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03rd May 2024

The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 71

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15 is the score to beat in this week’s Friday sports pub quiz.

Welcome to the SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz. There are 20 questions and four different categories.

This week there is a round looking back on the past week in sport, a round on the NBA, a round on the snooker World Championships, and a round on sporting legends.

Good luck, and let us know how you get on. If you want to try the previous versions of the quiz, just click here.

Round One: The last week in sport.

Which team achieved instant promotion back to the Premier League earlier this week by winning the Championship?
Leeds United
Southampton
Leicester City
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Mohamed Salah said which of these quotes after his touchline dispute with Jurgen Klopp during Liverpool's 2-2 draw with West Ham United last weekend?
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Which former world snooker champion suffered a shock quarter-final exit in the World Snooker Championships, losing 13-9 to world number 44 Jak Jones?
Ronnie O\'Sullivan
Judd Trump
Mark Selby
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Wrong!

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Dublin reach another Leinster Final with a 3-22 - 0-11 victory over Offaly. Who will they face in the final?
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Which key member of the Red Bull Formula 1 team announced that he will be leaving the team next year?
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Round Two: The NBA.

Who is the top scoring player in NBA history? (40,474 points)
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Michael Jordan
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Who were the first NBA team to win 70 games in one season?
The Golden State Warriors
The Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
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Only two of the founding NBA teams have never changed names or moved location.

The Boston Celtics are one. Who are the other team?
Detroit Pistons
The New York Knicks
Cleveland Cavaliers
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, the two time NBA Most Valuable Player, is from which European country?
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Who won the 2023 NBA Championship, the first time they won the championship in their history?
Denver Nuggets
Sacramento Kings
Orlando Magic
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Round Three: The World Snooker Championships.

In what UK city is the World Snooker Championships held each year?
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Stephen Hendry won seven World Championships. In what year did he win the tournament for the final time?
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In what year did Ronnie O'Sullivan win the first of his seven World Championships?
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Who won the famous 'Black Ball final' in 1985 when over 18 million people tuned in to watch the final frame on TV?
Dennis Taylor
Steve Davis
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Which of these players finished as a runner-up in six World Championship finals?
Mark Williams
Ken Doherty
Jimmy White
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Wrong!

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Round Four: Sporting legends.

Who was the youngest golfer to win the Open Championship since 1900? (22 years, 103 days).
Gary Player (1959)
Tiger Woods (2000)
Seve Ballesteros (1979)
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Which club did Alex Ferguson leave to become Manchester United manager in 1986?
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Who did Muhammad Ali defeat for the world heavyweight title in the Rumble in the Jungle fight in 1974 in Zaire?
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Who was the first man to hold the world record at 200m and 400m at the same time?
Wayde van Niekerk
Michael Johnson
Usain Bolt
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Which of these clubs did Ronaldo NOT play for during his career?
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