Back of the net! answers
March 13, 2010 in Quizzes
I returned to the blog yesterday after a hiatus of almost three months and, if my site’s stats aren’t damned lies, over 100 people called in to view the new post. Thanks everyone!
Before I reveal the answers to the questions I posted, I did say I’d come clean on my good fortune in the raffle.
To be honest, it wasn’t much to write home about. First prize was announced as a Barbecue. Yes, an actual barbecue! Don’t worry, I didn’t win that.
What I did win was second prize: a set of barbecue tools. 🙁
I ended up passing these to my team-mate Tom, as there is already a fine set of barbecue utensils in my shed. Still, it gave us a laugh on the night. 🙂
Here are the answers:
- Which manufacturer provides the balls for this year’s English Premier League? A> Nike
- Only two English league clubs contain the letter x in their name. Name them. A> Exeter City and Crewe Alexandria *
- Who holds the record for the most goals scored in the League of Ireland? A> Brendan Bradley
- Which Irish club used to play at the Market’s Field? A> Limerick FC
- Which former Irish international made his league debut at the age of 15? A> Paul ‘Ski’ McGee
- With which League of Ireland club did George Best play? A> Cork Celtic
- Name Packie Bonner’s twin brother who played for Galway United. A> Denis Bonner
- Who is the current manager of St Patrick’s Atheltic? A> Pete Mahon
- How many international goals has Robbie Keane scored? A> 41 **
- What was the name of Liam Brady’s last Italian club? A> Ascoli ***
- In which decade were substitutes introduced to English league football? A> 1960s
- Which club used to play at Vetch Field? A> Swansea City
- Which player holds the record as Ireland’s youngest ever senior international? A> Jimmy Holmes
- Against which team did Wayne Rooney score his 100th goal for Manchester United? A> Wigan Athletic
- Which club plays at Valley Parade? A> Bradford City ****
- Who scored the first ever hat-trick in the English Premier League? A> Eric Cantona
Picture answers
1. When they were young:
- Steven Gerrard
- Thierry Henry
- Frank Lampard Jnr
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Deco
- David Beckham
- Ronaldinho
- Fernando Torres
- Lionel Messi
- José Mourinho
2. Irish greats:
- Johnny Giles
- Ronnie Whelan
- Paddy Mulligan
- Kevin Moran
- Steve Heighway
- Terry Phelan
- Terry Conroy
- Eoin Hand
- Don Givens
- Tony Grealish
3. Current Irish Internationals:
- Kevin Kilbane
- Sean St Ledger
- James McCarthy
- Paul McShane
- Darron Gibson
- Stephen Carr
- Kenny Cunningham
- Daryl Murphy
- John O’Shea
- Kevin Doyle
Couple of “how could you get that one wrong?” incidents:
* We confidently wrote down “Exeter and Wrexham”, sat back and didn’t think any further. Turns out, Wrexham are currently a non-league team. 🙁
** Yes, this is a shameful one but we weren’t far out – we went for 42.
*** I was outvoted on this one by my team-mates, who both went for Bari – a club it turns out he never even played for!
**** We answered Charlton Athletic. Check out the name of their stadium to see why.
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