Has a goalkeeper ever scored through a ‘goalkeeper’s kick’? The kids’ quiz

1. Anton, 6, asks: has a goalkeeper ever scored a goal through a “goalkeeper’s kick”?

   1. No, it’s against the rules

   2. Only in video games

   3. Yes, but only during penalty shootouts

   4. Yes, goalkeepers have scored goals with huge kicks from their own goal

2. William, 6, asks: what is the biggest number that humans know?

   1. One trillion bazillion

   2. The number of grains of sand on Earth

   3. A number called a googolplex – a 1 followed by a googol of zeros!

   4. The number of protons in the universe

3. Miriam and Theo, 6, ask: how big is the universe?

   1. About the size of our solar system

   2. As big as the Milky Way galaxy

   3. No one knows, but at least 93 billion light years across

   4. It ends just beyond the stars we can see at night

4. Kira, 10, asks: in advertisements for ice-cream, which of the following is not used?

   1. Cake icing

   2. Actual ice-cream

   3. Mashed potatoes

   4. Cameras

5. Clara, 7, asks: how far can cats walk before they need to sleep?

   1. Cats can walk for 10 minutes before napping

   2. Cats can walk for ever – they don’t actually need any sleep

   3. Cats can walk a few miles before they need a nap

   4. Cats don’t walk – they only run

Solutions

1:D - Yes! Goalkeepers have scored real goals from a long goal kick. One of the most famous examples is when Tim Howard, playing for Everton in 2012, scored from his own goal with the help of a strong wind., 2:C - A googolplex is one of the biggest numbers ever named by humans. A googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. A googolplex is the number 1 followed by a googol zeros., 3:C - The universe is huge – so big scientists can only measure the part we can see. That bit is at least 93 billion light years across. One light year is how far light can travel in a year, and light is the fastest thing in the universe! But no one knows how big the whole universe is, or if it has a boundary., 4:B - Ice-cream melts quickly under hot studio lights, so advertisers often use things like mashed potatoes or cake icing to make it look perfect for the camera., 5:C - Cats love to nap, but can be very active, especially at night. Pet cats often wander round their neighbourhood, and wild cats can roam miles hunting before they need a nap. They sleep for between 12 and 18 hours a day.

Scores

1. 5 and above.

2. 4 and above.

3. 3 and above.

4. 2 and above.

5. 0 and above.

6. 1 and above.

Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and the new Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book.