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Quiz about Heart of Midlothian Football Club
Quiz about Heart of Midlothian Football Club

Heart of Midlothian Football Club Quiz


This is a quiz on the Scottish football team Heart of Midlothian, which I have adopted from one originally compiled by gobshiteuk. For the sake of brevity, I will use their shortened name of "Hearts" in most of the questions.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author gobshiteuk

A multiple-choice quiz by Dizart. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Dizart
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
38,673
Updated
Mar 09 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
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Awards
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Question 1 of 10
1. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are based in which town or city in Scotland? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What colour shirts have Hearts worn through virtually all of their history? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After playing at a number of locations in their early days, Hearts moved permanently into which stadium in 1886? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Heart of Midlothian's first "golden era" was between 1891 and 1906 when they won two League Championships and four Scottish Cups. Which one of the following clubs did they NOT defeat in a Scottish Cup final during this period? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. During the 1950s, Hearts boasted a forward line nicknamed the "terrible trio", who scored an amazing 952 goals between. Which one of these players was NOT a part of the trio? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Hearts enjoyed a second "golden era" between 1955 and 1960 when they won numerous major honours. Who was their manager throughout this period? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In 1937, Hearts set a new club record for biggest win in a first class competition when they demolished which team 15-0 in a Scottish Cup tie? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Hearts have appeared in European competitions on numerous occasions with little success. Their best performance of the 20th century came in season 1988-89 when they were narrowly defeated 2-1 on aggregate in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup by which German club? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In 1930-31, which player scored a new club record of 44 league goals in a season for Hearts? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which player set a club record of 640 competitive appearances for Hearts between 1980 and 1997? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Heart of Midlothian Football Club are based in which town or city in Scotland?

Answer: Edinburgh

Heart of Midlothian F.C. were founded in 1874 in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. Edinburgh was part of the county of Midlothian at that time, and the club took their name from a mosaic in the Royal Mile which marked the entrance to the city's tolbooth.
2. What colour shirts have Hearts worn through virtually all of their history?

Answer: Maroon

Hearts have worn maroon shirts since 1877, usually accompanied by white shorts. There was an urban legend that they adopted this colour after their original shirts of red, white and blue stripes "ran" in the wash, but whether there is any truth to this or not is lost in the mists of time.
3. After playing at a number of locations in their early days, Hearts moved permanently into which stadium in 1886?

Answer: Tynecastle Park

Tynecastle (the "Park" bit is rarely used) is located in the Gorgie area of west-central Edinburgh. In 1932, a record crowd of 53,396 crammed into the ground to watch a Scottish Cup game against Rangers. In the early 1990s, when clubs throughout Britain were being forced to convert their stadiums into all-seaters, the club made plans to relocate to Hermiston on the city outskirts, but these plans fell through and the club went about redeveloping Tynecastle. Th redevelopment was completed in September 2017 with an all-seated capacity of 19,852.
4. Heart of Midlothian's first "golden era" was between 1891 and 1906 when they won two League Championships and four Scottish Cups. Which one of the following clubs did they NOT defeat in a Scottish Cup final during this period?

Answer: Queens Park

Hearts won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1891 with victory in the final over Dumbarton. They then defeated local rivals Hibernian in 1896 at Logie Green, the only occasion in which the final took place in Edinburgh. Celtic and Third Lanark were defeated in the final in 1901 and 1906 respectively. Hearts were league champions of Scotland in both 1894-95 and 1896-97.
5. During the 1950s, Hearts boasted a forward line nicknamed the "terrible trio", who scored an amazing 952 goals between. Which one of these players was NOT a part of the trio?

Answer: Eddie Turnbull

Willie Bauld scored 355 goals in 510 appearances for Hearts; Alfie Conn scored 221 times in 408 games; Jimmy Wardaugh found the back of the net 376 times in 518 games. Eddie Turnbull played for Hearts' Edinburgh rivals Hibernian, and was a member of their "Famous Five" forward line of the 1940s/50s.
6. Hearts enjoyed a second "golden era" between 1955 and 1960 when they won numerous major honours. Who was their manager throughout this period?

Answer: Tommy Walker

Tommy Walker took over the reins as Hearts manager in February, 1951, and remained in charge until September, 1966. During his long tenure, the club won seven major honours - two League Championships, one Scottish Cup and four League Cups.
7. In 1937, Hearts set a new club record for biggest win in a first class competition when they demolished which team 15-0 in a Scottish Cup tie?

Answer: King's Park

King's Park, who were based in Stirling, were struggling near the bottom of the second division in February 1937. Hearts proved far too strong for them, with Bill Walsh scoring eight times in their 15-0 win. Note that some sources list Hearts' biggest win as 21-0 vs Anchor in 1880, however this was an Edinburgh F.A. Cup tie; and is thus not regarded as a first class fixture.
8. Hearts have appeared in European competitions on numerous occasions with little success. Their best performance of the 20th century came in season 1988-89 when they were narrowly defeated 2-1 on aggregate in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup by which German club?

Answer: Bayern Munich

Hearts defeated St Patrick's Athletic of Ireland, Austria Vienna and Velez Mostar of Yugoslavia to reach the last eight of the 1988-89 UEFA Cup. Iain Ferguson scored the only goal of the first leg at Tynecastle, but the Germans turned things around with a 2-0 win at the Olympiastadion.
9. In 1930-31, which player scored a new club record of 44 league goals in a season for Hearts?

Answer: Barney Battles

Barney Battles began his career in the USA with Boston Soccer Club before crossing the Atlantic to join Hearts in 1928. In eight seasons at Tynecastle, he scored an amazing 218 goals in 200 competitive games for the club. His tally of 44 goals in 1930-31 came despite missing a number of games due to appendicitis.
10. Which player set a club record of 640 competitive appearances for Hearts between 1980 and 1997?

Answer: Gary Mackay

Gary Mackay made his Hearts debut as a teenager in 1980, and remained with the club for 17 years, making 640 appearances, including 516 league games. He scored 45 league goals for the club before joining Airdrieonians in 1997. He was capped four times by Scotland, scoring the winning goal against Bulgaria in Sofia in 1987.
Source: Author Dizart

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