Football Quiz

Football Quiz

1. FB QUIZ

2. Prelims 15 Questions 17 Points Starred: 1, 8, 10, 12, 15

3. *1 This question is a classic pub quiz question in England: because it’s not what it seems. As the question goes, “Sunderland did it in 1979, but Arsenal won the FA cup. Villa did it in 1981, but Tottenham ended up winning the FA cup. Who did it in 1980?” Funda , or answer the question.

4. 2. (Give Funda )

5. 3 The members of the X national team were threatened with death by a certain Y if they lost a match against Hungary, in a telegram sent before the match. In one of the most famous quotes in football history, after the X defeated Hungary 4-2, Hungarian goalkeeper Antal Szabó said, “I may have let in four goals, but at least I saved their lives.” Give X, the country, and Y, the person (surname). Bonus point: Also give this match, along with the year.

6. 4 Who’s the first and only goalkeeper so far to win the Golden Ball (award for best player) at the World Cup?

7. 5 This player had visited the Nou Camp as a part of X, and recounted the harrowing night, where Neymar scored a hattrick. His X side were beaten 6-1, by a Barcelona team who were led from the front by Neymar. He told The Mail: "I saw some videos, but if you are losing 6-1, as a defender, you can't say you had a good game. "But the good thing for me personally was I took a lot of experience from that night and that helped me, obviously.“ Who is this, and what’s X?

8. 6 This prolific player left the EPL at the age of 33 in a fitting way, after having a crucial contribution in his team winning the league. He went back to his boyhood club, and took up a role there as player-manager. However, he was fired as manager just a few weeks after he joined, due to the club winning no matches at all. Who? Bonus fact: He recently missed his own testimonial match through injury.

9. 7 ID the player, who recently transferred to Nice. (pic on next slide)

10. *8 This team, in preparation for a few friendlies, played the Dallas FC U-15 Boys team. However, even though they’re considered the world’s best, they ended up losing embarrassingly, with a final score line of 5-2. Which famous team?

11. 9 This team were recently dissolved due to being bankrupt, and will now restart from the fourth division in their country. Which team? Pic on next slide.

12. *10 Sergio Batista (1986) and X (2006) are apparently the only 2 players to have won the World Cup while sporting a full beard. A “full beard” so a trimmed one wouldn’t count. Who’s X, who fits the personality of a bearded man.

13. 11 Though it seems a bit vague at first, football suffers from a “papal curse”. While this curse looks insignificant at first glance, some great upsets in world football are attributed to this. Hence, after something happened on 13 th March 2013, it was a joke in media that Messi’s fate was sealed. What’s this curse?

14. *12 (33179) X is a middle major belt asteroid discovered on 29 March 1998 by British astronomer Ian P. Griffin at the Brevard Community College observatory in Cocoa, Florida. X? Pic on next slide.

15. 13. Connect

16. 14 The late X once did a study on 45 matches that England played at the World Cup between 1966 to 2010, and came to numerous interesting conclusions: a) they should wear red kits to intimidate their opponents, b) they should play a 4-3-3, and c) a European referee would increase their chances of winning, as “European referees are more sympathetic to the English game and less sympathetic to ballerinas like Suarez”. Who?

17. *15 This team has one of the best competitive match records against FC Barcelona, enjoying a H2H of 4-0 against the Spanish giants. Though fans of this team will proudly tell you of this record, they might fail to mention the 2008 friendly where they were trounced 5-1 by Barca, with Messi coming off the bench to net 3. This was not Barca’s first win against them though; in 2007, Thierry Henry (making his debut, btw) scored in the 90 th minute off a rebound from his own penalty, to win 1-0. After the match, Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard said “It was more than a friendly”. Which team, who famously quote “played four, won four”.

18. ANSWERS

19. *1 This question is a classic pub quiz question in England: because its not what it seems. As the question goes, “Sunderland did it in 1979, but Arsenal won the FA cup. Villa did it in 1981, but Tottenham ended up winning the FA cup. Who did it in 1980?” Funda , or answer the question.

