Sports quiz of 2024: 100 hard questions on an incredible year of action
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Your mega sports quiz of 2024
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ARSENAL
1. Who became the youngest-ever player to start an Arsenal first-team game when the Gunners hosted Bolton in the Carabao Cup third round in September?
2. Arsenal’s set-piece guru and coach Nicolas Jover first made his name working for which London club?
3. Who scored the winning goal for Bayern Munich as Arsenal were dumped out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage in April?
4. Bukayo Saka was Arsenal’s top scorer last season, but who had the second most goals for the Gunners?
5. Arsenal signed two players on loan on transfer deadline day, Raheem Sterling and who else?
CLUE: This man’s header knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League in Munich. Who is he? (Q3)
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BOXING
6. In which round did Daniel Dubois knock out Anthony Joshua in September to retain the IBF heavyweight title?
7. Who was the last undisputed men's light-heavyweight champion before Artur Beterbiev achieved the feat in October?
8. Who did Derek Chisora beat in a thriller at the O2 Arena in July to record his 35th career win?
9. Which fighter secured Team GB's only boxing medal at the Paris Olympics?
10. What was the final score when Queensberry beat Matchroom in the inaugural 5v5 event in Riyadh in June?
CHELSEA
11. Who scored Liverpool’s winning goal in the Blues’ Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley in February?
12. Cole Palmer finished last season as Chelsea’s top-scorer with 25 goals across all competitions, eight more than Nicolas Jackson. Who was the only other Chelsea player to reach double figures?
13. How many players who have played for Chelsea - either before or since - started June’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund?
14. At one stage this summer, Chelsea were reported to have eight goalkeepers on their books. They included current No2 Filip Jorgensen, who was signed from which Spanish club in July?
15. Which player scored the first competitive goal of Enzo Maresca’s tenure?
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CLUE: This ex-Blue played in the Champions League final; how many Chelsea-connected players were there? (Q13)
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CRICKET
16. James Anderson retired from international cricket with a farewell Test against West Indies at Lord’s this summer, but against which side did he claim his 700th Test wicket earlier in the year?
17. Gus Atkinson enjoyed a remarkable breakout 2024, which included becoming only the fourth Englishman to both take a hat-trick and score a hundred in Tests. Johnny Briggs and Mooen Ali are two of the others. Who is the third?
18. New Zealand brought an end to Australia’s global dominance in women’s cricket with a remarkable T20 World Cup win. Who was named player of the tournament?
19. Who was Surrey’s leading run scorer during their third consecutive County Championship success?
20. Which pair of spinners took 39 of the final 40 touring wickets to fall during England’s Test series defeat in Pakistan in October?
CLUE: This pair of spinners tormented England in October. Can you name them? (Q20)
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DARTS, CYCLING, SNOOKER, SAILING
21. Luke Humphries ended Luke Littler's remarkable run with victory in the final of the World Darts Championship last year. What was the score?
22. The World Darts Championship trophy is named after which legendary commentator?
23. How many current or former PDC world champions are competing at Ally Pally this year?
24. Mark Cavendish ended his career in fitting style with victory in his final race in what country?
25. Name the cyclist who became the first British woman to be crowned European 500m time trial champion at the UEC Track Elite European Championships in the Netherlands.
26. Which cyclist switched nationality to represent Great Britain, weeks after winning three medals for Australia at the Olympics?
27. Kyren Wilson beat which Welsh player to win the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible in Sheffield?
28. Who lifted the UK Championship trophy for a second time earlier this month, 13 years on from their first win?
29. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Masters for a record-extending eighth time by beating which player in the final?
30. Ben Ainslie's Ineos Britannia team were beaten by who in the America's Cup final?
CLUE: This man got to his first World Snooker final in April ... can you name him? (Q27)
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ENGLAND FOOTBALL
31. Who scored England's winning goal in the Euro 2024 last-16 win over Slovakia in June?
32. Who scored England's final goal under interim head coach Lee Carsley in November?
33. New England head coach Thomas Tuchel said he wanted to add another what to the team's iconic shirt at his unveiling press conference?
