1.As usual, Masters week at Augusta kicked off with the Champions Dinner. The two options for the main course this year were Basque ribeye with Tudela lettuce and piquillo pepper, and turbot with Navarra white asparagus. Who chose the menu? Sergio García Scottie Scheffler Jon Rahm Max Homa Reveal 2.Rickie Fowler won the par-three tournament at the Masters this week. Who was the last golfer to win the par-three contest and the Masters in the same year? Tom Watson Jack Nicklaus Gary Player No one has ever done it Reveal 3.Which two golfers hold the course record at Augusta, having both hit a nine-under-par 63 during the Masters? Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson Nick Price and Greg Norman Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus Cameron Smith and Jean van de Velde Reveal 4.Leicester City are top of the Championship. They have won the English second tier title seven times in their history, a record they share with which club? Norwich City Fulham Manchester City Sunderland Reveal 5.A row has been brewing in Scottish football, where Rangers have accused Dundee of “negligence”, “unprofessionalism” and “ repeatedly breaching rules”. Why? The Dundee TikTok account has spent all week posting videos of Rangers players scoring own goals Dundee have had 15 players sent off in their last 10 games against Rangers Dundee have postponed a match with Rangers twice due to a waterlogged pitch Rangers claim that Dundee keep turning off the hot water in their changing room during their post-match showers Reveal 6.Joe Kinnear, who died this week at the age of 77, picked up a nickname during his managerial career that referenced which US president? George Washington Herbert Hoover John F Kennedy Richard Nixon Reveal 7.London Lions made history this week by beating Besiktas in a final and becoming the first British team to win a European trophy in which sport? Ice hockey Basketball Handball Volleyball Reveal 8.The England player Rachel Daly has retired from international football. Where has she spent most of her club career? Manchester United LA Galaxy Bristol City Houston Dash Reveal 9.For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, gold medalists in track and field events will be paid prize money in Paris this summer. How much will each winner be paid? $1,900 $2,024 $50,000 $1m Reveal 10.All 18 teams in the County Championship were in action in the first weekend of the season. Who were the only team to win their match? Essex Surrey Kent Lancashire Reveal 11.Which Premier League team has lost more games than they have won this season – and for each of the last 10 seasons – but they have not been relegated in that time and are not in the relegation zone at the minute? Everton Crystal Palace Wolves West Ham Reveal 12.The new NFL season will begin with a match between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo. Why might this fixture prove tricky for the organisers? Brazil’s presidential election takes place that day Both teams play in green – a colour that is effectively outlawed by Corinthians fans due to its association with rival club Palmeiras The pitch at the Arena Corinthians is just 90 yards long – 10 yards short for the NFL The groundstaff say the aisles are too narrow for hotdog vendors Reveal 13.Which fighter appeared at UFC 100 in 2009, and UFC 200 in 2016, and will be competing at UFC 300 on Saturday night? Dan Miller Charles Oliveira Jim Miller Conor McGregor Reveal 14.How many horses are competing in the Grand National this Saturday? 25 34 40 61 Reveal 15.What percentage of the horses that started the race last year finished it? 25% 42.5% 66% 80%
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