20. The answer isn’t another team as you may expect, but is in fact ‘Trevor Brooking’. For Brooking scored the winning goal in the 1980 FA Cup Final for West Ham, much like Alan Sunderland did for Arsenal in 1979 and Ricky Villa did for Tottenham in 1981.

21. 2. (Give Funda )

22. That’s actually a Liverpool-Man Utd combined 11, picked by former City star Danny Mills.

23. 3 The members of the X national team were threatened with death by a certain Y if they lost a match against Hungary, in a telegram sent before the match. In one of the most famous quotes in football history, after the X defeated Hungary 4-2, Hungarian goalkeeper Antal Szabó said, “I may have let in four goals, but at least I saved their lives.” Give X, the country, and Y, the person (surname). Bonus point: Also give this match, along with the year.

24. X – Italy Y – Mussolini Match – 1938 World Cup Final, hosted by Italy

25. 4 Who’s the first and only goalkeeper so far to win the Golden Ball (award for best player) at the World Cup?

26. Oliver Kahn

27. 5 This player had visited the Nou Camp as a part of X, and recounted the harrowing night, where Neymar scored a hattrick. His X side were beaten 6-1, by a Barcelona team who were led from the front by Neymar. He told The Mail: "I saw some videos, but if you are losing 6-1, as a defender, you can't say you had a good game. "But the good thing for me personally was I took a lot of experience from that night and that helped me, obviously.“ Who is this, and what’s X?

28. Virgil van Dijk X – Celtic

29. 6 This prolific player left the EPL at the age of 33 in a fitting way, after having a crucial contribution in his team winning the league. He went back to his boyhood club, and took up a role there as player-manager. However, he was fired as manager just a few weeks after he joined, due to the club winning no matches at all. Who? Bonus fact: He recently missed his own testimonial match through injury.

30. Vincent Kompany , who was fired as player-manager for Anderlecht.

31. 7 ID the player, who recently transferred to Nice. (pic on next slide)

32. Kasper Dolberg , who recently transferred from Ajax.

33. *8 This team, in preparation for a few friendlies, played the Dallas FC U-15 Boys team. However, even though they’re considered the world’s best, they ended up losing embarrassingly, with a final score line of 5-2. Which famous team?

34. The US Women’s National Team

35. 9 This team were recently dissolved due to being bankrupt, and will now restart from the fourth division in their country. Which team? Pic on next slide.

36. SSD Palermo

37. *10 Sergio Batista (1986) and X (2006) are apparently the only 2 players to have won the World Cup while sporting a full beard. A “full beard” so a trimmed one wouldn’t count. Who’s X, who fits the personality of a bearded man.

38. Gennaro Gattuso , known as Rino in AC Milan.

39. 11 Though it seems a bit vague at first, football suffers from a “papal curse”. While this curse looks insignificant at first glance, some great upsets in world football are attributed to this. Hence, after something happened on 13 th March 2013, it was a joke in media that Messi’s fate was sealed. What’s this curse?

40. The country from which the current pope is from has never won the World Cup.

41. *12 (33179) X is a middle major belt asteroid discovered on 29 March 1998 by British astronomer Ian P. Griffin at the Brevard Community College observatory in Cocoa, Florida. X? Pic on next slide.

42. 13. Connect

43. The list of people Luis Suarez has bitten (at top club level/international).

44. 14 The late X once did a study on 45 matches that England played at the World Cup between 1966 to 2010, and came to numerous interesting conclusions: a) they should wear red kits to intimidate their opponents, b) they should play a 4-3-3, and c) a European referee would increase their chances of winning, as “European referees are more sympathetic to the English game and less sympathetic to ballerinas like Suarez”. Who?

