2022 World Cup football Quiz

2022 Football World Cup Quiz conducted at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram on 19th February 2023.

1. 2022 World Cup Football Quiz By SHIBIN AZAD [email protected] 9847282247

2. This quiz was conducted at College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, as part of an informal session. Majority of the questions are sourced from the commentary during the matches, and newspapers during the course of the world cup.

3. 1) According to statistics, of the 7,829 players to have played at the World Cup, X, Jose and Luis have been the top three names to feature. And out of the three, X is the most frequent (72), followed by Jose (59) and Luis (56). Y – is the city that has produced the most number of World Cup players (95). Mexico City is second with 72 players. Buenos Aires (66) and Rio de Janeiro (63) X and Y, please.

4. Carlos Montevideo

5. 2) Garra Charrua – literally ‘claw of the Charrua’ – is about tenacity and courage in the face of adversity, about being resourceful and daring, to never give up. The Charrua were the native people of the country. It portrays the country as the perennial underdog in a near-impossible fight against others, seeking to achieve the impossible. With which team would you associate this philosophy?

6. Uruguay

7. 3) In 1914, English FA chose to send Exeter city FC for a series of exhibition matches against sides in Argentina. After the tour, they received an invitation to play another 3 fixtures in Brazil to be played at Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo. Exeter was unable to get their visas extended, and was only able to play at Rio. Sao Paulo also wanted to participate on the tour, and it was decided to select a team from both cities. What did this effectively lead to?

8. “select a team from both cities” – this is why Brazil’s national team is called the ‘ selecao ’

9. 4) What name has been blanked out from this billboard? It was put up in support of the USMNT in different parts of USA. Also, tell me the player, in whose support the second billboard has been put up.

10. Ted Lasso, Timothy Weah

11. 5) In 2022, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi, he became only the third player to have scored in each of the last 3 world cups. Shown in the image, is the boot he wore during a match in 2012. Identify the player.

12. Xherdan Shaqiri

13. 6) The world cup emblem has several layers of symbolism, It has been designed to represent the shape of traditional woollen shawls that are often worn in the gulf region during winter months. Its curves designed to represent "undulations of desert dunes“ The continuous form is also meant to evoke the "interconnected nature of the event“ It also denotes infinity What other 2 symbolism, does the emblem denote?

14. The world cup trophy The symbol 8, for the 8 stadiums of the Qatar World cup

15. 7) The largest city in the Golestan Province of Iran, Gonbad Kovos , has its first team represented in the Women’s volleyball Premier league by Sirik Gonbad , a newborn volleyball club. Who provides financial support to this club? He is the son of a former Iranian national volleyball team player, and was himself an U15 national team player.

16. Sardar Azmoun

17. 8) Dodds sat down with this player, and told him that he had the ability to play all areas of the midfield – sitting midfielder, box-to-box midfielder, and a scorer and an assister. Dodds was explaining the logic behind a player choosing a certain shirt number. Identify the player, and the shirt number. Jersey number 4 is used for sitting midfield position in this case.

18. Sitting midfielder -4, box-to-box midfielder -8, scorer and an assister – 10 4+8+10=22

19. 9) Identify the player who holds the Guinness world record for the longest hand-held throw in an official game at 61.66m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slev7ty7Ff4

20. Alireza Bieranvand

21. 10) The two main reasons for this particular controversy was the fact that, FIFA was counting tickets sold, rather than the number of fans entering the stadium And the reference capacity, is usually lower than the original official capacity What controversy was this?

22. 11) Shown in the image is the lead character Dibu (“drawing”) after the lead character from 90s show ‘My family is a Drawing’. Which player was nicknamed Dibu , based on his red hair and freckles when he arrived at Independiente in 2008.

23. Emiliano Martinez

24. 12) This word emphasizes generosity of spirit and sharing of material possessions in all encounters – even with strangers. This builds a culture in which there is no ‘other’. Perhaps, this is the spirit that motivated, possibly the most famous player of the national team to do what he is known for. Football fans would have come across this word, referenced in the nickname of a national team that played in the 2022 world cup. Identify the term.

25. Teranga, from Lions of Teranga/Teranga lions

26. 13) Its origins date back to 5 th century BC. It was initially used as a traveling coat to protect the skin of nomadic shepherds and Bedouins. The word comes from Persian and translates literally to “on one’s back”. Also called an ‘aba’ in Arabic, it is made of camel hair and goat hair. What is this?

27. Bisht

28. 14) What connects the illustrators of these two mangas shown in the images below, to the 2022 World cup?

29. 15) There are 9 players who have achieved this feat. Messi joined this list in 2022. Apart from Messi, the list includes Bobby Charlton, Franz Beckenbauer , Gerd Müller, Paolo Rossi, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo , Ronaldinho and Kaka. What set of achievements is exclusive to this group of people?

30. Winning the World cup, UCL and Balon D’or

31. 16) During the course of the world cup 2022, the football fans around the world saw the jerseys of lesser known clubs like AS Bondy , Drapeau- Fougères , SJ D'Artigues , Cedac Cimiez , UF Mâconnais et all. What was the context in which they came into the limelight?

32. 17) Dave the cat, became the unofficial mascot of which team during the 2022 World cup? Initially, it was said that Dave would accompany the team if they won the world cup. Although the team didn’t win the world cup, the mascot went home with them, and is now spending his time in quarantine.

