The Football Manager Pub Quiz - Questions & Answers

Round 1

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Who scored both goals as AC Milan beat Liverpool in the Champions League final in May 2007?

   Paolo Maldini / Hernan Crespo / Alberto Gilardino / Filippo Inzaghi

2. Which Portuguese club traditionally play in a black and white checked shirt?

   Marítimo / Boavista / Sporting Lisbon / Nacional da Madeira

3. Who was Brazil's captain when they won the World Cup in 2002?

   Rivaldo / Ronaldo / Cafu / Roberto Carlos

4. Who became Bulgaria's most-capped player last season?

   Stiliyan Petrov / Martin Petrov / Dimitar Berbatov / Ivan Ivanov

5. Which host nation failed to beat Honduras and Northern Ireland in their World Cup finals?

   Switzerland / Spain / Mexico / Chile

6. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored European Championship qualifying goals for his country against Andorra, Slovakia, Macedonia and Ireland in successive games last season. Which country does he play for?

   Azerbaijan / Armenia / Ukraine / Russia

7. He won the South American Football of the Year award in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Who is he?

   Carlos Tévez / Robinho / Javier Mascherano / José Cardozo

8. Cristiano Ronaldo recently become the third-youngest European to reach 100 international caps. Lukas Podolski of Germany remains the youngest, with Kristen Viikmäe second. For what country does Viikmäe play?

   Liechtenstein / Estonia / Finland / Iceland

9. Who scored for Yugoslavia in the 1990 World Cup and Croatia in the 1998 World Cup – becoming the first man to score for two different countries in the World Cup finals

   Robert Jarni / Dejan Savicevic / Davor Suker / Robert Prosinecki

10. Which Portuguese international is called Luís Cunha?

    Deco / Danny / Nani / Pepe

Round 2

QUOTES

1. "I couldn't settle in Italy. It was like living in a foreign country."

   Ian Rush / Paul Gascoigne / Paul Ince / Sven-Goran Eriksson

2. Who was the Spanish national coach fined for making a racist remark against Thierry Henry in 2004?

   Luis Aragones / Llorence Serra Ferrer / Claudio Ranieri / Inaki Saez

3. Which former England defender said: 'I don't wanna go. We can win this' during the film Escape to Victory?

   Russell Osman / Bobby Moore / Terry Butcher / Roy Mcfarland

4. Which chairman claimed he was 'The Golden Tit' for spending millions of pounds in a vain bid to get his team into the Premier League?

   Milan Mandaric / Sir Jack Hayward / David Gold / Simon Jordan

5. "I don't really like the north. It's always raining. It's really cold and I don't like all those little houses." Who said that?

   Fabrizio Ravanelli / Franck Lebouef / Paul Merson / Paolo Di Canio

6. "Arsenal have good fans but not that passionate since they moved from Highbury to the Emirates."

   Gael Clichy / Robin Van Persie / Samir Nasri / Kolo Toure

7. "If brains were chocolate, he wouldn't have enough to fill a smartie". Leicester City favourite Alan Birchenall once said that about which former Foxes player?

   Frank Worthington / Tony Cottee / Robbie Savage / Gary Lineker

8. "Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been a virgin." Which England international said that?

   Peter Shilton / Peter Crouch / Peter Beardsley / Peter Barnes

9. "If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more." Xavi Hernandez said that about which footballer?

   Owen Hargreaves / Paul Scholes / Rio Ferdinand / Matt Le Tissier

10. "England did nothing in the World Cup, why are they bringing books out?". Who was annoyed by England's 2006 World Cup performances?

    Robbie Savage / Paul Gascoigne / Joey Barton / Alan Hansen

Round 3

THE LONGEST SINCE...

1. Which club has gone the longest since winning the FA Cup?

   West Bromwich Albion / West Ham United / Bolton Wanderers / Nottingham Forest

2. Which player has gone the longest since scoring a Premier League hat-trick?

   Emmanuel Adebayor / Dimitar Berbatov / Carlos Tevez / Wayne Rooney

3. Which player has gone the longest since his last England cap?

   Kieron Dyer / Phil Neville / Jamie Carragher / Wes Brown

4. Which club has been absent from European club competition for the longest time?

   Bolton Wanderers / Everton / Blackburn Rovers / West Ham United

5. Which manager has suffered the longest current spell since winning a trophy?

   Gordon Strachan / Alex McLeish / Arsene Wenger / Harry Redknapp

6. Which manager has endured the longest current spell since winning a promotion?

   Neil Warnock / Tony Mowbray / Billy Davies / Colin Calderwood

7. Which Arsenal player has gone the longest since receiving a red card in the Premier League?

   Johan Djourou / Gervinho / Emmanuel Frimpong / Bakary Sagna

8. Which goalkeeper holds the Premier League record for the longest run without conceding a goal?

   David Seaman / Edwin van der Sar / Peter Schmeichel / Jens Lehmann

9. Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Leicester City and Ipswich Town were all relegated from the premier League in 1995. Which of the four had the longest wait before they returned to the top-flight?

   Crystal Palace / Norwich City / Leicester City / Ipswich Town

10. Who is the longest-serving current manager in the npower Championship?

    Nigel Clough / Ian Holloway / Kenny Jackett / Tony Mowbray

Round 4

MANAGERS

1. Lars Lagerback is the current manager of which nation?

   Sweden / Faroe Islands / Iceland / United Arab Emirates

2. Lithuania manager Csaba Laszlo has worked in Great Britain earlier in his career. Which club has he previously managed?

