Mo Salah has scored a lot of goals. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenMo Salah has scored a lot of goals. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images This article is more than 2 years oldSports quiz of the week: Mo Salah, strikers, sportsmanship and skiingThis article is more than 2 years oldWho showed up? Who froze? Who left early?1.What do the three top scorers in the Premier League this season have in common?They are all EnglishThey all played at the Africa Cup of NationsThey have scored all of their goals with their right footThey all play for LiverpoolReveal2.Norway topped the medal table at the Winter Olympics. Who was second?ChinaUSAGermanySwedenReveal3.The cross country skier Remi Lindholm did not win a medal at the Winter Olympics, so why did he make news headlines around the world?He retired after his race and began his new job as the King of the Netherlands He proposed to his girlfriend – Princess Sofia of Sweden – after his race Everyone else finished the 30km race with 57 minutes but he took two and a half hours His penis froze during a raceReveal4.Qarabag played Marseille in the Europa Conference League on Thursday. Qarabag forward Ibrahima Wadji put the ball in the net in the 34th minute. What happened next?Wadji, a former Marseille player, asked to be substituted because he felt “sick about scoring against them”Fireworks were set off all around the ground – only for VAR to rule out the goalWadji admitted to the referee he had scored with his hand and his goal was chalked offWadji took off his shirt and was shown a second yellow card and then the goal was ruled out for offside Reveal5.Why did a referee have to pause a top-tier football match in Guatemala this week?A nearby volcano erupted The referee realised – after awarding one of the teams a penalty – that a penalty spot had not been painted on to the pitch A 1.5-metre-long snake slithered on to the pitch There was a solar eclipse and both teams agreed to stop the game briefly to see it Reveal6.Daniil Medvedev has replaced Novak Djokovic as world No 1. When was the last time someone other than Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray or Rafa Nadal held the top spot in the men’s rankings?1999200420092014Reveal7.Mark Hughes returned to management with Bradford City in League Two. With which team did Hughes begin his managerial career in 1999?Manchester City Blackburn Rovers Stoke City WalesReveal8.Liverpool and Chelsea meet in the League Cup final on Sunday. The winners will be given medals, but what was handed to victorious players in the early years of the League Cup?A year’s supply of milk Tankards Personalised number plates of their choice £100 vouchers for M&S Reveal9.Manchester City have won the League Cup for the last four seasons. Which other club has won the League Cup four times in a row?ChelseaManchester United Nottingham Forest LiverpoolReveal10.Ben Youngs will win a record 115th cap for England if he features against Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday. Playing rugby union for England is not his only achievement – what else has Youngs done in his career?He played drums in the chart-topping pop-punk trio Crèche He presents a podcast about penguins He founded a speciality coffee and doughnut bar inside Leicester Tigers’ stadium He made £3m by selling a patent for a product that peels apples Reveal11.New Zealand footballer Meikayla Moore was substituted in the first half of her team’s 5-0 defeat to USA. What had she done in the first 35 minutes?Given away two penalties Injured two opponents with dangerous tackles Scored three own goalsShe is a goalkeeper who let four shots go between her legs RevealExplore more on these topicsSportSports quiz of the weekWinter OlympicsRugby unionTennisquizzesShareReuse this content
