Who can’t score? Who was worried? And who hit the spot?
Which of these football teams has not scored a goal in more than 600 minutes of action?
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Monaco
The circus troupe Cirque du Soleil are producing a new show about which athlete?
Tiger Woods
Rafa Nadal
Lionel Messi
Conor McGregor
Riyad Mahrez hit one of the worst penalties in Premier League history on Sunday. Which of these players never missed a penalty in the league?
Yaya Touré
Matt le Tissier
Thierry Henry
Danny Murphy
This trophy was stolen this week. Who did it belong to?
Thomas Bjorn
Geraint Thomas
Javi Gracia
Mo Farah
The last time England played Croatia, in the World Cup semi-final, there were 78,000 fans in the stadium. How many will attend their game on Friday night?
None
1,966
90,000
130,000
Why did Dulwich Hamlet goalkeeper Preston Edwards start panicking during a match this week?
Midway through the first half he realised he wasn’t wearing gloves
It was announced over the Tannoy that his car was going to be towed
He went out to play without wearing his contact lenses
He had his phone in his pocket and it started ringing
The Benin Football Federation has set up a committee to come up with a new nickname. What are they called at the minute?
The Bengaboys
The Squirrels
The Carpetmen
The Candy Stripes
Croatia have played one competitive match since the World Cup final. What was the score in that game?
They won 7-0
They lost 6-0
They drew 5-5
They won 4-2
Warrington will play in the Super League Grand Final on Saturday. How have their last two finals gone?
They lost them both to Wigan
They lost them both without scoring a point
They won them both by the same 40-0 scoreline
They lost them both to Leeds Rhinos
At which defunct stadium did Warrington win their last title, in 1955? (Clue: the final is taking place nearby this weekend)
Boleyn Ground
Highbury
Maine Road
Ninian Park
Italy played Ukraine this week. Which two Serie A title winners were in charge of the teams?
Antonio Conte and Andriy Voronin
Roberto Mancini and Andriy Shevchenko
Luigi Di Biagio and Serhiy Rebrov
Carlo Ancelotti and Ruslan Rotan
2 and above.
Ah well. At least you gave it a go. Have a great weekend
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Ah well. At least you gave it a go. Have a great weekend
4 and above.
A decent performance. Have a great weekend
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A fine performance. Have a great weekend
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A fine performance. Have a great weekend
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Fantastic work. Have a great weekend
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Fantastic work. Have a great weekend
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Fantastic work. Have a great weekend
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Perfection. Have a great weekend
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Perfection. Have a great weekend
0 and above.
Ah well. At least you gave it a go. Have a great weekend
1 and above.
Ah well. At least you gave it a go. Have a great weekend
Written by Paul Campbell
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/12/sports-quiz-week-football-thieves-nicknames-circus under the title “Sports quiz of the week: misses, nicknames, thieves and a circus act”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