45. Stephen Hawking

46. *15 This team has one of the best competitive match records against FC Barcelona, enjoying a H2H of 4-0 against the Spanish giants. Though fans of this team will proudly tell you of this record, they might fail to mention the 2008 friendly where they were trounced 5-1 by Barca, with Messi coming off the bench to net 3. This was not Barca’s first win against them though; in 2007, Thierry Henry (making his debut, btw) scored in the 90 th minute off a rebound from his own penalty, to win 1-0. After the match, Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard said “It was more than a friendly”. Which team, who famously quote “played four, won four”.

47. Dundee United FC

48. FINALS

49. Format Dry Pounce (ACC) Written Round Connects (Only Pounce) Dry Pounce (CC) Written Round Dry Pounce (CC/ACC)

50. Round One 6 Questions ACC +15/-10 on pounce +10/0 on bounce

51. 1 Quite fittingly, Pelé is the youngest ever X, at just 17 years and 249 days. Way up the other end of the scale is Y, who in 1982 became the oldest at 40 years and 133 days. What is X? Who is Y?

52. X – World Cup Winner Y – Dino Zoff

53. 2. Connect

54. The Adidas Telstar 18 The 2018 World Cup ball, manufactured in Sialkot, Pakistan.

55. 3. Who?

56. Andy Robertson

57. 4 Andy Selva hold the distinction of being the only man to ever score a winning goal for X, having scored in their 1-0 victory against Liechtenstein in 2004 (in 121 games, X's record is 1 win, 3 draws and 117 losses). Selva is also the nation's all time top goalscorer , with 8 goals (in 64 appearances). Manuel Marani is the only other man to score on more than one occasion for X, with 2 goals (34 appearances). What unfortunate team?

58. San Marino

59. 5 X nearly signed Zinedane Zidane, but it didn't go through because they felt that Tim Sherwood was the better option. They then missed out on Robert Lewandowski because an ash cloud delayed his flight, and he signed for Dortmund instead. Which unlucky English Club, part of Premier League lore?

60. Blackburn Rovers

61. 6 X and Y were the first players born under reunified Germany to play for the national team (they were both subbed on at the same time in a friendly against Sweden in 2010). Y assisted X to score the goal that won Germany's first World Cup since reunification. The dynamic duo?

62. X – Mario Gotze Y – Andre Schurrle

63. Round Two Attribute These Quotes 10/0 on normal +15/-5 on stake +20 Full House

64. 1 If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards out at Anfield , and shagging Miss World, I think it would’ve been a tough choice. Thankfully, I’ve done both.

65. 2 If I had the wife that Figo does, I would always stay at home.

66. 3 When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari.

67. 4 Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end, the Germans win.

68. 5 X on Andrea Pirlo: “You see Pirlo, honestly he's a son of a bitch. One day I left my phone on the table and he sent a text to AC Milan's vice-president offering him my sister."

69. 6 I used to love playing at Anfield , 90 minutes worth of insults about my appearance, mainly from blokes who looked like the extras off Planet of the Apes. I remember one game, a chubby little lad shouted “Oi Gary, my Dad says you’re a wanker!”. I turned round and said “Yeah? I’ve got 8 Premier League medals, what’ve you got except diabetes? You fat little twat”. He was in floods of tears, that’s what the rivalry is all about. Good natured ribbing.

70. Answers

71. 1 If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards out at Anfield , and shagging Miss World, I think it would’ve been a tough choice. Thankfully, I’ve done both.

72. George Best

73. 2 If I had the wife that Figo does, I would always stay at home.

74. Ronaldo

75. 3 When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari.

76. Zlatan (God)

77. 4 Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end, the Germans win.

78. Gary Lineker

79. 5 X on Andrea Pirlo: “You see Pirlo, honestly he's a son of a bitch. One day I left my phone on the table and he sent a text to AC Milan's vice-president offering him my sister."

