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Soccer Transfers Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on some UK football transfers.

A multiple-choice quiz by hendonicol. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hendonicol

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
267,945

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Scottish team did Rennes midfielder Jean-Jeol Pierre-Doumbe go out on loan to in the 2006/07 season? Hint

Hibernian

Glasgow Rangers

Glasgow Celtic

Aberdeen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which French team did Javier Saviola go out on loan to for 2 seasons? Hint

PSG

AS Monaco

Lyon

Auxerre

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Question 3 of 10

3. Did Frank Lampard play for Wimbledon?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team did Jaap Stam move to from Manchester United? Hint

Juventus

Ajax

SS Lazio

AC Milan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team acquired Tal Ben Haim, Claudio Pizzaro, Alex and Florent Malouda in 2007/08? Hint

Chelsea

Liverpool

Man United

West Ham

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Scottish team took Darren Mackie on loan for one season in 2004? Hint

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Cowdenbeath

Hibs

Dumbarton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which club acquired Kenny Miller from Rangers in 2002? Hint

Crystal Palace

Cardiff

Coventry

Wolves

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which team sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United in 2003? Hint

Sporting Lisbon

PSG

Porto

Auxerre

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team managed to acquire French legend Fabian Barthez for half a season in 2006, but didn't impress and got them relegated? Hint

Marseille

PSG

Auxerre

Nantes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team managed to lure Julien Faubert out from Rangers' hand when he was set to move to Ibrox in 2007? Hint

West Ham

Middlesborough

Tottenham

France

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Scottish team did Rennes midfielder Jean-Jeol Pierre-Doumbe go out on loan to in the 2006/07 season?

Answer: Glasgow Celtic

Jean Joel went out on loan to Celtic for a season and never scored a goal until the final game of the season, the Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline. This would be the winning goal that handed Celtic the cup once again.

2. Which French team did Javier Saviola go out on loan to for 2 seasons?

Answer: AS Monaco

Saviola went out on loan to Monaco for two seasons in 2004 and 2005, then returned to F.C Barcelona where he wouldn't be given a contract extension, and later moved to Spanish champions Real Madrid.

3. Did Frank Lampard play for Wimbledon?

Answer: No

Frank had played for West Ham and Chelsea, and was one of the most prolific scoring midfielders in the world.

4. Which team did Jaap Stam move to from Manchester United?

Answer: SS Lazio

Jaap moved to SS Lazio in 2001 before going to AC Milan in 2005, and played in the Champions League Final in 2005, and carried on playing for AC for another year before moving to Ajax.

5. Which team acquired Tal Ben Haim, Claudio Pizzaro, Alex and Florent Malouda in 2007/08?

Answer: Chelsea

Ben Haim moved from Bolton, Pizzaro from Bayern, Alex from PSV, and Malouda from Lyon.

6. Which Scottish team took Darren Mackie on loan for one season in 2004?

Answer: Inverness Caledonian Thistle

This would prove to be Darren's only other spell at another club as he had been playing for Aberdeen his whole career.

7. Which club acquired Kenny Miller from Rangers in 2002?

Answer: Wolves

Kenny would have a good spell at Wolves which would put him as the main striker for Scotland, and then bought by Gordon Strachen for his dominent Celtic in 2006 which he didn't impress in his first season. He had been the centre of transfer speculation. He later moved to Derby in 2007 and has been playing well scoring a couple of goals.

8. Which team sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United in 2003?

Answer: Sporting Lisbon

Manchester United were playing a friendly against Sporting and an unknown teenage winger named Cristiano Ronaldo, which caused Man United problems which caught the eye of United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. He bought him, and in his four seasons with the Red Devils, he impressed the fans and the pundits including 2006s 2nd place in the scoring charts and becoming PFA player and young player of the season.

9. Which team managed to acquire French legend Fabian Barthez for half a season in 2006, but didn't impress and got them relegated?

Answer: Nantes

Barthez was released by French side Marseille and was a free agent, and when Nantes asked him to join on a short term agreement, he accepted. Barthez didn't play well and evetually got Nantes relegated. He later became a free agent.

10. Which team managed to lure Julien Faubert out from Rangers' hand when he was set to move to Ibrox in 2007?

Answer: West Ham

Julien looked like he was going to move to Rangers but Bordeaux blocked his move and said, "If you want move, it's either West Ham or your going nowhere". He opted for the move to West Ham, and during preseason got injured and was sidelined for 6 months.

Source: Author hendonicol

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