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League Cup, FA Cup & World Cup Quiz

How good is your knowledge of the British FA Cup and League Cup? Find out here. I give you a match, you tell me the missing detail. Simple? Try it :)

A multiple-choice quiz by stingers. Estimated time: 8 mins.

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stingers

Time
8 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,995

Updated
Dec 03 21

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25

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Question 1 of 25

1. FA Cup 1923, Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United: what was the score? Hint

3-1

2-1

2-0

1-0

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Question 2 of 25

2. League Cup, 1978, Nottingham Forest v Liverpool: what was the score at full time? Hint

1-0

0-0

2-1

3-2

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Question 3 of 25

3. FA Cup, 1954: West Bromwich Albion won 3-2 but who were they playing? Hint

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Blakcpool

Manchester United

Preston North End

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Question 4 of 25

4. FA Cup, 1987: Tottenham Hotspur lost 3-2 after extra time to which club? Hint

Wimbledion

Liverpool

Coventry City

Everton

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Question 5 of 25

5. How many times did Liverpool win the League Cup whilst it was known as the Milk Cup?

Answer: (number or word)

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Question 6 of 25

6. League Cup, 1961: Aston Villa won 3-2 on aggregate against which lower league side? Hint

Stoke City

Birmingham City

Rotherham United

Preston North End

7. The Littlewoods Cup only had 5 different teams in its finals over the 4 years it was running for, Arsenal and Liverpool are two of them. Which one of the following is NOT one of the other 3 clubs? Hint

Luton Town

Tottenham Hotspur

Oldham Athletic

Nottingham Forest

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Question 8 of 25

8. 1960 FA Cup, Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 : after this win Wolves had lost the FA Cup final as many times as they've won it. How many times had they won it? Hint

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Question 9 of 25

9. On the eight occasions that Tottenham Hotspur won the FA Cup during the 20th century, how many times had it been in a year ending in 1 (eg. 1961, 2001, etc)? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. How many times did Argentina play in a World Cup Final during the 20th century? Hint

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Question 11 of 25

11. What was the score in the (Clyde v Celtic) Scottish FA Cup final in 1955? Hint

3-2

6-3

1-1

2-0

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Question 12 of 25

12. How many times did Rangers have to play Hibernian in the 1979 Scottish FA Cup final before someone scored?

Answer: (word or number)

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Question 13 of 25

13. In 1990, Aberdeen played Celtic in the Scottish FA Cup final and, even after extra-time, neither side was able to get a goal. How many penalties were scored in the shoot-out? Hint

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Question 14 of 25

14. What year was the highest scoring Scottish League Cup final? Hint

1983

1968

1972

1947

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which teams played in the 1972 Scottish Cup Final? Hint

Rangers and Dundee United

Rangers and Celtic

Celtic and Hibernian

Dundee and Celtic

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Question 16 of 25

16. When did Cardiff City win the FA Cup? Hint

1935

1927

They've never won it

1916

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Question 17 of 25

17. How many times have Oxford United won the League cup? Hint

never

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Question 18 of 25

18. FA Cup 1998, 4th Round: what was manager Kenny Dalglish's reaction when his multi-million pound Newcastle United team were humbled by non-league amateurs Stevenage Borough (1-1 draw)? Hint

Refused to allow his players to swap shirts

All of these

Blamed it on the pitch quality

Left the stadium without a word

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Question 19 of 25

19. FA Cup 1998, 4th Round: Stevenage Borough v Newcastle United: the Premier Club were humbled by non-league amateurs, Stevenage Borough in a spectacular 1-1 draw. Who scored what would have been the winning goal for Stevenage, had it not been 'incorrectly' ruled off-side? Hint

Guiliano Grazioli

Steve Perkins

Jason Soloman

Simon Stapleton

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Question 20 of 25

20. How many times have Barnet won the FA Cup? Hint

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Question 21 of 25

21. How many Scottish League Cup finals weren decided on penalties in the 1980s and 1990s? Hint

none

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Question 22 of 25

22. Why was Justin Edinburgh sent off in the 1999 League Cup final, between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City? Hint

Gestures to the crowd

Two bookable offenses

Punching a player

Swearing at the referee

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Question 23 of 25

23. 1999 League Cup, Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City. Who scored the winning goal? Hint

Allan Nielsen

David Ginola

Emile Heskey

Les Ferdinand

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Question 24 of 25

24. How many cups did Liverpool win with Alan Hansen in their defense? Hint

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who famously said 'You don't win anything with kids' of Manchester United in 1995, in the season during which they won the Double, the FA Cup and League Champions?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. FA Cup 1923, Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United: what was the score?

Answer: 2-0

Back then, Bolton were actually quite good. They wn the FA Cup three times during the 1920s -- 1923, 1926 and 1929.

2. League Cup, 1978, Nottingham Forest v Liverpool: what was the score at full time?

Answer: 0-0

And 1-0 after extra time to Forest.

