Football Quiz

[vegyjones]

Thought I'd try this quiz thing! :D

Question 1
Name 4 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership, Championship and Divisions 1-2), who start with the same letter that they end with....
Liverpool, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic, Northampton Town,

Question 2
There are 23 different last names for a team out of the 92 in England (e.g. City, United) Name them....
United, Town, City, Wanderers, Albion, Rovers
Argyle, Hotspur, Villa, County, Forest, Wednesday
Palace, Vale, Athletic, Rangers, Alexandra, End
Harriers, Diamonds, Orient, Dons, Bournemouth

Question 3
There is only one team out of the 4 divisions in England and the 4 divisions in Scotland that have a 'j' in their name. Name them....
St Johnstone

Question 4
Which 2 teams do not have to change their colours when they play away from home?
Preston (first league champions) and Reading (Royal team)

Question 5
Out of the 92 teams, whose ground is at the highest altitude?

Question 6
Name 4 teams in the leagues of England and Scotland who each have the letters A, B, C, D and E in them.
Wycombe Wanderers, Cowdenbeath, Clydebank
1 more to go

Question 7
Name the 5 Scottish teams who start with the same letter that they end with?
Celtic, Kilmarnock, East Fife, Dundee United , Est Stirling(shire)

Question 8
Name the only team out of the 92 whose name starts with 5 consonants....
Crystal Palace

Question 9
Name 3 premiership players connected with barbecues....
Patrick Berger , Andy / Joe / Carlton Cole
1 more to go

Question 10
Name 4 players you would find in a greenhouse...
Tim Flowers , Jimmy Glass
2 more to go

Question 11
Name the 15 sides of the 92 that do not share their last name with any others...
Tottenham Hotspur , Queens Park Rangers , Crystal Palace , Rushden & Diamonds , Leyton Orient , AFC Bournemouth , MK Dons , Nottingham Forest , Aston Villa , Crewe Alexandra , Preston North End , Plymouth Argyle , Sheffield Wednesday , Kidderminster Harriers , Port Vale

Question 12
Which team in the British first class leagues has the longest name?
Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow derby?
Andrei Kanchelskis

Question 14
Can you name 5 players who have won the Premiership with one club and the old old first division with another?
Eric Cantona - Man United / Leeds United
David Batty - Leeds United / Blackburn Rovers
3 more to go!

Question 15
Why is Hull City unique?
Can't colour in any of the letters

Question 16
Name the 4 teams out of the 92 in the English leagues that contain all 5 vowels.
Rushden & Diamonds, Hartlepool United
2 more to go!

Question 17
Fill in the missing gap:
1979: Sunderland
1980: ???
1981: Villa
Brooking (Winning Cup Final Scorers, Alan Sunderland (arsenal) trevor brooking (west ham) ricky villa (spurs)

Question 18
Which current Premiership side at one time had seven past, present and future England captains in the same team, and in which year?

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?
London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Stoke, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?
Stockport County

Question 21
Name the five teams beginning with C that have Won the FA Cup.
Cardiff - 1927 , Coventry - 1987 , Chelsea - 1970/1997/2000 , Charlton - 1947
1 more to go

Question 22
Which team holds the record for the longest ever free kick?

Question 23
Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the letters in "mackerel".
Swindon Town

Question 24
Name 4 England captains whose surnames start with the same letter as their forenames?
Kevin Keegan , Billy (William) Wright , Tony (Anthony) Adams
1 more to go

Question 25
Which British team has won the European Cup more times than its own top league?
Nottingham Forest (league 78 European Cup 79,80)

Question 26
Which player scored a hat-trick for his country, but never scored for his club?

Question 27
Name 3 England captains who have played for Scunthorpe United?
Kevin Keegan, Ray Clemence and Ian Botham :D

Question 28
Which team in the football league has the smallest ground in England?

Question 29
Which English teams are furthest north, south, east and west?
East - Norwich City
3 more to go!

Question 30
Which is the only team to have played in the Premier League, the old old Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Divisions 3 South and 3 North?

Question 31
Can you name the 6 players who have scored for 5 different Premiership teams. Own goals don't count?
Les Ferdinand - Leicester, QPR, Spurs, West Ham, Newcastle (and now Bolton)
5 more to go!

