NUTMEG '16 Football quiz

1.
• Which famous player was named after the American inventor
Thomas Alva Edison, the player’s real name being Edson Arantes
___ ______________?

2.
• X’s feats in the World cup of 1958 was one of rarest of records which even
stands today and seem even more improbable in view of the fact that X
was not even wearing his own boots: he had to borrow a pair from a
team-mate.
• He didn’t receive any official recognition at the end of the tournament: in
those days there was no formal presentation, and he had to make do with
an air rifle from a local newspaper. Forty years later he received it from
Gary Lineker as part of a television programme tracing the history of the
award.
• Who am I talking about and what impossible record did he make?

Just Fontaine scored 13 goals in a single
world cup tournament in 1958 which still
stands.

3.
Who is this other guy taking a team photo with Barcelona?

The team’s motto goes like, “We tear off our skin and give our
hearts” which speaks of their tenacity and drive to succeed by
“giving it your all.”
Why was this Spanish team recently in the news?
4.

CD Palencia’s Anatomical kit

5*.
• Red Star Football Club was
founded on 21 February 1897
in a Parisian café by X and
Ernest Weber under the
name Red Star Club Français.
• Later in 1930, X led to the
foundation of something
extraordinary which would go
on to define football. X was
immortalized by his creation as
it carried his name!

Julet Rimet; he led the foundation of the
World Cup a.k.a the erstwhile Julet Rimet
cup

6.
• In 1998, when ________ ________ cynically kicked X with his boots slyly
after a fowl, the referee saw it and handed him red card. Subsequently his
team lost in the penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw and were eliminated
from the tournament. He has been largely held responsible for the act and
became a villain among fans, as the tabloid Mirror newspaper read “10
Heroic Lions, One Stupid Boy'‘, the following day.
• Whom did he kick in that match? Give me X.

David Beckham kicking Diego Simeone and
being shown the red card

7.
• Louis van Gaal has won two la ligas with Barcelona, one Bundesliga with
Bayern and four Eredivisie with two Dutch team. One is Ajax, with whom
he also won the UEFA champions league in 1994-95. Name the other team
he managed during his time in Netherland and gave him their second
Eredivisie title?

Football was not included as an event in these
two Olympics

9.
• You and the night (2013) - L’Etalon
• The Salvation (2014) - The Corsican
• The Overeater (2003) - Obese Superintendent Séléna
• The Force(2011) - Manuel Makarov
• Its our life (2005) - Pierre.
This is a non-exhaustive list.
Whose filmography?

The Women’s FIFA World Cup was inaugurated in 1991,
the first match being held in China. The X team emerged
victorious.
In 2015, Y (player) became the first woman to score a hat-
trick in the World Cup final. Y belonged to the X team.
Give me both X (team) and Y (player) for full points.
10*.

X – United States of America
Y - Carli Llyod

11.
Whose notes read this, which was later auctioned for one million euros ($1.3
million) to Energie Baden-Wuerttenberg for charity.
In translation it reads:
1. Riquelme left high
2. Crespo long run/right, short run/left
3. Heinze left low
4. Ayala long wait, long run right
5. Messi left
6. Aimar long wait left
7. Rodriguez left

Jens Lehmann’s 2006 World Cup penalty shoot
out note vs Argentina

12.
After 107,790 people took part in the poll, X took 48% of the vote ahead of
alternative names Driblou (25%) and Goalix (27%) and thus the ‘child’ who
describes himself as “just an ordinary kid, like so many others” with an attire
of a red cape which enables him “to fly up high into the sky and travel all
around the globe at super-fast speeds” and with magic football boots.
Whom am I talking about?

The 2-3-5 was popularized by English football team Preston North
End, which had many Scottish players on its lineup. The arrival of
Scots in English clubs in the 1880s led to the dominance of the
passing strategy over the dribble and long ball type of play. This
formation can be considered the first formation that relied on teamwork
rather than individual effort.
What was it popularly called?
13.

Abedi Pele from Ghana; and his three
sons Ibrahim, Andre and Jordan Ayew

11 years of his extensive
professional career were spent
at Atletico Madrid and Deportivo
de la Coruna, where he won a total
of five titles combined. Over the
course of 14 seasons, he appeared
in 415 La Liga matches.
A Spanish International for four
years, he represented the nation at
the 1998 World Cup and two
European Championships.
Identify, and why is this name
presently being associated with
Ateltico De Kolkata?
15*.

