Sports quiz of the week: Women’s T20 World Cup, soap box races and 121 defeats

1. The Women’s T20 World Cup begins this week in the United Arab Emirates. Australia has won six of the last seven tournaments, but who won the other in 2016?

   1. England

   2. India

   3. Pakistan

   4. West Indies

2. What have Brentford managed to do in each of their last three Premier League matches?

   1. Ceding a two-goal lead after the 80th minute

   2. Misses a penalty but scores on the rebound

   3. Score in the first 60 seconds of the game

   4. Complete the match without making a substitution

3. The Major League Baseball regular season ended this week. Which team has recorded a historic record of 121 defeats?

   1. Chicago Sox

   2. Colorado Rockies

   3. Los Angeles Angels

   4. Miami Marlins

4. In women’s rugby, WXV is back this week – which northern hemisphere team claimed a historic 29-27 victory over New Zealand in Vancouver?

   1. Canada

   2. Ireland

   3. Italy

   4. Scotland

5. Why did darts player James Wade go viral after winning his match against Callan Rydz at the Players Championship last week?

   1. He spilled a pint of lager on his head

   2. He replicated Cole Palmer’s ‘icy’ celebration

   3. He appeared to let out a fart on camera

   4. He took the target apart and left with it

6. In boxing, Britain’s Sandy Ryan lost her WBO welterweight world title to Mikaela Mayer in New York. What incident disrupted Ryan’s preparations?

   1. An attacker threw red paint on him

   2. His hotel’s fire alarm went off during the night

   3. His usual combat gear was lost in transit

   4. She got stuck in an elevator at Madison Square Garden

7. In rugby league, the NRL grand final takes place on Sunday in Sydney. Which team is aiming for its fourth consecutive title?

   1. Brisbane Broncos

   2. Melbourne Storm

   3. Penrith Panthers

   4. Sydney Roosters

8. 

   Where in the world was this photo taken?

   1. Bogota

   2. Brasília

   3. Madrid

   4. Tenerife

9. What have Juventus failed to do in six Serie A matches so far this season?

   1. I made a replacement

   2. I received a yellow card

   3. Conceded a goal

   4. Scored in the first half

10. In the NFL, which rookie quarterback set a record completion rate in his first four games?

    1. Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears)

    2. Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders)

    3. Drake Maye (New England Patriots)

    4. Bo Nix (Denver Broncos)

Solutions

1:D – Windies beat Australia by eight wickets in the final at Eden Gardens., 2:C – After Yoane Wissa scored after 22 seconds against Man City, Bryan Mbeumo added goals against Spurs (23 seconds ) and West Ham (37 seconds). ). “That has to be a world record,” applauded Bees head coach Thomas Frank., 3:A – The South Siders set a new MLB all-time low with 121 losses and just 41 wins – although They have managed to win five of their last six matches. ., 4:B – Ireland’s dramatic victory is the latest step in their resurgence: after winning the third tier of last season’s tournament, they now have a chance of winning the top division., 5:C – With tongue in cheek, Wade first blamed the noise on his Velcro sneakers – then admitted he thought the cameras had turned off after the match ended., 6:A – Ryan blamed his opponent of “staging” after being hit by paint as she left her hotel. . Mayer, who won by majority decision, has denied any involvement in the incident.,7:C – The Panthers, based in Sydney’s western suburbs, face the Storm in a rematch of the 2020 grand final, won by Melbourne., 8:A – This is a photo from the Red Bull Balineras event in the Colombian capital – a “soap box race” where competitors drive homemade, engineless vehicles down a downhill course. 9:C – Thiago Motta’s side have scored nine goals and conceded zero, even though they don’t yet have a well-established first-choice backline. They are second behind Napoli in the standings, with three games ending in goalless draws.,10:B – The No. 2 pick behind Williams in the 2024 draft, Daniels has an 82.1% success rate on a four-game span – only Tom Brady and Peyton Manning can come close in the Super Bowl era.

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