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Sports quiz of the week: Six Nations, big deals, big hitters and Champions League

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

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  1. 1.Ireland are aiming to win their third successive Six Nations title. Who were the last team to win three outright titles in a row?
    Wales
    France
    England
    It has never happened before
    Reveal
  2. 2.If Ireland are to win the championship, they will have to do it without their head coach Andy Farrell. Why is he missing the Six Nations this year?
    He has taken a year off to live in New York and play chess with Garry Kasparov
    He is preparing to coach the Lions on tour in Australia later this year
    He has taken a short-term role with the Green Bay Packers
    He is taking charge of Ireland women’s team in their Six Nations tournament
    Reveal
  3. 3.The Six Nations celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Since Italy joined in 2000, which player has made the most appearances in the competition (69)?
    Sergio Parisse
    Alun Wyn Jones
    Rory Best
    Brian O’Driscoll
    Reveal
  4. 4.Jannik Sinner won another Australian Open title at the weekend. The Italian is not just a great tennis player. In which other sport did he become a national champion when he was a kid?
    Skiing
    Table tennis
    Padel
    Pole vault
    Reveal
  5. 5.Who are the only remaining unbeaten team in Europe’s top five leagues?
    Liverpool in the Premier League
    Atlético Madrid in La Liga
    Inter in Serie A
    PSG in Ligue 1
    Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga
    Reveal
  6. 6.What do Keira Knightley, Hugh Grant, Adrien Brody, Michael Fassbender, Kate Beckinsale, Andrew Garfield and Benedict Cumberbatch have in common?
    They are all starring in the forthcoming biopic about Jamie Vardy
    They are performing a short play during the Super Bowl half-time show
    They have all attended Como matches this season in Serie A
    They've all invested in Red Bull Hollywood, a new football team in LA
    Reveal
  7. 7.In which country did 71,500 fans attend a second-tier football match last weekend?
    England
    Germany
    Brazil
    Argentina
    Reveal
  8. 8.Steve Smith hit his 10,000th run in Test cricket this week. Who holds the all-time record, with 15,921 runs?
    Joe Root
    Ricky Ponting
    Alastair Cook
    Sachin Tendulkar
    Reveal
  9. 9.Denmark have won the last three men's World Cup finals and are favourites to make it four in a row this weekend. In which sport?
    Handball
    Field hockey
    Volleyball
    Water polo
    Reveal
  10. 10.Which club set a new world transfer record when they signed Naomi Girma for $1.1m?
    Barcelona
    Manchester City
    Chelsea
    LA Galaxy
    Reveal
  11. 11.Scottie Scheffler is back on the golf course after recovering from an injury he sustained over Christmas. What happened?
    He sliced his hand open while trying to roll and cut pasta with a wine glass
    He fell while trying to put decorations at the top of his Christmas tree
    He dressed up as Santa for his kids but had an allergic reaction to his costume
    He pulled his groin while dancing at his wedding party
    Reveal
  12. 12.Teams from which two US states will contest the Super Bowl next month?
    Kansas and California
    Missouri and Pennsylvania
    Massachusetts and Texas
    New York and Maryland
    Reveal
  13. 13.Abdukodir Khusanov has become the first Uzbekistani to play in the Premier League. Players from 126 countries have appeared in the league. What is the biggest country (by population) never to have provided a Premier League player?
    Thailand
    Ethiopia
    India
    China
    Reveal
  14. 14.Neymar has left Al-Hilal after 17 months at the club. How many goals did he score for them?
    One
    Five
    20
    50
    Reveal
  15. 15.Which of these football teams has kept clean sheets in their last seven league matches?
    Barcelona
    Borussia Dortmund
    Bayern Munich
    Burnley
    Reveal
  16. 16.The Watford player Annie Rossiter was sent off this week after she had an argument with the referee about …
    … whether she had to take off her wedding ring
    … the length of her studs
    … whether she could remove a corner flag from the pitch
    … the size of her shin pads
    Reveal
  17. 17.Which footballer has earned their place in this list: Mike Newell, Andy Cole, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford?
    … Keira Walsh
    … Morgan Rogers
    … Angel Gomes
    … Ollie Watkins
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