Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Posted 26 July 2005 between 6 -730 i will be live on century for the semi final of their football quiz , i got 15 out of 15 in round 1 and won a crate of beer ive got to this stage for the last 2 years but usually struggle at this level as questions do become mega hard . listen in if you have a chance
lush Posted 26 July 2005 Posted 26 July 2005 go sparky, go sparky. DO ya homework? Football club nicknames: 1. Robins = SWINDON TOWN, WREXHAM AND BRISTOL CITY. 2. Socceroos = AUSTRALIA NATIONAL TEAM. 3. The Owls = SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY. 4. Toffees = EVERTON. 5. Bantams = BRADFORD CITY. 6. The Parakeets = ESPANYOL. 7. Seadogs = SCARBOROUGH. 8. Pars = DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC. 9. Potters = STOKE CITY. 10. Bully Wee = CLYDE. 11. Gulls = TRANMERE ROVERS. 12. The Pharoahs = THE EGYPTIAN NATIONAL TEAM. 13. Red Devils = MANCHESTER UNITED. 14. Saddlers = WALSALL. 15. Nerazzurri = INTERNAZIONALE. 16. The Jags = PARTICK THISTLE. 17. Reggae Boyz = JAMAICA. 18. Addicks = CHARLTON ATHLETIC. 19. Biancocelesti = LAZIO. 20. Lupi = ROMA. 21. The Hi-Hi = THIRD LANARK. 22. Binos = STIRLING ALBION. 23. The Mattress Makers = ATLETICO MADRID. 24. The Honest Men = AYR UNITED. 25. The Sons = DUMBARTON. 26. Red Litchies = ARBROATH. 27. Silkmen = MACCLESFIELD TOWN. 28. The Blades = SHEFFIELD UNITED. 29. The Lions = MILLWALL. 30. Bafana Bafana = SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TEAM. 31. The Glovers = YEOVIL TOWN. 32. Sky Blues = COVENTRY. 33. Eagles = CRYSTAL PALACE. 34. The Trotters = BOLTON WANDERERS. 35. The Tigers = HULL CITY. 36. The Rams = DERBY COUNTY. 37. The Gunners = ARSENAL. 38. The Terriers = HUDDERSFIELD TOWN. 39. The Bhoys = CELTIC. 40. The Loons = FORFAR ATHLETIC. 41. The K's = KINGSTONIAN. 42. The Ton = GREENOCK MORTON. 43. Wee Jays = LIVINGSTON. 44. The Poppies = KETTERING TOWN 45. The Old Lady = JUVENTUS. 46. Posh = PETERBOROUGH UNITED. 47. The Cardinals = WOKING 48. Well = MOTHERWELL 49. Spireites = CHESTERFIELD. 50. The Accies = HAMILTON ACADEMICALS. 51. The Clarets = TORINO. 52. The Warriors = STENHOUSEMUIR 53. The Red Imps = LINCOLN CITY. 54. The Minstermen = YORK CITY. 55. Tractor Boys = IPSWICH TOWN. Who said: 1. Who said: "I got eight O-levels at school...zero in every subject." PAUL GASCOIGNE. 2. Who said: "I do want to play the long ball, and I do want to play the short ball. I think the long and short balls is what football is all about." SIR BOBBY ROBSON. 3. Who said: "My nan loves to watch me on TV but is always remarking on how often I seem to argue with referees." DAVID BECKHAM. 4. Who said: "When the seagulls follow the trawler it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea" ERIC CANTONA. 5. Who said: "I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league" MARK VIDUKA. 6. Who said: "We lost because we didn't win" RANALDO. 7. Who said: "Shearer could be at 100 per cent fitness, but not peak fitness" GRAHAM TAYLOR. 8. Who said: "At the start of the season you're strong enough to win the Premiership and the European Cup, but you have to be as strong in March, when the fish are down" GIANLUCA VIALLI. 9. Who said: "We can't behave like crocodiles and cry over spilled milk and broken eggs" GIOVANNI TRAPPATONI. 10. Who said: "I am very sure that we are going to win this game. We are as good as, if not better than, Sven Goran Eriksson's side. I am sure that we are better prepared for this match than England. We will beat England." (before England beat Germany 5-1 in Munich) FRANZ BECKENBAUER. 11. Who said: "Sit down Sir you're a W****r"? KEN BATES TO A FAN AT CHELSEA'S AGM. 12. Who said: "Statistics are just like mini-skirts, they give you good ideas but hide the most important thing."? ABERDEEN MANAGER EBBE SKOVDAHL. 13. Who said: "Before the match I told my players they will be playing against 11 guys ready to fight for each other for 90 minutes.... but I didn't expect it to be with each other"? PARTAK MOSCOW COACH OLEG ROMANTSEV AFTER THE GRAEME LESAUX AND DAVID BATTY BRAWL. 14. Who said: "I can make goals out of nothing. This does not make me proud, it makes me humble. Because this is a talent that God gave me."? PELE. 15. Who said: "For a while I did unite Rangers and Celtic fans. There were people in both camps that hated me"? MO JOHNSTON. 