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Wed, 9th Jun '04, 11:18pm
Well, here it is. The Ultimate Football(soccer) Quiz Thread. I will first post a group of question, then you'll answer them. Easy, huh? :D When all the questions are answered, I will post new ones.
Great fun, no?
Disclaimer:
Some of these may not be objective and mostly when a certain national team is mentioned it is Sweden or Italy, that is because I am biased. :D
I'll start with some easy ones:
1. Where are the 2006 WC going to be played?
2. Who won the latest WC?
3. Where was the first WC held?
4. Which national team won the first WC?
5. Which active player have played in 3 WC finals and won two of them?
6. Which player was elected the best player 1998?
7. Which player was elected the best player 1993?
8. Which nation have hold the WC title for the longest period of time?
9. Which player have scored the most goals in one WC tournament?
10. Which referee was elected the best referee 2003?
11. Which referee was elected the best referee 2000?
12. How many WC golds, silver, and bronce positions have Italy won over the years?
13. What is the record for amount of money a Swedish player have been sold for? Who was it?
14. Which Swedish team is the only Swedish team to have played in a Champion's League final? How did it go?
15. Which year did Italy won the European Championship?
16. When did Sweden host their first and only WC? How did it fare from them?
17. Which German player have been elected to the best defencer at all times?
18. In the WC in Chile back in -62, more than one player won the golden boot(most goals in the tournament) award, how many was it? How many goals did they score?
19. How many goals have Roberto Baggio made in all the WC he have played in?
20. Which national team is the only one that have only played one WC game?
21. How many WC golds have Italy won?
22. How many WC golds have Sweden won?
23. What is the best position USA have gotten in WC tournaments? When did they get this?
24. Which nation did North Korea suprisingly won against with 1-0, sending that team home from the tournament?
25. Which nation won "the group of death" in the 2002 WC tournament?
26. How many WC golds did the legendary player Pelé win during his time as an active player?
Bonus Question:
Which player is IMHO the best player in the world at all times?
EDIT: I will post all the answers that are answered right here. If you would like to give up and want me to tell you an answer, just tell me and I will if no-one else says otherwise.
1. Answered: Germany.
2. Answered: Brazil, won the final against Germany with 2-0.
3. Answered: Uruguay, 1930.
4. Answered: Uruguay, 1930. Good year for them.
5. Answered: Marco Evangelista Cafú, 1994(Gold), 1998(Silver), and 2002(Gold).
6. Answered: Zinedine Zidane won the election over Davor Suker in 1998 after his superb World Cup tournament.
7. Answered: Roberto Baggio won the election as the best European player and soon afterwards also won the election about the best player in the world in 1993.
8. Answered: Italy. They were the team that won in 1938 and since no WC were played during WWII they held the position from 1934 to 1950, that is 16 years, double the amount held by Brazil from 1958 to 1966.
9. Answered: The Frenchman Just Fontaine won the Golden Boot award in Sweden -58 after scoring 13 goals in the tournament.
10. Answered: Pierluigi Collina was elected the best referee of 2003.
11. Answered: Wrong
12. Answered: Wrong
13. Answered: Zlatan Ibrahimovic was bought from Malmö FF in 2001 by Ajax for 82 million kronor, and therefore setting a new record for Sweden in amount of money a player was sold by.
14. Answered: Malmö FF, the came second after losing the final in Hamburg against Nottingham Forest.
15. Answered: Italy won 1968 after two(!) finals, the first one ending 1-1 and the second one ending 2-0 to Italy. Italy also held the tournament.
16. Answered: Sweden held the WC in 1958 and got silver after losing the final against Brazil, ending 5-2 to Brazil. That is also the final with the highest amount of goals in one final all over history.
17. Answered: Wrong
18. Answered: Wrong
19. Answered: Wrong
20. Spoiled: India is the only team in history to have played in one(1) game only in a WC tournament. They lost the game with 0-6 and haven't managed to come back to take revenge ever again.
21. Answered: Italy have won 3 golds; 1934, 1938, and 1982.
22. Answered: Wrong
23. Answered: Wrong
24. Answered: Right, Italy was sent home and the players were bombed with rotten tomatoes by their fans when they arrived in Italy back in 1966.
25. Sweden won the "group of death" in the 2002 WC with England as the team in second place, Argentina as third, and Nigeria ending in last position.
26. Answered: Pelé won 3 WC Golds; 1958, 1962, and 1970.
Bonus Question: Answered: Roberto Baggio, Italy.
16+1/26+1 questions answered correctly so far. Keep up the good work!!
