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Football Trivia Question of the Day April 2012.
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30th April 2012:
Q: Which club has won the most Football League Championships without ever winning one in the Top Flight of English Football?
A: Notts County with 8 League Titles (3 Second Flight Championships, 2 Third Flight Championships & 3 Fourth Flight Championships).
29th April 2012:
Q: How many UEFA European Cup or Champions League Finals have been between English & German clubs?
A: This season's Final will be the 6th time: 1975 Bayern Munich 2-0 Leeds United, 1977 Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Monchengladbach, 1980 Nottingham Forest
1-0 SV Hamburg, 1982 Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich, 1999 Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich & 2012 Chelsea v Bayern Munich.
28th April 2012:
Q: Which player holds the European record for the most club goals scored in all competitions during a season?
A: West Germany's Gerd Müller with 67 goals scored in all competitions with Bayern Munich in 1972-73.
27th April 2012:
Q: When was the last time that a Scottish club reached the Semi-Final of the English FA Cup?
A: Season 1886-87 when Rangers FC lost 1-3 to Aston Villa.
26th April 2012:
Q: Which three English League clubs was Alf Ramsey affiliated with as a player before becoming manager of Ipswich Town?
A: Portsmouth (1940-43), Southampton (1943-49) and Tottenham Hotspur (1949-55).
25th April 2012:
Q: Which three countries have won the African Cup of Nations three times or more?
A: Egypt (7 wins), Ghana and Cameroon (4 wins each)
24th April 2012:
Q: How many different Arsenal footballers have won the PFA Footballer of the Year Awards?
A: Four - Liam Brady (1979), Dennis Bergkamp (1998), Thierry Henry (2003 & 2004) and Robin van Persie (2012).
23rd April 2012:
Q: Geoff Hurst is most associated with West Ham United but what two other English clubs did he play for?
A: Stoke City (1972-1975) and West Bromwich Albion (1975-1976).
22nd April 2012:
Q: Which three English clubs did Irish midfielder Johnny Giles play for?
A: Manchester United (1957-1963), Leeds United (1963-1975) and West Bromwich Albion (1975-1977).
21st April 2012:
Q: Who was the last player affiliated to Leeds United at the time to score a goal for England's national team?
A: Alan Smith on 7th September 2002 at Villa Park in a 1-1 draw with Portugal.
20th April 2012:
Q: Who was the highest goalscorer in the Euro 2012 Qualifiers from a country which failed to make the Finals?
A: Mikael Forssell of Finland with seven goals scored.
19th April 2012:
Q: Which two Brazilian players have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks?
A: Afonso Alves (Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City, 11th May 2008) and Robinho (Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City, 26th October 2008).
18th April 2012:
Q: Which is the only club to have won the Asian AFC Champions League or its predecessors three times?
A: Pohang Steelers of South Korea in 1997, 1998 and 2009.
17th April 2012:
Q: Which three members of Argentina's Olympic Gold Medal Winning team of 2008 played in the English Premier League?
A: Pablo Zabaleta, Javier Mascherano and Sergio Aguero.
16th April 2012:
Q: Which was the only club from the Fourth Flight of English Football to reach a League Cup Final?
A: Rochdale, who lost 4-0 on aggregate to Norwich City in Season 1961-62.
15th April 2012:
Q: Which South American country is without a win so far in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers?
A: Bolivia haven't won a match yet. The eight other participating teams have all won at least one match and Brazil are exempt as the 2014 Host Nation.
14th April 2012:
Q: Which two players affiliated with Hull City at the time participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Jozy Altidore (United States) and Richard Garcia (Australia).
13th April 2012:
Q: Which are the only five Nations to win Olympic Games Women's Football Medals since 1996?
A: United States (3 Gold, 1 Silver), Norway (1 Gold, 1 Bronze), Brazil (2 Silver), China (1 Silver) and Germany (3 Bronze).
12th April 2012:
Q: Which three clubs were Champions of the Football Alliance from season 1889-90 to 1891-92?
A: The Wednesday (1889-90), Stoke (1890-91) and Nottingham Forest (1891-92). The Football Alliance formed the Football League 2nd Division in 1892-93.
11th April 2012:
Q: Which Nation has participated in the most men's Olympic Games Football Tournaments?
A: Italy has competed in 15 men's Olympic Finals Tournaments. The United States is second with 14 and France & Brazil have competed in 12 each.
10th April 2012:
Q: Which three footballers from Chile have played in the 2011-12 Premier League season?
A: Jean Beausejour (Wigan Athletic), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich Albion) and David Pizarro (Manchester City).
9th April 2012:
Q: Which two venues outside London were used for football during the 1948 Olympic Games?
A: Brighton's Goldstone Ground and Portsmouth's Fratton Park. Nine different venues inside London were also used.
8th April 2012:
Q: Who was the only player to score for both teams in a FIFA World Cup Finals tournament game?
A: Netherland's Ernie Brandts (1978 own goal v Italy 18th minute, goal 50th minute).
7th April 2012:
Q: Which four goalkeepers have scored Premier League goals?
A: Peter Schmeichel (Everton 3–2 Aston Villa, 20 October 2001), Brad Friedel (Charlton Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers, 21 February 2004), Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Watford, 17 March 2007) and Tim Howard (Everton 1–2 Bolton Wanderers, 4 January 2012).
6th April 2012:
Q: How many footballers from Iceland have won the Premier League Player of the Month Award?
A: Just one - Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson who was nominated for March 2012.
5th April 2012:
Q: Which four goalkeepers have worn Fulham's number one shirt during the Premier League Era?
A: Edwin van der Sar (2001-05), Mark Crossley (2005-07), Kasey Keller (2007-08) & Mark Schwarzer (2008-12).
4th April 2012:
Q: Who scored Bolton Wanderers' only Premier League hat-trick to date?
A: Germany's Fredi Bobic on 6th April 2002 in a 4-1 Bolton Wanderers win against Ipswich Town.
3rd April 2012:
Q: Who was the only non-British footballer to receive a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II?
A: Édson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé) received an Honourary Knighthood in 1997.
2nd April 2012:
Q: Which two players were sent off in UEFA Champions League Finals?
A: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal, 2006 Final v Barcelona) and Didier Drogba (Chelsea, 2008 Final v Manchester United). Both players were on the losing team.
1st April 2012:
Q: What is Upton Park FC's main claim to footballing fame?
A: Upton Park FC (no connection to West Ham United) represented Great Britain in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris and won the competition.
A Gold Medal was later awarded. They were also one of the original 15 clubs who participated in the first FA Cup in season 1871-72.
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