Question of the Day December 2017

Question of the Day December 2017

• 31st December 2017:
  Q: Which four Italians have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
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  A:Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United), Stefano Okaka (Watford) and Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea).
  
  Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2017-18.
• 30th December 2017:
  Q: Which four players at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals were affiliated to Celtic FC?
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  A:Georgios Samaras (Greece), Fraser Forster (England), Emilio Izaguirre (Honduras) and Efe Ambrose (Nigeria).
  
  FIFA World Cup Finals 2014 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations.
• 29th December 2017:
  Q: Which three Swiss players have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
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  A:Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) and Florent Hadergjonaj (Huddersfield Town).
  
  Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2017-18.
• 28th December 2017:
  Q: Which three Clubs have averaged two or more points per game in the Premier League during 2017?
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  A:Manchester City (2.4872 points/game), Chelsea (2.2051 points/game) and Tottenham Hotspur (2.1750 points/game).
  
  Premier League Table 2017.
• 27th December 2017:
  Q: Which eight players scored goals for England in 2017?
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  A:Harry Kane (7 goals), Jermain Defoe, Jamie Vardy, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ryan Bertrand, Danny Welbeck, Eric Dier and Marcus Rashford.
  
  England’s Goals by Club Affiliation from 1872 to 2017.
• 26th December 2017:
  Q: Which twelve players made their full England debuts in 2017?
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  A:Michael Keane, Nathan Redmond, James Ward-Prowse, Kieran Trippier, Harry Maguire, Harry Winks, Jordan Pickford, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tammy Abraham, Joe Gomez, Jack Cork and Dominic Solanke.
  
  England National Football Team Results & Statistics 2006-2017.
• 25th December 2017:
  Q: Who did Manchester United sign on Christmas Day 2005?
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  A:Manchester United signed Nemanja Vidić from Spartak Moscow on 25th December 2005 for £7 million.
  
  Manchester United FC Premier League Player’s Squad Numbers.
• 24th December 2017:
  Q: Which was the only Premier League match played on Christmas Eve (December 24th)?
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  A:Leeds United 3-1 Manchester United in 1995 (Gary McAllister, Tony Yeboah & Brian Deane with the Leeds goals).
  
  Premier League Home & Away Results & League Table Season 1995-96.
• 23rd December 2017:
  Q: Which five players scored Boxing Day Premier League Hat-Tricks?
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  A:Thierry Henry (Arsenal 6-1 Leicester City), Kevin Phillips (Bradford City 1-4 Sunderland), Robbie Fowler (Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Leeds United), Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United 5-0 Wigan Athletic) and Gareth Bale (Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur).
  
  Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 22nd December 2017:
  Q: What made Christmas Day 1886 so special for Arsenal FC?
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  A:They changed their name of their club from Dial Square to Royal Arsenal.
  
  Premier League Club Statistics 1992-93 to 2016-17.
• 21st December 2017:
  Q: How many Clubs were bottom of the Premier League at Christmas but survived Relegation?
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  A:Three: West Bromwich Albion (2004-05), Sunderland (2013-14) and Leicester City (2014-15).
  
  Premier League Club Position Ladders from 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 20th December 2017:
  Q: How many Football League Cup Finals were contested between two London Clubs?
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  A:Three: 2007 Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal, 2008 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea and 2015 Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur.
  
  Football League Cup Final Statistics 1960-61 to 2017-18.
• 19th December 2017:
  Q: Which three Clubs in the 2017-18 Football League Cup 5th Round have yet to win the competition?
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  A:AFC Bournemouth, Bristol City and West Ham United.
  
  Football League (EFL) Carabao Cup Results & Statistics 2017-18.
• 18th December 2017:
  Q: Which five Dutch Managers won the UEFA European Cup or UEFA Champions League?
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  A:Rinus Michels (Ajax 1971), Guus Hiddink (PSV Eindhoven 1988), Johan Cruijff (Barcelona 1992), Louis van Gaal (Ajax 1995) and Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona 2006).
  
  UEFA European Cup & Champions League Winning Managers.
• 17th December 2017:
  Q: Which three Brazilians scored Hat-Tricks at FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments?
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  A:Leônidas da Silva (Brazil 6-5 Poland, 1938), Ademir (Brazil 7-1 Sweden, 1950) and Pele (Brazil 5-2 France, 1958).
  
  FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments Hat-Tricks.
• 16th December 2017:
  Q: Which five players won 100 or more International Caps for Portugal?
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  A:Cristiano Ronaldo (147 caps), Luís Figo (127 caps), Nani (112 caps), Fernando Couto (110 caps) and João Moutinho (105 caps).
  
  UEFA Centurions: European Players with 100 or More International Caps.
• 15th December 2017:
  Q: Which four players from Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine & Uruguay won Premier League Medals?
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  A:Costel Pantilimon (Romania, Manchester City 2013-14), Gökhan Inler (Switzerland, Leicester City 2015-16), Oleh Luzhny (Ukraine, Arsenal 2001-02) and Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Manchester United 2002-03).
  
  Premier League Medal Winners 1992-93 to 2016-17.
• 14th December 2017:
  Q: Which three Asian National Football teams are called The Brave Gentlemen, War Elephants and Lions of Mesopotamia?
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  A:Jordan, Thailand and Iraq.
  
  World Football Leagues Records & Statistics.
• 13th December 2017:
  Q: Which three companies sponsored Nottingham Forest’s shirts in the Premier League?
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  A:Shipstones (1992-93), Labatt’s (1992-93, 1994-95 to 1996-97) and Pinnacle Systems (1998-99).
  
  Premier League Shirt Sponsors 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 12th December 2017:
  Q: Which three players scored UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks for Liverpool FC?
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  A:Michael Owen (Spartak Moscow 1-3 Liverpool), Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool 8-0 Beşiktaş) and Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow).
  
  UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks from 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 11th December 2017:
  Q: Which three players won England Caps with Brighton and Hove Albion?
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  A:Tommy Cook (1925), Peter Ward (1980) and Styeve Foster (3 caps, 1982).
  
  England Players by Club Affiliation 1872-2017.
• 10th December 2017:
  Q: Which four players scored Premier League Hat-Tricks for Portsmouth FC?
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  A:Teddy Sheringham (v Bolton Wanderers), Yakubu Aiyegbeni (v Middlesbrough & Fulham), Benjani Mwaruwari (v Reading & Derby County) and Aruna Dindane (v Wigan Athletic).
  
  Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 7th December 2017:
  Q: Which two Premier League Clubs have yet to be awarded or concede a Penalty in Season 2017-18?
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  A:Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur.
  
  All-Time Premier League Penalty Records & Statistics from Season 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 6th December 2017:
  Q: Who were the last four managers to win the UEFA Champions League with a Club from their home Nation?
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  A:Luis Enrique (Spain, Barcelona 2015), Jupp Heynckes (Germany, Bayern Munich 2013), Josep Guardiola (Spain, Barcelona 2011 & 2009) and Carlo Ancelotti (Italy, AC Milan 2007).
  
  UEFA European Cup & Champions League Winning Managers.
• 5th December 2017:
  Q: Which three Cameroonians have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
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  A:Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Stoke City), Joel Matip (Liverpool) and Allan Nyom (West Bromwich Albion).
  
  Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2017-18.
• 4th December 2017:
  Q: Which two players scored five goals in a UEFA Champions League match?
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  A:Lionel Messi (Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 2011) and Luiz Adriano (BATE Borisov 0-7 Shakhtar Donetsk, 2014).
  
  UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks from 1992-93 to 2017-18.
• 3rd December 2017:
  Q: Which three managers won Promotion to the Premier League with West Ham United?
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  A:Billy Bonds (1992-93), Alan Pardew (2004-05) and Sam Allardyce (2011-12).
  
  Premier League Managers from 1992-93 to 2016-17.
• 2nd December 2017:
  Q: Who was the last England player to score two goals against Belgium in a match?
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  A:Alan Ball (England 3-1 Belgium, Parc Astrid, Brussels, February 1970).
  
  England v Belgium Full International Record & Statistics 1921-2018.
• 1st December 2017:
  Q: Which three Germans were Highest Goalscorers at FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments?
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  A:Gerd Müller (1970 Mexico, 10 goals), Miroslav Klose (2006 Germany, 5 goals) and Thomas Müller (2010 South Africa, 5 goals).
  
  Golden Boot & Highest Goalscorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2014.