Sports quiz of the week: Rodri, Kevin Keegan, Women’s Afcon and Tyson Fury

Kevin Keegan, Rodri and Ryan Fox. Composite: Getty Images, Reuters

1. How many shots on target did Argentina have in the World Cup final?

   1. None

   2. Two

   3. Four

   4. Six

2. 

   Rodri is the fourth man to win the World Cup, European Cup, European Championship and Ballon d’Or. Which of these players is not part of that elite group?

   1. Franz Beckenbauer

   2. Gerd Müller

   3. Zinedine Zidane

   4. Thierry Henry

3. Chelsea have signed Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for £117m – the fourth highest transfer fee in history. Who commanded the biggest fee in history?

   1. Alexander Isak

   2. Neymar

   3. Kylian Mbappé

   4. Elliot Anderson

4. 

   Kevin Keegan died this week aged 75. Which club was Keegan playing for when he won the Ballon d’Or in 1978 and 1979?

   1. Liverpool

   2. Newcastle

   3. Bayern Munich

   4. Hamburg

5. Keegan was not just a great footballer, he was a fine singer too. Which of his singles reached the Top 40 in the UK and the Top 10 in Germany?

   1. Head Over Heels in Love

   2. You Can’t Help Who You Love

   3. Weight on My Mind

   4. Devotion

6. 

   Which city is hosting the Commonwealth Games over the next 10 days?

   1. Manchester

   2. Ahmedabad

   3. Melbourne

   4. Glasgow

7. This edition of the Commonwealth Games will be a lot smaller than four years ago. Diving, badminton, beach volleyball, cricket, hockey, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis, triathlon and wrestling have all been cut from the programme. But which event is returning for the first time in 60 years?

   1. Five-a-side football

   2. Darts

   3. Snooker

   4. The mile race

8. 

   The Scottish runner Josh Kerr set a new world record in the mile race this week. What was his time?

   1. Three minutes and 30.52 seconds

   2. Three minutes and 42.66 seconds

   3. Three minutes and 57.22 seconds

   4. Three minutes and 59.99 seconds

9. Twelve teams played in rugby union's Nations Championship on Saturday. Which of them failed to score a single point in their match?

   1. Wales

   2. Fiji

   3. Italy

   4. Scotland

10. 

    Garry Sobers has died at the age of 89. What feat did he achieve in first-class cricket before anyone else?

    1. Hit a quadruple century

    2. Hit six sixes in an over

    3. Take 20 wickets in a single match

    4. Captain his country as a teenager

11. Ryan Fox won the Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday. What was his world ranking before the tournament began?

    1. 16th

    2. 34th

    3. 56th

    4. 210th

12. 

    Who is Ryan Fox’s father?

    1. Grant Fox, the former New Zealand rugby player

    2. Matthew Fox, the actor

    3. Adam Fox, the former New Zealand prime minister

    4. Peter Fox, the film director

13. The Polish footballer Jakub Kaminski has done something unusual this summer. What?

    1. He has retired from football in his 20s to become a racing driver

    2. He had a professional boxing match on Saturday night – and won

    3. He has signed for two clubs

    4. He won a world title in another sport (table football)

14. 

    The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations begins this weekend. Which country is hosting the tournament, having also hosted the previous two editions?

    1. Morocco

    2. Nigeria

    3. South Africa

    4. Ghana

15. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are both fighting this weekend as they prepare to face off later this year. Joshua is fighting Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia, but where is Fury’s warm-up fight against Mariusz Wach?

    1. Preston, England

    2. Pattaya, Thailand

    3. Pamplona, Spain

    4. Pisa, Italy

Solutions

1:A - They had just two shots in two hours – and the first of them was in the 117th minute. Spain had 20 shots, 12 of which were on target. The Argentina goalkeeper, Emi Martínez, made more saves in the final than the Spain keeper, Unai Simón, made in the entire tournament., 2:D - Henry did not win the Ballon d’Or. He was second in 2003 (behind Pavel Nedved) and third in 2006 (behind Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon)., 3:B - Paris Saint-Germain paid the two biggest transfers in history – £200m for Neymar and £167m for Kylian Mbappé – and then won the Champions League twice after they left., 4:D - Keegan did not have the best start when he moved to Hamburg in 1977: he was given an eight-week ban for punching an opponent, although he used the time off to learn German and finished the season with the Ballon d’Or. He was only the third Englishman to receive the award, after Stanley Matthews and Bobby Charlton (and only Michael Owen has won it since)., 5:A - The song – which was written by Chris Norman and Pete Spencer of the band Smokie – peaked at No 31 in the UK singles chart and was a smash in Germany. , 6:D - Glasgow stepped in to host after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out., 7:D - And there could be a gold medal on its way to a local hero ..., 8:B - Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four-minute barrier, completing the race in three minutes and 59.4 seconds in 1954. , 9:A - South Africa beat Wales 43-0 in Durban on Saturday. It could have been worse. South Africa won 73-0 in Cardiff the last time the teams met., 10:B - He was captaining Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan at the time, in August 1968. The unfortunate bowler was Malcolm Nash., 11:C - The bookies had him at 100-1 to win the Open., 12:A - Ryan is from a sporting family. His father was in the All Blacks team that won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and his grandfather Merv Wallace captained the New Zealand cricket team., 13:C - Kaminski signed for Köln in May but has now moved to Benfica. , 14:A - Morocco were hosts and beaten finalists in 2022 and 2024., 15:B - Fury has weighed in nearly two stone lighter than Wach for the fight. "I've never faced a man heavier than me," said Fury. "I'm getting sharper, fitter and stronger every day."

Scores

1. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 1 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.

   Not bad, not bad at all.

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad, not bad at all.

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played.

8. 8 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a great score. Well played.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played.

12. 12 and above.

    That's a super score. Well played.

13. 13 and above.

    That's a super score. Well played.

14. 14 and above.

    That's a super score. Well played.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    That's a super score. Well played.