Sports quiz of the week: tennis history, transfer deals and a tantrum

Ash Barty has reached the Australian Open final. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

1. Ash Barty has become the first Australian woman to reach an Australian Open singles final since 1980. Who was the last Australian man to reach a singles final at the Australian Open?

   1. Pat Cash

   2. Lleyton Hewitt

   3. Mark Edmondson

   4. Nick Kyrgios

2. It will be another all-European final in the men's singles at the Australian Open. Who was the last non-European to win a men's grand slam?

   1. Andre Agassi

   2. Pete Sampras

   3. Andy Roddick

   4. Juan Martín del Potro

3. 

   Roy Hodgson is the latest manager to take a job at Watford. Which member of the club’s staff did Hodgson call “a disgrace” in 2018?

   1. The club’s owners, who had just sacked manager Nigel Pearson

   2. Their kitman, who had described Hodgson as a “dweeb” on Instagram

   3. The club’s mascot, Harry the Hornet

   4. Their video analyst, who deemed Palace “the most boring team in history” in an interview

4. Dover Athletic beat Eastleigh 1-0 in the National League on Tuesday night. Why was the game remarkable?

   1. The winning goal went in off the referee but he did not disallow it

   2. Dover’s 57-year-old manager came on as a substitute and scored the winner

   3. It was Eastleigh’s first game of the season due to various Covid outbreaks in their squad

   4. It was Dover’s first win in 364 days

5. Newcastle are spending big in the January transfer window. They have agreed a €48m deal for the Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimarães. Why did Guimarães wear the number 39 on his shirt at Lyon?

   1. He says he wants to play until he is 39 and the number reminds him to work hard

   2. It is a reference to taxi his father drove in Rio de Janeiro

   3. He loves the Queen song 39

   4. He has always worn that number since the day he watched The 39 Steps

6. 

   The Winter Olympics begin in Beijing this week. Which other city has hosted the summer and winter Games?

   1. Vancouver

   2. Athens

   3. St Louis

   4. None. Beijing is the first

7. Which country has won the most Winter Olympics medals?

   1. USA

   2. Russia

   3. Sweden

   4. Norway

8. Which country has won 10 medals at the Winter Olympics but has never won a medal at the Summer Olympics?

   1. Andorra

   2. Vatican City

   3. Liechtenstein

   4. Iceland

9. Ajax beat the third-tier team Excelsior Massluis 9-0 in the Dutch Cup this week. What happened in the 88th minute of the match?

   1. The referee blew the final whistle, later saying: “It had been over for a long time.”

   2. The game was stopped early after a floodlights failure and will be replayed next week

   3. An Ajax player missed an open goal on purpose, tweeting after the match: “To win 9-0 is exceptional but to win 10-0 is unprofessional.”

   4. Excelsior Massluis made a late substitution and the two sets of players formed a guard of honour as he walked on to the pitch

10. How did the ice hockey player Keith Yandle set a new record this week?

    1. He overtook Wayne Gretzky’s record for career goals

    2. He played his 965th straight game in the NHL, not missing a regular season game since March 2009

    3. He scored nine goals in a single game

    4. He became the first athlete to qualify for an Olympic squad in three different sports (freestyle skiing, bobsleigh and ice hockey)

Solutions

1:B - Hewitt lost the men’s final to Marat Safin in 2005. No Australian has won a singles titles at the Australian Open since Chris O’Neil did it in 1978., 2:D - Del Potro, who is from Argentina, won the US Open in 2009., 3:C - Hodsgon, who was the Crystal Palace manager at the time, was angry because Harry the Hornet had taken a dive to mock Palace forward Wilfried Zaha’s fondness for falling over., 4:D - It was a great result for Dover – and one that saved them from the ignominy of going a whole year without a win – but they are still 30 points from safety., 5:B - His father, Dick, had the rank number 39 on the side of the taxi he drove to support the family. Dick and his wife travelled nearly 270 miles in that taxi on Sundays to watch their son play as a youngster., 6:D - Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008., 7:D - Norway have won the most gold medals, the most silver medals and the most bronze medals in Winter Olympics history. They are one of the few countries to have won more medals in the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics. Speaking of which …, 8:C - All 10 of those medals were won in Alpine skiing., 9:D - The player, Devin Plank, was diagnosed with cancer last year and has not been playing but doctors said he could be on the pitch for two minutes against Ajax. He said it was “the best moment of my life”., 10:B - “It’s just about being available and being ready to go and play every night,” said Yardle with perhaps a little too much self-depreciation. He has played for four different teams in his 13-year streak.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. There's always next week

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. There's always next week

3. 3 and above.

   That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

4. 4 and above.

   That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

5. 5 and above.

   That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

6. 6 and above.

   That's a decent score. You know your sport. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   That's a sensational score. You know your sport. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   That's a sensational score. You know your sport. Have a great weekend

9. 10 and above.

   That's a sensational score. You know your sport. Have a great weekend

10. 0 and above.

    Ah well. There's always next week

11. 9 and above.

    That's a sensational score. You know your sport. Have a great weekend