- FIFA World Cup 2022 quiz - 2 Updates
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| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 20 09:14PM +0100 FIFA World Cup 2022 is over, and just like in 2018 I have composed a quiz about the tournament, and there are also some trivia questions about FIFA World Cup in general. I don't expect this to be a simple quiz, so don't be shy if you only know a few questions - that could still give you a good score. As you will find, some questions are worth fewer points than others. These are the questions that are quite a bit on the odd trivia side. As usual post your answers to this newsgroup. Use no other sources than your own knowledge and common senses for good guesses. I plan to score this quiz on Boxing Day. Have fun! 1. a) One country made its debut in the World Cup. Which? (5p) b) Two more teams only played their second World Cup. Name any of them (5p) 2. France was not able to defend their title from 2018. For 3p each, give all teams that have defended the title, and if you also give the year, there are 3p more for each correct year. (There is no penalty as such for incorrect answers, but if you have all correct answers and add one incorrect, I will deduct 3p from your score.) 3. This was the first final between France and Argentina. Which two teams have played the greatest number of finals against each other? (10p) 4. Leo Messi finally became World Champion, well-deserved. Which World Cup record previously held by Lothar Mattäus does he now hold? (10p) 5. Cristian Ronaldo was less successful, but he did nevertheless make some achievements: a) What a first in FIFA World Cup did he make? (3p) b) What overall football record does he now share with Bader Al-Mutawa from Kuwait? (3p) c) In the match against Switzerland, CR7 was relegated to the substitutes bench, being replaced in the starting eleven by Gonçalo Ramos. How did Ramos fare in that game? (4p) 6. We should not forget Kylian Mbappé. He went to the top in a somewhat more niched leader board. He also achieved noticeable second, with Geoff Hurst being the first one. Name any of these feats for 10p. 7. One of the stadiums in the World Cup 2022 was called Stadium 974. a) It was constructed of 974 what? (5p) b) The number 974 was very purposely selected. What does it signify? (5p) 8. For the second consecutive World Cup, Germany failed to qualify from the group stage. But there is one former World Champion of which the slate for the World Cups 2018 and 2022 is even worse. Which? (10p) 9. Which year was the last time someone scored ten goals or more in the same World Cup tournament? Alternatively, give the name of the player. (10p) 10. Which is the only team from the South American federation CONMEBOL to never have played in the World Cup? (10p) 11. Football is very much a European and South American affair. For 3p each, list all teams not from UEFA (Europe) or CONMEBOL (South America) that have reached the semi-finals in the World Cup. Years not required. The same principle as in #2 apply to incorrect answers. 12. The match between Germany and Costa Rica constituted what noticeable first? (10p) 13. Which team sported the son of a President of a Republic? (7p) 14. In the quarter-finale against France, the English defender Harry Maguire received a yellow card around the 90th minute in the second half. There is something noticeable about this. What? (7p) 15. Andries Noppert was the goalkeeper in all the five games that the Netherlands played. Within 10%, how many games has he played in total for the in the Dutch national team? (7p) 16. There are legendary football players and there are legendary football players. Ferenc Puskás certainly belongs to the latter group. He was the top star of the best team that never won the World Cup, the Hungarian team of 1954. Puskás made one more World Cup appearance, and there is something quite remarkable with it. What? (7p) 17. Of the teams in the World Cup 2022, there is something with regards to the players' background that differentiates Argentina, Brazil, Saudi-Arabia and South Korea from all other countries. What? (7p) 18. The youngest and the oldest goal scorers in a World Cup final have something in common. What? (7p) 19. Two questions about the World Cup 2026. a) Which country/ies will host it? (5p) b) There is a novelty planned for this World Cup, what? (5p) 20. Finally, a question that I forgot include in my previous World Cup quiz, which I include for fun: In the final group game in the World Cup, Germany lost against South Korea with 0-2. The second goal scored by the Koreans followed a theme which is very unusual in football, but which is common in ice hockey. What? (5p) |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Dec 20 05:23PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog wrote: > I plan to score this quiz on Boxing Day. > Have fun! > 1. a) One country made its debut in the World Cup. Which? (5p) Qatar > b) Two more teams only played their second World Cup. Name any of > them (5p) Canada > year, there are 3p more for each correct year. (There is no penalty > as such for incorrect answers, but if you have all correct > answers and add one incorrect, I will deduct 3p from your score.) Italy (1938), Brazil (1962) > 3. This was the first final between France and Argentina. Which two teams > have > played the greatest number of finals against each other? (10p) Brazil, Germany > 4. Leo Messi finally became World Champion, well-deserved. Which World Cup > record previously held by Lothar Mattäus does he now hold? (10p) Most minutes played in a WC career > 5. Cristian Ronaldo was less successful, but he did nevertheless make