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Soccer Mix No. 1 Trivia Quiz

A mixture of football questions from the UK and the rest of the world starting from ' A ' and ending with ' Z '.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ridgeback. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Ridgeback

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,360

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1580

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which ' A ' did Patrick Vieira leave to join Arsenal in 1996? Hint

AC Milan

Arbroath

Atalanta

Auxerre

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which ' B ' played 46 times for Croatia as well as starring for AC Milan, Bari and Celta Vigo in domestic football? Hint

Boban

Boksic

Bakayoko

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which ' C ' played in the World Cup Finals in Mexico in 1986? Hint

Cameroon

Cambodia

Colombia

Canada

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which ' D ' had a Chairman who was a former safecracker? Hint

Derby County

Dunfermline

Dundee Utd

Darlington

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Question 5 of 25

5. What ' E ' comes after 'San Jose' to make the name of a football (soccer) club from the USA? Hint

Eagles

Emu's

Emperors

Earthquakes

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Question 6 of 25

6. What ' F ' is the surname of Antonio and Emanuele - the twins who both played for Brescia? Hint

Favalli

Fresi

Filippini

Fandabidozi

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which ' G ' from the following has NOT won a league title in their respective country? Hint

Galatasaray

Genoa

Groningen

Grasshoppers

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which ' H ' was sent off, along with his team mate Mike Flanagan, for fighting with him in an FA Cup tie in 1979? Hint

Hunter (Norman)

Hilaire (Vince)

Hoddle (Glenn)

Hales (Derek)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which ' I ' declined to play in the 1950 World Cup Finals because they weren't allowed to play in bare feet? Hint

Israel

Iran

India

Iceland

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which ' J ' from the following is a club from Luxembourg? Hint

Jeunesse Esch

Jokerit

Jablonec

Jaen

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which ' K ' was diagnosed with a condition known as 'hole in the heart'? Hint

Keegan

Karembeu

Kanu

Kiko

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which ' L ' from the following is NOT a club from France? Hint

Lorient

Laval

Lens

La Louviere

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which ' M ' was the venue where England beat West Germany 3-0, in 1985? Hint

Munich

Mogadishu

Manchester

Mexico City

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which ' N ' won the League Cup in 1985? Hint

Nottingham Forest

Norwich City

Newcastle United

Notts County

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which ' O ' were the first British club to install floodlights at their ground in 1950?

Answer: ( Two Words)

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which ' P ' was the venue for the 2002 World Cup draw? Hint

Pusan

Phnom Penh

Paris

Prestatyn

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which ' Q ' plays its home games in the Scottish town of Dumfries? Hint

Stranraer

Queens Park Rangers

Queen Of The South

Queens Park

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which ' R ' was the top scorer for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup Finals in the U.S.A? Hint

Rivaldo

Roberto Carlos

Rai

Romario

19. Which ' S ' left Real Madrid for Inter Milan in December 1999 - a month after saying, 'People can come knocking on my door, offering a lot of money, but I'm not moving. I'm happy in Madrid. I'm at the best club in the world, where we're pushing for more trophies.'? Hint

Simeone

Seedorf

Savio

Salas

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Question 20 of 25

20. What ' T ' is the total number of goals Trevor Francis scored for England? Hint

Twelve

Twenty

Three

Thirty One

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Question 21 of 25

21. What ' U ' is infamous for its sloping pitch and the home of Barnet FC?

Answer: ( One Word .. nine letters)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which ' V ' was given the nickname 'El Tren' (The Train)? Hint

Vivas (Nelson)

Venison (Barry)

Valderrama (Carlos)

Valencia (Adolfo)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which ' W ' is the only club to become champions of each of the English four divisions? Hint

Walsall

West Ham United

Watford

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which ' X ' moved to rivals Liverpool from Everton in February 2002?

Answer: ( One Word ... surname only)

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which ' Y ' or ' Z ' from the following is the only one NOT to play in the English Premiership in the 1990s? Hint

Zahovic

Zagorakis

Yeboah

Yorke

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which ' A ' did Patrick Vieira leave to join Arsenal in 1996?

Answer: AC Milan

Vieira started his career at Cannes before moving to AC Milan where he only played twice. Arsenal bought him for 3.5m pounds in August 1996.

2. Which ' B ' played 46 times for Croatia as well as starring for AC Milan, Bari and Celta Vigo in domestic football?

Answer: Boban

Zvonimir Boban was once suspended from the national team for punching a policeman.

