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- 1.Lionel Messi has become the oldest player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup. Whose record has he broken?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Thomas Müller
Geoff Hurst
Pelé
- 2.Messi has equalled Miroslav Klose’s record of scoring 16 goals at World Cups. Which player is third on the all-time list with 15 goals?
Ronaldo Nazario
Gary Lineker
Just Fontaine
Jürgen Klinsmann
- 3.Hervé Renard managed Morocco at the 2018 World Cup and Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup. Who is he managing at this World Cup?
Côte d’Ivoire
Tunisia
Cape Verde
Ghana
- 4.Two England players have scored in three World Cups: David Beckham and Harry Kane. What do they have in common?
They were born in the same hospital
They went to the same school
They played for the same grassroots club
All of the above
- 5.What colour are most of the players’ boots at the World Cup?
Pink
White
Yellow
Blue
- 6.Why did Yasin Ayari not celebrate after he scored for Sweden against Tunisia at the World Cup?
He says scoring goals is his job – and a postman doesn’t celebrate delivering letters
The Sweden goalkeeper is his best friend
His dad is from Tunisia
He is engaged to a Tunisian and will be marrying her after the tournament
- 7.In which event has the American athlete Noah Lyles set a new world record?
100m
150m
200m
400m
- 8.England set a record for the highest score in a Women’s T20 World Cup match in their win against Sri Lanka. How many runs did they score?
163
199
219
302
- 9.Shinnecock Hills is hosting the US Open this week. Brooks Koepka won the event when it was last played at the course in New York in 2018. What was unusual about that tournament?
It went to an 18-hole playoff – the last of its kind in a major
The top 20 finishers were all American – but Europe won the Ryder Cup the following week
No player finished the tournament under par
It was Koepka’s third straight US Open win but he has never won another major
- 10.Serena Williams has been given a place in the women’s doubles at Wimbledon. Which veteran player will be her partner?
Ashleigh Barty
Venus Williams
Marion Bartoli
Simona Halep
- 11.Which of these players did not make their England debut in the Test against New Zealand at the Oval this week?
Jordan Cox
Sonny Baker
James Rew
Matt Fisher
- 12.The rugby union player Benhard Janse van Rensburg is on the bench for England’s match in France on Friday night. Why is that controversial?
He was born in France and previously said he “would 110% prefer to play for them”
He was involved in a ruckus with Ben Stokes in a Chelsea nightclub earlier this month
He is from South Africa and is ineligible to play for England in Test matches
He has not played once for his club this season
- 13.Donald Trump hosted a UFC event at the White House last weekend. Which former US president lost sight in an eye while boxing at the White House?
Ronald Reagan
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
- 14.England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all have to win playoffs to qualify for the Women’s World Cup next year. Which country will host the tournament?
Greece
Brazil
Japan
Canada
- 15.Trawlerman won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last year. What was unusual about his appearance at the race this year?
He turned up wearing a ski mask
His feet carried a sponsor’s logo – like the soles of Julius Francis’s shoes in his fight against Mike Tyson
He arrived on the starting line wearing an England football shirt
He did not race – becoming the first winner not to defend the title in 40 years
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