Jose Francisco Molina; the new
Atletico de Kolkata coach

The Damned United is a 2009 British sports drama film
directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from
David Peace's bestselling novel The Damned Utd, based on
the rivalry and occasional friction between two teams during the
early 1970s.
Which two teams are being talked about?
16.

17.
• According to Sir Bob Murray then chairman of ___________ Football Club
the name X "was chosen for two main reasons; namely as an ever-lasting
tribute to the region’s mine-workers and proud industrial heritage and in
the expectation that it would be a guiding light in the future. The name is
very much a symbolic link to the thousands of miners and ________
supporters that emerged from the darkness and into the light every day
when they returned to the surface after working in the mine”
• Give me the name X, which Sir Bob is talking about.

“X was the best Italian fantasista; he was better than
Meazza and Boniperti, and he was amongst the greatest of all
time, right behind Maradona, Pele, and maybe Cruyff. Without
the injury problems and the difficulties with his knees, he would
have been the very best player in history."
—Carlo Mazonne
X had a nickname that grew out of his iconic hairstyle, talent
and Buddhist beliefs, identify.
18.

19.
Which is the 16th team to enter the Federation cup final?

Referred to as the oldest name of Great Britain island, this
word has been modified by various languages to refer to
different countries. Some British football teams use this
word as a part of the names of their clubs.
The word?
20*.

A Valentines’ Day stunt pulled of by a Dutch team,
RKC Waalwijk involved walking out into the field by
replacing the traditional child mascots with something
that took the crowd by surprise.
What?
21.

RKC Waalwijk replacing child
mascots with lingerie models

Considered as one of the best Romanian footballers of all
times, he was given the nickname of “the Maradonna of the
Caparthians”. He is one of the few players to have played for
both rivals, Real Madrid and Barcelona. He was named
Romanian Footballer of the Year seven times, and is regarded
as one of the best football players of his generation. In 2009, he
founded Romanian club Vittorul Constanta. He is currently
both owner and chairman of the club.
Who?
22.

The revamp of which well acclaimed stadium has been discussed in
numbers here? The stadium was the site for a major tragedy in football
history and also for someone’s major “slip”.
• Total area of renovated stadium with stalls: 221,000 sqm
• Employs a workforce of 2100 and 29 units of construction machinery.
• Outfitted with 1000 surveillance cameras.
• As many as 30,000 people may use Wi-Fi simultaneously.
• There will be parking for 4000 cars next to the stadium.
• The stadium is to get 5.4km of sanitation piping, 76.5km of telecom
network cabling, and more than 57km of heat conduits.
• The stadium’s canopy was made 11 metres longer as part of the
renovation.
• The stadium will have 22 exits after the renovation, as different from
13 before.
(Picture on next slide)
23.

A particular element in the team’s crest led to a popular American
comic publication filing a rather improbable lawsuit against the
Spanish team. The team had carried the particular element since
1919, while the comic publication had come up with it only in 1939,
20 years later, yet the team had to modify it (in spite of a history
that dates back to the era of King James I of the 13th century),
making them the most formidable “villain” the comic publication
ever encountered.
What am I talking about?
24.

The bat in Valencia FC’s crest vs DC
comics’ batman

In 1996, in an international friendly match between Iceland and
Estonia in Tallinn, a unique incident occurred in football history where
the son came in as a substitute for his father. They were otherwise
not allowed to play together in the matches to which they had
represented discontent. The president of Iceland FA had ordered the
coach about this because he wanted it to happen only on home turf. So,
they could finally play together after all in the 1998 FIFA World Cup
qualifier match against Macedonia. Unfortunately, this never happened
as the son broke his leg and his father retired by the time he fully
recovered.
Names of both the son and father, both well known Icelandic footballers.
(clue: club)
25*.

Eidur Gudjohnsen and Arnor Gudjohnsen

NUTMEG Finals
Round 1: Stadiums and statues
Answers

1.
• Wembley Stadium, London (one name related
to soccer)

2.
• Old Trafford, Manchester (name all 4 for full
points)

United Trinity: George Best, Denis law,
Bobby Charlton

3.
• Portman Road, Ipswich (2 names for full
points)

4.
• Brittania Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent (any one)

Stanley Matthews; Gordon Banks

5.
• Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

7.
• Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

8.
• Maracana Stadium, Rio De Janeiro

He had scored a hat-trick against West Germany in a World Cup
match, which is also the longest hat-trick to be completed - most
time between the first and third goals. His first goal came at 10',
while the second goals were in extra time at 98' and 120'. However,
he is alternately famous for a significant goal in the same match.
Who?
1.

