T43 FOOTBALL QUIZ

1 How old was Pele when he scored in his first World Cup final?
17
2 In which city was the first match of the 2002 World Cup played?
SEOUL
3 Which nation lost in the final of successive World Cups in the 1980s?
WEST GERMANY
4 Who presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to the 1934 World Cup winners?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
5 Which country hosted the World Cup in 1982?
SPAIN
6 In which World Cup finals was the greatest number of goals scored, 171 in total?
FRANCE 1998
7 Who scored for England after just 27 seconds of a World Cup match in 1982?
BRYON ROBSON
8 Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup tournament?
FONTAINE IN 1958 WITH 13 GOALS
9 Who is the only player to play in three World Cup winning sides?
PELE / 58 - 62 - 70
10 Name the five African countries that took part in the 2002 World Cup finals.
STH. AFRICA, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, CAMEROON AND TUNISIA
11 Which club’s ground is called the Strathclyde Homes Stadium?
DUMBARTON
12 Which team did Arbroath beat 36-0 in a famous Scottish Cup tie in 1885?
BON ACCORD
13 Which religious festival would you associate with the home ground of Hibernian?
EASTER.
14 Who was the first non-British player to be voted Scotland’s Footballer of the Year?
BRIAN LAUDRUP
15 Which Scottish football club plays its home matches in the town of Dingwall?
ROSS COUNTY
16 What is Scotland’s oldest league club?
QUEENS PARK
17 Paisley is the hometown of which club nicknamed The Buddies?
ST MIRREN
18 Who managed Celtic to European Cup glory?
JOCK STEIN
19 In which Scottish city are St Johnstone FC based?
PERTH
20 Name the five Scottish football league clubs whose names begin and end with the same letter.
CELTIC, KILMARNOCK, DUNDEE UNITED, EAST FIFE AND EAST STIRLINGSHIRE
17
2 In which city was the first match of the 2002 World Cup played?
SEOUL
3 Which nation lost in the final of successive World Cups in the 1980s?
WEST GERMANY
4 Who presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to the 1934 World Cup winners?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
5 Which country hosted the World Cup in 1982?
SPAIN
6 In which World Cup finals was the greatest number of goals scored, 171 in total?
FRANCE 1998
7 Who scored for England after just 27 seconds of a World Cup match in 1982?
BRYON ROBSON
8 Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup tournament?
FONTAINE IN 1958 WITH 13 GOALS
9 Who is the only player to play in three World Cup winning sides?
PELE / 58 - 62 - 70
10 Name the five African countries that took part in the 2002 World Cup finals.
STH. AFRICA, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, CAMEROON AND TUNISIA
11 Which club’s ground is called the Strathclyde Homes Stadium?
DUMBARTON
12 Which team did Arbroath beat 36-0 in a famous Scottish Cup tie in 1885?
BON ACCORD
13 Which religious festival would you associate with the home ground of Hibernian?
EASTER.
14 Who was the first non-British player to be voted Scotland’s Footballer of the Year?
BRIAN LAUDRUP
15 Which Scottish football club plays its home matches in the town of Dingwall?
ROSS COUNTY
16 What is Scotland’s oldest league club?
QUEENS PARK
17 Paisley is the hometown of which club nicknamed The Buddies?
ST MIRREN
18 Who managed Celtic to European Cup glory?
JOCK STEIN
19 In which Scottish city are St Johnstone FC based?
PERTH
20 Name the five Scottish football league clubs whose names begin and end with the same letter.
CELTIC, KILMARNOCK, DUNDEE UNITED, EAST FIFE AND EAST STIRLINGSHIRE