34. Who captained England in their opening game of the year against Brazil at Wembley?
35. How many appearances did England's Cole Palmer make at Euro 2024?
CLUE: Who scored the final goal of Lee Carsley’s interim England reign? (Q32)
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EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
36. In May, which team denied Bayer Leverkusen an historic unbeaten treble?
37. Who won last season’s Conference League?
38. Harry Kane’s remarkable first season at Bayern Munich saw him claim the European Golden Shoe award. Who was the last English player to win that prize?
39. How many goals did Jude Bellingham score in his stunning first season at Real Madrid (all competitions)?
40. Inter Milan last season lifted their second Serie A title in three years. How many league titles have the Nerazzurri won in total?
CLUE: The Conference League final went to extra time, but who took the honours? (Q37)
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FORMULA ONE
41. Lewis Hamilton announced in February that he will be moving to Ferrari for the 2025 season, having spent how many years with Mercedes?
42. British star Oliver Bearman made his F1 debut this year when competing in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but where did he finish?
43. McLaren won the Constructors Championship for the first time since 1998, taking their tally of titles to how many?
44. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive F1 title this season, who is the only ever driver to win five in a row?
45. Verstappen won nine of 24 races across the 2024 season, including a stunning drive through the field in Sao Paulo. How many places did he make up to win in Brazil?
GOLF
46. Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and which other player won two individual LIV Golf events this season?
47. Rory McIlroy moved level with Severiano Ballesteros on six Race to Dubai titles. Who holds the record with eight?
48. Xander Schauffele lifted the Claret Jug after his Open win at which Scottish course?
49. Scottie Scheffler won the Masters for a second time in April - who finished second on debut?
50. Name the American player who announced she would be retiring at the end of this year from full-time professional golf at the age of 29.
CLUE: This man pushed Scottie Scheffler close at the Masters. Name him. (Q49)
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HORSE RACING
51. What feat, last achieved by the legendary Vincent O'Brien in 1954, did trainer Willie Mullins pull off in 2024?
52. How many races did unbeaten hurdling superstar Constitution Hill win between January 1 and Christmas Day?
53. Irish jockey Robbie Dolan landed the biggest triumph of his career in a 90/1 upset on Knight’s Choice in the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s most prestigious race. He had previously been a finalist on the country’s version of which reality TV show? A) The Traitors, B) Masterchef, C) The Voice or D) Married At First Sight.
54. Which horse, beaten into ninth in the 2000 Guineas in May, went on to win the Epsom Derby a month later?
55. Which racecourse held its first Jumps meeting in 19 years at the start of December?
LONDON FOOTBALL
56. Who scored Fulham’s 97th-minute winner in a 2-1 Premier League win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in February?
57. Which Fulham forward won Premier League player of the month in March, before then promptly giving a left-field interview in which he admitted Birmingham Safari is one of his favourites places for a day trip?
58. AFC Wimbledon had to have a home Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle United postponed in September and moved to St James' Park after flooding at their home ground caused a sinkhole to ruin the pitch. Name their home ground.
59. Two first-team coaches stepped up to co-manage Crystal Palace in their 1-1 draw with Everton in February in between Roy Hodgson's resignation and Oliver Glasner setting to work as his successor. One co-caretaker manager was Paddy McCarthy. Which long-time assistant of Hodgson's was the other?
60. Which team knocked West Ham out of the Europa League in April, ending the Hammers' three straight years in European competition?
61. Ivan Toney was Brentford's club-record sale on deadline day in the summer when he left for around £35million to which Saudi Pro League side?
62. In September, Fulham were knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the third round by losing a record-breaking penalty shootout 16-15 to which Championship side?
