Mary Earps, Draymond Green and Sergio Ramos

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1. Sergio Ramos scored his 17th goal in the Champions League this week, becoming the most prolific defender in the league’s history. Who is the defender who scored the second most goals in the Champions League?

   1. Roberto Carlos

   2. Ronald Koeman

   3. Pepe

   4. gerard pique

2. 

   Mary Earps is the favorite to win this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. She is on the shortlist alongside Stuart Broad, Frankie Dettori, Alfie Hewett, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Rory McIlroy. It’s been a big week for the Earps. Why else was he in the spotlight?

   1. Signed for Manchester City

   2. Starring in John Lewis’ new Christmas advert

   3. England jersey went on sale and sold out in five minutes

   4. He sang guest vocals on the song, which is expected to be a Christmas number 1

3. Aston Villa have won their last 15 home games in the Premier League. They finished third in the table, beating the clubs that finished first and second last season (Manchester City and Arsenal). When was the last time they won the top flight?

   1. 2000s

   2. 1990s

   3. 1980s

   4. 1970s

4. 

   What household equipment did snooker player Kyren Wilson use at a tournament in Swansea?

   1. a staircase

   2. an oven mitt

   3. an iron

   4. a spatula

5. Andy Farrell has extended his contract and will coach Ireland at the next Rugby World Cup. Where did he get his first job as a coach?

   1. England

   2. Wigan

   3. Saracens

   4. Castleford

6. 

   Santos will not play with the number 10 jersey next season. From where?

   1. They say the “crown of history” is too heavy for any player to wear the jersey, so they can no longer have the number 10

   2. They are relegated and do not want to associate Pelé’s number with the second league

   3. Every Santos player will wear number 10 next year as a sign of respect to Pelé

   4. Pelé family says they trademarked his number 10 jersey and Santos should pay to wear it

7. Sean Dyche returns to Burnley this weekend as Everton manager. There’s a pub named after him in Burnley. What is this called?

   1. Sean (formerly The Swan)

   2. Worm and Mouth

   3. Royal Dyche

   4. Rising Sean

8. 

   Eddie Jones takes over as Japan rugby manager for the second time. He was the team boss at the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015. How far did Japan go in this tournament?

   1. They were eliminated in the pool stage

   2. They advanced to the quarter finals

   3. They advanced to the semi-finals

   4. They reached the final

9. The World Darts Championship starts this weekend. Which player has already won three majors (Players Championship, World Grand Prix and Grand Slam) this year?

   1. Michael van Gerwen

   2. Luke Humphries

   3. Fallon Sherrock

   4. Luke Littler

10. 

    FC Copenhagen advanced to the knockout round of the Champions League, leaving Galatasaray and Manchester United behind in its group. How did the club celebrate in the stadium?

    1. After the match, they hosted a concert by Metallica (as their drummer Lars Ulrich was a big fan)

    2. They distributed free beer to the fans in the stadium

    3. After the match, the team’s captain sang the Danish national anthem.

    4. They made all tickets for the last 16 home matches free

11. Of the 16 teams in this season’s Champions League, how many also reached the knockout stage last year?

    1. 15

    2. 12

    3. 9

    4. 6

12. 

    Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green was banned indefinitely by the NBA for punching Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Green protested his innocence, saying:

    1. “I was trying to kill a fly”

    2. “I didn’t plan on hitting him.”

    3. “I was waving to my wife in the crowd”

    4. “He challenged me to hit him.”

13. The NFL will play five away games next year and visit three countries: England, Germany and…

    1. Argentina

    2. Brazil

    3. Scotland

    4. Wales

14. 

    Cricketer Usman Khawaja had to change part of his jersey for Australia’s match against Pakistan this week. What happened?

    1. He had to sand his bat because it was too long

    2. Wasn’t allowed to use new “eco-friendly” gloves because of their shiny design

    3. He wasn’t allowed to wear shoes because they were “political”

    4. He wasn’t allowed to wear sunglasses because his coach said he needed to be able to “see into my players’ eyes.”

15. La Rochelle have won rugby’s European Champions Cup for the last two years but which club did they lose to in their first game this season?

    1. Leicester Tigers

    2. in Leinster

    3. Stormtroopers

    4. Münster

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Answers

1:D – Ramos scored 140 goals in his career. His final words summed him up perfectly: He scored a superb Panenka-style penalty for Sevilla in the Champions League and then received a yellow card for kicking the opposition goalkeeper as he took the ball out of the net., 2:C – Nike initially decided not to release the penalty. Replica version of the England goalkeeper jersey. They later released a batch that sold out within hours and a second batch that sold out within minutes., 3:C – Villa won the league in 1981 and followed this up by winning the European Cup the following season., 4:B – Raising more questions than answers he said in quotes: “The kitchen was kind enough to lend it to me. I thought this event was a lot of fun. I took it off when I won the frame. If I had to win, I couldn’t do it. Everyone wants to have a good time, it’s the weekend, so why not bring it out? Listen, it’s Friday, we all want to have a good time, so I’m just having fun.”, 5:C – Farrell started out in rugby league, playing for Wigan, England and Great Britain, then moved to union. 6:B – The club said, “We will not play with the number 10 jersey until Santos returns to Série A.” “We’ll be back in the top division. We won’t be wearing our grandest shirt until then.”, 7:C – According to its website, the pub is “just a goal kick away from Turf Moor” and “the best place for any Clarets”. 8:A – Japan suffered a sensational defeat in the tournament by beating South Africa in Brighton but failed to qualify, while South Africa finished third. , 9:B – Humphries has never won a major but is a pre-tournament favourite. , 10:B – 34.726 fans attended., 11:C – Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Inter and Porto., 12:B – Nurkic did not buy: Phoenix Suns player, “Personally, I would like to help that brother “I think he needed it,” he said. “I’m glad you didn’t try to strangle me.” , 13:B – This will be the NFL’s first trip to South America. , 14:C – Khawaja wore the words “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a human right” on his shoes ” but cricket officials said he could not wear the shoes as players were not allowed to support political causes on the field. ., 15:B – Victory in France brought some revenge for Leinster; because they were the team that La Rochelle defeated in the final and won those two cups.

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16. 15 and above.

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