80. Gennaro Gattuso

81. 6 I used to love playing at Anfield , 90 minutes worth of insults about my appearance, mainly from blokes who looked like the extras off Planet of the Apes. I remember one game, a chubby little lad shouted “Oi Gary, my Dad says you’re a wanker!”. I turned round and said “Yeah? I’ve got 8 Premier League medals, what’ve you got except diabetes? You fat little twat”. He was in floods of tears, that’s what the rivalry is all about. Good natured ribbing.

82. Phil Neville

83. Round Three Connect Only Pounce +15/-10

84. 1 Miguel Muñoz Giovanni Trapattoni Johan Cruyff Carlo Ancelotti Franch Rijkaard Josep Guardiola

85. The only 6 people to win the European Cup/Champions League crown as both a player and a manager, lifting the trophy a whopping 23 times between them.

86. 2 Brad Freidel Peter Schmeichel Paul Robinson Asmir Begovic Tim Howard

87. The only keepers to score in the EPL.

88. 3 Manchester United Manchester City Blackburn FC Chelsea FC Arsenal FC Leicester City

89. Only teams to win the EPL till date.

90. 4 Osama bin Laden Steve Jobs Paul Walker David Bowie Robin Williams Alan Rickman

91. The Aaron Ramsey curse.

92. 5. Christian Karembeu  (1998)  Roberto Carlos (2002) Sami Khedira  (2014)  Raphaël Varane  (2018) Funnily enough, this list is inexhaustive and includes 7 more players. But these 7 achieved this at the same time in 1974, and the 7 comprise of legends like Beckenbauer , Breitner , Hoeness , etc.

93. The 11 people in history to have held the European Champions title and World Cup at the same time. The 7 players ( Uli Hoeness , Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer , Paul Breitner , Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck , Sepp Maier, Jupp Kapellmann ) all won it in 1974 (West Germany/Bayern Munich).

94. 6. Peter Schmeichel Owen Hargreaves Carlos Tevez Andrei Kanchelskis Andy Cole

95. Players to turn out for both Man United and City.

96. Round Four Dry Pounce CC +15/-10 on pounce +10/0 on bounce

97. 1 Lots of clubs have retired shirt numbers for players that had legendary careers in it. The most famous is an unsuccessful one; Argentina attempted to retire Maradona’s 10, but were shot down by FIFA. While not a complete retirement, X’s iconic no. 3 shirt will not be used by his club ever. Unless – One of X’s sons or grandsons goes on to play for the club. Who is X, and what club?

98. X – Paolo Maldini Club – AC Milan

99. 2 Amanda Palmer released a single called Leeds United, and The Divine Comedy a track called Queen of the South. “One for Bristol City” by The Wurzels was released in 1977 unofficially, but the club soon after adopted this as its anthem. It stood at No 66 on the charts. This has been bettered outside the UK, with Die Toten Hosen releasing a song in 2000 called “Bayern”. What makes this song different from the others in this question?

100. The song’s chorus literally translates to: “I would never join Bayern Munchen .”

101. 3 Julian Joachim is more famously known for a piece of football pop culture lore than his career, sadly. In the movie X, there’s a scene in a police station where a TV in the background is showing a football game; that of Aston Villa. The TV even shows a close-up of striker Joachim. Which psychological thriller, which raised questions whether director Ridley Scott was a Villa fan (highly unlikely).

102. Hannibal.

103. 4 Clapton Orient was the first team to do this, in 1930. Tottenham was the second, in 2017. What?

104. Only teams ever to play home games at Wembley.

105. 5 What is this building, that a popular Club takes its name from?

106. Royal Arsenal Gatehouse, which gives its name to Arsenal.

107. 6 This phrase was tweeted by Jamie Vardy in 2011, which is a play on the phrase “Talk shit, get shit”. What was this iconic (and hilarious) tweet which Leicester fans sung every time Vardy scored in their Premier League run?

108. Chat shit, get banged.

109. Round Five Written +15/-10 on stake +10/0 without

110. 1 During his five-year stint at Borussia Dortmund, X gained the nickname 'Little Mozart' or 'The Mozart Of Football' thanks to his ability to orchestrate a whole game whilst on the pitch.