In September 1997, X was signed by Southampton. In the
dressing room he was "abrasive, awkward and argumentative" but
on the pitch he was "determined, hard-working and persistent“. The
then manager, Dave Jones said of X "He covers every blade of
grass out there, but that's only because his first touch is so crap.“ In
January 1999 he was transferred to Nottingham Forrest.
These days we “see” X in a different avatar.
ID X
2.

“Y was a great help,” X had said. “It’s never easy to go into a
changing room at the age of 16 especially with my character.”
In an interview, X explained, “before leaving the club, Y was
coming off a few months where he was thinking about things. He
had it in his mind that he was leaving and he told me to have his
number. I took it without looking at what he had done with the
shirt. If I did, I would not have taken it.”
What is being talked about?
(clue: setting)
3.

Ronaldinho (Y) giving Messi (X) the
number 10 jersey at Camp Nou

The history of 1954 FIFA World Cup, often
referred to as the “Miracle of Bern” saw the
favourite Hungarian team being defeated by
West Germany in the final, 3-2. Hungary
had been unbeaten for 31 matches during the
entire course of the tournament, but due to
unexpected weather conditions, and the
German footwear advantage, they lost the
Cup. (The adjoining picture is that of the
match clock restored in front of the Stade de
Suisse.)
The weather was christened as “X weather”
after the name of the German captain. Give
me X.
What was the footwear advantage?
4.

Fritz Walter weather;
Addidas provided with unique
exchangeable screw-in studs that
could adapt to any weather conditions

Juventus initially started off as a team often referred to as “the
old lady” or La Vecchia Signora. They wore pink shirts with a
black tie and black shorts as their jersey, but due to continuous
washing, the colours started fading out.
In 1903, the team asked an Englishman in their team John
Savage to get jersey with colours that won’t fade out. He
shipped out the black and white coloured jerseys to Turin and
they’ve worn that hence.
These colours were modelled after a certain team which
happened to be Savage’s favourite; which team? Or, where was
he from?
5.

Roger Milla achieved international stardom at 38 years old, by
scoring four goals at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. In the 1994 World
Cup match between USSR and Cameroon, he scored a goal and
became the oldest footballer to do so in the WC. The USSR team
also met a new record in that match as they went scoring one goal
after another.
What record?
6.

Oleg Salenko scoring 4 goals and
becoming the eighth person to do so in
the WC

The Estadio Brigadier General Estanislo Lopez stadium of the
cub Atletico Colon in Santa Fe, Argentina, is known for its record of
paving downfalls for Argentina and other popular teams, including
the Boca Juniors, River Plate and the Santos of Pele because of its
intimidating heat and intensity, over five decades since its
inauguration in 1946. Uruguay ousting Argentina from 2011 Copa
America was another shock with its epicentre at this stadium.
What is the popular nickname of this stadium which is otherwise a
common practice of an animal death ritual?
7.

Mexican team in 2002 World Cup;
put funda
2 + 3 + 4(c) =
8.

Francisco Gabriel de Anda (2)
Rafael Garcia (3)
Rafael Marquez (4) (c)

Rules
• It is a written round.
• We will be giving you the club names one by one and you will have to
name the players who have played for them.
• The club names are in order of their transfer of the players from the
previous club to the next. (Loans are excluded. Only complete
transfers given)
• Some contain non exhaustive lists.
• As we proceed on giving the options you can write down the answer
and show it to us.
• Points will be given accordingly
• No negatives
• Only one shot at the answer

Example
• Malmo +40
• Ajax +35
• Juventus +30
• Inter Milan +25
• Barcelona +20
• AC Milan +15
• PSG +5

1.
• Tottenham Hotspur +40
• Portsmouth +35
• Aston Villa +30
• Southampton +25
• Liverpool +20
• Portsmouth +15
• Tottenham Hotspur +10
• Stoke City +5

2.
• Arsenal +50
• Bristol city +45
• Newcastle United +40
• Manchester United +35
• Blackburn Rovers +30
• Fulham +25
• Manchester City +20
• Portsmouth+15
• Sunderland+10
• Nottingham forest +5

3.
• Estudiantez +40
• San Lorenzo +30
• Napoli+20
• Paris Saint-Germain +10
• Hebei China Fotune +5

4.
• Santa Cruz +40
• Mogi Mirim + 35
• Palmeiras +30
• Deportivo La Coruna +25
• Barcelona +20
• AC Milan +15
• Olympicaos +10
• AEK athens +5
A non exhaustive list.

