Sports Quiz of the Week Covers Wide Range of Sports and Trivia
The Guardian’s weekly “Sports quiz of the week,” published on Friday, 12 December 2025, features questions spanning cricket, football, motor racing, darts, climbing, athletics, and the NFL.
In cricket trivia, the quiz highlights England trailing 2-0 in the Ashes series in Australia and asks when England last came from a 2-0 deficit to win the series 3-2, with options including the 1890s, 1920s, and 1980s. Another question inquires about which film topped the UK box office the last time England won an Ashes Test in Australia, with "The King’s Speech" among the choices.
Football and NFL questions include identifying the kickoff game for the upcoming World Cup next summer, offering four match options, and asking about the opening game at another World Cup, with choices of 2018, 2010, 1994, and 1986.
In motor racing, readers are asked which driver won the last three Formula One races of the season, with options including Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Charles Leclerc, as well as what share of F1 titles have been won by British drivers, with percentages offered as 7%, 19%, 28%, and 42%.
The quiz also touches on football star Lionel Messi's success with Inter Miami, who won the MLS Cup this year, and asks which of Messi’s former teammates now manages the club, listing Riquelme, Mascherano, Busquets, and Piqué as options.
A question about a quote—"Owning the world’s most expensive camel one day would be a beautiful full-circle moment"—asks which sports figure said it, with choices including Alex Ferguson, Harry Redknapp, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Paul Pogba.
Finally, the quiz addresses Chelsea Women’s Super League, noting their first loss in 585 days and asking which team defeated them, with options Everton, London City Lionesses, Aston Villa, and Leicester City.
