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Football Trivia Question of the Day October 2011 Archive.
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31st October 2011:
Q: Which Football League stadium stood-in for the old Wembley in the 2010 film "The King's Speech"?
A: Leeds United's Elland Road stadium.
30th October 2011:
Q: Which two players won full England caps while under contract to Wimbledon FC?
A: John Fashanu (2 caps v Chile & Scotland in 1989) and Warren Barton (1 cap v Ireland in 1995).
England Under Bobby Robson 1982 to 1990 and England Under Graham Taylor, Terry Venables & Glenn Hoddle
29th October 2011:
Q: Who was the winning goalscorer for England the last time they beat Sweden in a full international match?
A: Bobby Charlton's 38th minute goal proved to be the winner in a 3-1 friendly win for England at Wembley on 22nd May 1968. Martin Peters opened
the scoring in the 36th minute and Roger Hunt added a third in the 73rd minute. Sweden's Rolf Andersson goal came in the 90th minute.
28th October 2011:
Q: Which three current Premier League clubs were also previously Champions of the Southern League?
A: Fulham (1905-06 & 1906-07), Queens Park Rangers (1907-08 & 1911-12) and Tottenham Hotspur (1899-1900).
27th October 2011:
Q: Which club has won Japan's J-League Top Flight Championship the most times?
A: Kashima Antlers with 7 Championships (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008 & 2009).
26th October 2011:
Q: Who was the last Bolton Wanderers player to finish the season as the Top Flight's highest goalscorer?
A: Frank Worthington with 24 goals in season 1978-79.
25th October 2011:
Q: Which two French managers led their teams to major European club trophies?
A: Luis Fernández (Paris Saint-Germain, 1996 European Cup Winners' Cup) & Gérard Houllier (Liverpool, 2001 UEFA Cup).
24th October 2011:
Q: Which two-time winner of Norwich City's Player of the Year award was also a FIFA World Cup winner?
A: Martin Peters (1976 & 1977).
23rd October 2011:
Q: Who was the last Queens Park Rangers footballer to play for England in a full international?
A: Les Ferdinand as a used substitute during England 2-0 United States, Wembley, 7th September 1994.
22nd October 2011:
Q: Which two footballers from Northern Ireland played in the Spanish La Liga?
A: Gerry Armstrong (RCD Mallorca, 1983-84) and Jim Hagan (Celta de Vigo, 1987-89)
21st October 2011:
Q: Who was the last West Ham United player to score a goal for England in a full international match?
A: Matthew Upson against Germany in the 2010 World Cup Finals in Bloemfontein on 27th June 2010.
20th October 2011:
Q: Which six Brazilian footballers have played in the Scottish Premier League?
A: Camazzola (Heart of Midlothian, 2005–06), Alexandre Cerdeira (Dundee, 2004–05), Edinho (Dunfermline Athletic, 1998–99),
Emerson (Rangers, 2003–04), Juninho (Celtic, 2004–05) and Rafael Scheidt (Celtic, 1999–2000).
19th October 2011:
Q: Which five German clubs have won the Bundesliga six times or more?
A: Bayern Munich (22 League Titles), 1.FC (VfL) Nurenberg (9), FC Schalke 04 & Borussia Dortmund (7 each) and SV Hamburg (6).
18th October 2011:
Q: How many Scotsmen have managed Liverpool FC?
A: Four: Matt McQueen (1923-28), Bill Shankly (1959-74), Kenny Dalglish (1985-91 & 2011) & Graeme Souness (1991-94).
17th October 2011:
Q: Who was the last Southampton player to finish as the Top Flight's highest goalscorer?
A: Kevin Keegan with 26 goals in season 1981-82.
16th October 2011:
Q: Which three Brazilians have won the Premier League Player of the Month award?
A: Juninho Paulista (Middlesbrough, March 1997), Edu (Arsenal, February 2004) and David Luiz (Chelsea, March 2011).
15th October 2011:
Q: Which season was the last to feature just two London clubs in the Top Flight?
A: Season 1932-33 when Arsenal were Champions and Chelsea finished 18th.
14th October 2011:
Q: Which is the only club to have won English League Championships in all four flights, the FA Cup and the Football League Cup?
A: Wolverhampton Wanderers (3 Top Flight Championships, 3 Second Flight, 2 Third Flight, 1 Fourth Flight, 4 FA Cups and 2 Football League Cups).
Total English League Championship Won in all Four Flights 1888-89 to 2010-11 and All-Time English Football Trophy Winners 1871-72 to 2010-11
13th October 2011:
Q: Which football club has entered the FA Cup for every season the competition has been played from 1871-72 onwards?
A: Great Marlow FC (FA Cup Semi-Finalists in 1881-82). Now called Marlow FC, they currently play in Division One Central of the Southern League.
12th October 2011:
Q: Who was the only Fulham player to win the Football Writer's Association Player of the Year Award?
A: Alan Mullery in 1974-75.
11th October 2011:
Q: Which three countries will be participating in the African Cup of Nations Finals for the first time in 2012?
A: Equatorial Guinea (joint hosts), Niger (Group G winners) & Botswana (Group K winners).
10th October 2011:
Q: Which three footballers from Costa Rica have played in the Premier League?
A: Mauricio Solís (Derby County, 1996–98), Paulo Wanchope (Derby County, West Ham United & Manchester City, 1996–2004)
& Bryan Ruiz (Fulham 2011-12).
9th October 2011:
Q: Which four players have worn the number 7 shirt for Manchester United in the Premier League Era?
A: Eric Cantona (1993-97), David Beckham (1997-2003), Cristiano Ronaldo (2003-09) & Michael Owen (2009-11).
8th October 2011:
Q: Who was the only Crystal Palace player to score goals for the England National Team?
A: Peter Taylor scored two goals for England in 1976 (in two games against Wales) while Crystal Palace were in the Third Division.
7th October 2011:
Q: Which two German players at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals were under contract to English clubs?
A: Christian Ziege (Tottenham Hotspur) & Dietmar Hamann (Liverpool).
6th October 2011:
Q: Which team did Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Mike Summerbee and Pele all play for together?
A: The Allied Prisoner of War team v Germany in the film "Escape to Victory" (1981).
5th October 2011:
Q: What do footballers Mike Trebilcock, Nigel Martyn and Matthew Etherington have in common?
A: They were all born in Cornwall.
4th October 2011:
Q: Who is the only Swedish player to score a Premier League hat-trick to date?
A: Fredrik Ljungberg for Arsenal against Sunderland, 11th May 2003.
3rd October 2011:
Q: How many hat-tricks have Fulham's players scored in the Premier League to date?
A: Just one - Andrew Johnson's against Queens Park Rangers on 2nd October 2011.
2nd October 2011:
Q: Which five Swiss clubs have won their National League Championship ten times or more?
A: Grasshoppers Club Zurich (27 League Titles), Servette (17), FC Basel (14), FC Zurich (12) and Young Boys Bern (11).
1st October 2011:
Q: Which four Spanish footballers have won the Premier League Player of the Month Award?
A: José Antonio Reyes (Arsenal, Aug 2004), Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal, Jan & Sep 2007), Fernando Torres (Liverpool, Feb 2008 & Sep 2009) and
David Silva (Manchester City, Sep 2011).
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