Sports quiz of the week: Harry Kane, Anthony Joshua and the Challenge Cup

Harry Kane, the Challenge Cup and Anthony Joshua. Composite: MB Media/Getty Images; News Images/Alamy; PA

1. Which of the four Women’s World Cup quarter-finals features a previous winner of the tournament?

   1. Spain v Netherlands

   2. Japan v Sweden

   3. Australia v France

   4. England v Colombia

2. 

   England reached the quarter-finals by beating Nigeria on penalties. Chloe Kelly struck the decisive spot kick. What speed did her penalty reach?

   1. 58 mph

   2. 45 mph

   3. 69 mph

   4. 75 mph

3. Where are the Rovers meeting the Leopards this weekend?

   1. Berlin

   2. Tennessee

   3. Wembley

   4. Old Trafford

4. 

   What is remarkable about this year’s Challenge Cup final?

   1. It is being played over two legs

   2. Neither side has reached the final before

   3. It is a repeat of last year’s final

   4. For the first time, the men’s and women’s finals are both being played at Wembley

5. England played in the Netball World Cup final this week for the first time. Which two countries had met in the six previous finals?

   1. USA and Canada

   2. Australia and New Zealand

   3. South Africa and Zimbabwe

   4. Australia and USA

6. 

   Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu is hoping to make history this weekend. How?

   1. By becoming the youngest player in Premier League history

   2. By becoming the first footballer to play in the top flights of the four home nations

   3. By becoming the first footballer to play for the same club in non-league, League Two, League One, the Championship and Premier League

   4. By becoming the first person to play in the IPL and Premier League

7. If it was Arsenal in 2020, Leicester in 2021 and Liverpool in 2022, who was it this year?

   1. Burnley

   2. Chelsea

   3. Arsenal

   4. Manchester City

8. 

   Mathieu van der Poel became a world cycling champion in Glasgow at the weekend despite crashing mid-race and damaging which part of his kit?

   1. His helmet

   2. His water bottle

   3. His shoe

   4. His front wheel

9. Who said: "L'opportunité est fucking énorme"?

   1. Kylian Mbappé

   2. Hervé Renard

   3. Jürgen Klopp

   4. Ronan O’Gara

10. 

    Harry Kane is on his way to Bayern Munich. Kane has scored one goal against Bayern. What was the final score in that game?

    1. Tottenham 1-0 Bayern Munich

    2. Tottenham 2-2 Bayern Munich

    3. Tottenham 3-3 Bayern Munich

    4. Tottenham 2-7 Bayern Munich

11. A lot of the talk about Kane's move has centred on whether he should leave and win trophies or stay and break the Premier League top scorer record. Alan Shearer holds that record with 260 goals, but who holds the all-time record for most goals in the top flight?

    1. Dixie Dean

    2. Nat Lofthouse

    3. Ian Rush

    4. Jimmy Greaves

12. 

    Robert Helenius has been drafted in as a late replacement to face Anthony Joshua this weekend after Dillian Whyte failed a drugs test. When was Helenius’s most recent fight?

    1. Last weekend

    2. Last month

    3. Last year

    4. Last decade

13. What had Helenius planned to do this weekend?

    1. Watching Arsenal at the Emirates – where he has a season ticket

    2. Take his wife and children on holiday to Lapland

    3. Watching the Sugababes on their comeback tour

    4. Commentating on the Anthony Joshua fight

14. 

    Luton are back in the top flight for the first time since 1991-92 – the season before the Premier League was established. Which other club was relegated that season and is yet to return to the top flight?

    1. Ipswich

    2. Charlton

    3. Notts County

    4. Oldham

15. Manchester City begin their title defence on Friday night against Burnley. City have won the league in each of the last three seasons. Who were the last club to win four top-flight titles in a row?

    1. Preston North End

    2. Liverpool

    3. Huddersfield Town

    4. It has never happened before

Solutions

1:B - Japan are the only previous winners still in the tournament. They won the World Cup in 2011 (after beating Sweden in the semi-finals)., 2:C - According to the people who measure this sort of thing, her penalty was more powerful than any goal scored in the Premier League last season., 3:C - Hull Kingston Rovers are playing Leigh Leopards in the Challenge Cup final on Saturday at Wembley. Leigh were known as the Centurions before they rebranded as the Leopards last year., 4:D - The women’s final between St Helens and Leeds kicks off at 11.50am on Saturday, with the men’s match following at 3pm., 5:B - Australia beat England 61-45 in the final, continuing their dominance in the sport., 6:C - He joined Luton in 2013, when they were in the Conference Premier., 7:C - Community Shield winners. Winning the game has become something of a curse. None of the last three winners has gone on to qualify for the Champions League that season., 8:C - Van der Poel’s shoe was shredded by the end of the race – which was also held up for almost an hour by climate protesters., 9:D - O’Gara, the former Ireland rugby player who now coaches La Rochelle, delivered a spectacular multi-lingual speech to his players before they took on Bordeaux., 10:D - Kane scored a penalty but it was enough for Spurs, who were thrashed in front of their own fans. Serge Gnabry, the former Arsenal player, scored four., 11:D - When it comes to top-flight goals, Kane is 19th in the list with 213 goals – one fewer than Tony Cottee. Greaves is way out in front with 357., 12:A - Helenius stopped Mika Mielonen in the third round last Saturday night – a much-needed confidence boost after he was knocked out in a round by Deontay Wilder in his previous fight., 13:B - When asked if he thought he could win the fight, Helenius said: “I think he’s vulnerable. I wouldn’t be here otherwise. I would have been in Lapland in the forest with my family. Camping, fishing, hunting. That was the plan.", 14:C - Luton went down with West Ham and Notts County. All three clubs enjoyed success last season: Luton won the Championship playoffs, West Ham won a European trophy and Notts County won promotion back to the Football League., 15:D - Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City have won three consecutive titles; no team has been crowned champions four seasons in a row.

Scores

1. 15 and above.

   That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend.

2. 14 and above.

   That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend.

3. 13 and above.

   That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend.

4. 12 and above.

   That's a great score. Have a good weekend.

5. 11 and above.

   That's a great score. Have a good weekend.

6. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

7. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

8. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

9. 4 and above.

   Not bad. Have a good weekend.

10. 5 and above.

    Not bad. Not bad at all. Have a good weekend.

11. 6 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

12. 7 and above.

    Nicely done. Have a good weekend.

13. 8 and above.

    That's a great score. Have a good weekend.

14. 9 and above.

    That's a great score. Have a good weekend.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 10 and above.

    That's a great score. Have a good weekend.