Football Quiz - Answers. 1. Why do Italy play in blue when blue doesn t figure on their flag at all? ANSWER It was the colour of the Italian Monarchy

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1 Football Quiz - Answers 1. Why do Italy play in blue when blue doesn t figure on their flag at all? ANSWER It was the colour of the Italian Monarchy 2. The 1 st final of the European Championships was between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. How many countries in total have both nations now become? 17, 20 or 22 ANSWER The last ever 3 rd Place Play off in the euros was between Italy and Czechoslovakia which ended in a draw but who won the penalty shoot out 9-8? ANSWER Czechoslovakia 4. We all remember Gareth Southgate missing his penalty in 1996 for England against Germany but which country lost the other Semi Final against Czech Republic? France, Spain or Croatia ANSWER France 5. Who scored both Italian goals in the 2012 Semi Final to beat Germany and reach the final? Alessandro Del Piero, Mario Balotelli or Fabio Borini ANSWER Balotelli 6. How many times have Belgium reached the final of the Euro s? never, once or twice ANSWER Once (1980) 7. Romania came 2 nd in the qualifying group to qualify for this year s tournament but who topped their group? Northern Ireland, Albania or Iceland? ANSWER Northern Ireland 8. Albania finished ahead of which previous Euro winner in this tournaments Qualifying Group I? Holland, Denmark or Greece? ANSWER Denmark

2 9. How old is Gareth Bale? 26, 27 or 28? ANSWER In which year did Italy last win the Euro s? 1964, 1968 or 1972 ANSWER How many goals has Wayne Rooney scored in the Finals of the European Championships? 3, 4 or 5? ANSWER Michel Platini played 5 games for France during the 1984 Euro s. How many goals did he score? 5, 7 or 9? ANSWER Who was the top scorer in the 2004 tournament held in? Ruud van Nistelrooy, Milan Baros or Zinédine Zidane ANSWER Milan Baros (Czech Rep) 14. Denmark were the surprise winners of the 1992 tournament but they only qualified for the finals because another country was banned by UEFA which one? ANSWER Yugoslavia 15. Who ended up top scorer at Euro 96? Alan Shearer, Jurgen Klinsmann or Davor Suker? ANSWER Alan Shearer (5) 16. Which city hosted the 2012 Euro Final? Warsaw, Kiev or Donetsk? ANSWER Kiev 17. Who hosted the tournament in 1972? Belgium, Netherlands or Germany? ANSWER Belgium 18. In what year the number of finalists jump to 16? 1988, 1992 or 1996? ANSWER 1996

3 19. How many games did England win in their qualifying group for this tournament? 10, 11 or 12? ANSWER Which club does Welsh defender Ben Davies play for? Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur or Southampton? ANSWER Tottenham Hotspur 21. How much money were the Russians fined for crowd disturbances in Marseille? 90, ,000, 119,000 ANSWER 119, How many countries will host matches in the 2020 Finals? 2, 3 or 13? ANSWER Where will the 2020 Final be held? Hampden Park, Glasgow, Wembley Stadium or Aviva Stadium in Dublin? ANSWER Wembley Stadium 24. How many European Championships have Ukraine appeared in? 1, 2 or3 ANSWER Which nation qualified for Euro 16 as the best 3 rd place team? Ukraine, Hungary or Turkey? ANSWER Turkey 26. Who was England s captain during Euro 96? Tony Adams, Alan Shearer or Stuart Pearce? ANSWER Tony Adams 27. Les Ferdinand was in the England Squad in Euro 96 but which club was he playing for at the time? QPR, Newcastle Utd or Tottenham Hotspur ANSWER Newcastle Utd 28. In this years tournament Lyon will host one Semi Final but which city will host the other? Paris, Monaco or Marseille? ANSWER Marseille

4 29. David Villa of Spain was the tournament s top scorer in 2012 but who does he play for now? New York Red Bulls, New York City or Toronto FC? ANSWER New York City 30. How many Countries took part in the 1976 Finals in Yugoslavia? 4, 8 or 12? ANSWER Which country hosted the 2008 Finals? Holland, Switzerland or Portugal? ANSWER Switzerland (co hosted with Austria) 32. Who were the runners up in 2000? Italy, France or Germany? ANSWER Italy 33. Who scored the opening goal in this year s Finals? Pogba, Payet or Giroud? ANSWER Giroud 34. Which country announced that one of their goalkeepers was to be sent home but then played him in their opening match in this years competition? Wales, Hungary or Spain? ANSWER Spain 35. Before Euro 2016 what was the score the last time England met Wales? 1-0 to England, 1-2 to England 1-0 to Wales? ANSWER 1-0 to England 36. Who came 3 rd in 1968? England, Soviet Union or Hungary? ANSWER England 37. How many Euro semi- finals have Denmark played in? 1, 2 or 3? ANSWER Which City hosted the 1988 Final? Brussels, Munich or Amsterdam? ANSWER Munich

5 39. Who were Iceland s first ever opponents in the Finals of either the European Championships or the World Cup? Denmark, Sweden or Portugal? ANSWER Portugal 40. In 1988 how many goals did Klinsmann, Koeman and Ruud Gullit score between them? 3, 7 or 10? ANSWER Who knocked England out of Euro 2012? Italy, Portugal or Germany? ANSWER Italy 42. In Euro 2000 Portugal and Romania finished 1 st and 2 nd in Group A but who came 3 rd and 4 th and thus failed to qualify for the Knock out Stage? Was it Italy and France, England and Germany or Spain and Holland? ANSWER England and Germany 43. What was David Beckham s first European Championships? 1996, 200 or 2004? ANSWER How many of England s current squad played for The England Under 21s at Carrow Road in 2010 against Romania Under 21 s? 4, 6 or 7? ANSWER 6 (scorers Henderson & Smalling plus Wilshire, Sturridge, Rose & Bertrand with (Walker was an unused substitute so doesn t count) 45. Finally, how many times has Dele Alli played for the England Under 21 team? Twice, five times or nine times? ANSWER Twice