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15 Difficult Questions about Football General

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A multiple-choice quiz by kingmaciek. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kingmaciek

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,688

Updated
Dec 03 21

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15

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 15

1. At which club did Ajax midfielder Richard Knopper enjoy his youth? Hint

Sparta

PSV

Feyenoord

Fortuna Sittard

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Question 2 of 15

2. At the 2000 European Championships held in the Netherlands and Belgium who was the fastest player to be sent off? Hint

Geheorghe Hagi

Patrik Andersson

Gianluca Zambrotta

Mateja Kezman

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who gave the assist to Zlatko Zahovic's second goal in the game Slovenia v Yugoslavia at Euro2000?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of the traditional Supercup in Holland played after each season between the league winners and Cup winners? Hint

Rinus Michels Beker

Johan Cruyff Schaal

Marco van Basten Supercup

Abe Lenstra Cup

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which foreigner was the top goal scorer in the Italian League in season 1994-95? Hint

Oliver Bierhoff

Gabriel Batistuta

Marco van Basten

Hernan Crespo

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the first ever player from Poland to play for Juventus? Hint

Wlodzimierz Smolarek

Marek Citko

Grzegorz Lato

Zbigniew Boniek

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the referee who set a card record at the European Championships 2000? Hint

Markus Merk

Anders Frisk

Pierluigi Collina

Dick Jol

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of these Dutch players was never a squad member of Barcelona? Hint

Frank de Boer

Richard Witschge

Rob Witschge

Patrick Kluivert

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which club was the first-ever Polish team to reach the Champions League quarter-final stage? Hint

Widzew Lodz

Legia Warszawa

Lechia Gdansk

Gornik Zabrze

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the top European scorer of the 1999-2000 season? Hint

Hernan Crespo

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Mario Jardel

Salvador Ballesta

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which team beat Bayer Leverkusen on the last day of the 1999-2000 German season to allow Bayern Munchen to clinch the league title? Hint

Werder Bremen

SSV Ulm

Unterchaching

HSV

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the shortest player at Euro2000 to score a goal? Hint

Gheorghe Hagi

Nuno Gomes

Lothar Matthaeus

Okan

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the multi-millionaire president of English club Fulham from 1997 to 2013? Hint

Richard Branson

Mohamed Al Fayed

Bill Gates

Sultan of Brunei

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where was the 2001 FA Cup final played? Hint

Cardiff Millenium Stadium

Old Trafford, Manchester

Wembley, London

Highbury, London

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Question 15 of 15

15. What are the legendary words of TV-commentator on the BBC in the World Cup final between England and Germany in 1966 after he said 'They think it's all over'? Hint

But Germany scores!

It is now

Footballers shouldn't think

It is, but not just yet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At which club did Ajax midfielder Richard Knopper enjoy his youth?

Answer: Feyenoord

Just after turning senior Richard Knopper joined archrivals Ajax from Feyenoord where in his first full season he scored a good total of 14 goals.

2. At the 2000 European Championships held in the Netherlands and Belgium who was the fastest player to be sent off?

Answer: Mateja Kezman

Yugoslav talent Mateja Kezman came on as a substitute and after only 60 seconds he was shown the red card for a bad tackle.

3. Who gave the assist to Zlatko Zahovic's second goal in the game Slovenia v Yugoslavia at Euro2000?

Answer: Sinisa Mihajlovic

The Yugoslav defender Mihajlovic with the renowned technique played the ball right into the feet of Slovenia's striker Zahovic for him to score!

4. What is the name of the traditional Supercup in Holland played after each season between the league winners and Cup winners?

Answer: Johan Cruyff Schaal

Since 5 years this game is named after the greatest dutch player of all times.

5. Which foreigner was the top goal scorer in the Italian League in season 1994-95?

Answer: Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Batistuta played for Fiorentina from 1991 to 2000, when he moved to AS Roma.

6. Who was the first ever player from Poland to play for Juventus?

Answer: Zbigniew Boniek

Boniek played in the European Cup winning team (scored winning goal in final) with the likes of Platini in the beginning of the eighties.

7. Who was the referee who set a card record at the European Championships 2000?

Answer: Markus Merk

It was Merk in the semi-final between Italy and Holland with 9 yellow and one red card.

8. Which of these Dutch players was never a squad member of Barcelona?

Answer: Rob Witschge

Richard (now Ajax) was a squad member under coach Johan Cruyff in the early '90s, his brother Rob played for clubs such as Feyenoord.

9. Which club was the first-ever Polish team to reach the Champions League quarter-final stage?

Answer: Legia Warszawa

Legia played Panthinaikos of Greece to lose 3-0 on aggregate after qualifying from the group stages where opponents were big teams such as Blacknurn Rovers and Spartak Moscow.

10. Who was the top European scorer of the 1999-2000 season?

Answer: Mario Jardel

Brazilian Jardel scored 38 goals for his Portuguese club FC Porto

11. Which team beat Bayer Leverkusen on the last day of the 1999-2000 German season to allow Bayern Munchen to clinch the league title?

Answer: Unterchaching

Lowly classified Unterchaching beat Bayer Leverkusen, funny thing being that Unterchaching allowed neighbours Bayern win the title, beacause tiny club Unterchaching is also from Munchen.

12. Who was the shortest player at Euro2000 to score a goal?

Answer: Okan

Okan of Turkey scored a header! against Italy. He was 1.69m whilst Italy keeper was 1.96m.!

13. Who was the multi-millionaire president of English club Fulham from 1997 to 2013?

Answer: Mohamed Al Fayed

Al Fayed is the father of Dodi who died in the car crash with Princess Diana.

14. Where was the 2001 FA Cup final played?

Answer: Cardiff Millenium Stadium

Wembley always being the ground for FA cup finals, and probably the most legendary stadium in the world was undergoing renovation so Cardiff's millenium Stadium was to be the stage for the 2000-2001 season.

15. What are the legendary words of TV-commentator on the BBC in the World Cup final between England and Germany in 1966 after he said 'They think it's all over'?

Answer: It is now

At the very moment the commentator said 'they think it's al over' England scored 4-2 after being 3-2 up. So the commentator very cooly concluded 'It is now'. These words have become legendary in England because it was their first, probably last(hehe) World Cup title.

Source: Author kingmaciek

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