3. FA Cup, 1954: West Bromwich Albion won 3-2 but who were they playing?

Answer: Preston North End

4. FA Cup, 1987: Tottenham Hotspur lost 3-2 after extra time to which club?

Answer: Coventry City

5. How many times did Liverpool win the League Cup whilst it was known as the Milk Cup?

Answer: 3

Milk Cup 1982-1986: Liverpool won three in a row, 1982-83-84.

6. League Cup, 1961: Aston Villa won 3-2 on aggregate against which lower league side?

Answer: Rotherham United

Aston Villa lost 0-2 and then won the next leg 3-0 aet. They lost to Birmingham City two years later (4-1 on aggregate), in the 1963 final.

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur

Littlewoods Cup 1986-1990: Forest won it twice, Luton once and Arsenal the other time.

1986 3-0 Oxford United v Queens Park Rangers
1987 2-1 Arsenal v Liverpool
1988 3-2 Luton Town v Arsenal
1989 3-1 Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
1990 1-0 Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic

8. 1960 FA Cup, Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 : after this win Wolves had lost the FA Cup final as many times as they've won it. How many times had they won it?

Answer: 4

Winners: 1893, 1908, 1949, 1960.
Runners-up: 1889, 1896, 1921, 1939.

9. On the eight occasions that Tottenham Hotspur won the FA Cup during the 20th century, how many times had it been in a year ending in 1 (eg. 1961, 2001, etc)?

Answer: 5

FA Cup winners: 1901, 1921, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1991.

10. How many times did Argentina play in a World Cup Final during the 20th century?

Answer: 4

1930: Uruguay v Argentina 4-2
1978 : Argentina v Netherlands 3-1 aet
1986 : Argentina v West Germany 3-2
1990 : West Germany v Argentina 1-0

And they only failed to qualify for the last 16 once, in 1970.

11. What was the score in the (Clyde v Celtic) Scottish FA Cup final in 1955?

Answer: 1-1

And Clyde won the replay 1-0.

12. How many times did Rangers have to play Hibernian in the 1979 Scottish FA Cup final before someone scored?

Answer: 3

3-2 to Rangers in the end, after extra time. This was before someone had the sensible idea of using penalties to decide a draw.
The Cup Final finished 0-0 and so did the first replay.

13. In 1990, Aberdeen played Celtic in the Scottish FA Cup final and, even after extra-time, neither side was able to get a goal. How many penalties were scored in the shoot-out?

Answer: 17

Nine of them were by Aberdeen, winning them the Cup.

14. What year was the highest scoring Scottish League Cup final?

Answer: 1972

Celtic v Hibernian 6-1.

15. Which teams played in the 1972 Scottish Cup Final?

Answer: Celtic and Hibernian

And the score was 6-1 to Celtic.

16. When did Cardiff City win the FA Cup?

Answer: 1927

They beat Arsenal 1-0. In 1925, they lost 1-0 in the final to Sheffield United.

17. How many times have Oxford United won the League cup?

Answer: 1

In 1986, beating QPR 3-0.

18. FA Cup 1998, 4th Round: what was manager Kenny Dalglish's reaction when his multi-million pound Newcastle United team were humbled by non-league amateurs Stevenage Borough (1-1 draw)?

Answer: All of these

Some players defied Kenny by swapping shirts with the opposition, as is traditional in big games. Newcastle United won the replay 2-1.

Answer: Guiliano Grazioli

The closest Stevenage had to a high profile foreign signing, Guiliano was born in London in 1975. Interestingly, one of the Newcastle goals in the replay probably never crossed the line but was given by the referee; ignoring his linesman. Newcastle won the replay 2-1.

20. How many times have Barnet won the FA Cup?

Answer: 0

And they've never finished in the top 2 of any division either. They are also one of only seven clubs in England to have never supplied a full international for any country.

21. How many Scottish League Cup finals weren decided on penalties in the 1980s and 1990s?

Answer: 2

Both of them featuring a Glasgow club: in 1988 when Rangers beat Aberdeen 5-3 (3-3 draw), and in 1995 when Raith Rovers beat Celtic 6-5 (2-2 draw).

22. Why was Justin Edinburgh sent off in the 1999 League Cup final, between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City?

Answer: Punching a player

It was Robbie Savage he hit, because he'd been fouling everybody all game and Edinburgh finally got fed up with it after a particularly blatant foul on him by Savage and turned round and punched him in the face.

23. 1999 League Cup, Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City. Who scored the winning goal?

Answer: Allan Nielsen

With a lovely header into the corner of the net in the final few minutes of the match. He then moved from Spurs to Watford after a short loan spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers

24. How many cups did Liverpool win with Alan Hansen in their defense?

Answer: 9

2 FA Cups, 4 League Cups and 3 European Cups.

25. Who famously said 'You don't win anything with kids' of Manchester United in 1995, in the season during which they won the Double, the FA Cup and League Champions?

Answer: Alan Hansen

Source: Author stingers

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