Football Trivia Quiz # 15
This is Football Quiz # 15, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Football Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Football Question 1
Football for Dummies #6 - In a 2004 poll for Channel 4 Television in the UK, Gary Lineker was voted into England's greatest ever team. Which other striker made the squad?
The correct answer is 'Alan Shearer'
The team in full was: Sir Alf Ramsay (manager), Gordon Banks (goal), Stuart Pearce (left back), George Cohen (right back), Tony Adams & Bobby Moore (centre backs), Tom Finney (left wing), David Beckham (right wing), Paul Gascoigne & Bobby Charlton (centre midfield), Alan Shearer & Gary Lineker (strikers). The poll left out such greats as Bryan Robson, Duncan Edwards, and Jack Charlton.
Football Question 2
Football's Strangest Matches: Pt 1 - September 1989, Liverpool: Liverpool hosted Crystal Palace at Anfield and tore into a 3-0 half time lead. After the break, they went into overdrive and demolished a Palace side with six more goals, making the final score 9-0! What was unusual about the goalscorers on that incredible evening?
The correct answer is 'Eight different players scored the nine goals'
One of the biggest winning margins ever in the top division in England was all the more remarkable by the spread of the scorers. They were Steve Nicol (2), Steve McMahon, Ian Rush, Gary Gillespie, Peter Beardsley, John Barnes, John Aldridge (penalty), and Glenn Hysen. Of the starting 11, only Brian Borrows, Ronnie Whelan, Alan Hansen, and keeper Bruce Grobbelaar failed to score. Aldridge was a scoring sub and Jan Molby later came on but didnt find the net.
Remarkably, just seven months later, the clubs met in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Villa Park which ended in another goal fest, but this time Palace stunned Liverpool with a 4-3 win.
Remarkably, just seven months later, the clubs met in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Villa Park which ended in another goal fest, but this time Palace stunned Liverpool with a 4-3 win.
Football Question 3
Footy Mad - Behind Melbourne, what club is the second oldest football club in the world?
The correct answer is 'Geelong'
Melbourne is in fact not only the oldest Aussie Rules team, but the oldest football team of any code in the world.
Football Question 4
Football for Dummies #3 - From which team did Blackburn Rovers sign goalkeeper Peter Enckelman in January, 2004?
The correct answer is 'Aston Villa'
Blackburn originally had Enckelman on-loan for a month between November and December, 2003 before signing him in a permanent deal. Enckelman started his career with TPS Turku in his native Finland in 1997, before joining the Premiership with Aston Villa two years later.
Football Question 5
Soccer Ultimate I - What sport did Christian Vieri play (other than football or soccer) as a youngster?
The correct answer is 'Cricket'
Vieri spent some of his childhood in Australia and was also known as a keen cricket player. He also has a restaurant in Sydney and its name is Vieri's.
Football Question 6
Football in a Decade - Larry Csonka and Paul Warfield left the Dolphins to join the WFL in 1975. Who was the third Dolphin to defect that year?
The correct answer is 'Jim Kiick'
Larry Csonka finished his career where he started it, in Miami, 1980.
Football Question 7
The Last Catholic In America - According to Coach Venuti, what prevented George from realizing his full potential as a football player?
The correct answer is 'He got depressed when it rained on him'
Coach thought someone should follow him with an umbrella if he ever wants to realize his full potential. For the record, he DID punch out the Homecoming Queen after she complained about not being treated like any other guy.
Football Question 8
Before 1920 : Pre NFL Football - What was the nickname of Rube Johnson?
The correct answer is 'The Kicking Swede'
He played for the Evanston North Ends.
Football Question 9
Ultimate "Unbreakable" Quiz - David Dunn pretended to injur his knee in order to quit playing football.
The correct answer is 'False'
We never learn what body part David claimed to have injured. In fact, his wife Audrey was even unsure of what body part it was. The original script stated that he faked injuring his shoulder, but the final cut did not state a specific body part at all.
Football Question 10
Footballers and Their Teams - Which team did Kevin Murray play for?
The correct answer is 'Fitzroy'
A true champion, brownlow medallist at 31, played 333 games and kicked 51 goals.