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2010 FIH Hockey World Cup Trivia Quiz

The 2010 World Cup was the 12th Hockey World Cup. It started on 28th February and finished on 13th March 2010.

A multiple-choice quiz by Team The Flakes. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lordingtar

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,673

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. At which stadium were all matches for the tournament played? Hint

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

Major Radhakrishan Stadium, Egmore, Chennai

K.D.Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow

Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who scored the first goal of the tournament? Hint

Dwyer (Australia)

Middleton (England)

Garza (Spain)

Hykes (South Africa)

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Question 3 of 10

3. India started their campaign with a bang in a 4-1 win against a higher ranked team. Who did India beat in this game? Hint

Australia

Spain

England

Pakistan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Since 1971 when the inaugural tournament was played, only 2 teams had won the tournament as hosts. Who were they? Hint

Germany and Pakistan

Pakistan and Australia

Netherlands and Pakistan

Netherlands and Germany

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team set a record for the highest ever score in a World Cup finals match beating South Africa 12-0? Hint

Australia

India

Pakistan

Spain

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many teams participated in the tournament? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who were the tournament's highest scorers? Hint

Jamie Dwyer and Rajpal Singh

Max Muller and Julian Hykes

Sohail Abbas and Florian Fuchs

Luke Doerner and Taeke Taekema

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which four teams reached the semi-finals? Hint

India, Australia, Germany, Netherlands

Pakistan, Australia, Germany, Argentina

South Korea, England, Australia, Germany

Germany, England, Australia, Netherlands

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team ranked third in the world at the time of the World Cup, finished a dismal 12th? Hint

Argentina

South Korea

South Africa

Pakistan

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Question 10 of 10

10. The winners of the World Cup was Australia. What was the scoreline of the finals? Hint

3-2

1-0

2-1

3-1

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At which stadium were all matches for the tournament played?

Answer: Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium

The "Temple of Indian Hockey" is dedicated to Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan
Chand. It was previously known as the "Irwin Amphitheatre" and renamed National Stadium before the 1951 Asian Games.

2. Who scored the first goal of the tournament?

Answer: Hykes (South Africa)

Julian Hykes scored in the 16th minute for South Africa against Spain. It was rather ironic that the first goal of the World Cup was scored by the lowest ranked team.

3. India started their campaign with a bang in a 4-1 win against a higher ranked team. Who did India beat in this game?

Answer: Pakistan

Coming into the World Cup, India was ranked 12th in the world, whereas Pakistan was 3rd. Shivendra Singh, Sardar Singh, and Prabhjot Singh scored for India, whereas Sohail Abbas scored the lone goal for Pakistan off a penalty corner. After the match, Shivendra Singh (India) was slapped with a two-match suspension, and Irfan (Pakistan) with a one-match suspension.

4. Since 1971 when the inaugural tournament was played, only 2 teams had won the tournament as hosts. Who were they?

Answer: Netherlands and Germany

The Netherlands won twice as hosts in 1973 (beating India 4-2 after a penalty shoot out) and again in 1998.
Germany won their first world title in 2002 and as hosts in 2006. They were only the second country to do this after Pakistan won in 1978 and 1982.

5. Which team set a record for the highest ever score in a World Cup finals match beating South Africa 12-0?

Answer: Australia

Australia recorded their biggest ever win in the World Cup, beating the previous highest score of 12-3 by Pakistan against New Zealand in 1982.

6. How many teams participated in the tournament?

Answer: 12

10 teams competed in the first World Cup tournament held at the Real Polo Grounds in Barcelona, Spain in 1971. Since 1978, the tournament has been held every 4 years.

7. Who were the tournament's highest scorers?

Answer: Luke Doerner and Taeke Taekema

Luke Doerner (Australia) and Taeke Taekema (Netherlands) scored 8 goals each. Jamie Dwyer (Australia) scored 4, Rajpal Singh (India) scored 2, Sohail Abbas(Pakistan) scored 2, Florian Fuchs (Germany) scored 3, Max Muller (Germany) scored 1, and Julian Hykes (South Africa) scored 1.

8. Which four teams reached the semi-finals?

Answer: Germany, England, Australia, Netherlands

Germany finished top of Pool A with 11 points, with the Netherlands finishing 2nd with 10 points. Australia and England finished with 12 points each, with Australia leading the table on superior goal difference.

9. Which team ranked third in the world at the time of the World Cup, finished a dismal 12th?

Answer: Pakistan

Pakistan finished Pool B with 3 points, and lost to Canada 3-2 in the battle for 11th place.

10. The winners of the World Cup was Australia. What was the scoreline of the finals?

Answer: 2-1

Australia dominated the finals, with Ockenden and Doerner scoring. Furste was the lone scorer for Germany.

Source: Author lordingtar

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