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AITC recently held a World Cup Quiz Night in Dick's Bar. It was well attended, and raised £500 for 'Jadey's Dream'.
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So here goes... (Note the difference in some questions between 'Finals' - the tournament, and 'Final' - the match)
WORLD CUP - GENERAL
1. What was also known as The Goddess of Victory?
2. Which player holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup Finals tournament?
3. France won against Brazil 3-0 the 1998 World Cup final. Which player scored the last goal?
4. How many countries participated in the first World Cup in 1930?
5. In 2002, who became the first goalkeeper to win the Golden Ball (Player of the Tournament)?
6. What was the first Asian country to appear in a World Cup?
7. For which tournament was the number of teams expanded to 32?
8. Which Brazilian is the only player who has played in three World Cup Final matches?
9. Mario Zagallo of Brazil and Franz Beckenbauer of Germany share a successful World Cup distinction. What is it?
10. What is the highest number of goals England have scored in 90 minutes in a World Cup Finals match?
11. Who holds the record for the fastest World Cup Finals tournament goal?
12. How is Tofik Bakhramov best remembered in World Cup history?
13. In the World Cup of 2006, England lost 3-1 to Portugal on penalties. Who scored England’s only penalty?
14. Two players share the dubious honour of the most yellow cards in World Cup Finals tournaments. Two players share the even more dubious honour of the most red cards in World Cup Finals tournaments. One player is on both lists. Who?
15. Which tournament has had the highest live attendances?
16. Mexico stepped in to host the 1986 tournament instead of whom?
17. Which country has finished runners-up most times with ever winning it?
18. What happened to Bobby Charlton during the England v Argentina match in 1966 that he didn’t officially know about until 1999?
19. Who scored the most recent World Cup Finals goal?
20. Which three countries have only ever played in one World Cup Final?
WORLD CUP – ENGLAND 2010
21. At the time of squad selection, four players had fewer than 10 caps. Name any two.
22. Who were England’s three group opponents?
23. Which player scored the only goal conceded by England in the group stages?
24. Who scored England’s two goals in the group stages?
25. The captain of the team England played in the third group match played at the time for West Bromwich Albion, and still plays in England now. What was his name?
26. Who is the last player to score in the World Cup Finals for England?
27. Which club was he playing for at the time?
28. Who got the assist for Miroslav Klose’s first goal for Germany against England?
29. Name the other two scorers of Germany’s goals.
30. Out of the 32 teams, what was England final official ranking in the tournament?
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So here goes... (Note the difference in some questions between 'Finals' - the tournament, and 'Final' - the match)
WORLD CUP - GENERAL
1. What was also known as The Goddess of Victory?
2. Which player holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup Finals tournament?
3. France won against Brazil 3-0 the 1998 World Cup final. Which player scored the last goal?
4. How many countries participated in the first World Cup in 1930?
5. In 2002, who became the first goalkeeper to win the Golden Ball (Player of the Tournament)?
6. What was the first Asian country to appear in a World Cup?
7. For which tournament was the number of teams expanded to 32?
8. Which Brazilian is the only player who has played in three World Cup Final matches?
9. Mario Zagallo of Brazil and Franz Beckenbauer of Germany share a successful World Cup distinction. What is it?
10. What is the highest number of goals England have scored in 90 minutes in a World Cup Finals match?
11. Who holds the record for the fastest World Cup Finals tournament goal?
12. How is Tofik Bakhramov best remembered in World Cup history?
13. In the World Cup of 2006, England lost 3-1 to Portugal on penalties. Who scored England’s only penalty?
14. Two players share the dubious honour of the most yellow cards in World Cup Finals tournaments. Two players share the even more dubious honour of the most red cards in World Cup Finals tournaments. One player is on both lists. Who?
15. Which tournament has had the highest live attendances?
16. Mexico stepped in to host the 1986 tournament instead of whom?
17. Which country has finished runners-up most times with ever winning it?
18. What happened to Bobby Charlton during the England v Argentina match in 1966 that he didn’t officially know about until 1999?
19. Who scored the most recent World Cup Finals goal?
20. Which three countries have only ever played in one World Cup Final?
WORLD CUP – ENGLAND 2010
21. At the time of squad selection, four players had fewer than 10 caps. Name any two.
22. Who were England’s three group opponents?
23. Which player scored the only goal conceded by England in the group stages?
24. Who scored England’s two goals in the group stages?
25. The captain of the team England played in the third group match played at the time for West Bromwich Albion, and still plays in England now. What was his name?
26. Who is the last player to score in the World Cup Finals for England?
27. Which club was he playing for at the time?
28. Who got the assist for Miroslav Klose’s first goal for Germany against England?
29. Name the other two scorers of Germany’s goals.
30. Out of the 32 teams, what was England final official ranking in the tournament?