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Friday, December 22, 2017

The big sports quiz of the year 2017

Real Madrid won five trophies, Anthony Joshua became a world champion and Conor McGregor became a boxer. Were you paying attention to the little details?

Which of these footballers retired with fewer than 100 international caps?

Andrea Pirlo

Dirk Kuyt

Francesco Totti

Frank Lampard

Philipp Lahm

Xabi Alonso

Where did Usain Bolt finish in the final race of his career?

First

Second

Third

He didn’t finish

Who is this?

Rafa Nadal

Andy Murray

Nick Kyrgios

Stan Wawrinka

Who was the winner when two double Olympic champions met in the ring as professionals?

Anthony Joshua

Billy Joe Saunders

Vasyl Lomachenko

Guillermo Rigondeaux

Which football team won a competitive match for the first time in 13 years?

Andorra

Luxembourg

Lichtenstein

Gibraltar

Which team won 18 matches in a row before losing in Dublin?

Real Madrid

Celtic

The All Blacks

England’s rugby union team

How many points did England score in the Rugby League World Cup final?

None

One

Five

Ten

In which city was this photo taken?

New York

Dubai

London

Abu Dhabi

The first finished 30–15. The second finished 21–24. What about the third?

22–16

3–12

15–15

31–31

Which tennis player made it to three singles grand slam finals this year?

Venus Williams

Roger Federer

Rafa Nadal

Garbiñe Muguruza

Complete this Warren Gatland quote: "I am a happy … "

Kiwi

Idiot

Hunter

Clown

Who is wearing this boot?

Harry Kane

Lionel Messi

Alexis Sánchez

Cristiano Ronaldo

Which of the four clubs that made it to the Champions League semi-finals this year have not been managed by Claudio Ranieri?

Atlético Madrid

Monaco

Juventus

Real Madrid

Where did Lewis Hamilton have his worst result of his season (a ninth-place finish) and the best result of his season (securing the drivers’ title)?

Mexico

Brazil

Great Britain

Monaco

England didn't lose a competitive football match in 2017. Neither did…

Wales

Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Which athlete held three different world records in the same event on the same day in July?

Mo Farah

Usain Bolt

Adam Peaty

Jonnie Peacock

Who finally won after 73 attempts?

LA Dodgers

Atlanta Falcons

Sergio García

Houston Astros

Who is this?

Jodie Taylor

Heather Knight

Sarah Hunter

Anya Shrubsole

Complete this sequence: Joe Cordina, Katie Taylor, Luke Campbell, Scott Quigg …

Tony Bellew

Floyd Mayweather

Anthony Joshua

Wladimir Klitschko

Who came out on top when two French football teams met at the Cardiff City Stadium in June?

Lyon

France

Paris Saint-Germain

Marseille

According to the UAE Football Association’s guidelines, what was “unethical” about Asamoah Gyan?

His goal celebrations

His boots

His tattoos

His hair

Who described their job as “90% aggravation and 10% top satisfaction – and you have to give everything in your life for that"?

Adam Peaty

Floyd Mayweather

Arsène Wenger

Nicola Adams

Where is this?

Sydney

New York

Shanghai

Huddersfield

Carlos Correa proposed to his girlfriend on 1 November. What else did he do that day?

Won the Superbike World Championship

Won the World Series

Beat Novak Djokovic at tennis

Bought Barnsley FC.

Who said: "It is impossible to please the Greeks and Trojans. Neither did Jesus please everyone"?

Martin O’Neill

Sam Allardyce

Joe Root

Emanuel Santos

Who is this?

David de Gea

Gianluigi Buffon

Sergio Romero

Iker Casillas

Who was employed for 77 days in 2017, having been employed for 85 days in 2016?

Alan Pardew

Frank de Boer

Sam Allardyce

Slaven Bilic

Who completes the set: Sergio García, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and...

Rory McIlroy

Dustin Johnson

Jordan Spieth

Danny Willett

Who is this?

Alastair Cook

Stuart Broad

Ben Stokes

Jimmy Anderson

Real Madrid became the first team to retain the Champions League. Who were the first team to retain the European Cup?

Nottingham Forest

Real Madrid

Liverpool

Celtic

Who became like Frank Lampard, Dixie Dean, Thierry Henry, Luther Blissett and Jimmy Greaves?

Neymar and Ousmane Dembélé

Wayne Rooney and Sergio Agüero

John Terry and Brendan Rodgers

Gareth Southgate and Gordon Strachan

Who decided to accept a job offer when his “dog barked twice”?

Harry Redknapp

Jupp Heynckes

England couldn't do it in Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth. Where did Bangladesh do it?

Sydney

Canberra

Dhaka

Hobart

Who are like “nutella and shit”?

Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho

Steve Smith and Ben Stokes

Rino Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo

Claudio Bravo and Ederson

Slovakia did it in 2009. Bosnia and Herzegovina did it in 2013. Who did it in 2017?

Chile

Iceland and Panama

Denmark and Switzerland

North Korea

Who is this?

Michael van Gerwen

Phil Taylor

Martin Adams

Gary Anderson

In which country did an Earthquake exact revenge on a Jackal?

Russia

The US

Northern Ireland

Mexico

Which of cycling's three Grand Tours started in France?

Giro d’Italia

Tour de France

Vuelta a España

Name the "boxer".

Gennady Golovkin

Conor McGregor

Canelo Álvarez

Manny Pacquiao

What was unusual about Ali Farag and Nour El Tayeb winning US Open squash titles on the same day in October?

They were professional tennis players last year

They are married

They are siblings

They are both in their 40s

40 and above.

Incredible. You are simply incredible

39 and above.

Incredible. You are simply incredible

38 and above.

Incredible. You are simply incredible

37 and above.

Incredible. You are simply incredible

36 and above.

That's a very, very, very impressive score

34 and above.

That's a very impressive score

33 and above.

That's a very impressive score

32 and above.

That's a very impressive score

35 and above.

That's a very impressive score

31 and above.

That's a very impressive score

30 and above.

That's a very impressive score

29 and above.

More than half! Well done

28 and above.

More than half! Well done

27 and above.

More than half! Well done

26 and above.

More than half! Well done

25 and above.

More than half! Well done

24 and above.

More than half! Well done

23 and above.

More than half! Well done

22 and above.

More than half! Well done

21 and above.

More than half! Well done

20 and above.

You did OK. Better luck next year

19 and above.

You did OK. Better luck next year

18 and above.

You did OK. Better luck next year

17 and above.

You did OK. Better luck next year

16 and above.

You did OK. Better luck next year

15 and above.

Meh

14 and above.

Meh

13 and above.

Meh

12 and above.

Meh

11 and above.

Meh

10 and above.

Not great

9 and above.

Not great

8 and above.

Not great

7 and above.

Not great

6 and above.

Not great

5 and above.

Disaster

4 and above.

Disaster

3 and above.

Disaster

2 and above.

Disaster

0 and above.

Disaster

1 and above.

Disaster

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