16. Who said: "Very few players have the courage of my convictions." BRIAN CLOUGH. 17. who said: "Well, stone me. We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there truly were no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player." JIMMY GREAVES. 18. Who said: "The most vulnerable area for goalies is between their legs." ANDY GRAY. 19. Who said: "If you can't stand the heat in the dressing room, get out of the kitchen." TERRY VENABLES. 20. Who said: "We keep kicking ourselves in the foot" RAY WILKINS. 21. Who said: "In football, if you stand still you go backwards." PETER REID. 22. Who said: "The spirit he has shown has been second to none." TERRY VENABLES ON TERRY FENWICK'S DRINK-DRIVING CHARGE. 23. Who said: "When a player gets to 30, so does his body." GLENN HODDLE. 24. Who said: "I was feeling as sick as the proverbial donkey." MICK MCCARTHY. 25. Who said: "We must have had 99% of the game. It was the other three per cent that cost us the match." RUUD GULLIT. 26. Who said: "Winning all the time is not necessarily good for the team." JOHN TOSHACK. 27. Who said: "Of the nine red cards this season we probably deserved half of them." ARSENE WENGER. 28. Who said: "We didn't look like scoring, although we looked like we were going to get a goal." ALAN BUCKLEY. 29. Who said: "Nothing that UEFA or FIFA do surprises me any more and I'm very surprised this has not been sorted out long in advance." GRAHAM TAYLOR. 30. Who said: "An inch or two either side of the post and it would have been a goal." DAVE BASSETT. 31. Who said: "I'm a firm believer that if the other side scores first you have to score twice to win." HOWARD WILKINSON. 32. Who said: "They had a dozen corners, maybe 12 - I'm guessing." CRAIG BROWN. 33. Who said: "If they hadn't scored, we would've won" HOWARD WILKINSON. 34. Who said: "What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio." GERRY FRANCIS. 35. Who said: "We threw our dice into the ring and turned up trumps." BRUCE RIOCH. 36. Who said: "The referee has a reputation for trying to make a name for himself." GRAEME SOUNESS. 37. Who said: "Hartson's got more previous than Jack the Ripper." HARRY REDKNAPP. 38. Who said: "I just wonder what would have happened if the shirt had been on the other foot." MIKE WALKER. 39. Who said: "I strongly feel that the only difference between the two teams were the goals that England scored." CRAIG BROWN. 40. Who said: "I don't really believe in targets, because my next target is to beat Stoke City" RON WYLIE. 41. Who said: "If we can play like that every week we'll get some level of consistency." ALEX FERGUSON. 42. Who said: "Their football was exceptionally good - and they played some good football." BOBBY ROBSON. 43. Who said: "In comparison, there's no comparison." RON GREENWOOD. 44. Who said: "And I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley - unless somebody knocks us out." DAVE BASSETT. 45. Who said: "We are really quite lucky this year because Christmas falls on Christmas Day." BOBBY GOULD. 46. Who said: "To me personally, it's nothing personal to me." RON GREENWOOD. 47. Who said: "At the end of the day, it's all about what's on the shelf at the end of the year." STEVE COPPELL. 48. Who said: "I'm not superstitious or anything like that, but I'll just hope we'll play our best and put it in the lap of the gods" TERRY NEILL. 49. Who said: "I think one or two of our legs got a bit leg-weary." MICK McCARTHY. 50. Who said: "I don't make promises, I promise results." JOE ROYLE. 51. Who said: Who said: "People might say I'm tight with the money, but its the fans money and I'm going to spend it carefully." PETER REID. Trivia: 1. Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento? PELE. 2. Which team became the first ever club to top 100 points in a season? YORK CITY. 3. Of all the clubs currently in the Premiership, which one has spent the longest unbroken run in the top flight? ARSENAL, SINCE 1919. 4. Which six clubs have completed the double? MANCHESTER UNITED, LIVERPOOL, ARSENAL, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR, ASTON VILLA AND PRESTON. 5. What was the name of the 1966 World Cup Mascot? WORLD CUP WILLIE. 6. Which international was transferred from one club to another for 13 tracksuits? TONY CASCARINO FROM CROCKENHILL TO GILLINGHAM. 