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Bluebirds: Do the Ayatollah!

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Cardiff City : Bluebirds: Do the Ayatollah!

Introduction:
"Cardiff City has been our "family" club for three generations now. Here is a mixture of questions about them, a bit of history, a bit of myth!"


1. When the club was formed in 1899, what were they originally known as?
    Riverside AFC
    Taffsiders
    Cardiff United
    Brains Wanderers


2. They changed their name to Cardiff City in 1908. Why had this change been refused to them for the two previous years?
    King Edward VII had refused to change the name
    Riverside was outside the city boundaries
    As Cardiff wasn't made a City until 1907
    They didn't play a high enough level of football


3. Where did the club nickname "The Bluebirds" come from?
    From the birds seen migrating to Flatholm Island
    Many players were stationed at nearby RAF St. Athan
    After the "flash" car Bartley Wilson drove
    From a play being performed at the city's New Theatre


4. Cardiff famously won the FA Cup in 1927 - but how had they fared in the same competition two years earlier, in 1925?
    Didn't make it through the preliminary rounds
    Disqualified for fielding an ineligible player
    Lost in the Third Round to amateur team Lovell's
    Lost in the Final to Sheffield United


5. Two years prior to the 1925 Final, how did Cardiff almost write themselves into the history books?
    Relegated from the League with 0 points
    Lost in final of European Inter City Cup
    First club team providing all 11 players for the Welsh team
    Narrowly failed to win the League title


6. Cardiff City won the cup in 1927 thanks to a fortuitous goal. Arsenal's keeper Dan Lewis somehow let a rather soft shot at goal squirm off his chest and through his arms, and the ball trickled slowly over the line for the only goal of the game. What nationality was the London side's goalkeeper?
    Scottish
    English
    Welsh
    Irish


7. Cardiff City qualified for European competition on many occasions in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. They famously reached the semi finals of the European Cup Winners Cup in season 1967-68, Who beat them in that semi-final?
    Hamburg
    Manchester United
    Real Madrid
    Barcelona


8. Cardiff have played in blue shirts for most of their existence, but they started off playing in very different coloured shirts. What was this esoteric mix?
    Pink and Blue
    Mauve and Turquoise
    Red, Green and White
    Brown and Orange


9. After Wolverhampton Wanderers decided to ban Cardiff fans from the game in Wolverhampton in the 2006-07 season, a number of Cardiff fans came up with a novel way of still seeing the game. The story made the TV, radio and newspapers all across the UK, and even made the "New York Times". How did these fans intend to "beat the ban"?
    By joining the Wolverhampton St Johns Ambulance Brigade
    By disguising themselves as a Cheerleader Group
    By buying out one of the Hot Dog franchises inside the ground
    By flying in a "Blimp" over the Wolvehampton ground


10. That strange thing those crazy Cardiff fans do, the Ayatollah. A number of myths surround the origin of this weird ritual, but wherever Cardiff play, their fans are seen performing this unique tribute to their heroes. How do you do the "Ayatollah"?
    Hit the fan next to you with your shoe
    Recite the Welsh alphabet backwards
    Jump up and down on the spot with one hand in the air
    Slap the palms of your hands on your forehead continuously


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