above.

    Ouch! Better luck next week.

16. 1 and above.

    Ouch! Better luck next week.