Sports quiz of the week: Real Madrid, Tom Daley and Women’s FA Cup final

1. Real Madrid have won the European Cup 14 times. Borussia Dortmund have won it once – who did they beat in the final?

   1. Real Madrid

   2. Juventus

   3. Bayern Munich

   4. Liverpool

2. Luka Modric and Dani Carvajal have the chance to play in – and win – their sixth Champions League final when Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund next month. Which female player has appeared in 10 Women’s Champions League finals?

   1. Wendie Renard

   2. Jenni Hermoso

   3. Marta

   4. Emma Byrne

3. Real Madrid’s victory against Bayern Munich ends the prospect of an all-German final. Who won the last Champions League final that was contested by two teams from the same country?

   1. Bayern Munich

   2. Chelsea

   3. Liverpool

   4. Real Madrid

4. Tom Daley has qualified to compete at the Olympics in Paris this summer. This will be his fifth Olympic Games. How old is he?

   1. 29

   2. 32

   3. 35

   4. 38

5. Who said: “It’s like a Rocky Balboa story. I’ve had to go back to a grotty gym and find myself again. I’ve given everything. I will never forget this moment”?

   1. Marco Reus

   2. Lando Norris

   3. Joselu

   4. Kyren Wilson

6. Naoya Inoue has been a professional boxer for 12 years. What did he experience this week for the first time in his career?

   1. He won

   2. He lost

   3. He was knocked down

   4. His fight went the distance

7. It has been a great season for unbeaten runs, with Bayer Leverkusen seemingly defying the odds of football with each game. Which Scottish club did not lose a single game in their league this season?

   1. Celtic

   2. Dundee United

   3. Rangers

   4. Falkirk

8. Ipswich are returning to the Premier League after two straight promotions. Who were the last club to win consecutive promotions to the top flight?

   1. Fulham

   2. Southampton

   3. Manchester City

   4. It had never been done before

9. Who said: "I realise I need more time to listen, learn and find my political home"?

   1. Joey Barton

   2. Gary Neville

   3. Frank Lampard

   4. Monty Panesar

10. Leinster have lost the last two Champions Cup finals to French opposition. Which French club will they face in the final this year?

    1. Toulouse

    2. La Rochelle

    3. Bordeaux

    4. Racing 92

11. A household object that played its part in Lionel Messi’s career has gone up for auction at Bonhams, with the opening price set at £300,000. What is it?

    1. A pen

    2. A washing machine

    3. A rug

    4. A napkin

12. Lando Norris claimed his first victory in Formula One in his 110th grand prix. Which driver started 190 races before winning one?

    1. Mark Webber

    2. Sergio Pérez

    3. Jenson Button

    4. Rubens Barrichello

13. A £62m plan to redevelop Lord’s has been approved. The capacity will be increased and various improvements will be made around the ground. What is the current capacity at the Home of Cricket?

    1. 18,750

    2. 26,600

    3. 31,000

    4. 40,500

14. Tottenham and Manchester United meet in the Women’s FA Cup final this weekend. Which of these statements best describes the clubs?

    1. Neither club has won the Women's FA Cup before

    2. Neither club has reached the final before

    3. United have won it 10 times; Spurs have never been in the final

    4. Spurs have won it once – last season, when they beat United in the final

15. Olympiakos were convincing winners against Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League. They have become just the second Greek club to reach a European final. Who were the first?

    1. AEK Athens

    2. Panathinaikos

    3. PAOK

    4. Iraklis

16. Kyle Larson won the Nascar race in Kansas City last weekend. What was remarkable about his victory?

    1. His two brothers, Robert and Charles, finished second and third

    2. He won the race by 0.001 of a second

    3. His engine stopped working midway through the last lap but he freewheeled over the line in first

    4. Larson is only 14 years old

Solutions

1:B - Dortmund won the Champions League final in 1997, with Lars Ricken famously scoring with his first touch of the ball to make it 3-1. Dortmund finished third in the Bundesliga that season – they are likely to finish fifth this year., 2:A - She won eight of them, all for Lyon. , 3:B - Kai Havertz scored the winner for Thomas Tuchel’s team as they beat Manchester City in front of just 14,110 fans. It feels like a different era but was just three years ago., 4:A - Daley was just 14 when he made his Olympics debut in Beijing in 2008., 5:D - There were a few great underdog stories this week and Wilson’s is right up there. He dropped out of the professional game a few years ago, took a job in a bar and seriously considered giving up on his dream. But he built his way back and is now a snooker world champion., 6:C - Inoue has an incredible record. He has won all 27 of his professional fights, picking up multiple world championships in four weight classes along the way. He was knocked down by Luis Nery this week but came off the canvas, dominated the fight and won by a sixth-round knockout., 7:D - Falkirk played 36 games in League One this season, winning 27, drawing nine and losing none., 8:B - Southampton finished second in League One in 2011 and second in the Championship in 2012. Ipswich have followed the same route, finishing second in League One last year and second in the Championship this year., 9:D - Last week the former cricketer said he would run to become an MP at the next election. This week he changed his mind., 10:A - The teams meet at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on 25 May., 11:D - When Messi was 13 years old, Barcelona met with his father and said they would sign the youngster. Jorge Messi wanted the deal to be confirmed on paper so the club’s sporting director pulled out a napkin, scribbled down a note declaring they would “sign the player Lionel Messi” and signed it. The deal worked out well for both parties – and the owner of the napkin., 12:B - Norris had finished on the podium 15 times before he finally claimed his first victory., 13:C - The capacity will be increased to 32,100 after the redevelopment., 14:A - The game kicks off at 2.30pm on Sunday. , 15:B - Panathinaikos played in the European Cup final in 1971, losing to Ajax at Wembley., 16:B - It was the closest finish in the history of the competition.

Scores

1. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

2. 6 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 5 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

6. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

7. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

8. 8 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a fine score. Bravo.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Bravo.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a stunning score. Bravo.

12. 12 and above.

    You hero.

13. 13 and above.

    You hero.

14. 14 and above.

    You hero.

15. 15 and above.

    You hero.

16. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

17. 16 and above.

    You hero.