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Quiz about UK Football
Quiz about UK Football

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A multiple-choice quiz by jimm34. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jimm34
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
392,636
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
350
Last 3 plays: Guest 194 (9/10), Guest 77 (8/10), Guest 90 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which British team was the first to win the European Cup, and did this with all the players being from that country of the UK? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which team was the first British team to win the European Cup five times? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who surprisingly won the Premier League in the 1994-95 season? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the first non-Scottish manager to win the Premier League, doing this in his first full season in English football? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Scottish Manager Sir Alex Ferguson won the Premier League title 13 times in an illustrious career in England, but which Scottish team did he lead to European Cup-Winners Cup glory prior to joining Manchester United? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which manager won the first Premier League title, in 1992-93? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The UEFA Cup-Winners Cup is no longer a tournament (it existed from 1960 to 1999). During those four decades, which country can boast to have had the most winners of the tournament? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the first player to score a hat trick in an FA Cup final at Wembley? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first to win the FA Cup seven times as manager? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who were the first team to have won the FA Cup and been relegated from the Premier League in the same season? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which British team was the first to win the European Cup, and did this with all the players being from that country of the UK?

Answer: Celtic

The team, managed by the late great Jock Stein, became known as the Lisbon Lions after the win in Lisbon in 1967. All the players were Scottish . They won the quadruple in 1967 winning the European cup, the Scottish League title, the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
2. Which team was the first British team to win the European Cup five times?

Answer: Liverpool

The fifth victory was in 2005 in Istanbul, when they came back from 3-0 at half time to beat AC Milan 3-2 on penalties. The other victories were in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984 during a long spell of European and domestic domination by the Reds. For winning it five times they got to keep the trophy.
3. Who surprisingly won the Premier League in the 1994-95 season?

Answer: Blackburn Rovers

They won the title partly due to the goal scoring prowess of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton, who between them scored 49 goals that season.
4. Who was the first non-Scottish manager to win the Premier League, doing this in his first full season in English football?

Answer: Arsene Wenger

Season 1997-98 was Wenger's first full season in charge at Arsenal. They were 12 points behind Manchester United at the start of March, albeit Arsenal had 3 matches in hand and still had Manch Utd to play. They won the last 8 games of the season to win the title.
5. Scottish Manager Sir Alex Ferguson won the Premier League title 13 times in an illustrious career in England, but which Scottish team did he lead to European Cup-Winners Cup glory prior to joining Manchester United?

Answer: Aberdeen

He famously led Aberdeen to a 2-1 extra time win over Real Madrid in Gothenburg in the 1983 final.
6. Which manager won the first Premier League title, in 1992-93?

Answer: Alex Ferguson

Ferguson won the first EPL title with Manchester United. It was the first of what would total 13 English Premier League titles in his managerial career.
7. The UEFA Cup-Winners Cup is no longer a tournament (it existed from 1960 to 1999). During those four decades, which country can boast to have had the most winners of the tournament?

Answer: England

English teams were victorious eight times with Italian and Spanish teams winning it seven times each. The most wins by a club was Barcelona who won it on four occasions (1979, 1982, 1989 and 1997).

The eight wins were: Tottenham Hotspur (1963), West Han United (1965), Manchester City (1970), Chelsea (1971 and 1998), Everton (1985), Manchester United (1991) and Arsenal (1994).
8. Who was the first player to score a hat trick in an FA Cup final at Wembley?

Answer: Stan Mortensen

He scored this in 1953 for Blackpool in a 4-3 win over Bolton Wanderers. This final was to become known as the "Matthews Final" due to the performance of legend Sir Stanley Matthews in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley stadium. This was Blackpool's first FA Cup victory, in their third appearance (the first two were in 1948 and 1951).

[ Wembley Stadium was opened in 1923. Previous hat-ticks were scored in 1890 and 1894 FA Cup Finals ]
9. Who was the first to win the FA Cup seven times as manager?

Answer: Arsene Wenger

Arsene had an incredible seven FA cup wins as Arsenal manager over his 26 year career in British football - 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017. This during his 2 decades of duels with Sir Alex Fergusons Manchester united. Ferguson also managed 5 FA Cup successes as a manager 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2004.
10. Who were the first team to have won the FA Cup and been relegated from the Premier League in the same season?

Answer: Wigan Athletic

This fortunate and unfortunate combination happened under Roberto Martinez, who went on to manage the Belgium national team in 2016. They beat Manchester City 1-0 in the final at Wembley to win the 2013 FA Cup, but also finished in 18th place in the Premier League and were relegated, missing out on survival by three points to Sunderland .
Source: Author jimm34

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