Newcastle Site: Enter Our Football Quiz!

By Matthew Jones
November 16 2003

Put your football knowledge to the test in our fantastic quiz. We already hvae a few entries, so get yours in asap! Some of you may have already answered this quiz, so if you did, don't enter again :¬) EXAMPLE:

FOOTBALL QUIZ!

EXAMPLE:

1) What came first? a) Shinpads
b) Heading the ball

The answer is infact "a", so to answer that question, you would just type "1) a" in the e-mail you send me.

Please E-Mail ALL answers to jones_ufc@hotmail.com. Closing date for entries, is 15/11/03.

1) What Came First? a) Numbers On Footbal Shirts
b) The Referee's Whistle
2) What Came First? a) The Word "Goalkeeper"
b) The Goalkeepers' Jersey
3) What Came First? a) White Footballs
b) The Word "Soccer"
4) It's 1902. A Player Runs Out On To The Pitch And You Can See His Knees. Foul or Fair? a) Foul
b) Fair
5) Everton's Nickname Is "The Toffees" Because Their Players Believed That Sucking Toffees Before A Match And At Half Time Gave Them Extra Energy. True or False? a) True
b) False
6) Charlton Athletic's Nickname "The Addicks" Came From The Owner Of A Fish & Chip Shop. True or False? a) True
b) False
7) One Of The Goalmouths At Celtic's Ground, Parkhead, Is Supposed To Be Haunted. Who Is the Goal-Hanging Ghost? a) A Rangers Striker Who Missed A Crucial Penalty
b) A Past Celtic Goalkeeper
c) A Referee Who Was Brained By A Bottle
8) In 1963 Halifax Town Threw Open The Gates To Their Ground And Let People In To Do What? a) Ice Skate
b) Swin
c) Buy Any Bits They Wanted
9) In 1963, Rodney Marsh of Queens Park Rangers Headed A Goal In A Match Against Leicester City. What Did He Damage? a) His Eye
b) His Nose
c) His Eardrum
10) In April 1980, Ex-Arsenal Striker Charlie George Tried Tackling A Lownmower In His Garden At Home. What Did He Lose? a) A Toe
b) A Finger
c) His Foot
11) What Did Manchester United Goalkeeper Alex Stepney Break During An Impressive Performance On The Pitch? a) His Wrist
b) His Jaw
c) His Ankle
12) When A Player Named Jock Spelton Joined Holt United From Moss End, The Transfer "Fee" Was 30 Sheets Of... a) Corrugated Iron
b) Plywood
c) Cotton - For A Bed
13) When Daniel Allende joined Uruguyan Club Central Espanol The "Fee" Was... a) 550 Beef Steakss
b) 1,000 Pizzas
c) 365 Omelettes
14) In 1996, Smartly-Groomed French Star David Ginola Won The Title "_____ Of The Year". a) Prat
b) Player
c) Hairstyle
15) Most Romanian Players Carry A _____ a) Gun
b) Spare Shirt
c) Bootbag
16) Italian star Fabio Galante injured two youngsters by throwing a _____ from his hotel room window. a) Plate
b) Medal
c) Waterbomb
17) A Japanese Player Gave Up The Game And Became A _____ - All Because He Scored An Own Goal. a) Boxer
b) Monk
c) Binman
18) Before Becoming An England Striker, Ian Wright Was A _____. a) Plasterer
b) Shop Assistant
c) Milkman
19) Ex-England Winger Chris Waddle's First Job Was In A _____ Factory. a) Computer
b) Sausage
c) Shoe
20) In December 2000 The Notts County Players Had To Dodge Some Unusual Creatures On Their Pitch. What Were They? a) Dead Fish
b) Vultures
c) Pot-Bellied Pigs
21) IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, PLEASE PREDICT THE ATTENDANCE FOR NEWCASTLE UNITED VS LIVERPOOL.

Please E-Mail ALL answers to jones_ufc@hotmail.com. Closing date for entries, is 15/11/03.

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