Football Trivia Quiz # 25
This is Football Quiz # 25, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Football Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Football Question 1
British Football Grounds - Charlton Athletic started playing at The _____ sinced they turned professional?
The correct answer is 'Valley'
Charlton, or the "Addicks" as they were known, moved into the Valley when the team turned professional in 1920. The Valley, a small site just on the bank of the River Thames, London, was chosen to host home games.
Football Question 2
NCAA Football Rules - Player B2 catches a punt in his own end zone. He attempts to advance the ball, but is tackled behind his goal line having never crossed it. Does Team A score a safety?
The correct answer is 'No'
Rules 8-6-1-b and 8-7. In this case, a touchback is awarded to Team B. A safety can only be scored if a team is responsible for the ball being behind its goal line when it becomes dead. By rule, responsibility for a ball being dead behind Team Bs goal line on a kicking play rests with the kicking team (A) as long as the ball crossed the goal line under the momentum it gained from the kick.
Football Question 3
Alabama Football - Who holds the Alabama record for most yards rushing?
The correct answer is 'Shaun Alexander'
Alexander passes Bobby Humphrey in the 1999 Iron Bowl.
Football Question 4
College Alumni, NFL - Before Terrell Davis played college football at Georgia he played at what school?
The correct answer is 'Long Beach State'
Football Question 5
Assorted Football Questions - Against the Raiders was the "Immaculate Reception". Franco Harris scooped up a deflected pass and ran for the game winning TD. Who was Terry Bradshaw's intended target?
The correct answer is 'John Fuqua'
Harris was just a rookie when this happened. Talk to any Raider fan and they will tell you this play should not have counted. Jack Tatum, of the Raiders, said he never touched the ball. If the ball went directly from Fuqua to Harris, without Tatum touching it, the pass would be incomplete. Fuqua to this day has remained MUM.
Football Question 6
English Football Club Nicknames - The Cottagers mascot name belonged to which team?
The correct answer is 'Fulham'
Managed by ex-Monaco manager Jean Tigana.
Football Question 7
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 8
Orlando, Florida - Which of the following is NOT one of the several "minor league" professional football teams which have called Orlando home?
The correct answer is 'Orlando Breakers'
The Orlando Breakers is the fictional team coached by Hayden Fox in the TV series "Coach". Along with the Renegades (USFL), Rage (XFL) and Thunder (WLAF), Orlando has been home to the Orlando Broncos of the Southern Football League, the Orlando Panthers of the Continental Football League, the Orlando Americans of the American Football Association, and the Florida Blazers of the World Football League. Currently Orlando has the Orlando Rage of the Southern States Football League, the Orlando Mayhem of the Independent Women's Football League, and the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.
Football Question 9
English Football - What was the unfortunate middle name of former Liverpool striker Mark Walters ?
The correct answer is 'Everton'
Paul Ince's middle names are Emerson Carlisle !
Football Question 10
English Football - Many of manager Alex Ferguson's former players have gone on to football management. At the end of the 20th century, which of these players had not gone on to manage a league club?
The correct answer is 'Gary Pallister'
An amazing amount of Fergie's former players have gone into management. Apart from those above, the list includes Alex McLeish, Willie Miller, Mark Hughes, Steve Archibald and Eric Black.