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Sport quiz of the week: Paralympics, America’s Cup and ‘stupid analysis’

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<span>Jaco van Gass put a difficult two weeks behind him to win gold for ParalympicsGB.</span><span>Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian</span>
Jaco van Gass put a difficult two weeks behind him to win gold for ParalympicsGB.Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

  1. The Paralympics are under way in Paris. Which nation won the first gold medal of the Games, in the velodrome?

    1. France

    2. Netherlands

    3. Australia

    4. Great Britain

  2. In which sport did Zakia Khudadadi make history as the Refugee Paralympic Team's first ever medallist?

    1. Archery

    2. Badminton

    3. Powerlifting

    4. Taekwondo

  3. Emma Raducanu suffered a narrow first-round defeat at the US Open to Sofia Kenin. How many matches has she won at Flushing Meadows since lifting the title in 2021?

    1. Zero

    2. One

    3. Two

    4. Three

  4. In the NFL, former Wales rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit failed to make the 53-man roster for which team this week?

    1. Buffalo Bills

    2. Kansas City Chiefs

    3. Los Angeles Rams

    4. Seattle Seahawks

  5. Jaco van Gass won Paralympic gold for Britain in the velodrome despite what unfortunate incident in the buildup?

    1. He had to sleep on a teammate's floor after an Airbnb reservation fell through

    2. His custom-made bicycle was delayed at Dover

    3. His Eurostar train into Paris was delayed by more than 12 hours

    4. He was struck by a car while practicing on the time trial course in Paris

  6. Italy international Federico Chiesa joined Liverpool this week for an initial £10m fee. Which Italian has made the most appearances for the Reds?

    1. Alberto Aquilani

    2. Mario Balotelli

    3. Fabio Borini

    4. Andrea Dossena

  7. Where in the world was this picture taken?

    1. Baltimore

    2. London

    3. Los Angeles

    4. New York

  8. Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3,000m world record at the Diamond League Silesia meeting on Sunday. How long had the previous record stood?

    1. 12 years, 51 weeks

    2. 18 years, 51 weeks

    3. 27 years, 51 weeks

    4. 32 years, 51 weeks

  9. A mishap with a crane in Barcelona has hit New Zealand's America's Cup chances. What is the famous trophy's nickname?

    1. The Lost Tankard

    2. The Golden Goblet

    3. The Auld Mug

    4. The Pirate's Pitcher

  10. Which football pundit did Erik ten Hag accuse of 'stupid analysis' this week?

    1. Alan Shearer

    2. Troy Deeney

    3. Clinton Morrison

    4. Roy Keane

  11. Birmingham City smashed the League One transfer record on deadline day with their move for Jay Stansfield. Who was the previous record third-tier signing before this summer?

    1. Britt Assombalonga

    2. Ivan Toney

    3. Will Grigg

    4. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

  12. Finally: racing trainer Ed Dunlop received a suspended 12-month ban after his horse, Lucidity, had a metabolite of what substance in her system?

    1. Nandrolone

    2. Clostebol

    3. Cannabis

    4. Cocaine

Solutions

1:B - Caroline Groot took gold in the C4-5 500m para-cycling time trial., 2:D - Khudadadi, who lives in Paris after escaping the Taliban, represented Afghanistan at the Tokyo Games., 3:A - Raducanu lost in the first round in 2022, to Alizé Cornet, and then missed last year's event through injury. Her overall win-loss record is still a healthy 7-2, though., 4:B - Rees-Zammit played in three pre-season games for the defending Super Bowl champions, but missed out on the first-team roster. He has now joined the Jacksonville Jaguars, who play two games in London this autumn., 5:D - Believe it or not, Van Gass recovered from the accident last week in time to win the C3 3,000m individual pursuit final on Friday., 6:C - Winger Borini made 38 appearances for Liverpool, edging out Dossena (31), Aquilani and Balotelli (both 28) in a less than illustrious list., 7:C - LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is pictured with his dog, Decoy, who 'threw' the ceremonial first pitch against the Orioles this week., 8:C - Kenya's Daniel Komen set the previous record on 1 September, 1996., 9:C - The sterling silver trophy has been in use since the race was first held in 1848., 10:A - The Manchester United manager hit back at Shearer's criticism of Marcus Rashford on Match of the Day., 11:C - The Northern Ireland international joined Sunderland from Wigan in January 2019 for £3m – a fee surpassed by Birmingham three times this summer., 12:D - The British Horseracing ­Authority accept Dunlop is not to blame for the failed test; the source of the drug remains unknown.

Scores

  1. 6 and above.

    Well played – you've earned a bronze

  2. 8 and above.

    Great effort – a silver medal's in the bag

  3. 11 and above.

    Gold! An outstanding performance

  4. 0 and above.

    Hard luck - outside the medals this time