April Quiz Part I

By Neily
April 12 2005

World cup time for Part One of April's Quiz, Fetish led all the way last month with Big G... close behind. So Here's your chance to get off to a flier.

1.Altogether there were 52 games played in the 1990 World Cup, How many players were sent off ? (1 pt)
16 Red Cards

2.In the 1982 Semi Final West German keeper Harold Schumacher knocked unconscious which French defender in a now infamous challenge ?(1 pt)
Patrick Battiston

3.Which country has withdrawn from the World Cup on Four occassions ?(1 pt)
Egypt ( Just noticed the disc was released before the 98 world cup so Sudan count as well )

4.What Fruit was the 1982 Spanish Mascot based on ?(1 pt)
An Orange

5.What has been the highest score in a World Cup Finals match ?(1 pt)
Hungary 10 El Salvador 1

6.Who scored the 1,000th world cup goal ?(1 pts)
Rob Rensenbrink ( Holland)

7.Spain entered the 1938 World Cup, Why did they not compete ?(1 pt)
Outbreak of Civil War

8.Which Countries did Cameroon beat to reach the World Cup Quarter Finals in 1990 ?(1 pt)
Argentina, Romania, Columbia

9.Who was the first player to be banned for drug taking by FIFA in a World Cup ?(1 pt)
Ernest Jean-Joseph of Haiti in 1974

10.Peter Shilton's World Cup finals debut was against which team ? (1 pt)
France

11.Having succesfully qualified for the 1950 World Cup why did the Scottish team refuse to go ?(1 pt)
Because they did not win the qualifying group

12.Played 6, lost 6, goals for 1, goals against 22 - the worst record in the World Cup finals. Which team is this ?(1 pt)
El Salvador

13.Who did Andreas Brehme's shot deflect off to open the scoring for Germany in the 1990 Semi Final ?(1 pt)
Paul Parker

14.Which three Italians missed penalty's in the 1994 shoot out to Hand Brazil the World Cup ?(1 pt)
Daniele Massaro, Franco baresi, Robbie baggio

15.Which Legendary Italian defender played in the 1982 Final when he was Just 18 ? (1 pt)
Guiseppe bergomi

1. Fettish - 15 points
2.Big G... 14 points
3.Bill Pollock 9 points