the ultimate football quiz

The Ultimate Football Quiz

Welcome to the Ultimate Football Quiz

The Rules: Enter as an Individual or a Team see Quiz Master

for entry Maximum size of a team is 6 people

Winner or winning team gets the cash prize and Title of ‘The Ultimate Football Brain’

The Ref says “No iPhone’s or other Smart Phones (please)”



First Half

1. Team Round2. Picture Round3. World Cup4. English Premier League

First Half Kick Off Round 1: Team Round

Questions about teams…

Team Round Q1Which Premiership team shares its name with a

team from the top tier of Argentine football?

Team Round Q2Name the manager of Blackpool FC newly

promoted to the Premier League.

Team Round Q3Which South African football club shares the

name with a famous Brit Pop band?Clue the band are from Leeds.

Team Round Q4Which club was Harry Rednapps’ first

managerial charge?Is itA. SouthamptonB. BournemouthC. PortsmouthD. Westham

Team Round Q5Which current Premiership team did not

compete in the 1922 FA Cup competition because they forgot to post their entry form?

Team Round Q6In 1993 Manchester United won the League.

How many years had passed since they had laid claim to the title

Was it(a) 26 years(b) 18 years(c) 23 years

Team Round Q7Which Club did Brian Clough manage from 1967

to 1973?

Team Round Q8Which team won the Premiership in 1995 ?

Team Round Q9Which club is the oldest in the football leagueIs it(a) Burnley(b) Notts County(c) Ashton Villa

Team Round Q10Which team was the first to reach the FA Cup

final three years in succession on two separate occasions?

Round 2: Picture Round

A number of football picture-questions

Pictures Round1. What is this dog famous for. Bonus 2 points

if you can give the dog’s name.

Pictures Round2. This picture is from the 2008/9

Championship match Watford v Reading. What happened next?

Pictures Round3. Name the player doing the scissor kick

Pictures Round4. Which teams mascot is this.?

Pictures Round5. This is Scottish International Chris Iwelumo.

Can you explain what just happened?

Pictures Round6. Whose finger is this up the nose of a Leeds

United player. Bonus point for naming the Leeds United player.

Pictures Round7. Can you name the manager remonstrating

with the match official?

Pictures Round8. Can you name the two players shown here (1

point for each)

Pictures Round9. Can you name the player?

Pictures Round10. Can you name the player?

Round 3: World Cup

In the round we quiz you on your World Cup knowledge

World Cup1. How many goals did Gary Lineker score in

the 1986 World Cup Finals?

Was it(a) 4(b) 7(c) 6(d) 5

World Cup2. Name the 7 countries that have won the

World cup 1 point if you get at least 5 of the 72 points if you get all 7

World Cup3. Who won the Gold Boot (or Golden Shoe)

award at the France 1998 World cup Finals

World Cup4. What is the Yashin Award and a bonus point

for the current holder.

World Cup5. In which year did England not lose a World

cup tournament game and also not go out on penalties and not win the competition?

World Cup6. Who was the manager of the German team

that finished runners up in the 2002 World Cup Finals

World Cup7. How many times has Holland played in the

Final of the World Cup Finals?

World Cup8. Which of these players have scored the most

goals in one single World Cup tournament?A. PeleB. Gerd MullerC. Just FontaineD. Maradona

World Cup9. Name the official mascot for the 2010 World

Cup Final?

World Cup10. When was the last time the Democratic

Peoples Republic of Korea team reached the World Cup final?

World Cup11. In the 1978 World Cup Argentina defeated Netherlands 3-

1 in the finals. However the Dutch team was missing their captain and icon, Johann Cryuff from the team? Why?

World Cup12. Who was the Captain of the 1970 World Cup winning

Brazilian team; known as the greatest team ever?

Round 4: English Premier League

All questions about the English Premier League

English Premier League1. In the 2002-03 season who became the

Premiership’s youngest goal scorer: Was it

(a) James Milner (for Leeds United)(b) Wayne Rooney (for Everton)

English Premier League2. Which club won 4 of the first 5 Premiership

Titles?

English Premier League3. Who scored for Blackburn Rovers against

Everton just 13 seconds into the match in April 1995?

English Premier League4. Eric Cantona was the footballer of the year in

1995-6 but who was the top scorer?

English Premier League5. Who is the all-time top scorer in the Premier

League(Premier League goals only) , Bonus 2 points if

you know the number of goals

English Premier League6. Only four clubs have won the Premier

League title name all four?

English Premier League7. Which player holds the current record for all

time appearances in the Premier League?

Is it(a) Ryan Giggs(b) David James(c) Frank Lampard(d) Gary Speed

English Premier League8. Who were the last team to win the top flight

English league (the First Division) 1991/92 before the Premiership was formed?

Bonus point if you can also name the manager of that team (at that time).

English Premier League9. Name the top four stadiums ranked in order

of capacity for teams currently playing in the Premiership

1 point for each and a bonus point if you can list them in order of capacity (largest being first)

English Premier League10. Which player scored the first ever goal in the

Premiership? Was it?

(a) Paul Wilkinson (Middlesbrough)(b) Brian Deane (Sheffield United)(c) Mark Robins (Norwich City)

Half TimeTime for the Quiz master to announce the half time

scores and for you to get a pint !