111. 2 X gained the nickname 'The Baby Faced Assassin' thanks to his baby face and high strike rate as a forward at Manchester United. He’s currently known for something else, also at Man United.

112. 3 X is the only European to ever win the World Cup both as a player and a coach, and has been recognized by fans as a legend, legendary enough to call him 'der Kaiser' which means 'The Emperor' in English. 

113. 4 The Welshman developed the nickname 'Sparky' when he and his mates decided to be nicknamed after a comic book and X chose 'Sparky', a famous comic book at the time. Some fans argue that it was because he was once a frustrated electrician, but he has personally denied that claim. 

114. 5 It seems that the focus of today's fans has switched from the pitch to outside of it, and when you have a player like X to focus on, why not?  X has a personal life you can compare to an actor's, and has been nicknamed 'Spice Boy' by the press due to his glamorous lifestyle and a £125 million marriage to Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl.

115. ANSWERS

116. 1 During his five-year stint at Borussia Dortmund, X gained the nickname 'Little Mozart' or 'The Mozart Of Football' thanks to his ability to orchestrate a whole game whilst on the pitch.

117. Tomáš Rosický  

118. 2 X gained the nickname 'The Baby Faced Assassin' thanks to his baby face and high strike rate as a forward at Manchester United. He’s currently known for something else, also at Man United.

119. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

120. 3 X is the only European to ever win the World Cup both as a player and a coach, and has been recognized by fans as a legend, legendary enough to call him 'der Kaiser' which means 'The Emperor' in English. 

121. Franz Beckenbauer

122. 4 The Welshman developed the nickname 'Sparky' when he and his mates decided to be nicknamed after a comic book and X chose 'Sparky', a famous comic book at the time. Some fans argue that it was because he was once a frustrated electrician, but he has personally denied that claim. 

123. Mark Hughes

124. 5 It seems that the focus of today's fans has switched from the pitch to outside of it, and when you have a player like X to focus on, why not?  X has a personal life you can compare to an actor's, and has been nicknamed 'Spice Boy' by the press due to his glamorous lifestyle and a £125 million marriage to Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl.

125. David Beckham

126. Round Six The Zlatan 6 questions ACC/CC +20/-10 on pounce, +10/0 on bounce

127. 1. Connect

128. All of them were goalkeepers in their youth.

129. 2. Let’s talk about Canada's Paul Peschisolido , who did X to an El Salvador player during a World Cup qualifier in 1997, and duly picked up a red card for his troubles. "I was kicked a few times and the referee wasn't giving anything, while every challenge we made seemed to result in a foul," explained Pesch afterwards. "I was getting very annoyed and frustrated so I decided to elbow one of their players. It was right in the corner and by mistake I did X.“ What is the action X, which is probably the only time in world football that this happened?

130. Attacking an opponent with the corner flag.

131. 3. Oliver Norwood played for Brighton in 2016/17, was sent on loan to Fulham the next year, and was sold to Sheffield United the year after that. Similarly Malky Mackay was part of Norwich in 2003/04, was sold to West Ham the next year, and Watford the year after that. What weird feat did they achieve?

132. Promoted to the Premier League 3 times in a row.

133. 4. The much loved Football Manager game was once banned in China(2005) because its “content threatened and was harmful to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity... (that) seriously violates Chinese law”. What did Football Manager do, that China was annoyed with?

134. The 2005 version included Taiwan and Tibet as separate countries and not as part of China.

135. 5. What is this weird football rule that instead of helping the penalized ones, it helps the opposite team? This happened to Joe Hart in a game against QPR, meaning Charlie Austin’s resulting goal was disallowed and it was retaken.

136. A goal kick must leave the 18 yard box to be in play.

137. 6 Zinedine Zidane Jurgen Kohler Mark van Bommel Edgar David Members of which unfortunate group?

138. People sent off in the last game of their careers.