Sports quiz of the week: Women’s FA Cup, Masters and Michael van Gerwen

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Have you been following the football, horse racing, golf, cycling, cricket, rugby union, darts and hockey?

  1. 1.Southampton have been relegated with seven league games still to play. Who were the last club to be relegated from the top flight with eight games left to play?
  2. 2.Ivan Juric has been sacked by two clubs this season – Southampton and …
  3. 3.If you didn’t back the winner at the Grand National last weekend, you have a chance to make amends at the Scottish Grand National on Saturday. Which horse won both races in the same year?
  4. 4.Adam Scott has played in the last 94 major championships – a run he started at the Open in 2001 and is maintaining at the Masters this week. Who is the only golfer in history to have played in more consecutive majors (146)?
  5. 5.American golfers have dominated the Masters, winning 64 of the 88 tournaments. Which country is second on that list, with six wins?
  6. 6.This week marks the 30th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ first appearance at a major. Where did he finish in the Masters in 1995?
  7. 7.Neymar and Memphis Depay are among the players who are annoyed by a new law in Brazilian football. What is it?
  8. 8.It’s Chelsea v Liverpool and Manchester City v Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals this weekend. Where are the games being played?
  9. 9.Five English clubs were in action in the last-16 stage of the European Champions Cup at the weekend: Northampton, Saracens, Harlequins, Leicester and Sale. How many points did they concede across the five games?
  10. 10.Tom Banton hit a triple-century for Somerset in the opening round of games in the County Championship. His 371 is the fifth-highest score in the history of the competition. Who holds the record, with a score of 501?
  11. 11.What unusual injury has kept darts player Michael van Gerwen out of action?
  12. 12.The worlds best cyclists are competing in the Paris-Roubaix race on Sunday. The course begins just outside Paris and finishes at the velodrome in Roubaix. What is unusual about the showers in the velodrome?
  13. 13.Jeremy Monga made a substitute appearance for Leicester against Newcastle this week. Why did he not have a sponsor’s logo on his shirt?
  14. 14.Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s all-time scoring record in NHL. Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 games. How many games has it taken for Ovechkin to score 895 goals?
  15. 15.Kevin de Bruyne is leaving Manchester City. Who did City sign him from in 2015?

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