The Coronavirus Lockdown - The Sports Quiz #6

Apologies for the delay! Naturally, no excuses in this current time, but here goes...

1. Who smashed Arsenal's transfer fee record when he signed for them in 2013 for a fee that more than doubled their previous record at £42.4 million?
2. Who was yesterday (2nd April 2020) declared winner of Rugby's RFU Championship, despite there still being another seven games left in the season?
3. Who is the only current batsman to feature in the top 50 highest averages of England test cricketers (qualification minimum 20 innings)?
4. What was unique about the Men's Wimbledon final of 2019?
5. Which current NBA star holds the record for the most consecutive 10+ point games? 
6. How many times did Germany win the Football World Cup as West Germany?
7. Which Briton won 400m gold at the 2008 Olympics?
8. Who were bottom of Rugby League's Super League when it was halted on 16 March due to the Covid-19 outbreak?
9. Who won gold in the Men's 100m sprint at the 2004 Olympics and is confident of regaining his title next year at the age of 39?
10. Which British boxer backed up her 2012 gold with another in 2016 before retiring in 2019 with an unbeaten professional record?
11. Who won four straight Formula 1 World Championships between 2010 and 2013?
12. How many points clear were Liverpool when the Premier League was frozen on 12th March?
13. Who won the Women's 2020 Twenty20 Cricket World Cup on International Women's day back in early March?
14. To the nearest foot, what is the highest successful Pole Vault, achieved in February this year? (If you think you know the value in metres, feel free to check how many feet that is).
15. How many points are awarded for a touchdown in American Football?
16. What year was the new Wembley Stadium opened?
17. What is the ball worth four points in snooker?
18. What sports feature in the Winter Olympic Biathlon?
19. Who holds the record for the most goals at Football World Cups?
20. How many players are in an Ice Hockey Team?




Answers: 1. Mesut Ozil, 2. Newcastle Falcons, 3. Joe Root, 4. It was the first (and to date, only) match to have Wimbledon's new Final Set Tiebreak rule applied to it, 5. LeBron James, 6. Three, 7. Christine Ohuruogu, 8. Toronto Wolfpack, 9. Justin Gatlin, 10. Nicola Adams, 11. Sebastian Vettel, 12. 25 points clear, 13. Australia, 14. 20 foot (exactly 20 foot and 3.75 inches), 15. 6 points, 16. 2007, 17. Brown, 18. Cross-country skiing and shooting, 19. Mirsolav Klose, 20. Six

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