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Premiership Season 2004-05 Trivia Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of the very exciting 04-05 season. Some questions are fairly easy, some not so easy. If you paid attention during the season it shouldn't be too hard!

A multiple-choice quiz by LFC-Mambo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
LFC-Mambo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,830

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2040

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first match played at the start of the premiership season? Hint

Fulham v Crystal Palace

Chelsea v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

Everton v Arsenal

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jean-Alain Boumsong joined Newcastle United in January, but from which club did he move? Hint

Lyon

Auxerre

Celtic

Rangers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager was born where in Spain? Hint

Valencia

Malaga

Barcelona

Madrid

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of these four teams did not lose to Chelsea in the Premiership? Hint

West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool

Manchester City

Manchester United

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Question 5 of 10

5. After which Premiership match did Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager claim that the opposition had "parked the bus" in front of their goal? Hint

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Chelsea v Birmingham City

Cheslea v Aston Villa

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Southampton manager at the start of the Premiership season? Hint

Harry Redknapp

Steve Wigley

Gordon Strachan

Paul Sturrock

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Question 7 of 10

7. Liverpool defender, Djmi Traore is what nationality? Hint

Malian

Ghanian

French

Ivory Coast

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Premiership player was reported to have run the 100m in 10.2 seconds? Hint

Dennis Rommedahl

Thierry Henry

Djbrill Cisse

Jesper Gronkjaer

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Question 9 of 10

9. Velimir Zajec, who managed Portsmouth during the season, is which nationality? Hint

Croatian

Bulgarian

Hungarian

Polish

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Question 10 of 10

10. During a hoax telephone call, live on Spanish radio, Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes admitted to being interested in joining which Spanish club? Hint

Real Madrid

Sevilla

Barcelona

Real Betis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first match played at the start of the premiership season?

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

The match was played on the 14th August at 12:45pm. The match finished 1-1, with Djbrill Cisse and Jermain Defoe the goalscorers.

2. Jean-Alain Boumsong joined Newcastle United in January, but from which club did he move?

Answer: Rangers

Boumsong is a Cameroon-born French international signed from Rangers in January 2005. He previously played for French clubs Le Havre and Auxerre.

3. Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager was born where in Spain?

Answer: Madrid

Before joining Liverpool, he managed Valencia where he won two La Liga titles and one UEFA Cup.

4. One of these four teams did not lose to Chelsea in the Premiership?

Answer: Manchester City

Surprisingly, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium, and drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool, Manchester United and West Brom were all beaten 1-0 by Cheslea at Stamford Bridge.

5. After which Premiership match did Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager claim that the opposition had "parked the bus" in front of their goal?

Answer: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

The match finished 0-0, and Mourinho failed to appreciate Tottenham's solid defensive display.

6. Who was the Southampton manager at the start of the Premiership season?

Answer: Paul Sturrock

Amazingly, Southamton managed to have three managers during the season, Sturrock, Wigley, and Redknapp. Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe is well known for his lack of patience with managers.

7. Liverpool defender, Djmi Traore is what nationality?

Answer: Malian

If you thought he was French, you were very unlucky. He did infact represent France at U-18 level, but he changed his nationality so he could represent Mali, as he couldn't get into the French senior squad.

8. Which Premiership player was reported to have run the 100m in 10.2 seconds?

Answer: Dennis Rommedahl

Dennis Rommedahl joined Charlton Athletic in July 2004 when he was signed from PSV Eindhoven.

9. Velimir Zajec, who managed Portsmouth during the season, is which nationality?

Answer: Croatian

During his playing career, Zajec played for both Dynamo Zagreb and Panathinaikos. He also captained Yugoslavia and won 36 caps. Later, he was a Director of Football at both Dynamo Zagreb and Panathinaikos as well.

10. During a hoax telephone call, live on Spanish radio, Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes admitted to being interested in joining which Spanish club?

Answer: Real Madrid

He thought that he was talking to Emilio Butragueno, the Real Madrid sporting director. This did not go down too well with the Arsenal fans, unsuprisingly!

Source: Author LFC-Mambo

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