Sports quiz of the week: Six Nations, stadiums, Simona Halep and speed

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Have you been paying attention to the big (and small) stories in football, rugby, cricket, tennis, boxing and NFL?

  1. 1.Who were the only team not to score a try in the opening weekend of the Six Nations?

    Scotland

    Wales

    Italy

    England

  2. 2.Warrington Wolves will rename their ground The Luke Littler Stadium for their first home match of the Super League season. What is the ground usually called?

    The Bunton Jones Stadium

    The Brown Jones Stadium

    The Chisholm Jones Stadium

    The Halliwell Jones Stadium

  3. 3.There were just 10.18 seconds on the clock when Abdoulaye Doucouré opened the scoring for Everton against Leicester on Saturday. Who holds the record for scoring the fastest goal in the Premier League, having found the net after just 7.69 seconds?

    Sadio Mané

    Teddy Sheringham

    Shane Long

    Ledley King

  4. 4.What did the tennis player Danielle Collins do this week that fulfilled a promise she made during the Australian Open?

    She spent a week working as an umpire

    She went to a Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

    She went on a five-star holiday to the Bahamas

    She gave a fan a one-on-one coaching session

  5. 5.Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 40th birthday this week. How many goals did he score in his thirties?

    280

    370

    460

    550

  6. 6.Which song was played over the speakers in the Emirates after Arsenal’s 5-1 win against Manchester City?

    It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan

    You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift

    Decline & Fall by the Manic Street Preachers

    Humble by Kendrick Lamar

  7. 7.On the subject of music, where is Kendrick Lamar performing on Sunday?

    New Orleans

    New York

    New Haven

    New Delhi

  8. 8.The game on Sunday is Super Bowl LIX. Translated from Roman numerals to Arabic numerals, that means it is Super Bowl ...

    39

    59

    71

    99

  9. 9.There were four League Cup semi-finals this week. Newcastle and Liverpool have reached the men’s final. Which two clubs are through to the women’s final?

    Chelsea and Manchester City

    Manchester City and West Ham

    Newcastle and Liverpool

    Arsenal and Tottenham

  10. 10.Claressa Shields beat Danielle Perkins at the weekend to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Why was her victory so remarkable?

    She was knocked down three times in the first round but came back and won by knockout in the second round

    She became the only boxer in history to have won all four world titles in three weight classes

    She had not fought in four years

    She is 43 years old

  11. 11.Australia have retained the Women’s Ashes. What was the final score in the series?

    3-3

    5-0

    4-2

    16-0

  12. 12.Where was this photograph taken?

    Zagreb

    Bern

    Copenhagen

    Oslo

  13. 13.Simona Halep has retired from tennis. She is the only player from which country to have won a Wimbledon singles title?

    Czech Republic

    Romania

    Ukraine

    Bulgaria

  14. 14.Marcelo has retired from football. The Brazilian is best known for his time at Real Madrid – where he won La Liga six times and the Champions League five times – but where did he start and finish his career?

    Flamengo

    Fluminense

    Fortaleza

    Formosa

  15. 15.Which football team started the season with 10 wins in their first 11 games but have not won any of their 14 games since then?

    Aberdeen

    Juventus

    Brest

    Real Betis

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