World Cup Trivia Quiz # 5
This is World Cup Quiz # 5, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main World Cup Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.World Cup Question 1
2002 World Cup Qualifiers - Four days after playing Portugal away, Ireland were at home against Estonia. Ireland won the match but what was the final score?
The correct answer is '2-0'
Ireland won 2-0. Goals from Mark Kinsella and Gary Breen either side of the half were the two goals.
World Cup Question 2
2006: The Year in Sports - Which player from Germany scored the most goals in the FIFA World Cup?
The correct answer is 'Miroslav Klose'
Miroslav Klose scored 5 goals in the tournament.
World Cup Question 3
Cricket Mania - In one of the most glorious innings played by a non-test nation batsman, John Davison took the Windies bowling apart and soon scored the fastest 100 in a World Cup match. How many balls did he take to reach there?
The correct answer is '67'
He broke the record of Kapil Dev who scored his century off 72 balls. He was out at a personal score of 111 (76 balls, 8 fours, 6 sixes).
World Cup Question 4
World Cup 2002 - Which England player was praised by Pele following his performance against Argentina?
The correct answer is 'Nicky Butt'
Pele was full of praise for Nicky Butt after he played some awesome paces and made some crucial tackles in the match.
World Cup Question 5
Shooting Stars and Slippery Slopes - In 1998, the ORA Trophy was brought into existence. This trophy is in fact, a ranking within the World Cup season, awarded to the biathlete that gathers the most points at three different World Cups. Which of the following venues was not one of them?
The correct answer is 'Hochfilzen'
As you may have guessed, ORA stands for Oberhof, Ruhpolding, and Antholz. Antholz is in Italy, Oberhof and Ruhpolding are both German biathlon venues. Hochfilzen is in Austria, and although it does host biathlon World Cups, it's not part of the ORA Trophy.
World Cup Question 6
World Cup Pool Matches 1 - Two bowlers each took three wickets in the Sri Lanka-New Zealand match. Who were they?
The correct answer is 'Nathan Astle and Russel Arnold'
Nathan Astle (3/34) and Russel Arnold (3/47) were the top wicket takers. Bond took 2/44, Andre Adams 2/58 for NZ, Muralitharan (2/42), and Pulasthi Gunaratne (2/24) for SL were the next best bowlers.
World Cup Question 7
Magical Michael Laudrup - How many World Cup Final appearances did Michael make in total in his career?
The correct answer is 'Nine'
Michael played in four matches in Mexico in 1986 and five matches in 1998 in France. He scored two goals during these games. Denmark narrowly missed out in qualifying for the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.
World Cup Question 8
Euro 2004 - Portugal - Before Euro 2004, Greece had never won a single match at the Finals tournament of either the World Cup or the European Championship.
The correct answer is 'True'
Greece had only been in two finals tournaments prior to Euro 2004: the 1980 European Championships in Italy, and the 1994 World Cup in the USA, but failed to win a single game in either tournament.
World Cup Question 9
2003 World Cup Surprises - Which bowler was the unlikely taker of the first 5 wicket haul of the tournament?
The correct answer is 'Austin Codrington'
The Jamaican born, Toronto based fast bowler took an impressive 5-27 against Bangladesh in the 5th match of the tournament. The disappointing Bangladesh team was routed, unable to chase Canada's paltry 180 as they crashed to be all out for 120.
World Cup Question 10
World Cup Penalty Shoot-Outs - Which of these two teams did not miss a single penalty a shoot-out from 1982 to 2002?
The correct answer is 'South Korea and Belgium'
In 1986 Belgium scored all their five penalties against Spain, and 2002 South-Korea beat Spain by scoring from all five penalties. Only one man for West Germany and Sweden have failed. Three Argentinians have failed their penalties, but still won all their shoot-outs.