Question 32
Name 8 England players with an "x" in their surname?
Graham Rix , Mike Duxbury, Albert Quixhall
5 more to go!

Question 33
Which English teams do not play in the town/ city they are representing?
Grimsby - Play in Cleethorpes
Rushden & Diamonds - Play in Irthlingborough
Crystal Palace - Play In Selhurst
West Ham - Play in Upton Park (E13), West Ham is E16

Question 34
What was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final and never used again?

Question 35
Which 2 players have played in Merseyside, London, North East and Milan derbies?
Paul Ince
1 to go

Question 36
Who is the only player to be substituted in an international match at Wembley to be replaced by his brother?

Question 37
13th September 2003 - York City v Yeovil Town. What was so special about this fixture?

Question 38
Name 4 players who have played for England who each have 3 O's in their surname.
Tony Woodcock , Peter Osgood
2 more to go

Question 39
Name 3 teams with 3 O's in their title?
Brighton & Hove Albion , Stockport County , Northampton Town

Question 40
Name 2 players who have played in 6 derbies.
Paul Stewart - (Wolves v West Brom, Stoke v Port Vale, Crystal Palace v Millwall, Tottenham v Arsenal, Liverpool v Everton, Sunderland v Newcastle)
1 more to go!

Question 41
Name 7 players who have played for England since 1966 whose surname ends with the same letter it starts with.
Nobby Stiles
6 more to go!

Question 42
Name 3 players to score a hat-trick for three premiership teams?
Robbie Keane - Leeds , Coventry , Spurs
2 more to go

Question 43
Who is the only scouser to win the FA Cup with Liverpool and Everton?

Question 44
Which is the only English league football ground to have a pub on every corner?
Brentford

Question 45
Name 3 Premiership players whose names are connected with TV programmes?

Question 46
There are 12 players that have scored at least 100 goals in the premiership. Can you name them?
Les Ferdinand , Andy Cole , Robbie Fowler , Thierry Henry , Dwight Yorke , Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham
5 more to go!

Question 47
Name 4 player managers who have played in the FA Cup final?
Dennis Wise, Gianluca Vialli, Kenny Dalgliesh
1 more to go!

Question 48
Which player has been relegated with 4 different Premiership clubs?

Question 49
Which current player has played in The Premiership, Divisions 1, 2 & 3, The Conference, The Champions League and the UEFA cup?

Question 50
Who was the first substitute in an FA Cup Final?

Question 51
Who are the only club side to ever win a foreign country's league?
Monaco

Question 52
Who was the last England manager to lead a side out at Wembley Stadium?

Question 53
What is the smallest town with a league team?

Question 54
What is the largest city never to have had a league team?

Question 55
Name the 3 teams out of the 92 with an 'x' in their name?
Oxford United, Wrexham, Crewe Alexandra

Question 56
Which team reached the FA Cup Final at Wembley even though they lost a game (that was not abandoned or replayed) in an earlier round in the same season?

Question 57
Name 2 players with a "Z" in their surname who scored FA Cup Final goals in the 80's. Laurie Sanchez was one, who was the other?

[presto]

Question 4
Which 2 teams do not have to change their colours when they play away from home?
PNE - because they did the double
READING -

Question 5
Out of the 92 teams, whose ground is at the highest altitude?
oldham - boundary park

[vegyjones]

Well done with 4 Presto

I have Preston for being first league champions and
Reading because they are / were a Royal team!

5 is wrong! :wink

[tophatter]

25 = Nottingham Forest?

[presto]

Question 2
There are 23 different last names for a team out of the 92 in England (e.g. City, United). Name them....

preston north end
manchester united
sheffield wednesday
kiddyminster harriers
manchester city
bristol rovers
ipswich town
west bromich albian
wolverhampton wanderers
aston villa
port vale
rushden and diamonds
charlton athletic
tottenham hotspur
crystal palace
queens park rangers
leyton orient
derby county
plymouth argyle
milton keynes dons
accrinton stanley
nottingham forest

[tophatter]

44 =Brentford

[presto]

Question 9
Name 3 premiership players connected with barbecues....
ashley coal

[vegyjones]

Correct with Forest TH,

league in 78, Euro Cup 79 and 80!

