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Have you followed the big stories in the Six Nations, Winter Olympics, Premier League, Super League and Super Bowl?
- 1.Who scored a hat-trick of tries on the opening weekend of the Six Nations?
Henry Arundell
Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Ben Earl
George Ford
- 2.France beat Ireland on the opening weekend of the Six Nations and became the first winners of a a new trophy introduced for their matches. What is it called?
The Solidarity Trophy
The Wild Geese Cup
The EU Shield
The Green and Blue Medallion
- 3.Why did police fine 24 people outside Twickenham Stadium last Saturday?
They painted the Wales flag on to the side of the stadium
The group – a 24-piece band – kept playing the Wales national anthem
They urinated in the streets
They parked 24 tractors outside the stadium to protest against the government’s tax on farmers
- 4.Sturla Holm Lægreid won a bronze medal in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics then went on Norwegian TV and …
… proposed to his girlfriend
… gave an impassioned speech about prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s failure to deliver on his pre-election promise to help “ordinary folks”
… told his two pet cats that he loved them
… told the world about his affair
- 5.Which sport at the Winter Olympics does not have a competition for women?
Nordic combined
Biathlon
Skeleton
Luge
- 6.With 12 assists so far this season, Bruno Fernandes has a chance to break the Premier League record of 20 in a single campaign. Which two players share that record?
Mohamed Salah and Robert Pires
Mesut Özil and Steven Gerrard
Frank Lampard and Cesc Fàbregas
Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne
- 7.Manchester United have failed in their bid to win five league games in a row. Which team has the longest winning streak in the Premier League this season, with eight straight victories?
Liverpool
Aston Villa
Manchester City
Chelsea
- 8.Franjo von Allmen has won three gold medals at the Winter Olympics. His skiing career nearly ended when he was a teenager after his dad died and the family’s finances were stretched. What happened?
He went on to the Swiss version of Dragons' Den and was given investment
His local village launched a crowdfunding campaign
He contacted Roger Federer, who covered his costs for a year
He won Switzerland’s Got Talent
- 9.Which non-league club is playing in the FA Cup this weekend?
Grimsby Town
Burton Albion
Macclesfield
Salford City
- 10.Arsenal have the chance to win the quadruple this season: the league, FA Cup, League Cup and Champions League. Which English club has done this in the past?
Manchester City
Liverpool
Manchester United
It has never been done before
- 11.What happened at the Super Bowl on Sunday that had never happened before?
One of the teams failed to score a point
There was a wedding on the field at half-time
The MVP was given to a player on the losing team
The half-time performance did not feature anyone born in the United States
- 12.Kenneth Walker III was named the most valuable player at the Super Bowl. It is the first time this century that the award has been given to a …
… running back
… linebacker
… kicker
… quarterback
- 13.What item cost $180 at the Super Bowl? There were only 200 of them for sale.
A replica Super Bowl ring made from chocolate
A burger
A keg of the local beer Santa Clara Lager
A photo with the Vince Lombardi Trophy
- 14.James Milner has equalled Gareth Barry’s record of appearing in 653 Premier League games. Who holds the all-time appearance record in the English top flight, with 848?
Ray Clemence
Peter Shilton
Teddy Sheringham
Stanley Matthews
- 15.Hollie Davidson broke new ground this week when she became the first …
… British person to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl
… woman to referee a match in the men’s Six Nations
… person to win a gold medal in ski mountaineering at the Winter Olympics
... woman to drive for an F1 team
- 16.The new Super League season kicked off this week. Which four-time winners of the competition are back in the top flight after a 12-year absence?
York Knights
Bradford Bulls
London Broncos
Toulouse Olympique
