SPORTS QUIZ NO. 46 2008 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

[magpie in the 80's]

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 In Sept, which Chelsea player had his red card rescinded?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

[Dirko]

1. Arsenal
2. Agbonlahor
4. Fabregas
5. Alonso
6. Derby
7. Keegan
9. Birmingham
10. Chelsea
11. Man Utd
14. Munich Air disaster
15. Man City
17. Chelsea
18. some German mob
22. Egypt or some country from the Gulf.....
28. Fellaini
29. Spurs
30. Eduardo
32. Jo
35. Arsenal
37. Windass
39. Earliest team ever relegated (April )
40. ohh the Fulham one as Schwarzer came in...
43. Dynamo Zagreb
46. Chilean
47. Olympics
48. van der Saar
50. Bolton

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Arsenal
2. Agbonlahor
4. Fabregas
5. Alonso
6. Derby
7. Keegan
9. Birmingham
10. Chelsea
11. Man Utd
14. Munich Air disaster
15. Man City
17. Chelsea
18. some German mob........BUT WHO??
22. Egypt or some country from the Gulf.....AS ABOVE
28. Fellaini
29. Spurs
30. Eduardo
32. Jo
35. Arsenal
37. Windass
39. Earliest team ever relegated (April )
40. ohh the Fulham one as Schwarzer came in...CORRECT BUT WHO
43. Dynamo Zagreb
46. Chilean
47. Olympics
48. van der Saar
50. Bolton

ALL OTHERS CORRECT SJABC

[mickey]

11. Liverpool FC
27. Poll
38. Zola
45. West Brom

[brod]

16 John Terry

[magpie in the 80's]

16 John Terry

CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

11. Liverpool FC
27. Poll
38. Zola
45. West Brom

OTHER 2 CORRECT MICKEY

[Dirko]

12. That's a lot of games. James. It'd have to be a keeper.....

[magpie in the 80's]

12. That's a lot of games. James. It'd have to be a keeper.....

IT IS BUT WHO SJABC

[Dirko]

12. That's a lot of games. James. It'd have to be a keeper.....

IT IS BUT WHO SJABC

Sorry MAGS, should've made it stand out ! David James

[magpie in the 80's]

12. That's a lot of games. James. It'd have to be a keeper.....

IT IS BUT WHO SJABC

Sorry MAGS, should've made it stand out ! David James

I THOUGHT YOU WERE RHYMING SJABC.....thats a lot of GAMES JAMES incorrect though

[Dirko]

ha ha That's a good one !! OK so not James..

I'll go Freidel. And the Fulham one is Neimi (sic) IIRC.....

[magpie in the 80's]

ha ha That's a good one !! OK so not James..

I'll go Freidel. And the Fulham one is Neimi (sic) IIRC.....

freidel is correct and if you mean neimi for Q34 then your incorrect

[Dirko]

freidel is correct and if you mean neimi for Q34 then your incorrect

Nah Question 40 !

[magpie in the 80's]

freidel is correct and if you mean neimi for Q34 then your incorrect

Nah Question 40 !

OH I C ....LOL CORRECT SJABC

[magpie in the 80's]

QUIZ FINISHES THIS FRIDAY

[Dirko]

OK time for pure Bullshit and speculation
3. Duff
7. Hodgson is the only other one I can recall
8 NFI
13. Dude who plays for Blackburn stricker....umm NFI
18. Stuttgart
19 NFI
20 NFI
21. Newcastle dude NFI
22. Qatar
23. One of the Milan's...Inter
24. Pompey IIRC
25. NFI
26. Chief of Scumbags
27. Don't know but he musta been shite
31. Man City
32. Jo
33. The Everton dude...Moyes
34. Dodi Al Fayed
35. Arsenal
36 Sunderland
38. NFI
41. Don't know but he must be OK
42. NFI
44. Liverpool -They'll wear 'em for their Captain too....
48. David James
49 NFI but how

[CoverKing]

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?

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?

8. Who became the youngest League debutant in Arsenal's history in Sept?

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?

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?

19. In August who became the youngest every player to represent Everton in League football?

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?

21. Which caretaker manager suffered a 6-0 defeat in his only Premier League game in charge, in Feb?

22. For which country does Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi play for?

23. Where is Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos currently on a season's loan?

24. Which team suffered their heaviest defeat in the Premier League at Manchester City in Sept?

25. In Nov which non-playing substitute was cautioned for allegedly interfering with Stoke midfielder Rory Delap's throw-in during his warm-up?

26. What title was given to Joe Kinnear when he was put in charge of Newcastle in Oct?

27. In August which Premier League referee was suspended and has yet to return?

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?

32. What is Premier League player Joao Alves de Assis Silva better known as?

33. Which Premier League manager celebrated 300 games in charge of his club in Nov.

34. Who scored the goal that kept Fulham in the Premier League, at Portsmouth, in May?

35. In early Dec, which Premier League club received £732,760 from Uefa for releasing players for the Euro 2008 finals?

36. What was Kevin Keegan's last game in charge of Newcastle in August?

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?

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.

42. Which Premier League player's uncle is former champion jockey John Francombe?

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?

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?

49. In Sept which Premier League player slipped over his pet Labrador and as a result had to undergo ankle surgery?

50. Against which team did Roy Keane lead Sunderland against for the last time in Nov?
BOLTON WANDERERS

3.stephen carr
7. ramos
8.jack wilkshire
48. David James

[magpie in the 80's]

OK time for pure Bullshit and speculation
3. Duff
7. Hodgson is the only other one I can recall
8 NFI
13. Dude who plays for Blackburn stricker....umm NFI
18. Stuttgart
19 NFI
20 NFI
21. Newcastle dude NFI
22. Qatar
23. One of the Milan's...Inter
24. Pompey IIRC
25. NFI
26. Chief of Scumbags..........CLOSE ENOUGH
27. Don't know but he musta been shite
31. Man City
32. Jo
33. The Everton dude...Moyes
34. Dodi Al Fayed
35. Arsenal
36 Sunderland
38. NFI
41. Don't know but he must be OK
42. NFI
44. Liverpool -They'll wear 'em for their Captain too....
48. David James
49 NFI but how

ANSWERS CORRECT ARE Q7, 18, 26, 32, 33, 35, 44 AND 48
SJABC

[magpie in the 80's]

3.stephen carr
7. ramos........INCORRECT
8.jack wilkshire
48. David James

OTHERS CORRECT CK