Setanta Football Quiz

by setanta.com staff , 08 June 2009

Test your football knowledge with our weekly quiz. How will you fare?


The weekly Setanta football quiz starts here. Test your knowledge on the beautiful game and why not compete against your mates to see who knows the most?

Every Tuesday, we will bring you a new game so best of luck, the answers are available below.

PICTURE ROUND:

Identify the four in the picture. One point for each.

THEMED ROUND:

This week's theme is famous assists.

1. Whose long pass out of defence was hammered into the West Germany net by Geoff Hurst for the fourth, clinching goal, in the 1966 World Cup final?

2. When Michael Owen netted his solo strike against Argentina at France '98, whose pass did he collect in his stride?

3. Gary Lineker netted an equaliser against West Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi-final but who passed to him to atone for playing a part in the opening goal?

4. Who flicked the ball on for Michael Thomas to run through the Liverpool defence and score his last-ditch title winner in 1989?

5. Who provided the centre for Lionel Messi to leap to head the second goal in this year's Champions League final?

GUESS THE YEAR:

All of the following happened in which year? 

Sunderland sacked Peter Reid and replaced him with Howard Wilkinson.
O2 take over the shirt sponsorship of Arsenal.
Wayne Rooney scores his first Premier League goal for Everton, against Arsenal, aged 16.

ANAGRAM:

Unscramble this to reveal a Premier League striker. 

BRAVE, NO INSPIRE.

DO THE MATH:

Complete the gaps in our sum to get the right answer.

David Beckham’s age / the number of goals he scored for Preston + the number of goals he has scored for England at Wembley.

LINK ROUND:

All of the answers are linked. Guess the link to earn an extra point so there are six available for this round.

1. Phil Brown played under fellow Premier League manager Sam Allardyce at which club?

2. Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor was born in which city?

3. Which West Ham player scored on his debut against Blackburn Rovers in March, 2008? 

4. Former England internationals Kevin Hector and Neil Webb worked for which huge nationwide organisation after retiring?

5. What are the initials of the player whose two goals won the first game where Ian Rush scored but finished on the losing side for Liverpool?

And what is the link between the five answers?

WHO AM I?:

I am one of the best players never to win a World Cup.
I did play in the tournament stages of three World Cups.
I coached a team at the 2006 World Cup.
My real name is Artur Antunes Coimbra.

THE TOUGHIE:

Which current Premier League manager played under the first-ever substitute in league football during his playing days at Gillingham?

That's the end of the quiz and you should be able to get a mark out of 20 for your efforts. How did you do? Please let us know.

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