[presto]

Question 51
Who are the only club side to ever win a foreign country's league
cardiff /

[vegyjones]

Brentford correct!

[vegyjones]

You only gave me 22 team names Presto, and Stanley aren't in the league any more! (Where you been :D)

51 is NOT Cardiff!

[presto]

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow derby?

andre kanchelskis - spelling?

[vegyjones]

Question 13
Who is the only player to score in a Manchester, Merseyside and Glasgow derby?

andre kanchelskis - spelling?

Correctamundo! :D

[tophatter]

11 = Leyton Orient, Aston villa, Nottingham Forest, Preston North end, Kidderminster Harriers, Queens Park Rangers, Crewe Alexandra, Milton Keynes Dons, Rushden & Diamonds, Crystal Palace, Totenham Hotspurs, Port Vale, Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday - I cant think what the last one is!

[tophatter]

is 51 Berwick ?

[presto]

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?
edgely park - stockport
a mate of mine's trivia nugget, that he comes out with every time he is drunk :)

[vegyjones]

Nope... 51 is not a British team :doh

[vegyjones]

Question 20
Which league football team is closest to the River Mersey?
edgely park - stockport
a mate of mine's trivia nugget, that he comes out with every time he is drunk :)
20 is Stockport... well done Presto!

[presto]

Question 23
Name the only team out of the 92 that doesn't contain any of the letters in "mackerel".
swindon town

[presto]

Question 51
Who are the only club side to ever win a foreign country's league
monaco

[presto]

Question 55
Name the 3 teams out of the 92 with an 'x' in their name
wrexham, exeter city. oxford utd

[vegyjones]

23 and 51 both correct.

[vegyjones]

Question 55
Name the 3 teams out of the 92 with an 'x' in their name
wrexham, exeter city. oxford utd
2 correct, but Exeter are now in the conference Presto,
so 1 more to get!

[tophatter]

1 = Aston vila, Livepool, northampton town, charlton athletic

[vegyjones]

1 = Aston vila, Livepool, northampton town, charlton athletic
:wink good work TH!

[tophatter]

the other one in questin 55 is crewe alexandra

[presto]

Question 33
Which English teams do not play in the town/ city they are representing?

manchester utd - play in salford
bolton - play in horwich
grimbsby - play in clethorps???

[vegyjones]

the other one in questin 55 is crewe alexandra
correct again!

[tophatter]

Bournemouth play in Boscombe?

[presto]

Question 36
Who is the only player to be substituted in an international match at Wembley to be replaced by his brother?
gary / plill neville

[vegyjones]

You have only managed to correctly guess Grimsby from question 33.

Neville's are not the answer to 36

[tophatter]

is 26 - The greenhoffs?

[presto]

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?

Nottingham - forrest / county
Sheffield - utd / wednesday
Manchester - utd / city
Stoke - port vale (is in stoke)
London - arsenal / tottenham (+others)
Liverpool - with everton
Birmingham - with villa
Bristol - rovers / county

[vegyjones]

36 is NOT the Greenhoffs

[vegyjones]

Question 19
Which 8 English cities can have derby matches?

Nottingham - forrest / county
Sheffield - utd / wednesday
Manchester - utd / city
Stoke - port vale (is in stoke)
London - arsenal / tottenham (+others)
Liverpool - with everton
Birmingham - with villa
Bristol - rovers / county

All correct Presto...

[markwales]

Question 2 - The trick answer remaining.....ok I'll tell ya...BOURNEMOUTH

[markwales]

3. St Johnstone

[markwales]

7. Celtic, Kilmarnock, Dundee United....????....???? don't know the other 2

[markwales]

9. Patrick Berger ?

[mathare]

15 - You can't colour any of the letters in

Will look again when it is easier to see what is left to answer

[markwales]

17. A good question this one, great in pub quizzes :D

Answer = Brooking (Trevor)

FA Cup winning goalscorers.

