Pub Quiz thread

[colognehornet]

Height of the corner flag post?

Nope, not yet - a clue, the distance is 2 metres.

 

[Busy Being Headhunted]

Nope, not yet - a clue, the distance is 2 metres.

you should say that is the minimum distance

 

[NZHorn]

The weight of the ball?

 

[colognehornet]

The weight of the ball?

Nope.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

How far the opposition have to stay away from a throw-in?

 

[NZHorn]

The size of the ref's cards.

 

[canary-dave]

The minimum distance between touchline and crowd barrier!

 

[colognehornet]

How far the opposition have to stay away from a throw-in?

Spot on BB ! Over to you.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Which was the first British club to participate in the World Club Championship?

 

[colognehornet]

Glasgow Celtic ?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Nope...

 

[colognehornet]

I've seen a variation of this question in the form of `Who won the first World Cup' - and the answer there was West Auckland Town F.C. (Somewhere near Bishop Auckland). Is that it ?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

No - although this club also were the first to win 'The Championship of the World' (in 1886)...

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

Renton Football Club. It had to be Scotland.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Nope.... this club were also the first British team to beat Real Madrid...

 

[Jsybarry]

I wonder if British means a Welsh or Northern Irish club, so I was thinking either Newport County or Linfield.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Nope... they were also the first British team - only British team - to be named in the Brazilian football encyclopedia.

 

[theghost]

Hello everybody, first post but could not resist answering with Hibs.........

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Hello everybody, first post but could not resist answering with Hibs.........

Excellent first post in that case Correct and over to you.....

Welcome by the way - always good to see new faces (or should that be new usernames?)

 

[theghost]

Thank you!

Have not read the rest of this so hopefully this is a new one......

Which was the last team to go bust whilst playing in the football league?