5.
• Mohun Bagan +40
• JCT +35
• East Bengal +30
• Dempo +25
• Kansas City wizard +15
• Chirag United +10
• Mohun Bagan +5
• Bengaluru FC + 1
Non exhaustive list

6.
• JCT +40
• Salgaocar +30
• Churchill Brothers +20
• Mohun Bagan +10
• Chennaiyan FC +5

7.
• PSG +50
• Arsenal +45
• Real Madrid +40
• PSG +35
• Manchester City +30
• Fenerbache +25
• Bolton wanderers +20
• Chelsea +15
• Sanghai Sehnua +5
Non exhaustive list

8.
• Mohun Bagan +40
• East Bengal +35
• Pune +30
• Prayag United +25
• Rangdajied united +20
• FC Vestsjælland +10
• Mumbai City +5

Escape to Victory (1981) is a film about football starring
Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone among others and several
footballers including Pele, Osvaldo Ardiles, John Wark and
popular faces from Ipswich town. The plot speaks of a football
match between the Allied POWs, and a German team and how
the Allied team defeats the German team in spite of bias from
the officials and a strong opposition. They finally escape from
prison after winning the death match and create history.
History however paints a different picture of “the death match”
between two teams, in which a series of matches were played
in 1942 and the German team was defeated over and over
again. Among the players from this Ukranian squad, three of
them were killed, and four of them were taken prisoners but
they planfully escaped prison.
Names of the original two teams.
(Pictures show the poster of the movie and the death match)
9.

FC Start/ FC Dynamo Kyiv and Flakelf

10.
A significant player was missing
from the squad prior to their final
match against Manchester City
this Premier League season.
What was the reason for his
absence? Put funda.

Ki Sung-Yueng’s mandatory military duty for
South Korea.

What ‘bristling and bold’ incident that made X a legend for the
club, is being reenacted here by the fans?
11.

Graem Souness’ daring act of putting a
Galatasaray flag in Fenerbache home ground
symbolising conquering of the ‘fort’ of their arch
rivals.

12.
There exists a popular saying: “Uruguay is a country built by two
Xs.” One is José Pedro X, a sociologist, journalist, politician, and
educator.
Who was the other one, nicknamed "El Negro Jefe" (The Black
Chief) because of his dark skin and the influence he had on
the pitch, especially in one of the biggest upsets in football history?

13.
• Widely known as X, which in English means the Chocolate Box due to its
shape, contains a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep
stands round the rest of the stadium. It has a capacity of 49,000.
• The unusual shape of the stadium has led to it having excellent acoustics
and the supporters being nicknamed "La Doce“ (12th man).
• Give me X and the club whose home ground it is.

Which infamous incident are these kids enacting?
14.

Gazza’s dentist chair celebration after the
sublime goal in England-Scotland game in Euro
1996.

15.
• Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga produced one of the worst tackles in the
game’s history when he broke the ankle of a young Y. It was by no means
an accident on the defender’s part as he famously had the boots he was
wearing put in a glass case taking pride of place in his living room. Prior to
this he was involved in breaking the leg of another Barcelona star, Bernd
Schuster.
• After Y’s recovery, Barcelona were beaten 1-0 by _____ in the 1984 'Copa
del Rey Final'. After the whistle, an epic fight ensued lead by Y as the King
of Spain and members of the Spanish royal family watched while footballer
took to fist fights and kicking.
• Give me Y and the infamous nickname of Andoni Olaskoaga for which he is
remembered.

Y- Diego Maradona and the Butcher of
Bilbao

16.
• The nickname La Maquina was given to the team of 1941-47 by Borocotó,
a sports journalist working for El Gráfico, after X defeated Chacarita
Juniors 6–2 on 12 June, 1942.
• For their dynamism and rotating positions, La Maquina is often considered
a precursor of the famous Clockwork Orange, as it was nicknamed,
the Netherlands national football team that played the 1974 FIFA World
Cup.
• Id the club X.

17.
There are only seven European teams to have achieved a treble. Name all of
them (half points going for 4 teams).

Celtic; Ajax; PSV; Manchester United; Inter
Milan; Bayern Munich; Barcelona

18.
• The newspapers ran headlines such as: “RIP X.… 140 Years of History
Comes to an End.” after the event in October 2012.
• Founded in 1872, X became one of the prestigious names in world
football with the club enjoying upwards of 44,000 season ticket holders in
their glory days.
• European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972 cemented its place among the elite.
• However, strained finances, dubious tax affairs, administration,
liquidation led to it’s downfall. It is now taken over by a new owner.
• Give me X.

