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Sports quiz of the week: Joshua v Klitschko, Lionel Messi and a swollen lip

Paul Campbell
A flag that was out of date within 12 minutes of the match kicking off.
A flag that was out of date within 12 minutes of the match kicking off. Photograph: Bagu Blanco/Rex/Shutterstock

  1. Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko have both won Olympic gold medals. Joshua won his in London in 2012; when did Klitschko win his?

    1. 1992

    2. 1996

    3. 2000

    4. 2004

  2. This will be Klitschko's 29th world title fight. How many times has Joshua fought (and won) as a professional?

    1. Nine

    2. 12

    3. 18

    4. 25

  3. Lionel Messi has now scored 502 goals for Barcelona. How many of them did he score with his left foot?

    1. 299

    2. 343

    3. 404

    4. 451

  4. Against which team did Messi score five goals in one match?

    1. Arsenal

    2. Bayer Leverkusen

    3. Osasuna

    4. Sevilla

  5. Who said: "Maybe we will have a better referee – or no referee – I’d prefer that"?

    1. Sergio Ramos

    2. Lionel Messi

    3. Gerard Piqué

    4. Yaya Touré

  6. Cesc Fàbregas recorded his 103rd assist in the Premier League in Chelsea’s win over Southampton on Monday night. Who is the only player with more?

    1. Wayne Rooney

    2. Frank Lampard

    3. Paul Scholes

    4. Ryan Giggs

  7. Which team has beaten Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in the Premier League this season?

    1. Manchester United

    2. Crystal Palace

    3. Tottenham Hotspur

    4. Hull City

  8. Warren Gatland has picked his British and Irish Lions squad for the tour to New Zealand this summer. How many of the 41 players chosen were born in New Zealand?

    1. One

    2. Two

    3. Three

    4. Four

  9. Which member of the Lions squad grew up on a 60-acre farm with 50 cows?

    1. Stuart Hogg

    2. Sam Warburton

    3. Billy Vunipola

    4. Tadhg Furlong

  10. Who said: "Happy for the victory but ended up with a swollen lip"?

    1. Conor McGregor

    2. Anthony Joshua

    3. Lewis Hamilton

    4. Alexis Sánchez

  11. What are NBA basketball player Paul George’s parents called?

    1. Paul and Georgia

    2. John and Ringo

    3. Leon and James

    4. Paul and Paulette

Solutions

1:B - Joshua was only six years old when Klitschko became an Olympic champion., 2:C - He won his first world title in February 1998, nearly 20 years ago., 3:C - Messi has scored an incredible 37 hat-tricks for Barcelona – and four for Argentina., 4:B - In the Champions League in March 2012., 5:D - Touré was talking before the Manchester derby, in which Manchester United had a player sent off., 6:D - Giggs has set up 162 goals in the league, with Fàbregas on 103, Lampard on 102 and Rooney on 101., 7:B - Don't remind Big Sam., 8:C - There are more players born in New Zealand (Jared Payne, Ben Te’o and Mako Vunipola) than players born in Scotland (Stuart Hogg) in the squad., 9:D - Speaking of his days as a farmer earlier this year, Furlong said: "I loved it. Even now you won’t be long home and father will have a shovel in your hand.", 10:D - Sánchez was complaining after he had been struck by a football., 11:D - Tangential name-related fact: José Mourinho and Pavel Nedved have both named their children after themselves and their wives. Mourinho’s children are called José and Matilde; Nedved’s are named Pavel and Ivana.

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