7. In 1995 which Blackburn Rovers England pair traded punches during a European Cup match against Moscow Spartak? DAVID BATTY AND GRAEME LE SAUX. 8. Who holds the English League scoring record with 60 goals in a season? WILLIAM "DIXIE" DEAN, FOR EVERTON 1927/28 SEASON. 9. Who scored the first ever hat-trick for England in a World Cup qualifier? JACKIE MILBURN. 10. Who is the only player to score in two European Championship finals for West Germany? GERD MULLER. 11. Who was sacked, by Juventus in 1990 after they won the UEFA cup and the Italian Cup? DINO ZOFF. 12. Which country beat the Maldives 17 - 0 in a World Cup qualifier in 1997? IRAN. 13. Which team did Elton Johns uncle play and score for in the 1959 FA Cup final? Unfortunately he also broke his leg in that game. NOTTINGHAM FOREST. 14. Who got his last cap for Northern Ireland playing against Brazil in the 1986 World Cup? PAT JENNINGS GOT HIS 119TH AND LAST CAP AGAINST BRAZIL. 15. In which year did England first appear with numbers on their shirts? 1937. 16. Which team got through to the last 8 of the 2000/01Worthington Cup by scoring 8 and against which club? LIVERPOOL AGAINST STOKE 8-0. 17. With which club did Jackie Milburn spend his entire career? NEWCASTKE UNITED. 18. Which none league club did Bruce Grobbelar join in August 1998? CHESHAM. 19. Who became England's caretaker manager after Alf Ramsey departed? JOE MERCER. 20. Which club did Bob Stokoe manage from 1977-78? BURY. 21. In which city was Alan Shearer born? NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. 22. Lancashire clubs won all four divisions of the league in 1973? Which clubs were they? LIVERPOOL, BURNLEY, BOLTON AND STOCKPORT. 23. The top 5 clubs in Division 1 in 1915 were all from Lancashire. Which clubs were they? EVERTON, OLDHAM, BLACKBURN, BURNLEY AND MANCHESTER CITY. 24. In which year were red and yellow cards introduced? 1976. 25. What year did the Football League celebrate its Centenary? 1988. 26. Which British club first signed an Argentinian in 1937? BARROW. 27. In what league season was the arc at the front of the penalty area introduced? 1937-38. 28. What year was the offside rule brought in to League football? 1925. 29. At which ground was the first Match of the Day televised from? ANFIELD. 30. In which year were goal nets introduced? 1891. 31. In which year was the first live television transmission of an FA Cup Final? 1938. 32. Two substitutes were permitted in League games from which year? 1987. 33. Which club was the first to win the League Cup twice? TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR. 34. Which club reached three consecutive League Cup finals at the end of the Seventies? NOTTINGHAM FOREST. 35. By what name was the League Cup known between 1982 and 1986? MILK CUP. 36. In what year were the Division Three North and South replaced by Divisions Three and Four? 1957 37. Which club asked their fans to sponsor them at the start of the 1976-77 season? CHELSEA. 38. In which year were red and yellow cards introduced? 1976. 39. Who became the first player to reach 100 League appearances for four different clubs? ALAN BALL. 40. In what year was the sending off of players for "professional fouls" introduced? 1982. 41. Which club was first to legally wear a sponsor's name on their shirts? LIVERPOOL. 42. What year was the first FA Cup final? 1872. 43. Who became the youngest First Division scorer in February 1984? JASON DOZZELL. 44. How old was he? 16 YEARS AND 57 DAYS. 45. Who was First Division top scorer 6 times in 11 seasons - between 1958 and 1969? JIMMY GREAVES. 46. Who was the youngest hat-trick scorer in the First Division in 1988? ALAN SHEARER 47. How old was he? 17 YEARS AND 140 DAYS. 48. Which 2 teams in a Division Two match ended with five players sent off in February 1997? CHESTERFIELD AND PLYMOUTH. 49. In which season did all the top three First Division clubs score over a hundred League goals? 1930-31. 50. In what season was obstruction made an offence in League football? 1948-49. 51. Who was the first player to appear in 1000 senior matches in England? PAT JENNINGS. 52. What was the job of Stanley Matthews father? BARBER. 53. Which English referee took charge of the Russia v Ukraine Euro 2000 qualifier? DAVID ELLERY. 