Sports quiz of the week: champions, crowds and comebacks

Who put his foot down? Who fell away? Who lit up?

Manchester City won the Premier League with three games to spare. Where were they in the table on Christmas Day?

Second

Fourth

Sixth

Eighth

Mike Brown is leaving Harlequins this summer after 16 years at the club, but why will he not be playing in their last few games of the season?

His manager told him he wants to “try out a new player in that position”

He injured himself while axe throwing on a bonding trip with his new teammates

He drove to France to buy some wine for a post-season party and now has to quarantine for 10 days

He stamped on an opponent’s face and has been banned for six weeks

Bayern Munich won another Bundesliga title this week. Which of these $1bn-grossing movies was released on the weekend the league was last won by a club other than Bayern?

The Avengers

The Dark Knight

Titanic

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Chelsea are playing Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final on Sunday. Chelsea have never reached the final of the competition before. Which other English club has won it?

Bristol City

Birmingham City

Arsenal

No English club has ever been European champions

Canelo Álvarez beat Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday night to win another world title. How many paying spectators attended the fight in Arlington, Texas?

73

731

7,312

73,126

Which two local rivals have been relegated in the same season for the first time in history?

Oxford City and Oxford United

Cambridge City and Cambridge United

Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday

Nottingham Forest and Notts County

Drew Robinson hit a home run while playing for the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball this week. Why is that remarkable?

He is 14 years old

He is 54 years old

He lost one of his eyes last year

He has played in the MLB for 20 years without ever hitting a home run

Leicester City are hoping to win the FA Cup for the first time in their history this weekend. Who were the last first-time winners of the competition?

Portsmouth

Wimbledon

Coventry City

Wigan Athletic

Rory McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina this week. It was the 19th title of his career. How many days had passed since his last victory on the PGA Tour?

Seven days

53 days

553 days

1,353 days

Ajax have won the league in the Netherlands this season. What did they do with the Eredivisie trophy?

Their players took it on a tour of the schools in Amsterdam – all 1,287 of them

They auctioned it off and gave the money to the Dutch health service

Their manager dropped it during their open-top bus parade and it smashed in bits

They melted it down and used it to make 42,000 silver stars, one each for their season ticket holders

3 and above.

Not bad. Have a great weekend

4 and above.

Not bad. Have a great weekend

5 and above.

Nice work. Have a great weekend

6 and above.

Nice work. Have a great weekend

7 and above.

Impressive. Have a great weekend

8 and above.

Impressive. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

Impressive. Have a great weekend

10 and above.

Impressive. Have a great weekend

2 and above.

Ah well. Have a great weekend

0 and above.

Ah well. Have a great weekend

1 and above.

Ah well. Have a great weekend

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