3. Which ' C ' played in the World Cup Finals in Mexico in 1986?

Answer: Canada

Cameroon, Colombia and Cambodia didn't qualify for the 1986 World Cup. Canada were knocked out of the group stages in Mexico, losing each of their three games and failing to score a single goal.

4. Which ' D ' had a Chairman who was a former safecracker?

Answer: Darlington

Darlington were on the brink of bankruptcy until multi-millionaire George Reynolds saved the club.

5. What ' E ' comes after 'San Jose' to make the name of a football (soccer) club from the USA?

Answer: Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes.

6. What ' F ' is the surname of Antonio and Emanuele - the twins who both played for Brescia?

Answer: Filippini

7. Which ' G ' from the following has NOT won a league title in their respective country?

Answer: Groningen

Genoa have won 9 Italian Championships - there last one was in 1923-24. Grasshoppers are the most successful Swiss club as are Galatasaray in Turkey.

8. Which ' H ' was sent off, along with his team mate Mike Flanagan, for fighting with him in an FA Cup tie in 1979?

Answer: Hales (Derek)

Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan were playing for Charlton Athletic at the time.

9. Which ' I ' declined to play in the 1950 World Cup Finals because they weren't allowed to play in bare feet?

Answer: India

India had initially failed to qualify for the 1950 World Cup Finals, but because of the withdrawal of other nations, they were invited to compete.

10. Which ' J ' from the following is a club from Luxembourg?

Answer: Jeunesse Esch

Jablonec are from the Czech Republic. Jokerit are from Finland. Jaen are from Spain.

11. Which ' K ' was diagnosed with a condition known as 'hole in the heart'?

Answer: Kanu

Nwankwo Kanu was diagnosed with this condition during his Inter Milan days. Kanu founded the Nwankwo Kanu Heart Foundation in August 2000 to help others with heart conditions.

12. Which ' L ' from the following is NOT a club from France?

Answer: La Louviere

La Louviere come from Belgium.

13. Which ' M ' was the venue where England beat West Germany 3-0, in 1985?

Answer: Mexico City

This was a friendly match where Kerry Dixon scored twice and Bryan Robson scored the other. Peter Shilton saved his one and only international penalty in this match too.

14. Which ' N ' won the League Cup in 1985?

Answer: Norwich City

Norwich beat Sunderland 1-0 in the final and ironically both teams were relegated from the old first division in the same year.

15. Which ' O ' were the first British club to install floodlights at their ground in 1950?

Answer: Oxford United

At the time Oxford were known as Headington. The first Scottish club to install floodlights was Stenhousemuir in 1951.

16. Which ' P ' was the venue for the 2002 World Cup draw?

Answer: Pusan

Pusan is in South Korea.

17. Which ' Q ' plays its home games in the Scottish town of Dumfries?

Answer: Queen Of The South

They play at Palmerston Park. Queen of the South are the only British football team with their name in The Bible!

18. Which ' R ' was the top scorer for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup Finals in the U.S.A?

Answer: Romario

Romario scored 5, one less than Stoichkov of Bulgaria and Salenko of Russia - who were the joint top scorers in the tournament.

Answer: Seedorf

20. What ' T ' is the total number of goals Trevor Francis scored for England?

Answer: Twelve

Francis played 52 times for England.

21. What ' U ' is infamous for its sloping pitch and the home of Barnet FC?

Answer: Underhill

22. Which ' V ' was given the nickname 'El Tren' (The Train)?

Answer: Valencia (Adolfo)

Valencia has played for Colombia in the 1994 and 1998 World Cup Finals.

23. Which ' W ' is the only club to become champions of each of the English four divisions?

Answer: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Division 1 Champions 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59
Division 2 Champions 1931-32, 1976-77
Division 3 Champions 1988-89
Division 4 Champions 1987-88

24. Which ' X ' moved to rivals Liverpool from Everton in February 2002?

Answer: Xavier

25. Which ' Y ' or ' Z ' from the following is the only one NOT to play in the English Premiership in the 1990s?

Answer: Zahovic

Tony Yeboah played for Leeds United between 1995 and 1997. Theo Zagorakis played for Leicester City between 1998 and 2000. Dwight Yorke has played in the top flight for Aston Villa and Manchester United.

Source: Author Ridgeback

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