Weekly Sports Quiz Highlights: Premier League Title Ties, Snooker Drama and Marathon Records

The Lead: A Quiz Spanning Football, Snooker and Endurance

The Guardian's weekly sports quiz challenges fans with 14 questions covering the Premier League, snooker, NFL, rugby league and marathon history, offering a snapshot of recent sporting trivia and historic milestones.

Premier League Title Decided on Goals Scored – Arsenal’s 1988‑89 Triumph

• Question: Which English club has won the league title on goals scored?
• Answer: Arsenal (pipped Liverpool in 1988‑89)

What Happens If City and Arsenal End Level on All Tiebreakers?

• Question: If City and Arsenal finish equal on points, goal difference and goals scored, who wins?
• Answer: Manchester City become champions due to a superior head‑to‑head record.

Chelsea’s Five‑Game Losing Run vs Brentford’s Five‑Game Draw Streak

• Question: Which team have drawn their last five Premier League games?
• Answer: Brentford

Snooker World Championship Distraction – The ‘Shit Shot’ Comment

• Question: What distracted Shaun Murphy in his opening match?
• Answer: A fan in the front row shouted “shit shot”.

John Virgo’s Best World Championship Performance

• Question: What was John Virgo’s deepest run at the World Championship?
• Answer: He reached the semi‑finals in 1979.

Coventry City’s Ground‑share During Stadium Exile

• Question: Where did Coventry City ground‑share when they could not play at their own stadium?
• Answer: They shared with Northampton Town and Birmingham City.

32nd Pick in the NFL Draft – Seattle Seahawks

• Question: Which team received the 32nd pick?
• Answer: The Seattle Seahawks, fresh off a Super Bowl win.

England Women’s First Official Match – Scotland

• Question: Who did England women face in their inaugural 1972 match?
• Answer: Scotland.

Brian McDermott’s Super League Success – Leeds Rhinos

• Question: Which club did McDermott win four Super League titles with?
• Answer: Leeds Rhinos.

Jude Bellingham Invests in Birmingham Phoenix

• Question: Which sportsman backed the cricket team?
• Answer: Jude Bellingham.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Surprise Bundesliga Title

• Question: Which club won the lone title not claimed by Bayern Munich?
• Answer: Bayer Leverkusen (2023‑24 season).

Robotic Half‑Marathon Record – Lightning

• Question: Who ran the half‑marathon seven minutes faster than Jacob Kiplimo’s record?
• Answer: A humanoid robot named Lightning, finishing in 50 min 26 sec.

Boston Marathon – The World’s Oldest Annual Marathon

• Question: Which marathon, started in 1897, holds the title of oldest?
• Answer: The Boston Marathon.

New York Marathon – Record Finishers

• Question: Which marathon currently holds the world record for most finishers?
• Answer: The New York Marathon with 59,226 finishers last year.