Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Stanley Cup and surprise results

1 year ago

Have you been following the big stories in tennis, football, rugby union, golf and more sports around the world?

1.Italy's Jasmine Paolini will play Iga Swiatek in the French Open women's final. What was Paolini's previous best display at Roland Garros?
2.Bath face Northampton in the Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham. How many Premiership finals have the two clubs won between them?
3.In entirely expected transfer news, Kylian Mbappé joined Real Madrid this week. He currently wears No 10 on his shirt for France, and wore No 7 at PSG. Which number is he reportedly set to take in Spain?
4.This year's Stanley Cup will feature the biggest-ever distance between the two finalists. Which teams are involved?
5.The T20 World Cup is under way, being played across the United States and Caribbean. Which two teams have won their first-ever men's T20 World Cup matches at this tournament?
6.Gareth Southgate has announced his final England squad for Euro 2024. Which club has contributed the most players to his 26-man line-up?
7.'The attention I’ve received is a little surreal,' said golfer Charley Hull this week after going viral for doing what?
8.Euro 2024 kicks off next Friday as Germany face Scotland in Munich. Who are the only team of the 24 qualifiers making their debut at a Euro finals?
9.Complete this tennis sequence, going back to June 2022: Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic ...
10.Women's Euro 2025 qualifying continued this week, but which two teams have already joined hosts Switzerland in booking their places?
11.Baseball now, and in the Division III College World Series, Birmingham-Southern lost 11-10 to Wisconsin-Whitewater. What was remarkable about their run to the big game?
12.Why were Metz outraged after losing their Ligue 1 promotion playoff to Saint-Étienne?
13.In the US, legislators are trying to persuade the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs to relocate – to which state?
14.Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka won a bronze medal in shot put at the Oceania athletics championships this week. What is his day job?
15.Finally, which of these events occurred at the Canadian Open golf last Sunday?