Sports quiz of the week: Super Bowl, Six Nations, Spurs and snooker

Scotland players celebrate as they beat England 29-23 at Twickenham. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

1. Scotland beat England at Twickenham in their opening match of the Six Nations. When did Scotland last win the championship?

   1. 2017

   2. 2011

   3. 2004

   4. They have not won it in the Six Nations era

2. 

   In which American state is Rihanna performing this weekend?

   1. Nevada

   2. Arizona

   3. California

   4. Alaska

3. Which international football team has appointed an Italian manager (whose previous job was in Germany) to replace a Spanish manager (whose previous job had been in England)?

   1. Northern Ireland

   2. Belgium

   3. Italy

   4. Croatia

4. 

   LeBron James has broken the all-time scoring record in the NBA. How many points has he scored per game in the league?

   1. 18

   2. 27

   3. 38

   4. 45

5. Cricketer Oscar Stubbs set a new record this week when he hit 158 runs (not out) off just 69 deliveries in a national tournament. Why was his knock especially impressive?

   1. He was playing in an Under-21s game at the age of 13

   2. He was playing at No11

   3. He plays blind or vision impaired cricket

   4. He is a former professional baseball player who was making his debut as a cricketer

6. 

   Harry Kane scored his 267th goal for Tottenham on Sunday to become their all-time top scorer. Which top-flight club boasts the most prolific top scorer, with 383 goals?

   1. Liverpool

   2. Everton

   3. Wolves

   4. Leicester City

7. Kane has now scored 200 goals in the Premier League. He has played for two clubs in the top flight: Spurs and …

   1. Leicester City

   2. Norwich City

   3. Oldham Athletic

   4. Sheffield United

8. 

   Snooker player Ali Carter won the German Masters last weekend, his first ranking title in seven years. Which cultural figure did Carter credit after his victory?

   1. Walt Disney

   2. Whitney Houston

   3. Whoopi Goldberg

   4. Wayne Gretzky

9. Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano says he spotted a weakness in his game and recruited someone to help him fix it. What did he do?

   1. He now uses a barber who cuts his hair in a way that makes him "more aerodynamic"

   2. He worked with a fisherman to improve his knot-tying abilities so his laces would not come undone during a game

   3. He asked his gardener to build a full-size pitch behind his house so he could "become more spatially aware" at home

   4. He worked with an opera singer to improve his voice so he could communicate better with teammates on the pitch

10. 

    Super League returns on Thursday. Leigh have been promoted back to the top flight this season – although they have changed their name from Leigh Centurions to …

    1. Leigh Millennials

    2. Leigh Royce

    3. Leigh Leopards

    4. Leigh Lancs

Solutions

1:D - Scotland won the last Five Nations, in 1999, but have not won the championship since Italy joined in 2000. , 2:B - She is doing the Super Bowl half-time show, her first live appearance in more than five years. The Kansas City Chiefs are playing the Philadelphia Eagles either side of her performance., 3:B - Domenico Tedesco has taken over from Roberto Martínez (who is now in charge of Portugal)., 4:B - Michael Jordan scored just over 30 per game., 5:C - Stubbs, who was playing at the National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Australia, has optic neuropathy. "If someone can see something at 60 metres I have to be six metres away to see it as well," he says. "It means when a bowler is bowling you can’t pick the ball up out of the hand." Stubbs has also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, as well as playing blind Australian rules football., 6:B - Dixie Dean scored 386 goals in 433 games for Everton. For England, he scored more goals (18) than he won caps (16)., 7:B - Kane has overtaken Greaves as the top scorer for Spurs but he still has some way to go to catch his record for top-flight goals. Greaves scored 357 goals in 516 league games for Spurs, Chelsea and West Ham combined. , 8:B - Carter said that hearing a Whitney Houston song changed his mindset: "The journey of getting through the day and getting to 10 frames seems like an absolute mile away. But you get to 10 by getting to one, to two, to three. I said: 'Just stay in the moment, forget 10, just break it all down into little bits, and step by step.' I heard Step by Step by Whitney Houston and just thought: 'Yeah, step by step, day by day,' and I’ve got there.", 9:D - Upamecano says: "I often had a sore throat and was hoarse after games. That’s why I got help. I improved my vocal cords with an opera singer. We sang together and he taught me exercises. Now I can shout loudly and give instructions all over the pitch.", 10:C - They have also changed their club colours, swapping their traditional white and red shirts for a new white and black look.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Oh dear.

2. 2 and above.

   Oh dear.

3. 3 and above.

   Oh dear.

4. 4 and above.

   Oh dear.

5. 5 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a good weekend.

6. 6 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a good weekend.

7. 7 and above.

   That's a superb score. Have a great weekend.

8. 8 and above.

   That's a superb score. Have a great weekend.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear.

11. 10 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.