Sports quiz of the week: clothes, coins and a heavyweight contest

Who is flying the flag? Who lost his job? Who is a hypocrite?

Duncan Ferguson will take charge of Everton for their match against Chelsea this weekend after Marco Silva was sacked. Which of these statements about Ferguson is false?

He once scored a hat-trick of headers in the Premier League

He was in the Everton team the last time they won a trophy

He has scored more goals in the Premier League than any other Scottish player

He is Scotland’s all-time top goalscorer

Vivianne Miedema had an eventful afternoon when Arsenal played Bristol City in the Women’s Super League last weekend. What did she do?

She came on as a substitute in the 89th minute, scored in the 90th minute and was sent off in the 91st minute

She signed for Arsenal from Bristol City in the morning of the game and went on to score the winning goal against her old club

She was the referee and had to send off five players – and both managers

She scored six goals and set up four more

Andy Ruiz Jr is defending his heavyweight world titles against Anthony Joshua on Saturday at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia. How long did it take to build the 15,000-seat stadium?

56 days

Nine months

Eight years

Seventeen years

Joshua and Ruiz have lost one fight each as professional fighters. Joshua’s defeat came against Ruiz. Who is the only boxer to have beaten Ruiz?

Tyson Fury

Joseph Parker

Wladimir Klitschko

Deontay Wilder

Paris is hosting the Olympics in 2024. Where do they want to hold the surfing tournament?

In a swimming pool below the Eiffel Tower

The River Seine

Biarritz

Tahiti

Angry Bordeaux fans invaded the pitch this week at the start of their league match against Nîmes. What happened when the game resumed 25 minutes later?

The Nîmes fans held their own pitch invasion to protest against their team

The Bordeaux fans left the stadium and went home

Bordeaux won 6-0

Bordeaux conceded three goals in 10 minutes and the fans invaded the pitch again

Roger Federer has been honoured many times in Switzerland. In the past he has featured on postage stamps and been given cows for winning trophies. How did the country pay tribute to Federer this week?

They renamed their stretch of the Rhine river the "Roger river"

He is becoming the first living person to have his face printed on a Swiss franc

The city Fribourg is being renamed "Federbourg"

They are giving anyone called Roger free personal training sessions

Which of these rules is changing next season in Formula One?

Cars will have to take at least four pit stops per race

Cars will not be allowed to carry adverts

Races will finish when the chequered flag flies – rather than the electronic panel they used this year

Driver will have to start races by running to their cars – like they once did in Le Mans

Paul Scholes criticised Freddie Ljungberg’s choice of clothing for his first game in charge of Arsenal, saying: "You would think he’d be out in a suit to show a bit of proudness that he took the job – a shirt and tie to show some discipline. I don’t think he’ll be the right man.” Why was this criticism a bit harsh?

Ljungberg was only put in charge 45 minutes before the match

Ljungberg had just led his team to a 4-1 win

Scholes didn’t wear a suit in his first game as a manager either

Scholes said it while wearing a snood

Watford have sacked two managers this season. How many league games have they won?

One

Three

Five

Seven

There was a local derby between two college football teams in Mississippi this week. It was a tight match but wide receiver Elijah Moore scored a touchdown in the final few seconds to almost certainly guarantee his team would win. But what happened next?

The electricity in the stadium failed, the digital scoreboard did not record his touchdown and the result stood as a draw

Moore celebrated on all fours like a dog taking a pee, the referee penalised his team and they lost the game

The referee ruled the touchdown illegal as a cat had been on the pitch

A mass brawl kicked off and the game was called off

1 and above.

Ah well. Have a good weekend

2 and above.

Ah well. Have a good weekend

3 and above.

Ah well. Have a good weekend

4 and above.

Ah well. Have a good weekend

7 and above.

A fine score. Have a great weekend

5 and above.

A solid score. Have a good weekend

6 and above.

A fine score. Have a great weekend

8 and above.

A fine score. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

You are a genius. Have a fantastic weekend

10 and above.

You are a genius. Have a fantastic weekend

0 and above.

Ah well. Have a good weekend

11 and above.

You are a genius. Have a fantastic weekend

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