Collins - Collins Football Quiz Book

Bill Shankly said: Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I dont like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. He was unquestionably right. Football is the greatest thing ever to happen to mankind and makes all the periods of history that came before its emergence basically irrelevant. The questions inside this ebook should, therefore, not be taken lightly.

They will test just how well you know the beautiful game and let you judge for yourself if you are giving football the attention it deserves, or if you are throwing you life away on trivialities like politics or work. Half the quizzes are pot luck and half are themed, one third are fairly easy going, one third are medium tricky, and one third are a whole world of brain pain. Together they are the dream team of football trivia. Enjoy! This digital edition of Collins Football Quiz Book is the next generation in quiz book design. All the quizzes appear twice. Once with only the questions showing, once with both questions and answers visible.

A link at the end of each quiz lets you jump between the two versions. Instead of flicking back and forth to find the answers, all you have to do is click and youll be taken right there. You can also use the contents page to navigate through the book and pick out the quizzes that tickle your fancy the most.

1. Prenton Park is the home ground of which Football League club? 2. Gareth Bale started his professional career at which club? 3.

Which former Germany and Liverpool midfielders autobiography is called The Didi Man? 4. Who were the last winners of the old First Division before it became the Premier League? 5. Who was appointed manager of the 2012 Great Britain Olympic team? 6. Which team scored three own goals in a 6-1 FA Cup thrashing at Liverpool in 2012? 7. Maine Road was the former ground of which club? 8. Who was the first player to be knighted for his services to the game? 9.

What is the largest club ground in England? 10. Harry Redknapp has managed which five English League clubs? 11. Who were the two Chelsea goalscorers in the 2012 FA Cup Final? 12. Which football-inspired game takes its name from the Latin name of a bird of prey? 13. What is the name of the park that divides Anfield from Goodison Park? 14. What is the oldest professional football club in the world? 15.

How many words of English did Fabio Capello say he needed to communicate with his players? 16. Who did Alex Ferguson succeed as manager of Manchester United? 17. Oscar winner Richard Attenborough is a life-president at which club? 18. Who is the only player to play a full international for England whose surname begins with Z? 19. Which team has won the most Italian Serie A titles?
a) AC Milan
b) Inter Milan
c) Juventus 20. The 2010 World Cup final was held in which city?
a) Cape Town
b) Johannesburg
c) Pretoria

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In what year was the Premier League formed? 2. Which seven clubs have been ever-presents in the Premier League? 3. In what season did Blackburn win the Premier League title? 4. Which team, in 2009/10, became the first to score over 100 Premier League goals in a season? 5. Who was the only player to play in all of the first 20 Premier League seasons? 6. Which team attracted the lowest crowd in the history of the Premier League? 7.

Who was the first African player to notch up 100 Premier League goals? 8. Who scored the Premier Leagues first goal? 9. Who did Roberto Martinez succeed as manager of Wigan Athletic? 10. What animal appears on the logo of the Premier League? 11. Who scored more Premier League goals Dennis Bergkamp or Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink? 12. Which Irish international has provided plenty of assists for Stoke with his huge throw-ins? 13.

What flower features on the badge of Blackburn Rovers? 14. Who was the only goalkeeper to make the 2011/12 PFA Player of the Year shortlist? 15. Which brothers played for Newcastle against Chelsea in May 2011? 16. Which goalkeeper has made the most Premier League appearances? 17. How many English managers have won the Premier League since its inception? 18. In what season did Arsenal last win the Premier League? 19.

Excluding the UK and Ireland, which country has provided the most Premier League players?
a) France
b) Holland
c) Sweden 20. Who is the Premier Leagues all-time leading scorer?
a) Andy Cole
b) Thierry Henry
c) Alan Shearer

1. Which two clubs gained auomatic promotion from the Championship in 2011/12? 2. Which England player had a goal disallowed in the 2010 World Cup against Germany despite the ball clearly crossing the line? 3. True or false a player can be offside if he receives the ball direct from a throw-in? 4. Only one league team in England or Scotland has the letter J in its name.

Which one? 5. Which team has spent the most consecutive seasons in Englands top flight? 6. Who holds the record for the most goals in a single top flight season? 7. Which club won the French league seven years in a row in the 2000s? 8. What is the South American equivalent of the Champions League? 9. Which on-loan goalkeeper scored an injury-time winner to preserve Carlisles Football League status in the last game of the 1999 season? 10.

The song Im Forever Blowing Bubbles is associated with which club? 11. Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince William are both fans of which club? 12. Which Italian legend was nicknamed The Divine Ponytail? 13. Who was Chelseas last English manager? 14. Which English team are nicknamed The Rams? 15. What was broadcast for the first time on 22 August 1964? 16.

Boleslaw is the middle name of which legendary goalkeeper? 17. Who was named England caretaker manager after Fabio Capellos departure? 18. Which England strikers middle name is Ivanhoe? 19. The beautifully coiffeured Marouanne Fallaini plays international football for which country?
a) Belgium
b) Denmark
c) Sweden 20. What is the nickname of the Real Madrid versus Barcelona derby?
a) El Clasico
b) El Superbo
c) El Ultimo

1. Who won FA Cup-winners medals in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012? 2.

David James has appeared in FA Cup finals for which three clubs? 3. Alex Ferguson won his first trophy in England when Manchester United beat which club in the 1990 FA Cup final? 4. What is taken to every FA Cup final but isnt used? 5. Which team won the last FA Cup final at the old Wembley and the first at the new? 6. Who did Manchester City beat in the 2011 FA Cup final? 7. In what round do Premier League teams enter the FA Cup? 8.

Which team reached the final in 1978, 1979 and 1980? 9. Who was the first foreign manager to win the FA Cup? 10. Which two teams were involved in the first FA Cup final penalty shoot-out? 11. Which team won the Cup in 1988, only 11 years after they joined the Football League? 12. Who are the only team from outside England to win the FA Cup? 13. Six FA Cup finals were held at Cardiffs Millennium Stadium, which three clubs won all six finals? 14.

Which team won their only FA Cup in 1987? 15. Why did Manchester United not take part in the 2000 FA Cup? 16. Who scored after just 43 seconds in Chelseas 1997 win over Middlesbrough? 17. Which Nigerian international scored the winner in Portsmouths 2008 victory over Cardiff? 18. Which brewery took up the sponsorship of the FA Cup in 2011? 19. In what year did Ipswich Town win their only FA Cup?
a) 1977
b) 1978
c) 1979 20.

Which manager has won the most FA Cups?
a) Alex Ferguson
b) Bob Paisley
c) Arsene Wenger

1. Who beat Bolton 5-0 to reach the 2011 FA Cup final? 2. Actor Sean Bean is a fan of which Yorkshire club? 3. Which manager is nicknamed The Special One? 4. Paul Gascoigne played for which Italian club? 5. Alan The Apprentice Sugar was the chairman of which club? 6.Next page