Sports quiz of the week: Premier League goals, Ashes centuries and the F1 finale

Joe Root, Lando Norris and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Composite: Getty, Shutterstock

1. With one race to go in the Formula One season, three drivers – Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen – are in contention to win the title. It has been 15 years since three drivers fought it out on the final day. Which of them won the title?

   1. Fernando Alonso

   2. Sebastian Vettel

   3. Mark Webber

   4. Lewis Hamilton

2. 

   In which city will the title be decided on Sunday?

   1. Qatar

   2. Melbourne

   3. São Paulo

   4. Abu Dhabi

3. Why was a game between Ajax and Groningen in the Eredivisie called off after five minutes?

   1. Ajax fans would not stop lighting fireworks and flares

   2. The players walked off to protest against having to play too many matches

   3. The VAR system broke down

   4. The floodlights broke and the club's electrician was on holiday

4. 

   Erling Haaland has set a new Premier League record by scoring 100 goals in just 111 games. How many did he score with his right foot?

   1. Seven

   2. 11

   3. 22

   4. 30

5. Which player has scored the most Premier League goals without winning the title?

   1. Alan Shearer

   2. Robbie Fowler

   3. Jermain Defoe

   4. Harry Kane

6. 

   What was significant about Joe Root’s century in Brisbane in the second Ashes Test?

   1. It was his 50th century for England

   2. It came on his 30th birthday

   3. He did it in just 54 balls – a new record for Test cricket

   4. It was his first century in Australia

7. India have played 20 one-day internationals in the last two years. What has happened in all of them?

   1. India have lost

   2. India have lost the toss

   3. India have lost their opener to a duck

   4. India have lost a player to injury on the morning of the match

8. 

   Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller will meet in the MLS Cup final on Saturday in Florida when Inter Miami take on the Vancouver Whitecaps. In which city did they meet in a World Cup final?

   1. São Paulo

   2. Rio de Janeiro

   3. Brasilia

   4. Moscow

9. Wolves have not won any of their 14 league games this season. Which club once started a Premier League season without winning any of their first 17 games?

   1. Sheffield United

   2. Swindon Town

   3. Derby County

   4. Sunderland

10. 

    What has happened in five of the last six seasons in the World Rally Championship?

    1. The last race of the season has been called off due to bad weather

    2. The British driver Elfyn Evans has finished as runner-up

    3. The title has been won by a driver who did not win a race all season

11. The UK Championship began this week. There are three triple crown events in snooker: the World Championship in Sheffield, the Masters in London and the UK Championship in ...

    1. York

    2. Glasgow

    3. Cardiff

12. Ronnie O’Sullivan has only played two snooker matches in the UK in the last seven months. He has lost them both to players from …

    1. China

    2. Australia

    3. Thailand

    4. Canada

13. 

    The draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup threw up a few intriguing fixtures – no more so than hosts Australia playing New Zealand in the pool stage. What percentage of Rugby World Cup finals have featured Australia or New Zealand (or both)?

    1. 40%

    2. 60%

    3. 80%

14. 

    Milan finished eighth in Serie A last season and are now top of the table. Which team finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season and are now top?

    1. Lens

    2. Lille

    3. Lyon

    4. Lorient

15. In which city are Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams, Nicole Scherzinger and the Village People performing this week?

    1. Ottawa

    2. Washington DC

    3. Mexico City

Solutions

1:B - He was racing for Red Bull and did not lead the championship at any point during the season until he won the final race. Sound familiar? , 2:D - The season started in Melbourne in March and will conclude in Abu Dhabi on Sunday., 3:A - The club were furious with their fans, saying in a statement: "Ajax considers what happened in the stadium this evening to be utterly outrageous. We offer our apologies to everyone who has been affected in any way. The safety of spectators and players has been put at risk. That is unacceptable. We emphatically distance ourselves from this misconduct. Fireworks do not belong in the stadium.", 4:B - Haaland has scored 71 with his left foot, 11 with his right, 17 with his head and one – in a 4-4 draw with Chelsea in 2023 – with his back/backside. , 5:D - Kane has scored 213 goals in the Premier League, putting him second on the list after Alan Shearer – who won the league with Blackburn., 6:D - It was his 40th century for England, he needed 181 balls and his birthday is later this month., 7:B - The streak started at the World Cup final in 2023 and has continued for 20 matches. The odds of losing 20 tosses on the trot are one in 1,048,576. , 8:B - At the Maracanã. Germany won 1-0. , 9:A - They did not win a game in the 2020-21 season until mid-January. Predictably enough, they were relegated that season., 10:B - Evans has been second in the table in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He is the Jimmy White of driving., 11:A - At the York Barbican. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the tournament a record eight times, followed by Steve Davis with six titles and Stephen Hendry with five. , 12:A - He was beaten by Zhou Yuelong in the first round at the UK Championship this week, his first match in the UK since he lost to Zhao Xintong at the World Snooker Championship in May., 13:C - They have featured in eight of the 10 finals but have only met each other once – when New Zealand won 34-17 in 2015., 14:A - They have only won the title once in their history, in 1997-98. , 15:B - The city is not hosting a World Cup match next year but it is hosting the draw this week.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

6. 6 and above.

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

7. 7 and above.

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

8. 8 and above.

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

9. 9 and above.

   Thats a great score. Well played. Have a good weekend.

10. 10 and above.

    Thats a superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend.

11. 11 and above.

    Thats a superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend.

12. 12 and above.

    Thats a superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend.

13. 13 and above.

    Thats a superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend.

14. 14 and above.

    Thats a superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    Thats a great score. Well played. Have a great weekend.