Sports quiz of the week: Grand National, Champions League and county cricket - nile sport

1. Nottingham Forest have won three of their four FA Cup ties this season on penalties. Which team did they beat in 90 minutes?

   1. Luton Town in the third round

   2. Exeter City in the fourth round

   3. Ipswich Town in the fifth round

   4. Brighton in the quarter-finals

2. 

   The County Championship season returns this week. Surrey have won the title for the last three years in a row. Who were the last team to win four straight titles?

   1. Surrey

   2. Yorkshire

   3. Durham

   4. Kent

3. On the subject of counties, in which county will the Grand National take place on Saturday?

   1. Lancashire

   2. Cheshire

   3. Merseyside

   4. Greater Manchester

4. 

   Which horse won the race last year (and is the favourite this year)?

   1. I am Yahweh

   2. I Am Maximus

   3. I Am Whatever You Say I Am

   4. I Am Vengeance

5. Thirty-two horses started the Grand National last year. How many of them fell during the race?

   1. None

   2. Five

   3. Ten

   4. Fifteen

6. 

   Jakub Mensik beat Novak Djokovic in the Miami Open final to win the first title of his career. Why did that seem very unlikely the day before the tournament began?

   1. He missed his flight and had to travel straight from Miami airport to the court for his first-round match

   2. Mensik tried to pull out of the tournament due to a knee injury

   3. Mensik was 10,000 miles away playing in the final of Bangkok Open

   4. It was his wedding day

7. José Mourinho did not react well when Fenerbahce were beaten by Galatasaray in the Turkish Cup this. What did he do after the final whistle?

   1. He poked the Galatasaray assistant manager in the eye

   2. He planted a Fenerbahce flag in the middle of the pitch

   3. He grabbed the Galatasaray manager's nose

   4. He told the groundstaff to turn on the sprinklers to soak the celebrating Galatasaray players

8. 

   Where was this photograph taken?

   1. Buenos Aires

   2. Dunkerque

   3. Newcastle

   4. St Moritz

9. What did Arminia Bielefeld do this week?

   1. He scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid

   2. She set a new world record in the trathlon

   3. She qualified for the next Olympics – meaning she will compete in three Games in three different sports

   4. They beat Bayer Leverkusen to reach the German Cup final

10. 

    Dustin May played for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees this week. It was his first appearance for the team after nearly two years out with injury. How did he pick up the injury?

    1. He hurt his knee while picking up a Scrabble piece from the floor

    2. He choked on a piece of lettuce

    3. He fell off his son’s balance bike

    4. He injured his back while sneezing

11. The New York Yankees are hitting an unprecedented number of home runs this season in MLB. What is the best explanation for the rise in home runs?

    1. The weather in New York has been especially hot, which means the ball moves faster and further

    2. The playing area at the Yankee Stadium was reduced in size during the off-season to fit in more corporate seats

    3. The team's owner says he will pay a $100m bonus to the player who hits the most home runs this year

    4. They are playing with a new 'torpedo' bat that was developed by a physicist at MIT

12. 

    Peter Vermes left Sporting Kansas CIty this week after 15 years and 239 days as their manager. Which English club has had the same manager for even longer?

    1. Manchester City

    2. Harrogate Town

    3. Brentford

    4. Mansfield Town

13. In women’s cricket, which former England player is now managing the England team?

    1. Heather Knight

    2. Charlotte Edwards

    3. Jane Smit

    4. Claire Taylor

14. 

    Alfie Middlemiss is boxing on the undercard of the Joe Joyce v Filip Hrgovic fight on Saturday night. Speaking in the buildup to his fight, Middlemiss said: “I’m used to having that spotlight on me, so it’s nothing out of the ordinary. The things I’ve learned in that field will help me in front of the television cameras.” What was his previous career?

    1. He was the bass player in the band Bloc Party

    2. He is a former actor who had role in Emmerdale and Doctors

    3. He was a model who worked with Gillette, Calvin Klein and Hugo Boss

    4. He was in Diversity, the dance group that won Britain’s Got Talent.

15. Who said: "Oh my goodness, the tomatoes. Bellissimo. I never ate them at home, they are just red water. Here, they actually taste like tomatoes. Now I eat them as a snack. I eat all the vegetables, all of the fruits. It is all so fresh. It’s incredible"?

    1. Lewis Hamilton

    2. Scott McTominay

    3. Kyle Walker

    4. Dele Alli

16. 

    There are eight clubs left in the Champions League: Bayern Munich, Inter, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Aston Villa. How many of them have won the competition before (including the European Cup)?

    1. Eight

    2. Seven

    3. Six

    4. Five

Solutions

1:A - Strictly speaking, Forest have a 25% win ratio in the FA Cup this season – yet they are preparing for a semi-final at Wembley., 2:A - Surrey won seven successive titles between 1952 and 1958., 3:C - At Aintree Racecourse., 4:B - Paul Townend was the winning jockey., 5:A - No horse fell at the 30 fences and 21 of them completed the course, the highest number of finishers since 2005., 6:B - The 19-year-old went to the referee’s room to withdraw from the tournament, but the official was out for lunch so he visited the physio’s room instead. “I couldn’t walk, couldn't run, couldn't move,” Mensik said. “I was visiting the referee’s office to say: ‘Guys, I’m pulling out,’ but he was having lunch. So OK, let’s visit the physio first.’” The physio clearly has the magic touch., 7:C - Neither manager emerged from the incident with much credit. The Galatasaray manager, Okan Buruk, fell to the ground theatrically, holding his face like Jürgen Klinsmann in his prime. , 8:C - More than 250,000 fans were on the streets of Newcastle on Saturday as they celebrated winning the League Cup., 9:D - The third-tier club have knocked four Bundesliga teams out of the cup this season., 10:B - He suffered a life-threatening esophageal tear while eating a salad with his wife. A piece of lettuce became caught in his throat and perforated his esophageal tube. May says faith had made his recovery easier. “I was thanking the Lord for the opportunity to be back,” he said. “There’s been a lot of praying and a lot of devotion to him in the last two years of my life and I attribute all of my success to him.” , 11:D - The Yankees have been the quickest team to adopt the new bats., 12:B - Simon Weaver has been in charge at the club since 20 May 2009., 13:B - Edwards says she is “very confident” that the team will turn things around after recent bad results, adding that England "could win a World Cup" in India later this year., 14:B - Middlemiss is the son of a famous actor. His father Phil played Des Barnes in Coronation Street in the 1990s. , 15:B - The former Manchester United player could win the Serie A title with Napoli this season after swapping England for Italy last summer. Bellissimo. , 16:C - Arsenal and PSG have not won it.

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.

7. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

8. 8 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

9. 9 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a great result. Well played

11. 11 and above.

    That's a great result. Well played

12. 12 and above.

    That's a great result. Well played

13. 13 and above.

    That's a spectacular score. Well played

14. 14 and above.

    That's a spectacular score. Well played

15. 15 and above.

    That's a spectacular score. Well played

16. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

17. 16 and above.

    That's a spectacular score. Well played