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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Six Nations, Alastair Cook, Philipp Lahm and a DJ

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Ben Youngs puts the ball into the scrum against France. Photograph: Stephenson/JMP/Rex/Shutterstock
  1. Three of these statements about Alastair Cook are true. Which one is false?

    1. He can play saxophone, piano and clarinet

    2. He lived up to his nickname 'Chef' by cooking a fish pie while on TV show Hell's Kitchen

    3. He has played in a record 140 Tests for England

    4. He took his girlfriend to a Harvester car park for their first few dates to avoid the press

  2. Who retired from football this week to 'devote myself wholeheartedly to my career as DJ, producer and consultant, as well as developing my clothing brand'?

    1. Djibril Cissé

    2. Philipp Lahm

    3. Kevin-Prince Boateng

    4. Frank Lampard

  3. Which team became the first to win a bonus point in Six Nations history?

    1. France

    2. Ireland

    3. England

    4. Wales

    5. Italy

    6. Scotland

  4. What was the score after the first quarter of Super Bowl LI?

    1. 0-0

    2. 19-0

    3. 25-0

    4. 28-3

  5. The New England Patriots have won their fifth Super Bowl. Which team has won six?

    1. San Francisco 49ers

    2. Dallas Cowboys

    3. Atlanta Falcons

    4. Pittsburgh Steelers

  6. Lady Gaga opened the halftime show with a medley of which two songs?

    1. Midnight Train to Georgia and New England

    2. Hail to the Chief and Loser

    3. God Bless America and This Land Is Your Land

    4. Smells Like Teen Spirit and Johnny B Goode

  7. Which one of these leagues is currently led by the team that won it last season?

    1. La Liga

    2. Premier League

    3. Ligue 1

    4. Seria A

  8. How are the Argentinian football club Centenario de Neuquén hoping to reach the Guinness Book of Records?

    1. By earning four consecutive promotions, taking them from the fifth division to the first tier

    2. By having 50 sponsors on their jersey

    3. By playing six brothers in their team in a league match

    4. By winning their league while only picking 10 players in each game

  9. What was 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov referring to when he said: 'It’s unacceptable behaviour from me. I feel incredibly ashamed and embarrassed and I just feel awful for letting my team down, for letting my country down, for acting in a way that I would never want to act. I can promise that’s the last time I will do anything like that. I’m going to learn from this and try to move past it'?

    1. Missing a catch during the Super Bowl

    2. Swearing at the referee during a Six Nations match

    3. Striking an umpire in the face with a tennis ball

  10. Philipp Lahm has announced that he will retire in the summer. Which of these tournaments has he never won?

    1. Bundesliga

    2. Champions League

    3. World Cup

    4. European Championship

Solutions

1:D - That was David Beckham , 2:A - "The adventure continues,' said Cissé. 'Another life begins. A lion never dies.', 3:B - Ireland lost 27-22 to Scotland but picked up a bonus point as they were defeated by fewer than eight points., 4:A - By the end of the second quarter the Atlanta Falcons led 21-3., 5:D - In 2009, 2006, 1980, 1979, 1976 and 1975., 6:C - The lyrics to the latter – which include the lines 'There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me; the sign was painted, said 'private property'; But on the backside, it didn't say nothing; this land was made for you and me' – may have attracted the attention of the President., 7:D - Juventus are seven points clear of Roma., 8:B - "Each company pays what it can," said the club's chairman. "Based on that, you try to give them the best possible place. Some are swaps and not for money. For example, we got a quad bike that helps us to get around and sell raffle tickets.", 9:C - 'I remember hitting the ball and I didn’t even realise where it went and then I turned over and I see the official bending down holding his eye,' said Shapovalov. 'I was in complete shock and regretted it right away. I kind of blacked out for the next 10 minutes.', 10:D - He played in the Germany team that lost the Euro 2008 final to Spain but never won it.

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