Sports quiz of the week: Harry Kane, Six Nations, Mesut Özil and Sarah Hunter

Harry Kane scores his 54th goal for England. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

1. Qualifying has begun for Euro 2024, which will be held in Germany next summer. The tournament has only been played in Germany once before. Who won it?

   1. Denmark

   2. The Netherlands

   3. Soviet Union

   4. Spain

2. 

   Ireland won the Six Nations in style on Saturday, beating England at home to secure the grand slam on home soil for the first time in their history. Ireland won all five of their games this year – but against which team did they not pick up a bonus point?

   1. England

   2. France

   3. Italy

   4. Scotland

   5. Wales

3. Harry Kane has become England’s all-time top scorer. What fraction of his England goals have been penalties?

   1. A third

   2. A quarter

   3. A fifth

   4. A tenth

4. 

   Sarah Hunter, the captain of the England women’s rugby union team, will retire after the team’s match in the Six Nations on Saturday. England are playing against Scotland in Hunter’s home city – where?

   1. London

   2. Newcastle

   3. Plymouth

   4. Coventry

5. The Women’s Six Nations will be visiting various towns and cities around Europe this year, including Parma, Vannes and Northampton? Where are Ireland playing their home games?

   1. Belfast

   2. Cork

   3. Derry

   4. Galway

6. 

   Mesut Özil has retired at the age of 34 due to struggles with various injuries. The highlight of his career came in 2014, when he won the World Cup with Germany. He also won a league title – in which country?

   1. Germany

   2. England

   3. Spain

   4. Turkey

7. Roy Hodgson has taken over as Crystal Palace manager again. In which decade did he represent the club as a youth-team player?

   1. 1960s

   2. 1970s

   3. 1980s

   4. 1990s

8. 

   Cristiano Ronaldo broke another record this week when he won his 197th international cap, more than any man has achieved in history. How many goals has Ronaldo scored for Portugal in those 197 games?

   1. 90

   2. 100

   3. 110

   4. 120

9. Mohamed Farouk, a football referee in Egypt, made the news this week for a decision he made in a game between Al-Nasr and Suez. Farouk was unsure about a handball in the build-up to a goal, so what did he do?

   1. He tossed a coin to decide if the goal should be given

   2. He asked the captains of the two teams to do scissors, paper, stone to decide whether to allow the goal or not

   3. He borrowed a spectator's phone to watch a replay of the goal

   4. He phoned a friend who was watching the game at home for some advice on the decision

10. 

    The Boat Race will be held in London on Sunday. Which football club's stadium do the rowers pass on the route along the Thames?

    1. Chelsea

    2. Fulham

    3. Brentford

    4. Millwall

11. Bayern Munich have sacked manager Julian Nagelsmann. Bayern have played 37 games in this season. How many of them have they lost?

    1. Three

    2. Five

    3. Seven

    4. Nine

12. 

    We’re at the quarter-final stage of the Champions League in the men’s and women’s competitions. Which two clubs are still in both competitions?

    1. Manchester City and Real Madrid

    2. Bayern Munich and Chelsea

    3. Benfica and Barcelona

    4. Inter and Milan

Solutions

1:B - In 1988. It remains the only major trophy the Netherlands have won., 2:D - Ireland won the game 22-7 but they only scored three tries, narrowly missing out on a bonus point., 3:A - Kane has scored 54 goals for England, 18 of which have been penalties. That’s more penalties than Wayne Rooney, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker combined., 4:B - Hunter has enjoyed an incredible England career, making 140 appearances, winning 10 Six Nations titles and lifting the World Cup in 2014. , 5:B - At Musgrave Park, the home of the Munster rugby team., 6:C - Özil won La Liga with Real Madrid in 2011-12. That Madrid team was sensational, scoring 121 goals in the league alone. Three of their players scored more than 20 goals in La Liga – Karim Benzema (21), Gonzalo Higuaín (22) and Cristiano Ronaldo (46!). José Mourinho was their manager. So much for parking the bus., 7:A - His connection with the club goes back even further. When asked about his first visit to Selhurst Park by the club’s website, Hodgson said: “I was only six so it would have been in 1953 or 1954. One of my earliest memories is being taken to a game and sitting on the crossbar at the Holmesdale Road end with my dad holding on to me. You would be hoping that someone would kick the ball behind the goal and you might get a chance to kick it back!”, 8:D - Ronaldo has scored more goals for Portugal than the combined total of England's top two scorers – Kane (54) and Rooney (53)., 9:C - There is no VAR in the league so Farouk showed some ingenuity. After watching the replay he decided to disallow the goal. Sadly for him, his bosses did not approve and banned him., 10:B - The 4.2-mile course starts near Putney Bridge and ends near Chiswick Bridge, taking in a. nice view of Craven Cottage along the way., 11:A - They are still in the Champions League and German Cup; they won the Supercup; and they have only lost three games in the Bundesliga – their main rivals for the title, Borussia Dortmund, have lost twice as many games., 12:B - Barcelona are the only team to have won both the men's and women's Champions League – but they did not do it in the same season.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Nice work. Well played. Have a good weekend.

6. 6 and above.

   Nice work. Well played. Have a good weekend.

7. 7 and above.

   Nice work. Well played. Have a good weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   Nice work. Well played. Have a good weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a superb scored. Well played. Have a great weekend.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a superb scored. Well played. Have a great weekend.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a superb scored. Well played. Have a great weekend.

12. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

13. 12 and above.

    That's a superb scored. Well played. Have a great weekend.