Sports quiz of the week: FA Cup derbies, record breakers and Coldplay

Who lived the life? Who ruled Liverpool? And who rued a missed opportunity?

• The big sports quiz of the year 2017

Everton face Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup. They have met twice in the final of the competition. Which player scored twice in both of those finals?

Michael Owen

Stuart McCall

Ian Rush

Kenny Dalglish

Who said: "I asked to go off the stage to Coldplay’s Viva La Vida because I used to rule the world and I don’t any more"?

Arsène Wenger

Michael van Gerwen

José Mourinho

Phil Taylor

Manchester City’s run of 18 straight league wins is an English record but they fell one short of equaling the all-time record for clubs in Europe’s top five leagues. Which side won 19 games on the trot?

Paris Saint-Germain

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Bayern Munich

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was third. Sadio Mané was second. Who was first?

Harry Kane

Riyad Mahrez

Mohamed Salah

Yaya Touré

West Brom’s defeat by West Ham means they have not won on the league for 20 matches. Which club has gone 32 matches without tasting victory in the Premier League?

Aston Villa

Manchester City

Derby County

Sunderland

Mason Crane made his Test debut for England against Australia in the Ashes this week. What is Crane’s middle name?

Melbourne

Orlando

Rio

Sidney

How did Diego Costa fare in his second debut for Atlético Madrid this week – his first match in seven months?

He came on as a substitute and scored within five minutes

He was substituted because of an injury within 15 minutes

He was sent off within 25 minutes

He came on as a substitute in the 45th minute and was taken off in the 55th because he was on a yellow card

Ragnar Klavan’s goal for Liverpool against Burnley means he is the first player from which country to score in the Premier League?

Latvia

Estonia

Finland

Belarus

The Buffalo Bills have made it to the play-offs for the first time since 1999 – in part because the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens. How did the Bills thank the Bengals?

They sold them their best player

They sent them a shipment of 1,440 chicken wings, 90lb of celery, 30lb of carrots, six gallons of blue cheese and nine gallons of Duff’s wing sauce

They agreed to play as the Buffalo Bengal Bills in their next match

They have renamed their stadium the Bengal Bowl for the rest of the seaon

Complete this quote from new Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal: "I will look to the lobsters and sea bass but ..."

"... there are too few fish in the North Sea"

"... if not we must buy sardines"

"... must remember that swans are vegetarians"

"... the ice caps may have melted"

4 and above.

Poor show

5 and above.

Not bad

6 and above.

Not bad

7 and above.

Pretty, pretty, pretty, good

8 and above.

Nicely done

9 and above.

You are a genius. Never let anyone tell you otherwise

10 and above.

You are a genius. Never let anyone tell you otherwise

3 and above.

Poor show

2 and above.

Oh dear

0 and above.

Oh dear

1 and above.

Oh dear

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