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Quiz about Bolton Wanderers Football Club

Bolton Wanderers Football Club Quiz

A quiz about one of the founder members of the football league, and my home team!

A multiple-choice quiz by bwfc10. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bwfc10

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
397,901

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
89

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did Bolton play their home games between 1895-1997? Hint

Deepdale

Gigg Lane

Burnden Park

Spotland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was known as "The Lion of Vienna"? Hint

Sir Nat Lofthouse

William "Dixie" Dean

Sir Stanley Matthews

Sir Bobby Moore

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the team mascot? Hint

Lofty the Lion

Lennie the Lion

Leo the Lion

Larry the Lion

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Question 4 of 10

4. Their win in 1958 was their ____ FA Cup Final win? Hint

4th

5th

1st

2nd

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team did Bolton Wanderers beat in the 1958 FA Cup final? Hint

Manchester City

Manchester United

Blackpool

Blackburn Rovers

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the 1953 FA Cup Final known as? Hint

The Matthews Final

The Lofthouse FInal

The Mortensen Final

The Hassall Final

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is true about the 1923 F.A Cup Final: Hint

It was known as "The White Horse Final"

It was held at Old Trafford

A player scored the first hat trick in a Cup FInal

The attendance was estimated to be around 25,000

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the club's longest-serving manager? Hint

Sam Allardyce

Bill Ridding

Charles Foweraker

Ian Greaves

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Question 9 of 10

9. What are the home colors of Bolton Wanderers? Hint

White shirts;navy blue shorts

Navy shirts;white shorts

Red shirts;white shorts

Green shirts;white shorts

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the club's nickname? Hint

The Trotters

The Shakers

The Toffeemen

The White Devils

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did Bolton play their home games between 1895-1997?

Answer: Burnden Park

They moved to the Reebok Stadium in 1997.
Bury play at Gigg Lane, Rochdale play at Spotland and Preston North End play at Deepdale.

2. Who was known as "The Lion of Vienna"?

Answer: Sir Nat Lofthouse

Sir Nat Lofthouse(1925-2011) was a Bolton legend. He played 660 games for the Wanderers, scoring 441 goals and made 33 appearances for England. His heroics when he scored two goals in England's 3-2 victory over Austria in 1952 saw him acclaimed the "Lion of Vienna"- a sobriquet he proudly answered to for the rest of his days.

3. What is the name of the team mascot?

Answer: Lofty the Lion

Lofty is named for Nat Lofthouse "The Lion of Vienna". He wears the Number 9 shirt- just like Nat did!

4. Their win in 1958 was their ____ FA Cup Final win?

Answer: 4th

1923 : 2-0 Bolton v West Ham United
1926 : 1-0 Bolton v Manchester City
1929 : 2-0 Bolton v Portsmouth
1958 : 2-0 Bolton v Manchester United

5. Which team did Bolton Wanderers beat in the 1958 FA Cup final?

Answer: Manchester United

They beat Manchester United 2-0 at Wembley. This final was overshadowed by the Munich air disaster three months earlier which decimated the Manchester United team, claiming 20 lives of the 44 on board the plane.

6. What was the 1953 FA Cup Final known as?

Answer: The Matthews Final

The 1953 F.A Cup Final was contested between Blackpool and Bolton. Blackpool won 4-3 thanks to a Stan Mortensen hat trick. However, Stanley Matthews was the inspiration for Blackpool to come back from 3-1 down and win the Cup.

7. Which of these is true about the 1923 F.A Cup Final:

Answer: It was known as "The White Horse Final"

Bolton won the first FA Cup final at Wembley beating West Ham United 2-0. The crowd far exceeded any estimates that the organizers had anticipated. As a result, between 150,000 and 300,000 fans tried to enter the ground. Crowd control was eventually returned to a level where the match could take place, but it was due to policeman Constable George Scorey and his white horse "Billy" who nudged the crowd off the pitch and onto the touchlines.

8. Who was the club's longest-serving manager?

Answer: Charles Foweraker

He was the manager from 1919-1944, and won 3 F A Cups (1923, 1926 and 1929).
Bill Ridding was manager from 1950 to 1968, Greaves from 1974 to 1980 and Allardyce from 1999 to 2007.

9. What are the home colors of Bolton Wanderers?

Answer: White shirts;navy blue shorts

From 2003-2007 they wore an all white strip but changed back to the original colors in 2008.

10. What is the club's nickname?

Answer: The Trotters

An explanation for the nickname is that one of the original grounds was next to a pig farm. If the ball went over the fence, then the players had to "trot" through the pig pens to retrieve it!

Source: Author bwfc10

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