Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Stanley Cup and surprise results

  • 6/7/2024
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1.Italy"s Jasmine Paolini will play Iga Swiatek in the French Open women"s final. What was Paolini"s previous best display at Roland Garros? First round Second round Fourth round This is her debut Reveal 2.Bath face Northampton in the Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham. How many Premiership finals have the two clubs won between them? None One Two Five Reveal 3.In entirely expected transfer news, Kylian Mbappé joined Real Madrid this week. He currently wears No 10 on his shirt for France, and wore No 7 at PSG. Which number is he reportedly set to take in Spain? No 9 No 14 No 17 No 29 Reveal 4.This year"s Stanley Cup will feature the biggest-ever distance between the two finalists. Which teams are involved? Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens and San José Sharks Anaheim Ducks and Winnipeg Jets Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks Reveal 5.The T20 World Cup is under way, being played across the United States and Caribbean. Which two teams have won their first-ever men"s T20 World Cup matches at this tournament? Canada and Papua New Guinea Ireland and Scotland Namibia and Netherlands United States and Uganda Reveal 6.Gareth Southgate has announced his final England squad for Euro 2024. Which club has contributed the most players to his 26-man line-up? Arsenal Chelsea Crystal Palace Manchester City Reveal 7."The attention I’ve received is a little surreal," said golfer Charley Hull this week after going viral for doing what? Proposing to her partner on the 18th green at the US Women"s Open Hitting a water-skimming hole-in-one during a practice round Smoking a cigarette while signing autographs for fans Appearing as a celebrity bombshell on Love Island Reveal 8.Euro 2024 kicks off next Friday as Germany face Scotland in Munich. Who are the only team of the 24 qualifiers making their debut at a Euro finals? Slovenia Slovakia Georgia Albania Reveal 9.Complete this tennis sequence, going back to June 2022: Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic ... Jannik Sinner Casper Ruud Alexander Zverev Rafael Nadal Reveal 10.Women"s Euro 2025 qualifying continued this week, but which two teams have already joined hosts Switzerland in booking their places? England and Scotland Spain and Germany France and Sweden Netherlands and Norway Reveal 11.Baseball now, and in the Division III College World Series, Birmingham-Southern lost 11-10 to Wisconsin-Whitewater. What was remarkable about their run to the big game? Injuries left them with only nine fit players for the playoffs The team was made up entirely of faculty staff members Ten of the eleven starting players have the same first name and surname The college no longer exists after closing during the playoffs Reveal 12.Why were Metz outraged after losing their Ligue 1 promotion playoff to Saint-Étienne? The winning goalscorer, Ibrahima Wadji, was on loan at St-Étienne from Metz The backup match official, who had to replace one of the assistants, was born in St-Étienne The celebrating St-Étienne players damaged ceiling panels in the away dressing room Metz were denied a crucial goal by a defender"s handball which went unnoticed by VAR Reveal 13.In the US, legislators are trying to persuade the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs to relocate – to which state? Alaska Hawaii Kansas Oklahoma Reveal 14.Fiji"s Sitiveni Rabuka won a bronze medal in shot put at the Oceania athletics championships this week. What is his day job? He is the Fiji rugby sevens head coach He is the Fijian prime minister He is Fiji"s most successful recording artist He is Fiji"s only train driver Reveal 15.Finally, which of these events occurred at the Canadian Open golf last Sunday? Robert MacIntyre won the event with his father, Dougie, as his caddie A spectator helped carry CT Pan"s bag after his caddie was injured Shane Lowry carded two under par after carrying his own bag All of the above

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