Sports quiz of the week: arguments, insults, fights, protests and drama

Tomas Magnusson, Henry Pollock and Venus Williams. Composite: Getty, Shutterstock

1. The Africa Cup of Nations final was full of drama, with Senegal staging a 16-minute protest and Morocco missing a 98th-minute penalty. In the end, Senegal won the game 1-0. Who scored the winning goal?

   1. Sadio Mané

   2. Pape Gueye

   3. Nicolas Jackson

   4. Idrissa Gueye

2. 

   Who was the top scorer at the tournament?

   1. Mohamed Salah

   2. Brahim Díaz

   3. Victor Osimhen

   4. Amad Diallo

3. Venus Williams has made history by playing at the Australian Open at the age of 45. She has reached two singles finals in Melbourne, in 2003 and 2017. Who beat her in both of those finals?

   1. Serena Williams

   2. Maria Sharapova

   3. Kim Clijsters

   4. Ana Ivanovic

4. 

   Why did Elsa Jacquemot’s coach make headlines ​in Melbourne this week?

   1. He had an argument with Jacquemot and walked out of her second-round match

   2. ​He reported a group of ‘ignorant drunks’ in the crowd to the umpire

   3. He swore at fans who were ​loudly supporting her opponent​

   4. He played a round of golf with Roger Federer in Melbourne​

5. Naomi Osaka made a splash at the Australian Open when she turned up to her first-round match against Antonia Ruzic in a dress inspired by which animal?

   1. Dolphin

   2. Beluga

   3. Starfish

   4. Jellyfish

6. 

   Hearts will go nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership if they beat Celtic on Sunday. Who were the last club other than Rangers or Celtic to win the league?

   1. Aberdeen

   2. Hearts

   3. Hibernian

   4. Dundee United

7. Which teams contested the Women’s FA Cup final last season and will meet in the Women’s League Cup final this season?

   1. Manchester United and Chelsea

   2. Arsenal and Tottenham

   3. Everton and Aston Villa

   4. Leicester City and Brighton

8. 

   The squads for the Six Nations ​are being announced this week. What is unusual about the competition this year?

   1. Wales have been replaced by Georgia

   2. It will start on a Thursday night

   3. The three games on the final day will kick off at the same time

   4. Italy’s “home” match against France will be played in Qatar

9. Which F1 team, who are joining the paddock this season, have set an ambitious target of becoming “the most successful team in Formula 1 history”?

   1. Ford

   2. Honda

   3. Audi

   4. Cadillac

10. 

    Europe have won the last two Ryder Cups with Luke Donald as captain and he is the favourite to retain the role again next year. Who captained Europe four times in a row in the 1980s?

    1. Tony Jacklin

    2. Bernard Gallacher

    3. Seve Ballesteros

    4. John Jacobs

11. Why was there a delay in the NHL​ game between the San José Sharks​ and Florida Panthers?

    1. Protestors threw a "hands off Greenland" banner on​ to the ice

    2. The two goaltenders had a punch-up

    3. The puck was held up on the goalline after a scramble

    4. The Panthers’ Zamboni machine broke down on the ice

12. 

    Which band – who alter lyrics in their songs to aim insults at Donald Trump – will perform at the Super Bowl next month?

    1. Guns N’ Roses

    2. Bon Jovi

    3. Green Day

    4. The Strokes

13. Which team has won their last two games in the Premier League?

    1. West Ham

    2. Leeds

    3. Manchester United

    4. None of them

14. 

    In which European city was this photo taken?

    1. Lyon

    2. Marseille

    3. Prague

    4. Bodø

15. What do Manchester City men and Charlton women have in common this season?

    1. They have both lost matches in Norway

    2. They have both scored 10 goals in FA Cup tie​s

    3. They have both signed players who captained Crystal Palace in January

    4. They are both unbeaten in their leagues

Solutions

1:B - The Villarreal midfielder scored the only goal of the game in extra time., 2:B - And yet he will be remembered for a penalty he fluffed., 3:A - Venus Williams has won seven and lost nine grand slam singles finals, with seven of those defeats at the hands of her sister. , 4:A - Simon Blanc left while Jacquemot was 5-0 down in the first set against Yuliya Putinsteva. She went on to lose 6-1, 6-2. The other answers have all happened this week to other players​: Alex Davidovich Fokina, Mirra Andreeva and Carlos Alcaraz., 5:D - She won, which is probably just as well. , 6:A - In 1985. Hearts have not won the title since 1960. , 7:A - They have also been drawn to play each other in the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup this season. , 8:B - France and Ireland, who have dominated the competition in recent years, meet on Thursday 5 February., 9:C - "We’re not here to mess around – it’s an ambitious project," added team principal Jonathan Wheatley at their launch this week. Audi are replacing Sauber for the 2026 season​, with Cadillac arriving as a brand new team. Ford and Honda are both returning as engine manufacturers., 10:A - Europe lost under his captaincy in 1983 but they stuck with him and it paid off. Jacklin led the team to victories in 1985 and 1987, and they retained the cup in 1989 with a draw at the Belfry., 11:B - After the Sharks goalie, Alex Nedeljkovic, began scrapping with opposition players, Florida netminder Sergei Bobrovsky skated across the arena to get involved., 12:C - Bad Bunny, who has also been critical of Trump, is headlining the half-time show. , 13:D - The league was enjoyably unpredictable last weekend, with the current top four – Arsenal, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Liverpool – all failing to win. , 14:B - Liverpool won 3-0 in Marseille in what was largely a good week for English clubs in the Champions League., 15:B - City beat Exeter 10-1; Charlton beat Swindon Town 10-0.

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.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

6. 6 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   Nicely done. Have a great weekend

10. 10 and above.

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

11. 11 and above.

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

12. 12 and above.

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

13. 13 and above.

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

14. 14 and above.

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

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

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