Sports quiz of the week: champions, decorated signings and Euro 2024

  • 7/19/2024
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1.England won nine knockout ties at major tournaments under Gareth Southgate. How many did they win between the 1966 World Cup victory and the start of Southgate’s tenure in 2016? Four Six Nine 11 Reveal 2.Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win his second straight Wimbledon title. Which of these great champions has not won back-to-back Wimbledon titles? Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Serena Williams Roger Federer Reveal 3.Complete this sequence: Australia, Poland, Kazakhstan, Poland, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, United States, Belarus, Poland … Czech Republic Scotland Spain Japan Reveal 4.The Open is underway at Royal Troon. The most famous hole at the course is also the shortest. How long is it? 114 yards 123 yards 148 yards 187 yards Reveal 5.Lucy Bronze signed for Chelsea this week. She has won the Champions League five times: twice with Barcelona and three times with … Manchester City Liverpool Lyon Wolfsburg Reveal 6.What event did the Ebbsfleet Town stadium host at the weekend? The World Mini Golf Championship Super League The European Championship of Beach Soccer The Robocup Reveal 7.Who scored the only goal in the Copa América final? Lautaro Martínez Lionel Messi James Rodriguez Julián Álvarez Reveal 8.The Tour de France comes to a conclusion this weekend but for the first time in its history the race will not finish in Paris. Why? There is too much political tension in Paris to allow the cycling to finish there Paris has now become a no cycling city with a ban on cycle lanes Due to preparations for the upcoming Olympics in Paris The weather didn"t look good Reveal 9.What did the Newcastle United chief executive Darren Eales say in response to rumours the FA wants Eddie Howe for the England job? “If he wants to win something, he should stick with us, not England” “We think he’s the right man for Newcastle. We love him” "England would be a step down" "Newcastle is a nation" Reveal 10.Jess Fishlock became Wales’ all-time record goalscorer this week but how many goals has she scored for her country? 45 102 27 53 Reveal 11.Team GB’s youngest ever Olympic medallist, Sky Brown, will be competing in skateboarding again in the Paris Olympics, but which sport did she also try and qualify for without success? Surfing Break dancing Cycling Gymnastics Reveal 12.England have booked their place at the women’s Euros next summer. Where is the tournament being played? Sweden Switzerland Qatar Spain Reveal 13.Which government criticised chants from members of the Spanish side when they were celebrating their Euro 2024 win in Madrid? The British government The French government The Gibraltar government The Spanish government

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