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World Cup 2002: Group B Trivia Quiz

This is the second quiz of the series and will concentrate on group B.

A multiple-choice quiz by silverginger. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
silverginger

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,644

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
918

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the group? Hint

Spain

South Africa

Paraguay

Slovenia

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the score of the Paraguay vs South Africa match? Hint

3-3

1-1

2-2

0-0

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Question 3 of 10

3. Spain vs Slovenia: who scored a late penalty for Spain as they emerged 3-1 victors? Hint

Raul

Juan Carlos Valeron

Fernando Morientes

Fernando Hierro

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Question 4 of 10

4. Spain vs Paraguay: what was the score at half-time during this game? Hint

Spain 0 Paraguay 0

Spain 1 Paraguay 0

Spain 0 Paraguay 1

Spain 1 Paraguay 1

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Question 5 of 10

5. Spain vs Paraguay: who scored an own goal to give Paraguay the lead? Hint

Juanfran

Iker Casillas

Fernando Hierro

Puyol

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Question 6 of 10

6. South Africa vs Slovenia: how many goals were scored during this game? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. South Africa vs Spain: the final score was 3-2 to Spain. How many times did Raul get on the scoresheet during this match? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Slovenia vs Paraguay: a man from each team was sent off. Who were they? Hint

Richart Baez (Paraguay) & Goran Sankovic (Slovenia)

Nelson Cuevas (Paraguay) & Ales Ceh (Slovenia)

Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) & Milan Osterc (Slovenia)

Carlos Paredes (Paraguay) & Nastja Seh (Slovenia)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Spain go on to meet in the second round? Hint

Costa Rica

Saudi Arabia

Cameroon

Republic of Ireland

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did Paraguay, as runners-up in the group, go on to meet in the second round? Hint

Brazil

Germany

Turkey

China

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the group?

Answer: Spain

Spain topped the table winning all three matches.

2. What was the score of the Paraguay vs South Africa match?

Answer: 2-2

With Paraguay leading 2-1, Quinton Fortune levelled for South Africa with a penalty in injury time.

3. Spain vs Slovenia: who scored a late penalty for Spain as they emerged 3-1 victors?

Answer: Fernando Hierro

Sebastjan Cimirotic scored Slovenia's only goal of the game while Raul and Valeron were Spain's other scorers.

4. Spain vs Paraguay: what was the score at half-time during this game?

Answer: Spain 0 Paraguay 1

The second half saw Fernando Morientes score twice with a Fernando Hierro penalty completing a 3-1 win for the Spaniards.

5. Spain vs Paraguay: who scored an own goal to give Paraguay the lead?

Answer: Puyol

Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas saved the ball which somehow came off the legs of Puyol and rebounded into the goal to give Paraguay the lead.

6. South Africa vs Slovenia: how many goals were scored during this game?

Answer: 1

The only goal of the game came as early as the fourth minute when Siyabonga Nomvethe put the ball in from his thigh.

7. South Africa vs Spain: the final score was 3-2 to Spain. How many times did Raul get on the scoresheet during this match?

Answer: 2

South Africa levelled the score twice before Raul scored the decisive winner in the 56th minute.

8. Slovenia vs Paraguay: a man from each team was sent off. Who were they?

Answer: Carlos Paredes (Paraguay) & Nastja Seh (Slovenia)

Paraguay won the game 3-1 and played most of it with ten men.

9. Who did Spain go on to meet in the second round?

Answer: Republic of Ireland

The second round game would see Spain beat Ireland on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

10. Who did Paraguay, as runners-up in the group, go on to meet in the second round?

Answer: Germany

In the second round game, Paraguay would lose to Germany 1-0 with Oliver Neuville scoring in the 88th minute.

Source: Author silverginger

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