some > achievements: > a) What a first in FIFA World Cup did he make? (3p) First to score in 5 WC tournaments > from Kuwait? (3p) > c) In the match against Switzerland, CR7 was relegated to the > substitutes bench, being replaced in the starting eleven by Gonçalo > Ramos. How did Ramos fare in that game? (4p) Scored 2 goals > 6. We should not forget Kylian Mbappé. He went to the top in a somewhat > more niched leader board. He also achieved noticeable second, with > Geoff Hurst being the first one. Name any of these feats for 10p. Scored 3 goals in a WC final > 7. One of the stadiums in the World Cup 2022 was called Stadium 974. > a) It was constructed of 974 what? (5p) Steel beams > 8. For the second consecutive World Cup, Germany failed to qualify from > the group stage. But there is one former World Champion of which the > slate for the World Cups 2018 and 2022 is even worse. Which? (10p) Italy > 9. Which year was the last time someone scored ten goals or more in the > same World Cup tournament? Alternatively, give the name of the player. > (10p) 1958 (Just Fontaine) > 10. Which is the only team from the South American federation CONMEBOL > to never have played in the World Cup? (10p) Venezuela > each, list all teams not from UEFA (Europe) or CONMEBOL (South America) > that have reached the semi-finals in the World Cup. Years not required. > The same principle as in #2 apply to incorrect answers. South Korea, Morocco, United States > 12. The match between Germany and Costa Rica constituted what noticeable > first? (10p) Most goals scored by one team > 13. Which team sported the son of a President of a Republic? (7p) South Korea > 14. In the quarter-finale against France, the English defender Harry > Maguire received a yellow card around the 90th minute in the second > half. There is something noticeable about this. What? (7p) It was the latest that the first yellow card of a game has been assessed > 15. Andries Noppert was the goalkeeper in all the five games that > the Netherlands played. Within 10%, how many games has he played > in total for the in the Dutch national team? (7p) 0 > something in common. What? (7p) > 19. Two questions about the World Cup 2026. > a) Which country/ies will host it? (5p) USA, Canada, and Mexico > b) There is a novelty planned for this World Cup, what? (5p) First time with 48 teams? > Cup, Germany lost against South Korea with 0-2. The second goal > scored by the Koreans followed a theme which is very unusual in > football, but which is common in ice hockey. What? (5p) > Pete Gayde |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 20 08:48PM +0100 > * Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) > * Game 9, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors > 8. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette". Sophie Coppola > * Game 9, Round 3 - Geography - Waterfalls of the World > 1. Which notable waterfall in South America can be found in Canaima > National Park? Angel Falls > nor the widest at 1,708 m (5,600 feet), is the largest in the > world in terms of area of falling sheet (or area of the vertical > drop). What is the name of this fall on the Zambezi River? Victoria > 4. This very voluminous waterfall, located on the border of Brazil > and Argentina, is a wonder of the world. What's its name? Cataratas de Igauzú. > 5. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg jngresnyy va Havgrq Fgngrf? Vgf gbgny qebc > bire 3 cyhatrf vf 739 z be 2,425 srrg. Vgf unf gur fnzr anzr > nf gur angvbany cnex gung fheebhaqf vg. Yellowstone > Sherlock Holmes and professor Moriarty had their final fight. > Holmes and Moriarty are fictional, we hear, but the Reichenbach > Falls are real.... and located in what country? Switzerland > 10. According to the World Waterfall Database, *all 18* of the > tallest waterfalls in Europe are in one country. Which one? Norway |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Dec 20 02:45PM -0600 Mark Brader wrote: > the terminally ill Valerie Harper, as well as Betty White, > a regular on the show. What is the name of the currently > running sitcom that will feature this reunion? Golden Girls > 2. Last week the L.A. Lakers retired jersey #34. Who was the > all-star former Laker who wore it? Elgin Baylor > 1. "Hugo", "The Departed", "Gangs of New York". > 2. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in The Air". > 3. "Apollo 13", "A Beautiful Mind", "Cinderella Man". Ron Howard > 4. "The Usual Suspects", "X-Men", "Superman Returns". Snyder > 7. "As Good As It Gets", "Terms of Endearment", "Broadcast News". > 8. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette". > 9. "My Own Private Idaho", "Good Will Hunting", "Finding Forrester". Matt Damon > * Game 9, Round 3 - Geography - Waterfalls of the World > 1. Which notable waterfall in South America can be found in Canaima > National Park? Angel > 5. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg jngresnyy va Havgrq Fgngrf? Vgf gbgny qebc > bire 3 cyhatrf vf 739 z be 2,425 srrg. Vgf unf gur fnzr anzr > nf gur angvbany cnex gung fheebhaqf vg. Yellowstone > 8. Ng n urvtug bs 84 z be 275 srrg, guvf jngresnyy vf gur gnyyrfg > va Dhrorp, naq vf ybpngrq bayl 12 xz sebz gur pragre bs Dhrorp > Pvgl. Jung vf vg pnyyrq, va Ratyvfu? Montmorency > Sherlock Holmes and professor Moriarty had their final fight. > Holmes and Moriarty are fictional, we hear, but the Reichenbach > Falls are real.... and located in what country? Switzerland > 10. According to the World Waterfall Database, *all 18* of the > tallest waterfalls in Europe are in one country. Which one? Norway; Iceland Pete Gayde |
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