Themed Football Quiz, Preliminary Round Answers

Answers from the prelims of la remontada, a themed quiz competition by TIQ MEC. (July 2024)

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THEMED FOOTBALL QUIZ, EXCLUSIVELY FOR MECIANS

2. the cliche rules slide.
RULING OF THE QUIZMASTERS WILL BE FINAL AND
UNDISPUTABLE.
the quiz will be conducted in two rounds
a 12 question prelims round from which the top 4 teams will be
shortlisted.
the top 4 teams will compete in a final round which is designed
in a bounce and pounce format, more on that later.
the prelims will contain 12 questions, with each carrying 10
marks. mark division will be clearly specified for every
question.
there will be 4 stared questions out of 12, which would be taken
into consideration if in case of a tie.
Finally, quoting Tarantino, <EVERYTHING IS A COPY OF A COPY
OF A COPY.=

3. prelims.
rise from your ruins, Roma!

4. Q01.
David Platt and Piotr Świerczewski were the first ones to do
it.
Wayne Rooney has done it the most of all, 7 times followed
by Ronaldinho 5, Leo Messi 4 times and Kylian Mbappe
thrice.
Mbappe was also the most recent player to do it, with Erling
Haaland rumored to be the next person to do it. What 'act'
are we talking about here?

5. A01.
Fifa covers over the years.

6. Q02.
X is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting and
artistic reinventions, X is an influential figure in popular culture and the subject of
widespread public interest.
In December 2023, Olympique de Lyon finds itself in a precarious position in the Ligue 1
standings, battling for survival in a relegation fight that is far from over. As the team
struggles on the field, an unexpected scheduling conflict with pop phenomenon X’s tour
could further complicate matters.
The Groupama Stadium in Lyon is Lyon’s home ground was stated to host two shows on
June 2 and 3,2024. If Lyon is forced into the relegation playoff, the club could end up
playing the second leg elsewhere and losing home advantage (not technically)
Luckliy Lyon made a amazing comeback (La Remontada) and they didn’t have to play the
relegation playoffs.
Who is X? ( X is more related to the other <football= since September 2023)

7. A02.
X-Taylor Swift

8. Q03*.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a Japanese manga/anime series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated
by Yusuke Nomura. The Series talks about Japan's desire for world glory which leads the
Japan Football Association to launch a new rigorous training program to find the national
team's next star striker. 300 high school players are pitted against each other for the position,
but only one will come out top. (basically squid game for high school soccer players lol).
The anime went viral among netizens after finding the similarity between the winning goal
scored by Takumo Asano against Germany in World Cup 2022 and the goal scored by Nagi Rin
who is a character in the series.
The shows popularity skyrocketed after collaborating with famous game developers KONAMI
who introduced a special type of card in their game eFootball ( formerly PES)
Guess the anime.

9. A03.
Blue Lock

10. Q04.
Identify the player from the given transfer history.

11. A04.
Luis Figo

12. Q05.
"I was with (Bobby) Charlton, (Denis) Law and X, we were coaching in a football
academy in Australia. The youngsters we were coaching did not respect him,
including making fun of his weight and age. We decided to let the guys challenge
a coach to hit the crossbar 10 times in a row, obviously they picked the old fat
one. Law asked the kids how many they thought the old fat coach would get out
of 10. Most said less than five. I said 10. The old fat coached stepped up and hit
nine in a row. For the tenth shot he scooped the ball in the air, bounced it off
both shoulders and his head, then flicked it over with his heel and cannoned the
ball off the crossbar on the volley. They all stood in silence then one kid asked
who he was. I replied, 'To you, his name is Mr. X' " - George Best.
ID X. who has a very prestigious award named after him.

13. A05.
Ferenc Puskás

14. Q06*.
With 21 goals in 70 Premier League appearances, you might expect X to have a
few assists as well. But surprisingly, he has only managed 1 assist during his
time in the league. However, some argue that this single assist may just be the
most significant one in PL history.
Who are we talking about?

15. A06.
Mario Balottelli

16. Q07.
X is a famous sportsperson and 2-time world champion in his respective field. He brought
back the greatest glory of winning the world cup to his nation after 28 years as a captain
and is widely regarded as one of the most successful captains in sports history. In one of
his interviews, he revealed how he ended up in his respective field of sport instead of
football.

''When I was 12 or 13 there used to be a camp for football and I was quite inclined towards
football, so I started going there and practiced for a couple of years. ''After that, we
needed a ____ in our school team and our games teacher said, 'Look, the basics are the
same, you're a goalkeeper so just move and catch the ball'.'' ''That's how it started,89
Who is this famous sportsperson we all obviously know for a reason?

17. A07.
MSD

18. Q08.
X was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He
played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national
team. Nicknamed The Gentleman, he was known for his clean style of play
and calmness on the pitch.
On 2 July 1994, X was murdered by the drug cartel in the aftermath of the
1994 FIFA World Cup, reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal
which contributed to the team's elimination from the tournament.
Identify the person who ironically shares his surname with a famous drug
lord.

19. A08.
Andrés Escobar

20. Q09.*
Oxford Dictionary defines 'draught excluder' as 'a strip of foam rubber,
metal, or other material inserted in a door or window frame to prevent
cold air from entering a building through gaps around entry points such
as doors, windows and fireplaces. It is also a term used in football to
describe something. What?

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22. A09.
Laying ground cover for free kicks.

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This is an excerpt from a famous short story written by N S Madhavan. Identify the
renowned goalkeeper who is known for his unique style of goal keeping, his freekicks
and penalties, and shares the name with the same short story.

24. A10.
René Higuita

25. Q11.
X, famous for always wearing all-black when playing, is arguably the greatest goalkeeper
the world has ever seen. He played 22 seasons for Dinamo Moscow, the "only club he
ever represented, winning five league championships and three cup championships. He
made an unprecedented contribution to the game, setting the modern standards for
goalkeeping.
He was the first choice goalkeeper for the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1967. In that spell
he won 78 caps and played in three World Cups 1958, 1962 and finally 1966, where the
Soviet Union reached the semifinal much thanks to his contribution. In 1956 he was a
member of the Soviet Union's team who won the Olympics in Melbourne, and four years
later he won the European championships. Who?

26. A11.
Lev Yashin

27. Q12*.
During the 1974 World Cup, Johan Cruyff, the captain of the Netherlands,
made a surprising decision to refuse wearing the original jersey of his
national team, sponsored by X and instead chose a modified version to wear
for the tournament. What was the intriguing reason behind Cruyff’s choice,
driven by his existing professional commitments?

28. A12.
Cryuff wearing two striped adidas jersey due to his
contract with Puma.

29. Thank You!