33. England

34. 18) Christine Sinclair, holds the record of most number of international goals with 190. She was also the first person to achieve a certain feat, with regard to the World cup. She was later joined by the Brazilian legend Martha. Who achieved this feat in the 2022 World cup?

35. Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring in 5 world cups

36. 19) Give me the name of the protagonist of a fictional underdog story, that has been blanked out. Part of a franchise, the first iteration was released in 1976.

37. 20) Which Brazilian player in the 2022 squad was named after the German player shown in the picture. Known for his ability with either foot, led his national team manager  Franz Beckenbauer  to state: "I have known him for 20 years and I still don't know if he is right or left-footed"

38. Gleison Bremer, named after Andreas Brehme

39. 21) To mark their protest against the Iranian govt, after the death of Mahsa Amini , many Iranian fans used this flag. Under whose rule was this flag used? He was overthrown in the Iranian revolution of 1979.

40. Muhammad Shah Reza Pahlavi

41. 22) The Brazilian word to describe this position is called ‘volante’ – which when translated literally, means a ‘steering wheel’. The person who played as the ‘volante’ for the Brazilian team in the 2022 world cup is nicknamed ‘The tank’. Identify the position and the player.

42. Casemiro, holding midfielder

43. 23) “Go-kart is breaking records at the World cup, while the F1 car is still on a holiday”. Who/What is the Go-kart and the F1 car?

44. 24) The place where Antony comes from is called ‘ Inferninho ’, which means ‘little hell’. He says “I always say that wherever I go in life, no matter what happens to me, I represent the place that taught me everything. Without my home and my people, none of this matters. On my boots, before every match, I write myself a little reminder.” “When I tie my laces, I remember. I remember  everything .” What word does he ‘write’ on his boots?

45. Favela

46. 25) Who joined an exclusive list of 3, with regard to the football world cup, which includes Guillermo Stabile (1930), and Miroslav Klose (2002)?

47. Goncalo Ramos Hattrick on their full world cup debut

48. 26) This was given by Argentine journalist Rama Pantarotto . Paulo Dybala wore it in 2019 and scored his first competitive goal for Argentina. Both Lautaro Martinez and Rodrigo De Paul have worn it. During the shootout against France, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez wore it too, and saved Coman’s penalty in the process. What was this ‘good-luck charm’?

49. 27) Literally meaning ‘the dream’, what was the name of the official match ball used for the final match of the World cup between Argentina and France?

50. Al Hilm

51. 28) After which world cup winning player, was this Dutch player named?

52. Xavi Hernandez

53. 29) England's win percentage in one set of matches stands at an awful 13% (W2, D6, L7). The win percentage jumps to a staggering 75% (W12, D1, L3) from those 16 games in another set of matches. What superstition has this led to?

54. 30) ‘How Japan achieved the Miracle of Doha’ was an article by Mihir Vasudeva tracing the steps that led to Japan’s success. The first and foremost one was establishing the J-league. Then, the focus shifted to developing players who can flourish in Europe. In the next step of its progression, Japan declared its ambition to become an export hub of footballers, with the year 2030 as the target. What was this project aimed at Developing natural abilities of players called?

55. Project DNA ( D eveloping N atural A bilities)

56. 31) Gareth Southgate adopted this formation from the league Two NBA team Lincoln City, and it helped England a lot during set piece play in the 2018 world cup. It was employed in 2022 world cup matches as well. Also the name of a 1972 hit single, what is this formation called?

57. 32) Grant Wahl, the American journalist who died during Qatar World cup 2022, is seen here with Henri Szwarc . Henri Szwarc is a photographer who has covered 12 World cups, and also had a keen eye for spotting talent. He identified Kylian Mbappe as a future superstar. An incident during a world cup match, bought him into the limelight. When asked about it, he said the incident itself wasn’t disrespectful, and he hoped that football would start to have something which was ubiquitous in tennis. What incident bought him into the limelight?

58. Henri Szwarc on the right, with Grant Wahl

59. Weston McKennie dried his hands on his bib.

60. 33) This shot is not a Brazilian invention, but attributed to a Spanish-born Chilean player named Ramon Unzaga . This is called chillena in Latin America. What type of shot is this?

61. Bicycle Kick

62. Thank You

63. Additional Questions

64. 1. _____ ______ _-_ _________(8.7% chance) 2022 2. United States 1-0 England (9.5% chance) 1950 3. Switzerland 1-0 Spain (10.3%) 2010 4. Algeria 2-1 West Germany (13.2%) 1982 5. Ghana 2-0 Czech Republic (13.9%) 2006

65. This player’s granddad netted 125000 pounds after placing a 50 pound bet on a then 18-month old kid going on to playing for his country. Who?

66. Harry Wilson

67. “put me in coach, I’m ready to play today” is a line from the song Centerfield by John Fogerty . Connect it to the World cup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3hEMUeBGQ&t=3s

68. Quoted by Joe Biden when he called the USMNT before the World Cup

69. Aspire Academy, owns both KAS Eupen in Belgium, and Cultural Leonesa to help develop talents for the Qatar national team.

70. The white emblem is also decorated with several marks in maroon – the two colours on Qatar's flag. The bottom is decorated with floral patterns similar to those seen on traditional shawls while on the top of the form, a football is flanked by two diacritic dots . From where has been this design element inspired from?

71. Arabic calligraphy, these are the dots placed above/below a letter

72. She was the first woman to officiate in a men’s champions league match. She was the first woman to officiate a men’s world cup qualifying match. She also became the first woman to officiate in a world cup as well. Identify her.

73. Stephanie Frappart