   Portsmouth / Hearts / Dundee United / AFC Bournemouth

3. Which Italian club appointed former national team boss Roberto Donadoni as manager in January?

   Parma / Torino / Genoa / Sampdoria

4. Who was Aston Villa manager when they last lifted a domestic trophy?

   Ron Atkinson / Graham Taylor / Brian Little / David O'Leary

5. Which is the missing club in Steve Bruce's managerial CV?
   ???, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Hull City.

   Sheffield Wednesday / Shrewsbury Town / Stoke City / Sheffield United

6. Who was the Chelsea manager when they won the FA Cup in 2000?

   Claudio Ranieri / Gianluca Vialli / Ruud Gullit / Mark Hughes

7. Paul Merson has managed just one Football League club. Which club?

   Walsall / Watford / Wrexham / Wycombe Wanderers

8. Which was former England manager Terry Venables' last club as a manager?

   Middlesbrough / Leeds United / Crystal Palace / Portsmouth

9. Which country is the odd-one out for Sven-Goran Eriksson?

   Côte d'Ivoire / Mexico / England / Nigeria

10. Which club did Guus Hiddink coach to European Cup success in 1988?

    Ajax / PSV Eindhoven / Porto / Bayern Munich

Round 5

THE YOUNGEST

1. Who is the youngest manager to win a major UEFA club competition?

   Gianluca Vialli / Sven-Goran Eriksson / Andre Villa-Boas / Jose Mourinho

2. Fabrice Olinga became the youngest scorer in La Liga history in Spain earlier this season. For which club does the Cameroonian play?

   Celta Vigo / Málaga / Getafe / Levante

3. Who became Arsenal's youngest first-team player when playing against Rotherham United in the League Cup in October 2003?

   Cesc Fabregas / Jerome Thomas / Jeremie Aliadiere / Philippe Senderos

4. Who is the youngest scorer of a hat-trick in top-flight football?

   Trevor Francis / Michael Owen / Jimmy Greaves / Alan Shearer

5. At which club did Rory Delap become the holder of their youngest league player record in 1993?

   Plymouth Argyle / Carlisle United / Hartlepool United / Blackpool

6. Who was the youngest player in England's 1966 World Cup-winning team?

   Roger Hunt / Martin Peters / Alan Ball / Gordon Banks

7. Who is the youngest player sent off in the Premier League?

   James Vaughan / Joey Barton / Wayne Rooney / Lee Cattermole

8. The youngest FA Cup finalist of all-time was Curtis Weston, for Millwall against Manchester United in 2004. What club does he now play for?

   Gillingham / Brentford / Barnet / None, he has retired

9. Chris Woods is the youngest Wembley Cup final goalkeeper. For which club did he achieve that feat?

   Nottingham Forest / Queens Park Rangers / Liverpool / Norwich City

10. Reuben Noble-Lazarus became the youngest player in the Football League when he appeared for which club in 2008?

    Barnet / Barnsley / Brentford / Bury

Round 6

PLAYING HISTORIES AND CAREERS

1. Juan Roman Riquelme has played for the following clubs in his senior career. Name the missing club.
   Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, ???, Boca Juniors.

   Villarreal / Valencia / Internazionale / Monaco

2. Ruud van Nistelrooy played for eight clubs during his career.
   In order, they are Den Bosch, Heerenveen, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid, ???, Malaga.

   Bordeaux / Hamburg / AC Milan / Galatasaray

3. Which player's career path is this?
   Racing Club (Argentina), Genoa, Real Zaragoza, Genoa, Internazionale.

   Ivan Cordoba / Walter Samuel / Diego Milito / Esteban Cambiasso

4. This is former French striker David Trezeguet's career path. Which is the final club?
   Platense, Monaco, Juventus, Hercules, Baniyas Sports & Culture Club, ???.

   River Plate / Le Mans / Boca Juniors / Lecce

5. He scored a notable World Cup goal in 2002, and these are the clubs he played for. Who is he?
   Sakaryaspor, Bursapor, Galatasaray, Torino, Galatasaray, Internazionale, Parma, Blackburn Rovers, Galatasaray.

   Hakan Sukur / Emre / Ilhan Mansiz / Tugay

6. He won 82 caps for France, scoring 28 goals. He also played for Inter Milan, Monaco and Kaiserslautern. Who is he?

   Youri Djorkaeff / Christophe Dugarry / Sylvain Wiltord / Dominique Rocheteau

7. Who won 73 caps for Holland, played for Ajax, Sporting Lisbon and Real Zaragoza and won three European Cups with AC Milan?

   Marco Van Basten / Edgar Davids / Frank Rijkaard / Ruud Gullit

8. German goalkeeper Jens Lehman played for six clubs in his career, including two spells in London. Which is the missing Italian club?
   His roll-call reads: Schalke, ???, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Stuttgart, Arsenal.

   Juventus / AC Milan / Napoli / Brescia

9. Nemanja Vidic played for which of the Moscow clubs before joining Manchester United?

   Lokomotiv Moscow / Spartak Moscow / Dinamo Moscow / CSKA Moscow

10. Emmerson Boyce has played over 160 Premier league games for Wigan Athletic. He started at Luton Town, but which was the only other club he has played for at senior level?

    Charlton Athletic / Crystal Palace / Norwich City / Stoke City