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Ultimate Man United Miscellany Quiz

This quiz will test even the hardened Utd fans.

A multiple-choice quiz by thefunhead. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thefunhead

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,129

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
835

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (3/10), Guest 185 (2/10), Guest 94 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Utd player retired with a career total of 129 caps? Hint

Bobby Charlton

Eric Cantona

Bryan Robson

Peter Schmeichel

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who took Utd to the top of the pop charts in 1994 with, "Come on You Reds"? Hint

Half man Half biscuit

Joy Division

Status Quo

The Smiths

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Question 3 of 10

3. After the 2006 World Cup, how many different Utd players in their past had scored World Cup goals? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who scored the first Premiership goal at Old Trafford? Hint

Dion Dublin

Brian Deane

Mark Hughes

Peter Beardsley

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Question 5 of 10

5. After the 2006 World Cup, how many World Cup winners had played for Utd? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who were Utd's last European opponents before the English ban was placed? Hint

Rabas Gyor

Legia Warsaw

Pecsi Munkas

Videoton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Only one team scored 6 goals in a Premiership game against Utd in the 1990s. Who were they? Hint

Blackburn Rovers

Chelsea

Southampton

Newcastle United

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Utd's first international signing? Hint

Nikola Jovanovic

John Sivebaek

Arnold Muhren

Carlo Sartori

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was significant about Pat McGibbon's debut in a League Cup tie in 1995? Hint

First qualified politician to play for Utd

First Utd defender to score on his debut

He was sent off and never played for Utd again

Tallest player to ever play for Utd

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Question 10 of 10

10. Most remember the 9-0 rout of Ipswich Town and Cole's 5 goal haul in 1995, but who opened the scoring that day? Hint

Paul Ince

Roy Keane

Mark Hughes

Brian McClair

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Utd player retired with a career total of 129 caps?

Answer: Peter Schmeichel

Schmeichel finally retired in 2003 after gaining 129 caps for Denmark and scoring 1 goal.

2. Who took Utd to the top of the pop charts in 1994 with, "Come on You Reds"?

Answer: Status Quo

The quo replaced Stiltskin at the top. Unfortunately, they were knocked off by, "Love is All Around", by Wet Wet Wet.

3. After the 2006 World Cup, how many different Utd players in their past had scored World Cup goals?

Answer: 18

The list is Charlton, Jordan, Robson, Whiteside, Strachan, Beardsley, Larsson, Olsen, Scholes, Beckham, Blanc, Forlan, Fortune, Park, Ferdinand, Tevez, Van Nistelrooy, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

4. Who scored the first Premiership goal at Old Trafford?

Answer: Peter Beardsley

This was the second match of the 1992-93 season, with Utd going down 0-3 to Everton.

5. After the 2006 World Cup, how many World Cup winners had played for Utd?

Answer: 6

The players were Stiles (1966), Charlton(1966), Connelly (1966), Blanc (1998), Barthez (1998), and Kleberson(2002).

6. Who were Utd's last European opponents before the English ban was placed?

Answer: Videoton

Hungarian side Videoton knocked Utd out of the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup on penalties in the 1984-85 season.

7. Only one team scored 6 goals in a Premiership game against Utd in the 1990s. Who were they?

Answer: Southampton

The Saints beat Utd 6-3 at the Dell in the 1996-97 season.

8. Who was Utd's first international signing?

Answer: Nikola Jovanovic

Although Carlo Sartori was Italian, he came through the youth system. The Yugoslav Jovanovic was signed in 1979. Muhren wasn't signed until 1982, and Sivebaek in 1985.

9. What was significant about Pat McGibbon's debut in a League Cup tie in 1995?

Answer: He was sent off and never played for Utd again

Poor Pat McGibbon was sent off on 51 minutes against York City, and never played for Utd again.

10. Most remember the 9-0 rout of Ipswich Town and Cole's 5 goal haul in 1995, but who opened the scoring that day?

Answer: Roy Keane

Roy Keane set the ball rolling in this 1995 encounter which was also Utd's record Premiership victory.

Source: Author thefunhead

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