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The First World Cup Trivia Quiz

Are you a football addict? Have you been following all the FIFA world cups? Test yourself on the first ever World Cup.

A multiple-choice quiz by ff501998. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ff501998

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,573

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1663

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many countries took part in this edition of the World Cup? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the World Cup trophy called?

Answer: ( Two Words. The founder of FIFA)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Group 1 was won by Argentina, how many goals did they score in the group phase? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Yugoslavia won group 2. Which were the other two teams, who went home after the group phase? Hint

France and Mexico

Brazil and Bolivia

Paraguay and Brazil

Chile and Belgium

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Question 5 of 10

5. Uruguay won Group 3. Romania and Peru were the unfortunate losers. How many goals did Uruguay score against the two teams combined? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. USA won Group 4. Who did they play in the semi-final (the next round)? Hint

Uruguay

The next round was not the semi-finals

Yugoslavia

Argentina

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the semi-final between Uruguay and Yugoslavia, what was the end score? Hint

3-2

5-4

1-0

6-1

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the referee in the final between Uruguay and Argentina? Hint

Jules Rimet

Henry Christophe

Almeida Rigo

Jan Langenus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Uruguay won the first ever World Cup. What was the final score? Hint

4-2

3-2

1-0

5-3

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Question 10 of 10

10. Uruguay won the 1934 edition of the World Cup as defending champions.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many countries took part in this edition of the World Cup?

Answer: 13

The 13 countries were Argentina, Chile, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Romania, Peru, USA, Paraguay and Belguim.

2. What was the World Cup trophy called?

Answer: Jules Rimet

The first World Cup trophey was named The Jules Rimet Trophy after the founder of FIFA, and was awarded each year until it was won outright by Brazil when they won the cup for the 3rd time in 1970.

3. Group 1 was won by Argentina, how many goals did they score in the group phase?

Answer: 10

Group 1 comprised of Argentina, Chile, France and Mexico. Argentina won the group and scored 10 goals conceding 4.

4. Yugoslavia won group 2. Which were the other two teams, who went home after the group phase?

Answer: Brazil and Bolivia

Yugoslavia went into the next round, while Brazil and Bolivia went home.

5. Uruguay won Group 3. Romania and Peru were the unfortunate losers. How many goals did Uruguay score against the two teams combined?

Answer: 5

Uruguay defeated Peru 1-0 and Romania 4-0 to top the group.

6. USA won Group 4. Who did they play in the semi-final (the next round)?

Answer: Argentina

After defeating Belgium and Paraguay 3-0 each, USA advanced to the second round where they were defeated 6-1 by Argentina.

7. In the semi-final between Uruguay and Yugoslavia, what was the end score?

Answer: 6-1

Uruguay defeated Yugoslavia 6-1 in front of a home crowd of 93,000.

8. Who was the referee in the final between Uruguay and Argentina?

Answer: Jan Langenus

Jan Langenus of Belgium was the referee the final. Jules Rimet was head of FIFA. Almeida Rigo of Brazil was the referee for the semi-final between Uruguay and Yugoslavia.

9. Uruguay won the first ever World Cup. What was the final score?

Answer: 4-2

Uruguay took the Cup infront of the home fans after defeating fellow South Americans Argentina 4-2.

10. Uruguay won the 1934 edition of the World Cup as defending champions.

Answer: false

The 1934 World Cup was held in Italy and won by Italy. Uruguay did not take part in the competition, and were thus the first nation who did not defend their title and the next World Cup.

Source: Author ff501998

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