Quiz of the week: The Answers

Eurosport - Tue, 03 Nov 12:56:00 2009

See how you did in our weekly sporting quiz.

FOOTBALL Andrey Arshavin Arsenal Russia - 0

FOOTBALL

1. Liverpool have not drawn a game in any competition since April last year. Who was their last draw against and what was the score?

Answer: A 4-4 draw with Arsenal at Anfield on April 21, with Andrei Arshavin scoring all four goals for Arsenal (pictured). The game came one week after they also drew 4-4 with Chelsea in the Champions League. It has been 21 competitive games since they have drawn a game.

2. Last weekend saw the highest number of Premier League red cards in a series of games for a decade. How many players got their marching orders?

Answer: Nine

3. David Bentley played for Tottenham against former club Arsenal last weekend but he never played for Arsenal in a North London derby. Who is the only player to have scored for both teams in the North London derby?

Answer: Jimmy Robertson. Five other players - Laurie Brown, Sol Campbell, David Jenkins, Pat Jennings and Willie Young have played for both teams in the derby.

CRICKET

4. England are in South Africa and will play their first Test series in the country since 2004/2005. What was the series score on that occasion?

Answer: England won the series 2-1 (with two Tests drawn).

RUGBY:

5. England face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. When was the last time they beat a Tri-Nations side?

Answer: The 2007 World Cup when they beat Australia in the quarter-finals in Marseille. They have lost six matches since - three against New Zealand, two against South Africa and one against Australia.

FORMULA ONE

6. Williams have announced an all new team line-up for the 2010 season. Who will their drivers be?

Answer: Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg.

TENNIS

7. Serena Williams set a single-season prize money record on the women's tour after winning the Tour Championship last week. Earlier this year she also went top of the all-time money list but who did she replace atop that list?

Answer: Lindsey Davenport, who has since dropped to third on the list with Serena's sister Venus now second.

GOLF

8. Why did American journeyman golfer Doug Barron hit the headlines earlier this week?

Answer: He became the first golfer to receive a ban for taking a performance-enhancing drug.

BASEBALL

9. Which two teams have been competing in this year's baseball World Series?

Answer: The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.

CYCLING

10. World champion Cadel Evans this week made a surprise move from Silence Lotto to which little-known American cycling team?

Answer: BMC Racing.

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