[ June 13, 2004, 21:46: Message edited by: Caleb: The Chosen ]
Great fun, no?
Disclaimer:
Some of these may not be objective and mostly when a certain national team is mentioned it is Sweden or Italy, that is because I am biased. :D
I'll start with some easy ones:
1. Where are the 2006 WC going to be played?
2. Who won the latest WC?
3. Where was the first WC held?
4. Which national team won the first WC?
5. Which active player have played in 3 WC finals and won two of them?
6. Which player was elected the best player 1998?
7. Which player was elected the best player 1993?
8. Which nation have hold the WC title for the longest period of time?
9. Which player have scored the most goals in one WC tournament?
10. Which referee was elected the best referee 2003?
11. Which referee was elected the best referee 2000?
12. How many WC golds, silver, and bronce positions have Italy won over the years?
13. What is the record for amount of money a Swedish player have been sold for? Who was it?
14. Which Swedish team is the only Swedish team to have played in a Champion's League final? How did it go?
15. Which year did Italy won the European Championship?
16. When did Sweden host their first and only WC? How did it fare from them?
17. Which German player have been elected to the best defencer at all times?
18. In the WC in Chile back in -62, more than one player won the golden boot(most goals in the tournament) award, how many was it? How many goals did they score?
19. How many goals have Roberto Baggio made in all the WC he have played in?
20. Which national team is the only one that have only played one WC game?
21. How many WC golds have Italy won?
22. How many WC golds have Sweden won?
23. What is the best position USA have gotten in WC tournaments? When did they get this?
24. Which nation did North Korea suprisingly won against with 1-0, sending that team home from the tournament?
25. Which nation won "the group of death" in the 2002 WC tournament?
26. How many WC golds did the legendary player Pelé win during his time as an active player?
Bonus Question:
Which player is IMHO the best player in the world at all times?
EDIT: I will post all the answers that are answered right here. If you would like to give up and want me to tell you an answer, just tell me and I will if no-one else says otherwise.
1. Answered: Germany.
2. Answered: Brazil, won the final against Germany with 2-0.
3. Answered: Uruguay, 1930.
4. Answered: Uruguay, 1930. Good year for them.
5. Answered: Marco Evangelista Cafú, 1994(Gold), 1998(Silver), and 2002(Gold).
6. Answered: Zinedine Zidane won the election over Davor Suker in 1998 after his superb World Cup tournament.
7. Answered: Roberto Baggio won the election as the best European player and soon afterwards also won the election about the best player in the world in 1993.
8. Answered: Italy. They were the team that won in 1938 and since no WC were played during WWII they held the position from 1934 to 1950, that is 16 years, double the amount held by Brazil from 1958 to 1966.
9. Answered: The Frenchman Just Fontaine won the Golden Boot award in Sweden -58 after scoring 13 goals in the tournament.
10. Answered: Pierluigi Collina was elected the best referee of 2003.
11. Answered: Wrong
12. Answered: Wrong
13. Answered: Zlatan Ibrahimovic was bought from Malmö FF in 2001 by Ajax for 82 million kronor, and therefore setting a new record for Sweden in amount of money a player was sold by.
14. Answered: Malmö FF, the came second after losing the final in Hamburg against Nottingham Forest.
15. Answered: Italy won 1968 after two(!) finals, the first one ending 1-1 and the second one ending 2-0 to Italy. Italy also held the tournament.
16. Answered: Sweden held the WC in 1958 and got silver after losing the final against Brazil, ending 5-2 to Brazil. That is also the final with the highest amount of goals in one final all over history.
17. Answered: Wrong
18. Answered: Wrong
19. Answered: Wrong
20. Spoiled: India is the only team in history to have played in one(1) game only in a WC tournament. They lost the game with 0-6 and haven't managed to come back to take revenge ever again.
21. Answered: Italy have won 3 golds; 1934, 1938, and 1982.
22. Answered: Wrong
23. Answered: Wrong
24. Answered: Right, Italy was sent home and the players were bombed with rotten tomatoes by their fans when they arrived in Italy back in 1966.
25. Sweden won the "group of death" in the 2002 WC with England as the team in second place, Argentina as third, and Nigeria ending in last position.
26. Answered: Pelé won 3 WC Golds; 1958, 1962, and 1970.
Bonus Question: Answered: Roberto Baggio, Italy.
16+1/26+1 questions answered correctly so far. Keep up the good work!!
[ June 13, 2004, 21:46: Message edited by: Caleb: The Chosen ]