[mathare]

27. Keegan, Botham

47 Dennis Wise, Ruud Gullit, Vialli?

[GlosRFC]

Q2. Bournemouth?
Q6. Cowdenbeath, Wycombe Wanderers
Q7, Kilmarnock, Celtic, Alloa, Dundee United, East Fife
Q8. Crystal Palace
Q12. Inverness Caledonian Thistle?
Q24. Kevin Keegan
Q27. Ray Clemence, Kevin Keegan and Ian Botham

[vegyjones]

Q2. Bournemouth? Right
Q6. Cowdenbeath, Wycombe Wanderers That's two
Q7, Kilmarnock, Celtic, Alloa, Dundee United, East Fife Alloa are Alloa Athletic
Q8. Crystal Palace Right
Q12. Inverness Caledonian Thistle? Right
Q24. Kevin Keegan That's one
Q27. Ray Clemence, Kevin Keegan and Ian Botham All correctWell done Glos

[vegyjones]

2 Correct Mark
3 Correct Mark
7 You got three, Glos got another
9 That's one of them
15 Correct Mathare
17 Correct mark
27 2 Right Mat, Glos got the last
47 2 right Mat... not Gullit though!

[mathare]

9 - Can we not have any of the coles then? Joe, Ashley, Andy, Carlton.

10. Jimmy Glass.

24. Antony Adams

46. Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Dwight Yorke(?)

[mathare]

11. Sheff Wednesday, Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, AFC Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Nottm Forest, Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Leyton Orient, Rushden & Diamonds, MK Dons, Kidderminster Harriers, Charlton Athletic

[mathare]

42 - longshot but Stan Collymore?

[mathare]

7 East Stirling(shire)

[vegyjones]

7 Nice one Mat... didn't think anyone would get that! :D
42 Collymore not one of the three :(
11 13 correct :) but Athletic is used by more than one (oldhan, wigan)
so still 2 more to find
9 Cole is right :) One more to find
10 Jimmy Glass is one of the four :)
24 Anthony Adams... well done Mat
46 The 5 you sadi are right... lots more to go though :)

[GlosRFC]

21. Chelsea, Coventry, Charlton, Cardiff
24. Aha - William Wright? (and Roy Race of course :D :D )
33. West Ham and Crystal Palace. Maybe Wimbledon too but now they're Milton Keynes Dons I'm not so sure.
38. Tony Woodcock and Peter Osgood
47. Kenny Dalglish, Glenn Hoddle

[GlosRFC]

11. Missing two - Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace?

[GlosRFC]

35. Paul Ince? And he played in Black Country derbies too (Wolves v West Brom)!!

[mathare]

10. Tim Flowers

[mathare]

33 Rushden & Diamonds (Irthlingborough)

[mathare]

16 Rushden & Diamonds

[chancer]

14. eric cantona

32. graham rix
mike duxbury

36. bobby and jack charlton

42. alan shearer
les ferdinand
andy cole

52. graham taylor

[vegyjones]

14.. That's one :)
32.. That's 2 of 'em :)
36... Not the cahrlton's :(
42.. all 3 wrong :(
52.. :laugh Just seen the answer to this... you've got no chance :laugh

[mathare]

46 Les Ferdinand?

[GlosRFC]

Depends if it's a real manager or not ;)

And I suspect the brothers substituted at Wembley weren't English too?

[chancer]

52. peter taylor

[chancer]

42. dwight yorke
teddy sheringham
peter beardsley

[mathare]

39 Brighton & Hove Albion, Stockport County, Northampton Town

[vegyjones]

Depends if it's a real manager or not ;)

And I suspect the brothers substituted at Wembley weren't English too?

You may be hot! :D

[vegyjones]

46 - Les Ferdinand is one of them Mat
52 ain't Peter Taylor
42 all wrong again Chancer
39 all correct well done Mat!

[GlosRFC]

In that case, I'm guessing it was the guy on the telly a couple of weeks ago....Mike Basset? Didn't they do some filming there just before they knocked the stadium down?

[chancer]

14. jason wilcox

[vegyjones]

In that case, I'm guessing it was the guy on the telly a couple of weeks ago....Mike Basset? Didn't they do some filming there just before they knocked the stadium down?
DRATS

Well done Glos,
they spent £60,000 laying the grass at Wembley for that film!!!!

[mathare]

14 David Batty?

[vegyjones]

14. jason wilcox
NOPE :(

[vegyjones]

14 David Batty?
YEP with Leeds and Blackburn! :)

[mathare]

I'm on fire :)

[mathare]

Did you see my answers to 10, 33 & 16 Veg?

