Sports quiz of the week: Rory McIlroy, Marc Márquez and Champions League

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Have you been paying attention to the football, snooker, golf, motor sport, hockey, chess, cycling and boxing?

  1. 1.Rory McIlroy is the sixth man in history to win golf’s career grand slam. Who was the fifth?

    Jordan Spieth

    Phil Mickelson

    Tiger Woods

    Brooks Koepka

  2. 2.McIlroy is the first European to complete the career slam, but which European has won the most majors?

    Nick Faldo

    Harry Vardon

    Seve Ballesteros

    Tom Morris Junior

  3. 3.Which two players were under par on all four days at the Masters?

    Justin Rose and Scottie Scheffler

    Patrick Reed and Im Sung-jae

    Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau

    Ludvig Åberg and Xander Schauffele

  4. 4.The great Bernhard Langer played at the Masters for the final time. How many rounds has he played in the competition?

    72

    88

    136

    160

  5. 5.There was a mishap at Villa Park before the Champions League match between Aston Villa and PSG on Tuesday night. What happened?

    The referee forgot to bring a coin for the toss so the captains did scissors, paper, stone to decide who would kick off

    They played the Europa League anthem rather than the Champions League anthem

    The wrong PSG teamsheet was read out – including players who left the club in January

    The game was delayed for a few minutes after Prince William was interviewed on the pitch and he was explaining Villa’s tactics

  6. 6.Chelsea and Manchester United will meet in the Women’s FA Cup final next month. What happened the last time they contested the final, two years ago?

    Chelsea won 1-0

    United won 3-2

    Chelsea won on penalties

    United won it in extra time

  7. 7. Jackson Page made history this week by becoming the first person to …

    Throw two consecutive nine-dart finishes

    Make the cut at the Masters at the age of 16

    Hit two 147 breaks in the same match

    Run a 5k in less than 14 minutes

  8. 8.Mathieu van der Poel won the Paris-Roubaix race on Sunday even though ...

    It was his first race in 18 months

    A spectator threw a water bottle at him during the race

    He took a wrong turn midway through the race and lost 20 seconds

    He had three punctures on the cobbles

  9. 9.Marc Márquez won the Qatar MotoGP on Sunday after recovering from a setback in the first lap. What happened?

    His bike stalled on the start line and dropped to the back of the grid

    He damaged his bike in a collision with his brother Alex

    One of his contact lenses fell out and he had to make a pitstop on the first lap

    He had to take an early pitstop for a toilet break

  10. 10.Harry Kane and Eric Dier scored for Bayern Munich against Inter this week. It’s only the second time two England players have scored for a foreign team in a Champions League match. Who were the first pair to do it?

    David Beckham and Jonathan Woodgate for Real Madrid

    Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham for Borussia Dortmund

    Steve McManaman and Michael Owen for Real Madrid

    Mark Hateley and Ray Wilkins for Milan

  11. 11.Which teams could meet in the finals of the men’s and women’s Champions League this season?

    PSG and Inter

    Arsenal and Inter

    Arsenal and PSG

    Barcelona and Arsenal

  12. 12.The boxers Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron meet on Sunday night for a rematch. Why was their first fight controversial?

    Cameron knocked out Whittaker but the punch was thrown after the final bell so the fight was declared a no contest

    They both fell out of the ring and the fight was scored a draw

    Whittaker walked out of the ring just before the first bell, claiming he had a “nasty migraine”

    Cameron won the fight on points even though Whittaker had knocked him down in three of the 10 rounds

  13. 13.Why was an election debate in Canada rescheduled this week?

    So golf fans could watch the last night of the Masters

    To avoid a clash with a Montreal Canadiens hockey game

    Because Justin Trudeau was at the Bernabéu to watch Arsenal in the Champions League

    So fans could watch the Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox

  14. 14.Josip Stanisic says he did something “a bit stupid” while playing for Bayern Munich against Inter in the Champions League. What was it?

    He was sent off for calling the referee a “jobsworth”

    He mocked Benjamin Pavard for leaving Bayern – and then Pavard scored the goal that took Inter through

    He pushed a ballboy

    He was booked for taking off his shirt to celebrate a goal that was subsequently ruled out by VAR

  15. 15.Ju Wenjun won her fifth world title this week – in which sport?

    Judo

    Chess

    Table tennis

    Pool

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