Christmas Quiz - This One Works - REVISED

Try not to cheat! Answer template at bottom!


Questions:



1. In the 12 days of Christmas, how many Lords were leaping?

2. Complete the lyric:

“Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet (insert word)”

3. We all know about Jesus, but can you name three of his disciples?

4. Which of the three kings brought the baby Jesus frankincense?

5. Which country does Trafalgar Square’s Christmas Tree come from?

6. Which professional football team is closest to the River Mersey?

7. Who scored the 20,000th Premier League Goal?

8. Who is the all-time top scorer in the Premier League?

9. What was used in the 1973 FA Cup Final and never used again?

10. Who were the first team to win a major domestic trophy (FA Cup/League Cup) and be relegated from the Football League?

11. Who is Southampton’s current Number 7?

12. What is the biggest city in the UK never to have had a league team?

13. Which English league team’s name starts with 5 consonants?

14. Who is the only player who has scored a hat-trick in all of the top 4 English divisions, the League Cup, the FA Cup and for their country?

15. Who is the only player to have scored in the Merseyside, Manchester and Glasgow derbies?

16. Which club is nicknamed ‘The Tykes’?

17. Which club is nicknamed ‘The Hatters’?

18. Which club is nicknamed ‘The Iron’?

19. Which club is nicknamed ‘The Addicks’?

20. Which club is nicknamed ‘The Railwaymen’?




ANAGRAM ROUND



ANAGRAM WILL BE GIVEN, THEN A CLUE WILL BE IN BRACKETS



21. SMARTING PRAISE – (French Football Club)

22. RACKET STROP – (Current England International)

23. MOUNT THE POSH TART – (English Football Club)

24. A CORRUPT SULK – (Manager In English Football League)

25. SUDDEN ELITE - (English Football Club)

26. REVEALINGLY - (Sky Sports Football Pundit)

27. OH MAN DAMNED – (Southampton Player)

28. DENSE WET LUNATIC – (English Football Club)

29. THE INCEST ROUNDUP – (English Football Club)

30. WORM IN A BITCHS BOWEL – (English Football Club)





31. Name the only player to have played in every Premier League season?

32. Who was the first goalkeeper to score in the Premier League?

33. Who is the oldest English Football League club?

34. ‘El Clasico’ is contested by which two Spanish sides?

35. At which club did Joleon Lescott begin his professional career?

36. Which English football club was originally known as ‘Newton Heath’?

37. Which Italian club did Paul Ince play for?

38. Apart from 1966, in which World Cup did England progress furthest?

39. Who was the first English player to win the World Cup Golden Boot?

40. Who was the first million pound transfer?

41. Which Arsenal manager signed Dennis Bergkamp?

42. Which current League One side has won the most FA Cups, Sheffield United, Preston North End or Sheffield Wednesday?

43. True or False? Blackburn have won the top flight more times than Nottingham Forest?

44. Who were the last team to win the top division, before it became the Premier League?

45. At which club did both John Gregory and Martin O'Neill start their managerial careers at?

46. True or False? Gary Lineker never received a yellow card in his career?

47. Matthew Le Tissier only ever failed to score one penalty out of 48, which keeper saved his penalty?

48. Who was the goalkeeper playing for?

49. Which German club did Demba Ba play for before joining West Ham?

50. Name two brothers who play for the same Premier League side?







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Nice quiz. Here I go.....

1. 9
2. Head
3. Peter, Paul, John
4.
5. Norway
6. Everton
7. Aguero
8. Shearer
9. Yellow ball
10. Coventry
11. Lambert
12. Belfast
13. Crystal Palace
14. Earnshaw
15. Kanchelskis
16. Barnsley
17. Luton
18. S****horpe
19. Charlton
20. Salisbury
21.
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23. Tottenham Hotspur
24.
25.
26.
27. Dean Hammond
28.
29.
30. West Bromwich Albion
31. Ryan Giggs
32. Peter Schmeical
33. Notts County
34. Real Madrid & Barca
35. Palace
36. Man Utd
37. Juventus
38. 1990
39. Alan Shearer
40. Trevor Francis
41. George Graham
42. Preston
43. False
44. Norwich
45. Aston Villa
46. True
47. Neville Southall
48. Everton
49. Beyern Leverkusen
50. Fabio da Silva &............his brother

 

Answer template

1. Twelve
2. Head
3. Matthew, Mark, Luke
4. Pass
5. Norway
6. Everton? (It'll blatantly be a trick question and be Tranmere or something)
7. Mark Albrighton
8. Alan Shearer
9. An orange ball
10. Luton
11. Richard Lambert
12. Bath
13. Crystal Palace
14. Robert Earnshaw
15. Andrei Kanchelskis
16. Barnsley
17. Luton Town
18. Scunthorpe
19. Charlton
20. Cheltenham?

