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Mohammad salah, Barcelona mascot and Ilona Maher
Free-scoring Mohamed Salah, Barcelona’s new mascot and new Bristol recruit Ilona Maher. Composite: Getty/Shutterstock/AP
Free-scoring Mohamed Salah, Barcelona’s new mascot and new Bristol recruit Ilona Maher. Composite: Getty/Shutterstock/AP

Sports quiz of the week: scoring streaks, goalkeeping heroics and reality TV

Test your knowledge of the week in football, rugby union, cricket, NFL and more

  1. 1.Terry Griffiths, who has died at the age of 77, enjoyed a successful amateur career before turning pro in 1978. Which of these jobs did the Welsh snooker legend not do?
  2. 2.In the Premier League, every team has played seven games at home and seven away. Which club are top of the home table?
  3. 3.Olympic rugby sevens star Ilona Maher will play 15s with Bristol Bears from January, having recently made the final of which US reality show?
  4. 4.Who said the following? 'I've been in that meeting room many times in my life, and I've never seen someone trying to screw someone over that hard'
  5. 5.This week, the former Australia Test opener Joe Burns was named captain of which international cricket team?
  6. 6.Helmut Duckadam died this week at the age of 65. The former goalkeeper's penalty saving heroics helped which side win the European Cup?
  7. 7.In US college football, Georgia beat local rivals Georgia Tech 44-42 after how many periods of overtime?
  8. 8.Where in the world was this picture taken?An NFL player and head coach make snow angels on the ground
  9. 9.What is the name of Barcelona's new feline mascot, unveiled for the club's 125th anniversary game?
  10. 10.Rugby union's Champions Cup returns this weekend. Who is the competition's all-time leading try scorer?
  11. 11.Wales' women's team have qualified for their first major finals after beating Ireland in the Euro 2025 playoffs. Which other nation will make their Women's Euros debut next summer?
  12. 12.In the NFL, the New England Patriots are out of playoff contention with a 3-10 record. Who are the only franchise with more all-time playoff wins than the Patriots' 37?
  13. 13.Nick Kyrgios is planning a return to top-level tennis at the Australian Open this January. Where did the Australian reach his only grand slam final to date?
  14. 14.Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has become the third player to record two separate scoring streaks of at least seven straight Premier League games. Who are the other two?
  15. 15.Happy birthday Andrew Flintoff, who turns 47 today. How many career wickets did the all-rounder take for England across three formats?
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