Sports quiz of the week: Jürgen Klopp, Fury v Usyk and Emma Hayes

Jürgen Klopp fandom, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk and Emma Hayes showing off a trophy. Composite: Reuters/Action Images/PA

1. Manchester City can become the first English club to win four straight league titles on Sunday. Who were the first club to win three in a row?

   1. Arsenal

   2. Huddersfield Town

   3. The Wednesday

   4. Preston North End

2. 

   Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are putting their four belts on the line and fighting to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world on Saturday night. Only two other men in the sport hold all four belts at their weight. Who are they?

   1. Canelo Álvarez and Naoya Inoue

   2. Terence Crawford and Vasiliy Lomachenko

   3. Josh Taylor and Artur Beterbiev

   4. Chris Billam-Smith and Jermell Charlo

3. Usyk won all four world titles at cruiserweight before stepping up to heavyweight (where he has already collected three of the belts). How many times has he fought as a professional?

   1. 21

   2. 32

   3. 43

   4. 54

4. 

   Jürgen Klopp will take charge of Liverpool for the last time this weekend. Which player has he picked the most while in charge of the club?

   1. James Milner

   2. Roberto Firmino

   3. Mohamed Salah

   4. Jordan Henderson

5. Klopp has a pub named after him in Liverpool. What is it called?

   1. Jürgen’s Bierhaus

   2. The Mainz Man

   3. The German Gaffer

   4. The Covid Title

6. 

   Emma Hayes is also leaving her job at the end of the season. Which of these trophies has she not won while managing Chelsea?

   1. Women’s Super League

   2. FA Cup

   3. League Cup

   4. Champions League

   5. She’s won them all

7. As a player, he appeared in a Champions League final and a Copa Libertadores final. As a manager, he has led his club to this season’s Asian Champions League final. Who is he?

   1. Carlos Tevez

   2. Gonzalo Higuaín

   3. Hernán Crespo

   4. Juan Sebastián Verón

8. 

   Formula One visits Imola this weekend for the first of two races in Italy this season. Which country is hosting three grands prix in 2024?

   1. Saudi Arabia

   2. USA

   3. Great Britain

   4. France

9. 

   Manchester United won the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday a year after finishing as runners-up. Who were the last men’s team to go from losing finalists one year to winning finalists the next?

   1. Chelsea

   2. Portsmouth

   3. Newcastle United

   4. Queens Park Rangers

10. 

    When Rory McIlroy won the British Open and PGA Championship 10 years ago, he became the first golfer to win consecutive majors since Padraig Harrington in 2008. Who is the only player to have won two straight majors since McIlroy did it a decade ago?

    1. Jordan Spieth

    2. Brooks Koepka

    3. Collin Morikawa

    4. Jon Rahm

11. Xander Schauffele hit a 62 on the first day of the PGA Championship on Thursday, equalling the record for the lowest score ever recorded at a major. Schauffele also hit a 62 on the opening day of the US Open last year. Where did he finish in that tournament?

    1. He won it convincingly

    2. He missed the cut

    3. He finished 10th

    4. He finished second

12. What unusual piece of sporting equipment did Novak Djokovic wear at the Italian Open this week?

    1. A wetsuit

    2. A cycling helmet

    3. Boxing gloves

    4. Football boots

13. The three clubs promoted to the Premier League before this season are all going back to the Championship. How many times has this happened in the previous 31 seasons of the Premier League?

    1. Once

    2. Three times

    3. Five times

    4. Seven times

14. The promoted clubs in the Premier League have been very disappointing this season, but at least they have won a game. Which rugby union team is going into the final weekend of the Premiership season without a win this season, having lost all 17 of their matches so far?

    1. Bristol Bears

    2. Gloucester

    3. Leicester Tigers

    4. Newcastle Falcons

15. Gloucester booked their place in the European Challenge Cup final last week with a 40-23 win against Benetton. What happened in their next match?

    1. They lost 40-23 to Benetton in the league

    2. They won 100-0

    3. They had three players sent off and will play the final with a depleted team

    4. They lost 90-0

16. Which team has received 104 cards this season (101 yellow and three red) – a new record in a single Premier League season?

    1. Burnley

    2. Sheffield United

    3. Chelsea

    4. Nottingham Forest

Solutions

1:B - Huddersfield won the title in 1924, 1925 and 1926. They hadn’t won it before and haven’t won it since., 2:A - Álvarez reigns at super middleweight, with Inoue doing the same at super bantamweight. , 3:A - Usyk is the older of the two fighters but he does not have Fury's experience in the professional ranks., 4:B - Firmino left for Saudi Arabia last summer but he remains the player who made the most appearances (355) for Klopp at Liverpool., 5:A - Klopp has visited the pub at least once (while on a stag do for one of his coaches). , 6:D - Chelsea have dominated domestically under Hayes but the club has never won the Women’s Champions League., 7:C - Crespo is in charge of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. He won the Copa Libertadores with River Plate and reached the Champions League in 2005 as part of the Milan team beaten by Liverpool., 8:B - Miami, Austin and Las Vegas are all hosting races. , 9:A - United’s men have a chance to the same when they play City in the final later this month., 10:A - The PGA Championship is back at Valhalla this weekend and McIlroy is among the early frontrunners. , 11:C - Schauffele is yet to win a major., 12:B - Djokovic wore the helmet for a laugh after he'd been hit on the head the day before by a water bottle that had fallen from the crowd., 13:A - In 1997–98, when Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace were relegated. This season's relegated clubs, Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton, have won just 66 points between them – fewer than Aston Villa., 14:D - Their points difference this season is −338 (that’s -20 per match)., 15:D - They made 12 changes to the team that beat Benetton. , 16:C - Believe it or not, Leeds held the record before.

Scores

1. 16 and above.

   Perfection! Have a great weekend

2. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

3. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

4. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

5. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

6. 5 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week

7. 6 and above.

   That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

8. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

10. 8 and above.

    That's a fine score. Have a great weekend

11. 10 and above.

    That's a superb score. Have a great weekend

12. 11 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend

13. 12 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend

14. 13 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend

15. 14 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend

16. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week

17. 15 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Have a great weekend