The Times Christmas Football Quiz

Are you an anorak? Test your knowledge against Bill Edgar, one of the biggest brains in football

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Who scored both goals for Uruguay in their 2-1 victory over England at the World Cup?

Luis Suárez

Edinson Cavani

Diego Godín

Nicolás Lodeiro

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Which Championship club employed four different permanent managers in the space of six weeks between late August and early October?

Watford

Fulham

Huddersfield Town

Bolton Wanderers

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Liverpool just missed out on a first league title since which year?

1985

1990

1992

2001

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Wayne Rooney won his 100th England cap in November. How many other England players have reached that milestone in the past three years?

0

1

2

3

(Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard)

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Which team finished bottom of the Premier League in May despite having beaten Manchester City, the champions, early in the season?

Hull City

Norwich City

Fulham

Cardiff City

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How many matches did Arsenal play outside North London during their triumphant six-match FA Cup campaign?

0

2

4

6

(four home games; semi-final and final at Wembley)

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Who were the only team to win two penalty shoot-outs at the World Cup?

Holland

Costa Rica

Brazil

Chile

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Which team lost 8-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Championship in October?

Leeds United

Blackpool

Birmingham City

Sheffield Wednesday

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Which city hosted the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid?

Paris

Munich

Lisbon

Madrid

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Who did Manchester City beat 9-0 on aggregate in the Capital One Cup semi-finals?

Newcastle United

West Ham United

Tottenham Hotspur

Sunderland

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Who was the only member of Germany’s triumphant World Cup squad to have been born in the former East Germany?

Benedikt Höwedes

Toni Kroos

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Sami Khedira

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Now for the results

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Answers

Who scored both goals for Uruguay in their 2-1 victory over England at the World Cup?

Luis Suárez

Which Championship club employed four different permanent managers in the space of six weeks between late August and early October?

Watford

Liverpool just missed out on a first league title since which year?

1990

Wayne Rooney won his 100th England cap in November. How many other England players have reached that milestone in the past three years?

3

Which team finished bottom of the Premier League in May despite having beaten Manchester City, the champions, early in the season?

Cardiff City

How many matches did Arsenal play outside North London during their triumphant six-match FA Cup campaign?

0

Who were the only team to win two penalty shoot-outs at the World Cup?

Holland

Which team lost 8-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Championship in October?

Birmingham City

Which city hosted the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid?

Lisbon

Who did Manchester City beat 9-0 on aggregate in the Capital One Cup semi-finals?

West Ham United

Who was the only member of Germany’s triumphant World Cup squad to have been born in the former East Germany?

Toni Kroos