Half Time Anagram RoundUnscrambled to reveal three famous football names

Adage Aid MoronUh I Dung SkidA Beaten Friz



Second Half

5. Quotations 6. Football History7. Rules of the Game8. Shout it Out

Second Half Kick Off Round 5: Quotations

Famous quotes from the world of football

Quotations1. Which former Manchester United player said:

“When the seagulls follow the trawler it’s because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.”

Quotations2. Which former England manager said:

“ I do want to play the long ball, and I do want to play the short ball. I think the long and the short balls is what football is all about.”

Quotations3. Which former Manchester United player once said:

“I could join Alcoholics Anonymous. Only problem is I can’t remain anonymous”

Quotations4. Which England football legend once said :

“Well stone me. We’ve had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there truly were no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player.”

Quotations5. Who said:

“Sir Alex Ferguson is the best manager I’ve ever had at this level. Well, he’s the only manager I’ve actually had at this level. But he’s the best manager I’ve ever had.”

Quotations6. Which former Leeds United player said:

“I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the League”

Quotations7. Which manager once said:

“I’m sure the England selectors thought if they took me on and gave me the job, I’d want to run the show. They were shrewd because that’s exactly what I would have done”

Quotations8. Which retired Welsh player once said:

“I couldn’t settle in Italy – it was like living in a foreign country”

Quotations9. Which former Manchester United player said:

“My nan loves to watch me on TV but is always remarking on how often I seem to argue with the referees.”

Quotations10. Can you complete the following lyrical

commentary by English football commentator and writer John Motson.

“United were strolling, until Fowler had them rolling. But when it was time to convince,....”

Round 6: Football History

In this round will ask you about events in the history of football.

Round 6: Football History1. Which is the only city to have staged top division football

since 1888?

Round 6: Football History2. Who was the first ever player to amass 41 disciplinary

points in the Premiership?

Round 6: Football History3. In what year was the first ever FA cup Final played?

Was it,

(a) 1848

(b) 1901

(c) 1889

(d) 1872

Round 6: Football History4. Who was the first player to win 100 caps for England?

Round 6 : Football History 5. What year was the first ever World cup Finals

held.Was it

(a) 1934(b) 1926(c) 1930(d) 1922

Round 6: Football History6. Why were the FA Cup Finals of 1946 and 1947 delayed?

(a) Due to water-logged pitch

(b) Because of a burst ball

(c) Industrial action by British Rail delayed fans arrival to the ground

(d) The first two post World War II FA Cup games observed 5 minutes silence before the game

Round 6: Football History7. The English 1st Division was cut to 21 clubs in 1987 and

then to 20 in 1988. What happened in 1992?

Round 6: Football History8. In 1901, Mrs. Cadman established what has now become

tradition in the FA Cup Final?

(a) She sang the National Anthem before the game

(b) She organized the victory parade for the winning team

(c) She tied the winner’s ribbons to the trophy

(d) She baked the FA Cup cake that’s given to the winners after the game

Round 6: Football History9. What is the origin of the term ‘soccer’?

Round 6: Football History10. Only three clubs among the original 12 to form the

English Football League in 1888 were in the first Premiership season. Came you name them? 1 point for each.

Round 7: Rules of the Game

In this round we quiz you on the technicalities of football

Round 7: Rules of the Game1. During the match, an outside object like another ball enters

the field of play. Should the referee stop the game?

Round 7: Rules of the Game2. In a recent Champion’s league game, Porto FC scored a

goal on Arsenal through a quickly taken free-kick. If an Arsenal player had prevented the free-kick from being taken, what could the referee do?

Round 7: Rules of the Game3. Is it permissible for the goal-keeper to take a throw-in?

Round 7: Rules of the Game4. When was three points for a win introduced?

Round 7: Rules of the Game5. What is the mandatory retirement age for a referee?

Round 7: Rules of the Game6. What is awarded to the opposing team if a player spits at

an opponent?

Round 7: Rules of the Game7. If a match goes to a penalty shoot-out and one team is

reduced to 10 players on the field because of a sending off. What happens?

Round 7: Rules of the Game8. If a match goes to a penalty shoot-out, can a team make

substitutions?

Round 7: Rules of the Game9. In which decade was an obstruction made an offence in

League football?

Round 7: Rules of the Game10. There are three situations in which a player cannot be

ruled offside. Name them?

Round 8: Shout it Out

In this round the identity of famous football personalities will be revealed in a series of photos. The First Team or Individual to correctly shout out the name of the football personality gets the points. Quiz master to decide who gets the points.

Shout it Out 1. A 3 pts

Shout it Out 1. B 2 pts

Shout it Out 1. C 1 pt

Shout it Out1. Jose Mourinho

Shout it Out 2. Ronaldinho

Shout it Out 3. Carlos Tevez

Shout it Out 4. Eric Cantona

Shout it Out 5. Theo Walcott

Shout it Out 6. Lionel Messi

Shout it Out 7. John Terry

Shout it Out 8. Ronaldo

Shout it Out 9. Paul Gascoigne

Shout it Out 10. Arsene Wenger

Full Time

Time for another pint!

Who will be crowned the Ultimate Football Quiz Champions

Quiz Master to announce the Final ScoresAnd the winner!

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