EDIT: Yeah, I've seen you have edited them in now :)

[mathare]

8 Crystal Palace

[chancer]

46. shearer
cole
fowler
yorke
henry
van nistleroy


42. fowler
anelka

[vegyjones]

You're all going too fast for me :bnk

[vegyjones]

8 Crystal Palace
Correct...

[GlosRFC]

8 was answered hours ago :yikes:
Time the Q&A's were updated - jump to it, Veg.

[vegyjones]

46. shearer
cole
fowler
yorke
henry
van nistleroy


42. fowler
anelka

46 - All right bar van Nistelrooy
42 - Both wrong

[chancer]

Vegy, question 42 is going to wreck my head!

Please someone answer it, please

[GlosRFC]

I'm sure I've heard the answer to 26 before so I'll keep quiet for now. I remember thinking it's a very iffy question though.

[vegyjones]

I'm sure I've heard the answer to 26 before so I'll keep quiet for now. I remember thinking it's a very iffy question though.
I'd put a couple more Very's in there Glos! :laugh

[GlosRFC]

Yup, must be the dodgy answer I'm thinking of then :D

[GlosRFC]

Q42. The only one I can think of is Robbie Keane, yet another goal-scoring prodigy from the Wolverhampton Wanderers conveyor belt. Can't help you with the other 2 though chancer, sorry.

[mathare]

26 Ian Botham??

[GlosRFC]

6. Clydebank

[GlosRFC]

If I'm right, then it's the right sort of sport but the wrong name, mathare

[vegyjones]

42 - Robbie Keane is one of them Glos
26 - is NOT Ian Botham
6 - Clydebank is correct!

[GlosRFC]

41. Stiles (Nobbius Tacklus) but I can't think of any others from '66

[GlosRFC]

32. Graeme Le Saux

[vegyjones]

41. Stiles (Nobbius Tacklus) but I can't think of any others from '66
Stiles is right...
the question says from 66, so that's right up till now (or whenever the quiz was put up) :D

[GlosRFC]

34. Bobby Stokoe's hat????

[vegyjones]

34. Bobby Stokoe's hat????
Nope

[Yoda]

14.Kenny Dalgliesh
16. Hartlepool
29. Carlise, southhampton, southampton, norwich.
30. Watford
31. Dickov, ferdinand,
40. Paul stewart, Neil redfearn
42. Andy cole,
46, Teddy sheringham, paul scholes
47. Dalgliesh, Bryan Robson
48. Neil redfearn


All geusses.

Jonah

[chancer]

42. nick barmby
paul dickov
brian deane

[chancer]

32. quixall

38. bobby moore

42. hasselbaink

[vegyjones]

14.Kenny Dalgliesh NOPE
16. Hartlepool Yes
29. Carlise, southhampton, southampton, norwich. Only Southampton correct
30. Watford Nope
31. Dickov, ferdinand, Ferdinand yes.
40. Paul stewart, Neil redfearn Stewart YES
42. Andy cole, NOPE
46, Teddy sheringham, paul scholes Sheri YES
47. Dalgliesh, Bryan Robson Dalgliesh YES
48. Neil redfearn NOPE

[vegyjones]

Chancer - all of your 42 guesses are wrong! :D
32 - Albert Quixhall correct!
38 - Bobby Moore wrong, only 2 o's in surname!

[chancer]

are you sure you didn't put 42 in just to drive me mad?

[vegyjones]

Really easy - you'll kick yourself when you see them :laugh

[yerotsluap]

42 Kevin Campbell & Les ferdinand
6 Cambridge United
48 must be the terrible Ashley Ward

[chancer]

42. dion dublin
chris armstrong

46. dion dublin
michael owen
ian wright
le tissier?

[Yoda]

14.John Lukic
30.Wimbledon
32. Le saux, wilcox,
48. Brian Deane
49. Lee martin

[GlosRFC]

The hat-trick/non-scoring footballer is Geoff Hurst. I'll let Vegy explain why!!!

[chancer]

Vegy, what is the answer to 42.

[vegyjones]

As the forum has been off for a few days, I will fill you all in! Ooo

:D The answers can be found here!

http://www.tijou.co.uk/trivia/footy.html

[gregprowt]

question 18 is southampton,

year about 1982