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Composite: Getty, Shutterstock Sports quiz of the weekSport Sports quiz of the week: Spurs, Stokes, Scheffler, Swiatek and birds on badges Have you been paying attention to the football, cricket, golf, rugby union, tennis, chess and NFL? Paul Campbell and Niall McVeighFri 23 May 2025 08.30 CESTLast modified on Fri 23 May 2025 08.31 CEST 1.Crystal Palace won their first major trophy by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday. There are now just four clubs in the Premier League that have never won a major trophy: Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton and … Southampton 2.Before Palace did it on Saturday, who were the last English team to win a major trophy for the first time? Leicester City Wigan Athletic Newcastle United Middlesbrough 3.Why will the Six Nations start on a Thursday next year? To attract more viewers in the United States To avoid a clash with the Winter Olympics opening ceremony To free up the bigger Friday night slot for the Women’s Six Nations To mark the 150th anniversary of the competition 4.Chelsea Women played 30 games in the Women’s Super League, FA Cup and League Cup this season. Who were the only team to beat them? Aston Villa No one beat them 5.Arsenal face Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday. Arsenal have won the competition once before, in 2007. Who did they beat in that final? Bodø/Glimt, from Norway Umeå, from Sweden Brøndby, from Denmark FC Honka, from Finland 6.What lifestyle change did Ben Stokes make to get fit for England’s Test match against Zimbabwe? He stopped vaping He woke up at 2am every night to have an ice bath He gave up alcohol He went on a week-long ecotherapy retreat in the Yorkshire Dales 7.When will the Championship playoff final between Sunderland and Sheffield United kick off on Saturday? 8.Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship on Sunday. What happened to him at the tournament last year? He lost four balls on the Friday afternoon and missed the cut He had a brief spell in jail He missed the tournament so he could prepare for the Olympics He went into the final day with a four-shot lead but threw it away and finished 13th 9.Complete this sequence: South Melbourne, Australia Under 20s, Brisbane Roar, Australia, Yokohama, Celtic ... 10.Tottenham beat Manchester United in the Europa League final. Which other English team have they beaten in a European final? Birmingham City Nottingham Forest Leeds United 11.Which of the four English clubs that have won major trophies this season do not have a bird on their badge? Newcastle United Crystal Palace 12.Northampton Saints face Bordeaux in the Champions Cup final on Saturday. Northampton have won the trophy once before, in 2000. What was unusual about their victory in that final? They sacked their manager the day before the match They didn’t score a try They’re the only team to have won the final in extra time They were relegated from the Premiership this weekend before winning the final 13.Why was the Ashford United player Gary Lockyer celebrating this week? He made his international debut for Vatican City, the smallest country in the world Lockyer, who is from Australia, won a gold medal at the Beach Football World Cup He was the top scorer in the FA Cup this season He won £500,000 in the National Lottery 14.Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw in a game of freestyle chess this week. What was unusual about the contest? He was playing against his son Carlsen was hypnotised after each move so he could not develop a strategy He was playing against 143,000 people Carlsen had to ride a horse around the venue while playing 15.In the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles will be allowed to continue which controversial play after a motion to ban it didn’t get enough votes? The tush push The butt punt The butt fumble The lap snap 16.Iga Swiatek is seeking her fourth straight French Open title in Paris this year. Who is the last player to win four consecutive women’s singles titles? 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