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A few random questions on English footie. The answers are not as simple as you think!

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

Author
stevejones

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
221,039

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the last player to score a hat-trick at the old Wembley Stadium? Hint

Grant Best

Geoff Hurst

Doug Young

Alex Dawson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first member of the Royal Family to play in an FA Cup Final? Hint

Prince Andrew

Prince Edward

Prince Charles

Joe Royle

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which two players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and Milan derbies? Hint

Christian Ziege & Paul Ince

Christian Ziege & Ian Rush

Ian Rush & John Charles

Paul Ince & Ian Rush

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside, and Glasgow derby? Hint

Andrei Kanchelskis

Duncan Ferguson

Robbie Fowler

Kenny Dalglish

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, plus Division 3 (South) and Division 3 (North)? Hint

Crystal Palace

Fulham

Coventry City

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the last England manager to lead a side out at the old Wembley Stadium? Hint

Kevin Keegan

Mike Bassett

Sven Goran Eriksson

Glen Hoddle

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which World Cup-winning player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for his club? Hint

Michael Owen

Luther Blissett

Geoff Hurst

Alan Shearer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first player to score in the Premiership for six different teams? Hint

Teddy Sheringham

Les Ferdinand

Benito Carbone

Mark Hughes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first Liverpudlian to win the FA Cup with Liverpool and Everton? Hint

Gary Ablett

Nicky Barmby

Peter Beardsley

Abel Xavier

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was in goal when Bobby Moore "scored his last goal"? Hint

Peter Bonetti

Peter Shilton

Sylvester Stallone

Gordon Banks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last player to score a hat-trick at the old Wembley Stadium?

Answer: Grant Best

Grant, who was director of Sky Sports at the time, scored a hat-trick in a media match a month before the ground shut.

2. Who was the first member of the Royal Family to play in an FA Cup Final?

Answer: Joe Royle

Joe played in the 1968 FA Cup Final Final, where Everton lost 1-0 to West Bromwich Albion.

3. Which two players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and Milan derbies?

Answer: Christian Ziege & Paul Ince

Both have played for Liverpool, Milan and Middlesbrough, and Ziege has played for Spurs, and Ince has played for West Ham United.

4. Who was the first player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside, and Glasgow derby?

Answer: Andrei Kanchelskis

Andrei played for Manchester United, Everton, and Rangers, and has also played for Fiorentina, Manchester City, and Southampton.

5. Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, plus Division 3 (South) and Division 3 (North)?

Answer: Coventry City

Coventry City were elected to the Second Division in 1919. In 1925 they were relegated to Division Three (North), and in 1926 they switched to Division Three (South), when Stockport COunty and Stoke City were relegated form Divisin Two. They won the Third Division (South) in 1935-36, were runners-up in the Fourth Division in 1958-59, won the Third Division in 1963-64, and won the Second Division in 1966-67.

They were a foundation member of the FA Premier League in 1992-93.

6. Who was the last England manager to lead a side out at the old Wembley Stadium?

Answer: Mike Bassett

Money was spent laying the pitch at Wembley to make the film, "Mike Bassett: England Manager".

7. Which World Cup-winning player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for his club?

Answer: Geoff Hurst

He played one county championship game for Essex as wicket keeper prior to his retirement in 1976 and didn't scored any runs.

8. Who was the first player to score in the Premiership for six different teams?

Answer: Les Ferdinand

Has scored for Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Newcastle United between 1992 and 2005.

9. Who was the first Liverpudlian to win the FA Cup with Liverpool and Everton?

Answer: Gary Ablett

The others listed were not from Liverpool.

10. Who was in goal when Bobby Moore "scored his last goal"?

Answer: Sylvester Stallone

He did this in the film "Escape To Victory" (1981), also starring Ossie Ardiles, Pele, John Wark and Michael Caine.

Source: Author stevejones

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