Sports quiz of the week: Harry Kane, Victor Wembanyama and WSL winners

Harry Kane, a potential WSL clue and Victor Wembanyama. Composite: The FA/Getty Images; WSL/Getty Images; Getty Images

1. Which team kept clean sheets in all four of their Nations League matches during the international window?

   1. England

   2. Northern Ireland

   3. Spain

   4. France

2. 

   Alex Ovechkin, the top scorer in NHL history, says he will retire at the end of the season after 22 years at which club?

   1. Pittsburgh Penguins

   2. Washington Capitals

   3. Chicago Blackhawks

   4. Boston Bruins

3. Which team have won their first five games in the Women’s Super League this season?

   1. Chelsea

   2. London City Lionesses

   3. Manchester City

   4. Arsenal

4. 

   Daniil Medvedev played Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the China Open this week. Why was Medvedev disqualified towards the end of the second set?

   1. He swore at a ball girl

   2. He smashed all five of his racquets during an almighty hissy fit

   3. He hit a ball into the crowd and it caught a spectator on the eye

   4. He used his mobile phone between points

5. The German football club Bochum have banned their fans from …

   1. … singing about their local rivals being “ugly”

   2. … jumping up and down together

   3. … using mobile phones during games

   4. … booing referees

6. 

   Victor Wembanyama likes to use his downtime to learn from people in other walks of life. He spent a fortnight last year focusing on physical and mental strength with Shaolin monks in China. Where has he been this week?

   1. Throwing darts with Luke Littler

   2. On the set of a new Jason Statham film about high-board diving

   3. Learning how to ride horses with Frankie Dettori

   4. Training with the French rugby team Provence

7. South Korea won the men’s football tournament at the Asian Games. Why did their captain, Lee Gi-hyuk, apologise to people back home after the final?

   1. He missed three penalties in the match

   2. He was substituted in the final and punched his manager as he left the field

   3. He had been caught gloating about how winning the final meant he would now avoid doing military service

   4. He had briefly walked out on the team during the tournament because his manager had not treated him like he is “Pelé or Maradona”

8. 

   Harry Kane won his 125th cap for England this week, matching whose record?

   1. Wayne Rooney

   2. Peter Shilton

   3. Steven Gerrard

   4. David Beckham

9. The Rugby League World Cup kicks off on Thursday. Three countries are hosting: Australia, New Zealand and …

   1. Papua New Guinea

   2. Tonga

   3. Fiji

   4. Samoa

10. 

    Wakefield won the Super League Grand Final on Saturday night. What is remarkable about their squad?

    1. None of them are in England’s squad for the World Cup

    2. They are all under the age of 25

    3. They were all born within 30 miles of Wakefield

    4. They were all signed last summer

11. In the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, who have met in two Super Bowls this decade, have both started 4-0. Which other team are undefeated?

    1. Buffalo Bills

    2. Chicago Bears

    3. Seattle Seahawks

    4. Minnesota Vikings

12. 

    Tom Pidcock finished second in the Tre Valli Varesine cycling race in Italy this week but why did he almost quit midway through the race?

    1. He cycled into a wasps nest and was stung 13 times

    2. He saw his girlfriend in the crowd and “just wanted to go be with her”

    3. A police officer on a motorbike drove on to the course and crashed into his teammates

    4. He thought his team’s strategy was “totally dumb”

13. What did the Saracens technical director, Brendan Venter, describe as “something from an autocratic land, not a democracy”?

    1. The 20-minute red card rule currently being trialled

    2. Carrying out media duties

    3. The club’s enforced relegation in 2020

    4. Rules on touchline attire

14. 

    What is the Tottenham midfielder Xavi Simons doing while he recovers from a long-term knee injury?

    1. He has formed a band with Petr Cech and they are touring the UK tour this autumn

    2. He has enrolled on a business course at Harvard university

    3. He is taking lessons from Magnus Carlsen and hopes to become a chess grandmaster

    4. He is acting in a new West End musical

15. In darts, Luke Littler was beaten in the first round of the World Grand Prix. Who went on to win the title in Leicester?

    1. Luke Humphries

    2. Luke Woodhouse

    3. Gerwyn Price

    4. James Wade

Solutions

1:B - Michael O’Neill’s young team are top of their group and flying. , 2:B - Ovechkin scored twice on his debut in 2005. He has gone on to score 929 regular season goals, beating Wayne Gretzky’s record., 3:C - The men’s team also have five wins from five in the Premier League. , 4:C - Medvedev said he did not mean to hit the fan, was “terribly sorry” and “felt horrible” about it. Despite his contrition, he was stripped of his prize money and ranking points from the tournament. Djokovic went on to win the tournament. , 5:B - The club have been advised by engineers that, when thousands of fans jump simultaneously, they generate vibrations that can cause discomfort for the people in the stand who who are not jumping. Bochum are in the process of modernising their ground and say fans will be allowed to jump again when the renovations are complete in 2028., 6:D - “It was a great experience, seeing the team spirit they have,” said Wembanyama, who was joined by his San Antonio Spurs teammate Harrison Barnes. “It was very inspiring to see the relationship between teammates, coaches and fans. The training was really hard – really good for stability, movement patterns and developing strength – but I am more grateful for the experience of how I was welcomed there. I have never been welcomed anywhere like this. I wasn’t part of the team but they treated me like I was. I want to do it again.”, 7:C - Most South Korean males have to do two years of military service but the government rewards Asian Games champions and Olympic medal winners with an exemption. When Lee was given his gold medal he held it up triumphantly and declared that he was “not going to the military”. He later apologised, saying he was “deeply sorry to the fans who are currently fulfilling their military duty”., 8:B - Shilton won 125 caps between 1970 and 1990., 9:A - The majority of games – including the semi-finals and final – will be played in Australia. , 10:A - England coach Brian McDermott says he wanted to include a few Wakefield players but they were not available due to injury. , 11:D - The Vikings – who have never won a Super Bowl – are the third 4-0 team., 12:C - Pidcock says he almost quit the race in a rage. “A police motorbike was going the wrong way down the course and crashed into two of our guys,” he said. “I wanted to stop racing. I was mad. The guys all riding in front of me – for me – and two of them on the floor. Things like this shouldn’t happen.”, 13:B - Venter told reporters: “I bent over backwards to explain my position and then I’m expected again to come and do an interview ... I have the desire as a human being not to want to talk.” , 14:B - “I’m going back to school,” said Simons. “During my recovery, I’ve been trying to use my time in the best way possible. Football is still my main focus, but I also want to keep learning and improving away from the pitch. I want to learn from people in different industries and keep developing as a person.”, 15:A - Former world champion Humphries beat Price in the final, and Wade in the semi-finals. Woodhouse shocked Littler but then lost to Nathan Aspinall.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

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2. 2 and above.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

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5. 5 and above.

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6. 6 and above.

   Nice score. Well played. Have a good weekend

7. 7 and above.

   Nice score. Well played. Have a good weekend

8. 8 and above.

   Great score. Well played. Have a good weekend

9. 9 and above.

   Great score. Well played. Have a good weekend

10. 10 and above.

    Great score. Well played. Have a good weekend

11. 11 and above.

    A sensational score. Well played

12. 12 and above.

    A sensational score. Well played

13. 13 and above.

    A truly sensational score. Well played

14. 14 and above.

    A truly sensational score. Well played

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well, better luck next week

16. 15 and above.

    A truly sensational score. Well played