19.
• The 19 year old, X made his international debut for his country against
Germany on November 13, 2015 on the terrible November night when
Paris was already under attack, and a bomb went off just outside the
stadium.
• Aged 16, he became Paris Saint-Germain’s youngest-ever first-team
player – after nine years at their academy.
• With most assists in the champions league this season he is certainly one
of exciting players to look forward to.
• Who?

20.
When Arsene Wenger sent his men to scout Y in 1988 they reported after a
league match: “The bad news is, Y broke an arm. The good news: he played
anyway.”
Y flew to Monaco, signed a contract, then sat back looking miserable: he
didn’t have a cent with him, he complained. Wenger pulled 500 French
francs from his wallet and handed them to the player. A funny raconteur in
private, Wenger likes to joke about Y’s “signing bonus”. Y recently recalled
what Wegner told him then: “If you work hard, you will be the best player in
Europe.”
“Yeah, right,” he thought. In 1995 Y won the Ballon D’Or.
Give me the player Y.

21.
What does the number ‘1’ in front of club names like 1. FC Köln, 1.
FC Nürnberg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and a few other German clubs
signifies?
(Picture on the right is an example)

They indicate that the club was the first to be
established in that particular city!

22.
• X, in 1956 Summer Olympics, he
became the first Asian player to
score a hat-trick in an Olympic
Games. X finished the tournament
as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3
games. India finished fourth in the
Olympics.
• Give me the name of these
legendary Indian footballer.

23.
• The X Crest is supposed to be almost an exact replica of the club Y but not
completely. One notable difference is the fact that on Y's crest it actually
says the name of the club while X's does not. Another difference is that Y's
crest is coloured in mostly dark green and yellow while the X crest is
darkish green and white.
• While the crest of X may be green and white the official colours of the
jersey of X are orange and white. In fact the club nickname is the flaming
orange.

X- Sporting club de Goa
Y- Sporting club de Portugal

24.
• Kayla is in Premiere league.
• Vitoria is in Primeira Liga
• Attila is in Bundesliga
• Olimpia is in Serie A .
What am I talking about?

They are all eagles of the respective clubs

1.
Managed Werder Bremen from 1981 to 1995. During these 14 golden years
for the club, transformed Werder from a small minnow into a powerhouse,
dazzling spectators with powerful up-tempo play and a smothering defence.
He won with Werder Bremen
• Bundesliga: 1987-88, 1992-93
• DFB-Pokal: 1990-91, 1993-94
• DFL-Supercup: 1988,1993, 1994
• UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1991-92
Though probably during his most famous achievement When charged with
boring play, he said, "No one should forget that a coach adapts the tactics to
the characteristics of the available players.”

2.
King Baudouin Stadium hosted the first match of Euro 2000, which was the
first Euro to be co hosted (Netherland and Belgium).
Why do we know this stadium in footballing circles which had repercussions
for clubs of a certain nation in the previous decade?

3.
The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship hosted by Sweden was
unique for two diplomatic reasons-
present at the tournament was the CIS national football team
(Commonwealth of Independent States), representing the recently
dissolved Soviet Union whose national team had qualified for the
tournament.
What is the other?

The first major tournament at which
the reunified Germany (who were beaten
2–0 by Denmark in the final) had competed,
1984 Olympics was an amateur only event

4.
Name this famous family of balls by Adidas
• Adidas X River Plate 1980 European Football Championship
• Adidas X Mundial 1984 European Football Championship
• Adidas X Europa 1988 European Football Championship
• Adidas X 12 2012 European Football Championship

5.
Name this general secretary of UEFA.
• After playing for the Paris team Étoile des Deux Lacs, he became a referee.
• He started his career as administrator in 1905 when he became president of
Étoile des Deux Lacs, then secretary-general of the ancestor of the French
Football Federation.
• Along with Jules Rimet, he was an early architect of the FIFA World Cup. He
was also a very early proponent of the European Champions Cup, as early as
the 1920s.

Henri Delaunay; Henri Delauney
trophy

6.
The slogan was prominently sung by England fans during all their games, and
was also chanted by the German team upon parading the trophy in Berlin
after the tournament. It was even referenced by future Prime Minister Tony
Blair in an address at the 1996 Labour Party Conference with the
line: "Seventeen years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming, Labour's _____
____“
Which iconic slogan of Euro 1996?

7.
Name all the 5 debutants for this year’s Euro.
No part points.

Albania; Iceland; Northern Ireland;
Slovakia; Wales

NUTMEG Finals
Round 7: Team logos and rivals

• West Bromwich Albion vs Wolverhampton

• Newcastle UTD vs Sunderland

• Crystal Palace vs Brighton

• Athletic Crest vs Real Sociedad

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