Football Trivia Quiz # 3
This is Football Quiz # 3, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Football Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Football Question 1
Are You Ready For Some Football? - This movie may not be a football movie, but Reese Witherspoon is at college and wants to make sure that Warner notices her, while he’s playing football. Neither him, nor his buddies had a hard time noticing this beauty. Which movie is this?
The correct answer is 'Legally Blonde'
Reese plays the character Elle Woods in this classic movie. Elle is not your normal blonde bimbo, and she will do everything she can to get her sweetie, Warner Huntington III, to propose to her. Once she gets him, does she really want him? You’ll have to rent the flick to find out.
Football Question 2
English National Football Team - John Terry made his England debut against which team in June 2003?
The correct answer is 'Serbia and Montenegro'
England won 2-1 on this occasion. John Terry played for Chelsea in 2005. He was born in Barking on the 7th December 1980.
Football Question 3
Big 12 Football 2000 - Who won the Big 12 North title in 2000?
The correct answer is 'Kansas State'
Football Question 4
Former Nicknames and Stories #3 - St. Mary's of California received the nickname "Gaels", following their football team's first defeat of which archrival?
The correct answer is 'California'
This is another case of a sportswriter influencing the choice of a nickname. Following the victory in 1926, a San Francisco sportswriter wrote that "the Lone Horseman and the Galloping Gaels" had defeated Cal. The team roster apparently had many Irish players on it, and the "Horseman" was their star running back.
Football Question 5
West Virginia Football - He was the first defensive player in Super Bowl history to win MVP honors and the first player from a losing team to be honored. He graduated from WVU in 1957. Can you name him?
The correct answer is 'Chuck Howley'
Howley’s phenomenal athletic ability earned him invitations to play in the Senior Bowl, College Football All-Star Game in Chicago, and the East-West Shrine Game. He was the 11th overall player drafted in 1958 by the Chicago Bears, and after sitting out the entire 1960 season because of a serious knee injury, became an all-pro linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960s.
Football Question 6
History of Virginia Tech Football - Who was their head football coach before Frank Beamer?
The correct answer is 'Bill Dooley'
He coached Tech to its first bowl win.
Football Question 7
Michigan Football Firsts - In what year did Michigan win their first Big Ten Conference title?
The correct answer is '1898'
Michigan went 3-0-0 in conference play in 1898.
Football Question 8
Football for Dummies #5 - Manchester United won their first championship in 26 years in the 1992-93 season, but which of the following didn't score a League goal all season?
The correct answer is 'They all did'
Going into the last home game of the season, Gary Pallister was the only outfield player without a goal during the season. United beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 at Old Trafford with Pallister scoring from an unlikely free kick in the last minute of the game.
Football Question 9
European Football - What was the largest club ground in British football in 2001?
The correct answer is 'Celtic Park'
Celtic Park had a capacity of 60,832.
Football Question 10
Ohio University - What is the name of the football field at Ohio University?
The correct answer is 'Peden Stadium'
Peden Stadium was built in 1929. It seats 24,000 people. It was named Peden stadium after the retirement of Ohio's legendary coach Don Peden in 1946.