I'm rubbish at anagrams (and have work that needs doing) so not even going to attempt them

31. Ryan Giggs
32. Peter Schmeichel
33. Sheffield United
34. Barcelona & Real Madrid
35. Wolves
36. Man United
37. Internazionale
38. 1990
39. Gary Lineker
40. No idea
41. George Graham
42. Sheff Wed
43. True
44. Leeds
45. Leicester City
46. True
47. Mark Crossley
48. Nottingham Forest
49. Hoffenheim
50. Rafael and Fabio Da Silva

 

1. 10
2. head
3. Matthew, Mark, John
4. Isn't it unspecified in the bible? I'll guess Melchior
5. Norway
6. Stockport
7. Marc Albrighton
8. Alan Shearer
9. The orange "snow ball"
10. Genuinely no idea. Old Etonians!
11. Rickie Lambert Southampton's Goal Machine.
12. Wakefield
13. CRYSTal Palace
14. Rob Earnshaw
15. Andrei Kanchelskis
16. Barnsley
17. Luton
18. Scunthorpe
19. Charlton
20. Crewe

21. Paris St Germain
22. Scott Parker
23. Tottenham Hotspur
24. Paul Sturrock
25. Leeds United
26. Gary Neville
27. Dean Hammond
28. Newcastle United
29. Scunthorpe United
30. West Bromwich Albion

31. Giggsy. Scored in every one too!
32. Peter Schmeichel
33. Currently football league Notts County, but I think Sheffield FC is the oldest still around
34. Real Madrid and Barcelona
35. Wolves was his first team, dunno if he started in some other reserves
36. Man Utd
37. Inter
38. 1990
39. Gary Lineker
40. Trevor Francis
41. Brucey Rioch
42. Sheffield United
43. True
44. Leeds
45. They didn't? O'Neill's first big job was Wycombe but managed a couple of crappy teams before that, Gregory started at Portsmouth?
46. True
47. Mark Crossley
48. Forest
49. Hoffenheim
50. Shola and Sammy Ameobi

 

24/50

 

30/50

 

47/50

 

1. 10
2. Head
3. Peter, Thomas, Judas.
4. Melchior
5. Norway
6. Stockport County
7. Marc Albrighton
8. Alan Shearer
9. Ian Porterfield's jockstrap.
10. Wimbledon
11. Err, Terry Paine, no.. Matt Le Tissier, NO, Rickie Lambert!
12. Wakefield
13. Crystal Palace
14. Robert Earnshaw
15. Andrei Kanchelskis
16. Barnsley
17. Luton
18. Scunthorpe
19. Charlton
20. Crewe Alexandra
21. Paris St Germain
22. Scott Parker
23. Tottenham Hotspur
24. Paul Sturrock
25. Leeds United
26. Gary Neville
27. Dean Hammond
28. Newcastle United
29. Scunthorpe United
30. West Bromwich Albion
31. Ryan Giggs
32. Peter Schmeichel
33. Notts County
34. Barcelona and Real Madrid
35. Wolverhampton Wanderers
36. Manchester United
37. Inter Milan
38. 1990
39. Gary Lineker
40. Trevor Francis
41. Bruce Rioch
42. Sheffield United (5)
43. True
44. Leeds United
45. Wycombe Wanderers
46. True
47. Mark Crossley
48. Nottingham Forest
49. Hoffenheim
50. Fabio and Rafael Da Silva for Man U

Great quiz, cheers DTLW!

 

Here's my effort without looking at any previous posts (or Google!!).....

1. 8

2. Head

3. Matthew, Luke and John

4. Baltazar

5. Norway

6. Tranmere

7. Marc Albrighton

8. Alan Shearer

9. Not sure, something to do with the colour of ribbons on the cup?

10. Oxford United

11. Rickie Lambert

12. Southport

13. Crystal Palace

14. David Healy

15. Andrei Kanchelskis

16. Barnsley

17. Luton Town

18. S****horpe

19. Charlton Athletic

20. Not sure, Chesterfield?

21. PARIS ST GERMAIN

22. SCOTT PARKER

23. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

24. PAUL STURROCK

25. LEEDS UNITED

26. GARY NEVILLE

27. DEAN HAMMOND

28. NEWCASTLE UNITED

29. S****HORPE UNITED

30. WEST BROMWICH ALBION

31. Ryan Giggs

32. Peter Schmeichel

33. Notts County

34. Barcelona & Real Madrid

35. Not sure, Birmingham?

36. Man Utd

37. Inter Milan

38. 1990

39. Gary Lineker

40. Trevor Francis

41. Bruce Rioch

42. Preston North End

43. True

44. Leeds

45. Wycome Wanderers

46. True

47. Mark Crossley

48. Notts Forest

49. Stuttgart

50. Shola and Sammy Ameobi

 

47/50​

See Q:42 ;-)

 

40/50​