Sports quiz of the week: Six Nations, Lewis Hamilton and Aryna Sabalenka

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  1. The Six Nations are back and start with France against Ireland in Paris on Friday evening. Besides these two, who was the last team to win the grand slam?

    1. England

    2. Italy

    3. Scotland

    4. Wales

  2. What did Matthieu Pavon, the first Frenchman since 1907, do last weekend?

    1. Carry the Olympic torch on home soil

    2. Sign for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao

    3. Win a PGA Tour men’s golf event

    4. Climb the Eiffel Tower for free

  3. ‘I said to those boys: this might be our only chance’ – who said this after a painful defeat?

    1. Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds

    2. Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell

    3. Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins

    4. France rugby head coach Fabien Galthié

  4. Roberto Mancini was criticized by the Saudi FA for his ‘completely unacceptable’ actions at the Asian Cup this week. What did the national coach do?

    1. Walked through the tunnel before his team’s penalty shootout against South Korea was over

    2. Backed Japan to win the tournament in his weekly column in Corriere della Sport

    3. Had his players training in Azzurri blue shirts, to ‘feel like real champions’

    4. Placed his jacket over the VAR monitor in protest and received a touchline ban

  5. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will reportedly join Ferrari in a shock F1 move. Who was the last Ferrari driver to win the Drivers’ Championship?

    1. Michael Schumacher

    2. Sebastian Vettel

    3. Kimi Raikkonen

    4. Fernando Alonso

  6. Which of these European giants will be the only ones to reach the quarter-finals of this year’s Women’s Champions League?

    1. Bayern Munich

    2. Paris Saint-Germain

    3. Real Madrid

    4. Roma

  7. Shamar Joseph took seven wickets to lead a dramatic West Indies win at the Gabba in the second Test of their series. When was the Windies’ previous test win in Australia?

    1. 1977

    2. 1987

    3. 1997

    4. 2007

  8. Where in the world was this photo taken?

    1. Aspen, CO

    2. Gangwon, South Korea

    3. Saint Moritz, Switzerland

    4. Whistler, Canada

  9. Sixth tier Maidstone United have made an historic FA Cup run to the fifth round. The Stones are the lowest ranked team in the league, but who are in second place?

    1. Blackburn Rovers

    2. Bristol city

    3. Plymouth Argyle

    4. Sheffield Wednesday

  10. Aryna Sabalenka proved unstoppable as she defended her Australian Open title without dropping a set. Who was the last woman to retain the trophy in Melbourne?

    1. Victoria Azarenka

    2. As Barty

    3. Naomi Osaka

    4. Serena Williams

  11. Who said it: ‘I just want to be a fighter and throw some punches back… hopefully they can put some more respect on my name.’

    1. Aryna Sabalenka

    2. Michael van Gerwen

    3. Rob Edwards

    4. Tom Hartley

  12. Jannik Sinner won his first Grand Slam title with a dramatic comeback in the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev – becoming the first Italian major winner since…

    1. Matteo Berrettini

    2. Adriano Panatta

    3. Flavia Pannetta

    4. Francesca Schiavone

  13. Jonathan Lourimi won which Mediterranean country’s first-ever medal at the Winter Youth Olympics with silver in the monobob event?

    1. Cyprus

    2. Malta

    3. Morocco

    4. Tunisia

  14. In the Premier League, Brentford’s Neal Maupay copied James Maddison’s goal celebration after scoring against Spurs. What is it?

    1. Standing on one leg

    2. Throwing an imaginary dart

    3. Ears pointed towards the audience

    4. Eating an imaginary roast dinner

  15. After all, who said that ‘my job – and it’s not the easiest one – is to pick myself up’?

    1. Andy Farrell

    2. George Elokobi

    3. Jurgen Klopp

    4. Travis Kelce

Solutions

1:D – Wales won the grand slam in 2019 and took the title in 2021. England’s last slam was in 2016; Scotland was in 1990 before Italy – who have never won the tournament – joined the Five Nations., 2:C – Pavon’s win at the Farmers Insurance Open made him the first French golfer to win on the tour since Arnaud Massy in 1907 . ‘I still can’t believe it. It’s big for our country,” the 31-year-old said afterwards. 3:B – Campbell saw his Lions side lose a 24-7 halftime lead as they lost 34-31 to the San Francisco 49ers, who advanced to the Superbowl. “It will be twice as difficult to get to this point again next year,” Campbell added. ‘That is the reality’., 4:A – “The coach’s departure is completely unacceptable, and we will discuss with him why this happened,” the Saudi FA president said after Mancini walked through the tunnel before Hwang Hee- chan converted the winning spot -kick., 5:C – All four men have won a world title driving for the Scuderia, but only Schumacher (2000-04) and Räikkönen (2007) won with Ferrari., 6:B – PSG and Ajax continued in a dramatic Group C final; PSG earned a late draw against Bayern, while Ajax fought back to beat Roma on a night when all four teams could have qualified. As for Real Madrid, they crashed out of Group D with one point from six games., 7:C – The tourists’ eight-run win was their first in Australia since a 10-wicket victory in Perth in February 1997 – and was also the Windies’ first-ever win in a men’s day-night test match., 8:C – The Winter Youth Olympics took place in Gangwon Province this week – but this photo is from the FIS World Cup which took place in the Swiss Alps., 9 😀 – If they win their replay with Coventry, the Owls – currently 23rd in the Championship – will next host Maidstone. There are no longer third, fourth or fifth level teams in the competition., 10:A – Azarenka, who like Sabalenka was born in Minsk, won the title in 2012 and 2013. Barty won her home event once (2022) , Osaka twice (2019 and 2021), while seven-time champion Williams has defended it just once, in 2010., 11:D – The England spinner silenced his critics with a match-winning seven-wicket haul after a difficult start in the first Test against India., 12:C – Pannetta defeated her compatriot Roberta Vinci in a memorable 2015 US Open final, after the pair eliminated Simona Halep and Serena Williams in the semi-finals. Adriano Panatta was the last man to win a grand slam before Sinner at the 1976 French Open., 13:D – “It’s history, my friend,” said Lourimi, one of three athletes who traveled through the North African country to the Games had been sent. Tunisia has never participated in the Winter Olympics, but perhaps Lourimi can change that in 2026. ‘He hasn’t scored enough goals to celebrate himself,’ Maddison said of Maupay after the match., 15:C – Klopp admitted he was emotional after the Liverpool crowd repeatedly chanted his name during the 5-2 FA Cup -Norwich victory – his first game at Anfield since announcing his departure at the end of the season.

Scores

  1. 15 and above.

    Sporty perfection! Nice weekend

  2. 12 and above.

    That’s a brilliant effort. Nice weekend

  3. 0 and higher.

    Bad luck. Good weekend

  4. 7 and higher.

    Well played! Nice weekend

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