CLUE: Which Saudi Pro League side did Ivan Toney move to? (Q61)
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63. Which London Premier League club trains at Jersey Road training ground in Osterley?
64. Which defender left a London Premier League club in the summer while he was their captain to join Saudi side Al Orobah shortly after failing a medical with a club from the UAE?
65. Which current Premier League manager did West Ham fly to London by private jet in April to hold talks over him possibly replacing David Moyes?
66. In November, Kevin Schade scored just Brentford’s second-ever Premier League hat-trick. Who did he score them against?
67. Crystal Palace beat Manchester United on May 6 at Selhurst Park by what scoreline?
68. A summer deadline-day goalkeeper merry-go-round involving Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Crystal Palace led to Sam Johnstone and which other shot-stopper being on the move?
69. Which manager resigned from his position at Millwall in December?
70. After Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, which London club finished highest in the Premier League table last season?
OLYMPICS
71. How many gold medals did Paris poster boy Leon Marchand win in the pool at the summer’s Games?
72. Which American crashed the much-hyped showdown between Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win 1500m gold?
73. Who won Team GB’s only individual cycling gold medal?
74. Which athletics individual track event produced the widest winning margin?
75. Team GB won its first ever Olympic medals in artistic swimming and which other sport?
CLUE: This American performed a 1,500m smash and grab of Olympic proportions. Name him. (Q72)
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RUGBY UNION
76. Who was named England men’s captain in January in the wake of Owen Farrell stepping back from the national team?
77. USA star Ilona Maher sent shockwaves across the women’s game in December by agreeing to join which Premiership team?
78. World champions South Africa lost just two of their 13 Tests in 2024, against Ireland and which other country?
79. Who has been appointed head coach of the British and Irish Lions for next year’s tour to Australia?
80. England claimed another Women’s Six Nations crown in 2024, making it how many successive titles?
TENNIS
81. 14-time champion Rafael Nadal appeared at the French Open for the final time. Who did he lose to in the first round?
82. Great Britain's hopes of reaching a first Billie Jean King Cup final since 1981 were ended by defeat against which nation?
83. Who won the 2024 women's singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini in the final?
84. The final singles win of Andy Murray's career came at Queen's against which Australian player?
85. British number one Jack Draper lost to eventual winner Jannik Sinner at what stage of the US Open?
CLUE: Who is this with the Venus Rosewater Dish? (Q83)
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TOTTENHAM
86. Who scored twice in Tottenham's 4-0 win at Manchester City in November?
87. In June, Ange Postecoglou's assistant manager at Spurs, Chris Davies, left to take charge of which EFL club?
88. Which Tottenham player was elected to the new PFA players' board of representatives in November?
89. Which Spurs summer signing made their first Premier League start in the defeat to Bournemouth in December?
90. Wilson Odobert joined Spurs in the summer from which club?
US SPORT
91: In February, the Kansas City Chiefs beat which team after a dramatic comeback to win Super Bowl LVIII in overtime in Las Vegas?
92: In October, against which team did Kevin Durrant reach 29,000 career points?
93: The New York Yankees were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers for the World Series in October. When did the New York franchise last win the championship series?
94: Former England and Manchester United defender Phil Neville is now in charge of which MLS team following his sacking from Inter Miami?
95. Against which team did LeBron James and his son Bronny make NBA history by playing together for the LA Lakers in October?
CLUE: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift celebrate Super Bowl victory over which US city? (Q91)
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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
96. Following the departure of long-serving Chelsea boss Emma Hayes at the end of the season, who was appointed as the new manager of the Women’s Super League champions?
97. Who was the top scorer in the Women’s Super League for the 2023-24 season?
98. Jonas Eidevall resigned as manager of Arsenal Women in October, who did the club place in interim charge?
99. Which country was crowned Olympic champions in women’s football during the summer?
100. Who won the Women’s Championship in April to gain promotion to the Women’s Super League for the first time in their history?
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