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Friday, November 16, 2018

Sports quiz of the week: Wayne Rooney, All Blacks and a generous fan

Who has 125 caps? Who coughed up? Who is being ripped off? Callum Wilson scored on his England debut on Thursday night, meaning he has one cap and one goal. Which of these players has the same international record? Carlton Palmer Rickie Lambert Francis Jeffers Mark Hateley Wayne Rooney finished his England career with 120 caps. Who is the only player with more? David Beckham Steven Gerrard Peter Shilton Bobby Moore Who will provide the voice of the Green Goblin in the French language version of the new Spider-Man film? Olivier Giroud Thierry Henry Mathieu Bastareaud Tyson Fury The two best rugby teams in the world – New Zealand and Ireland – meet in Dublin on Saturday night. Ireland have only ever beaten the All Blacks once. Where? France Australia England USA Why did the FA suspend referee David McNamara for 21 days? He called a ball boy a “little dweeb” when he wouldn’t give back the ball He laughed in the face of a player who missed a sitter He lost his whistle so was forced to shout “STOP” to get the attention of the players He forgot to bring a coin for the toss so asked the two captains to play rock, paper, scissors instead New Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri has managed some of Europe's biggest clubs in his career – including Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Juventus, Roma, Inter, Valencia, Monaco and Chelsea – but he has only ever managed one national team. Which one? Italy Australia Greece Switzerland How did Coalville Town supporter Damien Trown help the club this week? He ran on to the pitch wearing a full kit without the referee noticing and scored from a corner He went to their ground with his lawnmower after the manager had complained about the pitch He ran on to the field and rugby tackled a streaker – his mum He gave his replica shirt back to the club as they didn't have one big enough for their new signing The Golden State Warriors have offered fans a new ticket that costs $100 a month. What is the only drawback for fans? They won’t have a seat or view of the basketball court They are in the singing section and have to pass an audition They have to pick up litter for 15 minutes after matches They have to live within a mile of the stadium to qualify for the ticket Which of these football teams has not lost a game in 2018? Borussia Dortmund Paris Saint-Germain The US women's team England women's team Complete this sequence: Moscow, Samara, Kazan, New Jersey, Maryland, Riyadh, Jeddah, London … New York Milton Keynes Colchester Berlin 1 and above. Oh dear, oh dear 2 and above. Oh dear, oh dear 3 and above. You'd done OK there. Something to build on for next week 4 and above. You'd done OK there. Something to build on for next week 5 and above. You'd done well there. A decent score and something to build on for next week 6 and above. You'd done well there. A decent score and something to build on for next week 7 and above. You're among the elite with that score 8 and above. You are excelling in life 9 and above. You're among the elite with that score 0 and above. Oh dear 10 and above. What a score. One to print out and keep. Or at least screengrab Continue reading...


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