Sports quiz of the week: FA Cup final, NFL, Giro and Women’s Six Nations

José Mourinho, Jalen Hurts and Katie Archibald. Composite: Getty Images

1. Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to meet in the European Cup final. It will be the first final since 1971 to feature clubs from two capital cities. Which cities were represented in that final 55 years ago?

   1. Athens and Amsterdam

   2. London and Berlin

   3. Rome and Madrid

   4. Lisbon and Gothenburg

2. 

   José Mourinho is among the favourites to become the new Real Madrid manager. How have Benfica fared under him this season?

   1. They have won the league title

   2. They have reached the Europa Conference League final

   3. They have not lost a league game

   4. All of the above

3. Which team has won 12 games, drawn 12 games and lost 12 games in the Premier League this season?

   1. Sunderland

   2. Everton

   3. Brentford

   4. Leeds

4. 

   Two teams are in the running to win the Women’s Six Nations this weekend. England and …

   1. … Scotland

   2. … Ireland

   3. … France

   4. … Wales

5. Which team did not score a point in the Challenge Cup semi-finals at the weekend?

   1. St Helens

   2. Wigan

   3. Warrington

   4. Hull KR

6. 

   The Women’s Super League season begins this weekend. Which team secured the treble last season, winning the Challenge Cup, League Leaders Shield and Super League?

   1. Wigan Warriors

   2. York Valkyrie

   3. Featherstone Rovers

   4. Barrow Raiders

7. Rory McIlroy became the sixth golfer to complete the career grand slam when he won the Masters last year. Who could become the seventh this week at the PGA Championship?

   1. Scottie Scheffler

   2. Jordan Spieth

   3. Bryson DeChambeau

   4. Gary Player

8. 

   Guillermo Thomas Silva won a stage of the Giro d’Italia this week, making him the first cyclist from which country to win a stage at one of the Grand Tours?

   1. Uruguay

   2. Colombia

   3. Portugal

   4. Cuba

9. The NFL will play nine games abroad this season. Which countries will ​the league visit for the first time?

   1. France and Australia

   2. Mexico and Canada

   3. China and South Africa

   4. Fiji and Uruguay

10. 

    Fabio Wardley knocked Daniel Dubois to the ground just 10 seconds into their heavyweight world title fight on Saturday night. How did the fight end?

    1. Wardley knocked him down – and out – in the third round

    2. Dubois fought back and won on points

    3. Dubois came off the canvas and stopped Wardley in the 11th round

    4. Wardley won on points

11. João Cancelo has won another league title this season. In which of these countries has he not won the league?

    1. Portugal

    2. Italy

    3. England

    4. Germany

    5. Spain

    6. France

12. 

    Katie Archibald won Olympic, world and European titles as a cyclist. She has retired from the sport and is now …

    1. … in the Team GB curling team for the next Winter Olympics

    2. … training to be a nurse

    3. … running to become an MP for the Green Party

    4. … the strength and conditioning coach at Newcastle United

13. Manchester City face Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday. City have lost the last two finals. Which club has lost three FA Cup finals in a row?

    1. Arsenal

    2. Tottenham

    3. West Ham

    4. Chelsea

14. 

    The Italian Open quarter-final between Luciano Darderi and Rafael Jodar was delayed and did not finish until 2am. What caused the delay?

    1. The umpire was stuck in the toilet

    2. Play was suspended at 12am due to local “midnight mass” rules

    3. Smoke from fireworks let off at the nearby Coppa Italia final

    4. They ran out of new tennis balls

15. Aarhus GF have won the league title for the first time in 40 years – in which European country?

    1. Sweden

    2. Denmark

    3. Austria

    4. Norway

Solutions

1:A - Ajax beat Panathinaikos in that final, which was played in London – another capital city., 2:C - They are unbeaten in 33 league games (22 wins and 11 draws) but are only third in the table behind Porto and Sporting. Their final game of the campaign is on Saturday, when they host Estoril., 3:A - They are 12th in the table, which is fitting., 4:C - England and France are level on points at the top of the table, having won all of their games so far. They meet in Bordeaux on Sunday in the final game of the tournament. , 5:A - Wigan battered St Helens 32-0 and will face Hull KR in the final., 6:A - Wigan begin their title defence on Saturday, when they host Leeds Rhinos at their newly refurbished ground in Orrell. , 7:B - He is already in good company. Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson won the three other majors but not the PGA Championship., 8:A - “This is only the second stage of my first Giro d’Italia and I’m the winner. It was a bit unexpected. I’m speechless,” said Thomas Silva. “I just had to keep calm and launch the sprint at the right time. This is the maximum I could hope for.” , 9:A - The league will visit Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Munich, Mexico City, Madrid and London this season. , 10:C - It was one of the great heavyweight fights of our time. Dubois was knocked down twice in the opening round but came back and stopped Wardley to regain a world title. , 11:F - He has won league titles with Benfica, Juventus, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and, now, Barcelona. , 12:B - Archibald says she has “fallen completely in love” with her nursing training and is “excited for the future”. Good luck to her. , 13:D - Their opponents in the final on Saturday. Chelsea lost finals to Arsenal in 2020, Leicester in 2021 and Liverpool in 2022., 14:C - Smoke wafted in after fireworks were set off at the nearby Stadio Olimpico, where Inter beat Lazio in the cup final. The tennis players were struggling to see the ball and the electronic line-calling system was affected by the smoke., 15:B - It’s their first title since 1986. At a time when most leagues are dominated by the same few clubs, it’s great to see a bit of variety.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

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2. 2 and above.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

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5. 5 and above.

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6. 6 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played.

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played.

8. 8 and above.

   That's a superb score. Well played.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a superb score. Well played.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a superb score. Well played.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a superb score. Well played.

12. 12 and above.

    That's a superb score. Well played.

13. 13 and above.

    That's a superb score. Well played.

14. 14 and above.

    That's a superb score. Well played.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    That's a superb score. Well played.