54. Pat Jennings won FA Cup winners medals with which two North London clubs? TOTTENHAM AND ARSENAL. 55. Which stadium stands on the banks of the river Trent? NOTTINGHAM FOREST'S CITY GROUND. 56. Which England international said, "I got eight O-levels....zero in every subject"? PAUL GASCOIGNE. 57. Who played for New Brighton in a 1946-47 League match aged 52 years? NEIL McBAIN. 58. If you had watched a match between Go Ahead and Be Quick which country would you of been in? HOLLAND. 59. Which club opened it's frozen ground for ice scating in the winter of 1962-63? HALIFAX TOWN. 60. Which club was the first to win three consecutive League titles? HUDDERSFIELD TOWN. (1923-24, 24-25, AND 25-26). 61. Can you name the two English league clubs whose names end with a letter that no other team ends with? TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR AND READING. 62. Now include the Scottish Divisions and which one remains? READING. 63. Who is the only player to have been awarded the Order of Lenin? LEV YASHIN. 64. Who said, " The most vulnerable area for goalies is between their legs."? BRIAN MOORE 65. Who said, " I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."? RON ATKINSON. 66. 100,000 watched the 1953 FA Amateur Cup Final at Wembley - a record for the competition. Which two teams played in this final? PEGASUS AND HARWICH & PARKESTON. 67. Who are London's oldest football club? FULHAM. THEIR HISTORY TRACES BACK TO 1879. 68. Here's one that's a bit fishy. The word MACKEREL. Only one club in England or Scotland has not got any of the letters. Which one? SWINDON TOWN. 69. The first all seater stadium in England was where? COVENTRY'S HIGHFIELD ROAD. 70. Which team has spent the longest time at their ground? PRESTON NORTH END AT DEEPDALE. 71. Since what year have they been at this ground? 1881. 72. Noel Blake was axed as manager of which team in September 2001? EXETER CITY. 73. In 1978 who became the first British club to play in China? WEST BROM. 74. Ronald and Erwin were Dutch footballing brothers. What's their surname? KOEMAN. 75. Who was the first player to miss a penalty in a shoot-out in a football match in Britain? DENIS LAW. 76. What is the nickname of Croydon Athletic? THE RAMS. 77. August 21st 1965, who became the first ever substitute to be used in English football? KEITH PEACOCK. Want some more?
Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Author Posted 26 July 2005 cheers lush , gimme 5 mins to take that all in , u never know what they may ask u so cheers
Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Author Posted 26 July 2005 cheers katy , got headace from all that reading now , some good facts there
Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Author Posted 26 July 2005 In case they ask, my record goal tally is 56 144542[/snapback] , your not supposed to include training !
Durnerz Posted 26 July 2005 Posted 26 July 2005 In case they ask, my record goal tally is 56 144542[/snapback] , your not supposed to include training ! 144544[/snapback] Cheeky fock........
lush Posted 26 July 2005 Posted 26 July 2005 In case they ask, my record goal tally is 56 144542[/snapback] My keep-up record is 157 go sparky, go sparky. Can i have a shout-out sparky? To lush, thanks for the help.
Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Author Posted 26 July 2005 too many have already asked for shouts so i dont think ill be able to sorry , cheers for the help though
Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Author Posted 26 July 2005 someone just got 14 so ive got to hang on to 2nd now
Sparky Posted 26 July 2005 Author Posted 26 July 2005 a few questions were used lush , the 13 tracksuit question . the last lad was using a seach engine im sure because he didnt have a clue about 3 then suddenly had right answer
lush Posted 26 July 2005 Posted 26 July 2005 I new the 13 tracksuit one, cant believe the burkenhimer didnt know a story like that. Do you really think he used a search engine, could make sense yeah cause he paused long enough. Some were asking an awful lot to repeat the questions, having said that, it was bannock asking the question .
Jonbluefox9 Posted 26 July 2005 Posted 26 July 2005 Well done Sparky. That last one was either really cocky or was cheating.
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