Sports quiz of the week: League Cup final, Winter Olympics and a great mind

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Who is wasted? What did RB Leipzig build? And where is Ailsa Craig?

Related: Spot the sport – take our Winter Olympics picture quiz

Manchester City are hoping to win their first trophy under Pep Guardiola on Sunday in the League Cup final. How many times has Arsène Wenger won the competition?

None

One

Two

Three

Marit Bjorgen became the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time this week when she won her 14th medal. In which sport does she compete?

Curling

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

Ice hockey

Wigan became only the third team to beat Manchester City this season. The other two are: Liverpool and …

Napoli

Arsenal

Shakhtar Donetsk

Feyenoord

What role has Ailsa Craig played for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang?

She designed the Olympic village

She sang the theme song Let Everyone Shine

She sings the anthems at every medal ceremony

It provided all of the curling stones

Where will a 140-year-old trophy made from 270 melted silver rupees be awarded this weekend?

Pyeongchang

London

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Queen of the South goalkeeper Sam Henderson may not be fit to play against Dunfermline this weekend. How did he pick up an injury?

He dropped a phone book on to his foot

He burned his hand while tossing pancakes

He shot himself in the foot with a pellet gun

He was struck by a runaway cow

Who reacted to being rejected for a job by saying: "I’m intelligent enough. It’s not like I played on a fox and dog pitch all my life. I can’t believe some people, I’m one of the greatest minds in football and I’m being wasted because of a lack of experience or ‘maybe he talks his mind too much’"?

Mark Hughes

Craig Bellamy

Paolo Di Canio

Sol Campbell

What did RB Leipzig build in their stadium before Napoli's visit for a Europa League match this week?

A lifesize statue of Napoli legend Diego Maradona

A 100-foot high can of Red Bull that will be serve fans at half-time

A smoking area in the away dressing room for Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri

A pizza the size of the centre circle to feed the away fans before the game

Which country tripled its all-time total of Winter Olympics medals in one day this week?

New Zealand

Ireland

Portugal

Spain

Darya Domracheva won her fourth Winter Olympic gold medal this week. What did the biathlete from Belarus do for work four years ago?

She was a TV presenter at the Winter Olympics in Sochi

She worked for the KGB

She was a stunt woman in the Fast and Furious films

She was a professional boxer who fought (and beat) Nicola Adams

1 and above.

Shambles

2 and above.

Embarrassing

3 and above.

You've only gone and humiliated yourself

4 and above.

You've only gone and embarrassed yourself

5 and above.

Half right. Better luck next week

6 and above.

More than half right: result

7 and above.

You are a top, quizer

8 and above.

You are a top, top quizer

9 and above.

You are a top, top, top quizer

10 and above.

You deserve all the great things that are coming your way

0 and above.

Shambles

11 and above.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/23/sports-quiz-week-league-cup-winter-olympics-football

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