SPORTS QUIZ NO. 46 2008 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

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34. Brian McBride

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34. Brian McBride

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41. I think it was an MK DONS player. Not sure who it is though

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41. I think it was an MK DONS player. Not sure who it is though

CORRECT ON THE TEAM. BUT WHO IS WHAT I REQUIRE?

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41. Keith Andrews

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41. Keith Andrews

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22. Oman

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38. Poyet

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22. Oman

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38. Poyet

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1. Who was the top of the Premier League on Jan 1, 2008?
ARSENAL
2. In August who scored the first opening day hat-trick in the Premier League since 1997?
GABRIEL AGBONLAHOR
3. Which former Newcastle and Ireland defender announced his retirement in December?
STEPHEN CARR
4. Who was named the PFA Young Player of the Year for 2008?
CESE FABREGAS
5. When Chelsea's unbeaten Premier League home record was halted by Liverpool in Oct, who scored the game's only goal?
XABI ALONSO
6. Name the team that set a Premier League record of 27 games without a win, in April.
DERBY COUNTY
7. Which Premier League manager took charge of his team for the first time on New Year's Day 2008?
ROY HODGSON
8. Who became the youngest League debutant in Arsenal's history in Sept?
JACK WILKSHERE
9. Which team won 4-1 at home on the final day of the 2007-08 season but was still relegated?
BIRMINGHAM CITY
10. In Jan, which team claimed a club record with their ninth straight win?
CHELSEA
11. Name the team that reached 1,000 Premier League goals in Oct.
LIVERPOOL
12. In Nov who made a Premier League record 167th consecutive appearance?
BRAD FREIDEL - ASTON VILLA'S GOALKEEPER
13. Which South American international currently plying his trade in the Premier League is nicknamed Spiderman?
JONAS GUTIERREZ
14. What moment in history was remembered at Old Trafford in Feb?
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER
15. Name the team that lost 8-1 on the closing day of the 2007-08 season.
MANCHESTER CITY
16. In Sept, which Chelsea player had his red card rescinded?
JOHN TERRY
17. Name the team that set a Premier League record of 10 straight away wins in Nov.
CHELSEA
18. Which club did Arsenal's Jens Lehmann sign for in the summer?
STUTTGART
19. In August who became the youngest every player to represent Everton in League football?
JOSE BAXTER
20. Who was West Ham United's caretaker manager for one game, in Sept, between Alan Curbishley's sacking and the appointment of Gianfranco Zola?
KEVIN KEEN
21. Which caretaker manager suffered a 6-0 defeat in his only Premier League game in charge, in Feb?
NIGEL PEARSON
22. For which country does Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi play for?
OMAN
23. Where is Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos currently on a season's loan?
AC MILAN
24. Which team suffered their heaviest defeat in the Premier League at Manchester City in Sept?
PORTSMOUTH 6-0
25. In Nov which non-playing substitute was cautioned for allegedly interfering with Stoke midfielder Rory Delap's throw-in during his warm-up?
DEAN WINDASS
26. What title was given to Joe Kinnear when he was put in charge of Newcastle in Oct?
INTERIM MANAGER
27. In August which Premier League referee was suspended and has yet to return?
MARK CLATTENBURG
28. In the summer who became Everton's record signing?
MAROUANE FELLAINI
29. In Oct, which club suffered its worst start to a season since 1912?
TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS
30. Which Arsenal player broke his leg in Feb?
EDUARDO
31. Joey Barton made his first Premier League start for Newcastle United after being released from jail against who?
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
32. What is Premier League player Joao Alves de Assis Silva better known as?
JO
33. Which Premier League manager celebrated 300 games in charge of his club in Nov.
DAVID MOYES
34. Who scored the goal that kept Fulham in the Premier League, at Portsmouth, in May?
DANNY MURPHY
35. In early Dec, which Premier League club received £732,760 from Uefa for releasing players for the Euro 2008 finals?
ARSENAL
36. What was Kevin Keegan's last game in charge of Newcastle in August?
3-0 DEFEAT AT ARSENAL
37. Who scored the goal, in the Championship play-off final, that took Hull City into the Premier League for the first time?
DEAN WINDASS
38. Which former Chelsea star became a Football League manager in July?
ROBERTO DI MATTEO
39. What was unique about Derby County's relegation from the Premier League in March.
IST TEAM TO BE RELAGATED BEFORE APRIL
40. Name the Premier League goalkeeper who announced his retirement in Sept.
FULHAMS ANTTI NIEM
41. Name the League One player who moved to the Premier League in August for £1.3 million.
MK DONS KEITH ANDREWS
42. Which Premier League player's uncle is former champion jockey John Francombe?
SAM RICKETTS
43. From which club did Luka Modric join Tottenham Hotspur in the summer?
DYNAMO ZAGREB
44. Which team's players wore T-shirts urging the release from jail of one of their fans, while warming up for a game in Dec?
LIVERPOOL
45. In Oct, which club was able to boast their best ever start to a Premier League campaign following a 1-0 win over Fulham?
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
46. What nationality is Blackburn Rovers' Carlos Villanueva?
CHILEAN
47. Why did Liverpool's Javier Mascherano miss the start of the 2008-09 campaign?
HE WAS HELPING ARGENTINA WIN OLYMPIC GOLD
48. In March which Premier League goalkeeper kept a record 142nd clean sheet?
DAVID JAMES
49. In Sept which Premier League player slipped over his pet Labrador and as a result had to undergo ankle surgery?
LIAM LAWRENCE
50. Against which team did Roy Keane lead Sunderland against for the last time in Nov?
BOLTON WANDERERS

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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