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Fpl quiz

The document contains details from 25 different FPL quizzes, providing information on players, coaches, teams, events, and terms related to the history and culture of football. It includes questions testing knowledge about famous managers like Sacchi, players like Dennis Law and Sailen Manna, and events such as the fastest international goals. The quizzes cover a wide range topics including tactics, club nicknames, stadiums, and more.

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FPL Quiz (1, 2 and 3)1st one conducted by – Nirmal Joy2nd one conducted by Chandrakant Nair and Shibin Azad3rd one conducted by MeenakshiSundar and Muni Darsan
1st FPL Quiz
1)The premier league trophy is made based on the 'three lions' heraldry. 2 of the lions are on either handles of the trophy. Where is the third one ?
The captain holding the trophy
2) This coaching great, started out as a shoe salesman, and never played professional football in his career. When quizzed on that he quipped “I never realized in order to become a jockey, you have to have been the horse first”. He often placed tactics and organization over players, and when his star player questioned him once, he went on to play 10 of his attacking players against 5 of his defenders for 15 minutes, with the attacking side unable to score even once – an experiment which has since become an oft quoted legend. There were much references about him when mourinho famously said “ we gave possession back to barca , so as not to lose our position and shape”. Who am I talking about ?
 Arrigosacchi Italy and AC Milan coach. The attacking players included gullit, van basten, rijkaard, donadoni,ancelotti among others. The defense was made up of galli in goal, maldini, baresi, costacurta, and tassotti.
3)Pedro monzon(ARG) , Gustavo dezotti (ARG) , ___________ . Complete with 1 more name. Exhaustive list, with a very specific connect.
ZinedineZidaneStraight Reds in the WC Finals.
4)He made his top flight debut on October 18, 2003 , fulhamvswolverhampton wanderers , and his full international debut on 15 november 2005. He had a landmark year in 2010, and became the first person to do something in footballinghistory.As a result, he was also awarded one of the highest honours in his country in 2011.Name the guy please.
Howard WebbIn 2010, he became the first person to referee champions league final and WC final in the same year. Was made an MBE in 2011.
5)
The name of the guy in the pic is the portuguese translation of john the baptist. Why is his name famous, in association with the 1982 world cup ?
 Joao batistaMaradona kicked him in 82 ARG-BRA match and got sent off
6)Why, was Sian Massey , who officiated premier league matches including b'pool-sunderland , and blackpool - aston villa last season, in the news during jan-feb 2011?
 Lady official. She was insulted by Andy Gray and hence sacked after that.
7) Perugia in serie a 78-79, Spartaksofia - russian league 1951, Benfica 77-78, Galatasaray in 1985-86. What unfortunate dubious record do they share ?
Teams that could not win their league , despite having an unbeaten run for the whole season
8) X, apart from being a footballer , worked for the geological department in his country. He refused any salary from his club , and his earnings from 19 years of club football, six years as captain, is said to be around 0.5 USD. X was part of a team, that famously beat Ajax amsterdam and Wales in friendlies, after a historic performance in a major tournament. X was also named as one of the best ten skippers in the world by the English FA , in one of their annual yearbooks. Identify X. 
Sailen mannaIndian captain in the early 1950s
9)Something on football literature .The guardian's famous foootball columnist , Jonathan Wilson, is also the writer of one of the most famous books on football tactics and history, which discusses, and has its name derived from football' transition from a 2-3-5 formation to the modern 4-4-2/4-5-1. Clue : Ariadne dreaming in Egypt.
Inverting the pyramid
10)FC Rossiyanka is a russian club based in krasnomareysk, near moscow. They have been russian championship winners 3 times,and cup winners 5 times. But recent economic downturns have had an effect on their finances and gate collections, and they were in the news for an innovative idea to boost their ticket sales. What was the idea they came up with ?
Its a ladies club. they offered to play in their bikinis
11)Most scholarly authorities say this term/name was probably created within slangy upper class English public schools and universities sometime after the establishment of the FA in 1863 . The usage , turned out to be a codification of the middle part of a certain word, rather than the first part which usually get abbreviated and modified, because using the first 3 letters of the word would have been very embarrassing. Name both words.
Soccer, from association
12)When Spurs lost to Leicester city in the third round of Fa cup in January 2006, The Sun mocked them with the headline, "Tottenham have finally won a trophy' and presented them with the trophy shown below. What is the trophy meant to be for?
Shortest Season Ever Trophy Spurs also lost in the first round of carling cup, and did not play in Europe, and ended up playing the minimum number of games possible for a premier league team, a first till then according to sun.
13) Connect1. The lions of San Mames, or St. Mammes of Caesarea: who was thrown to the lions and turned them docile. 2. Ottoman turk pirates, who terrorized a certain port city strongly associated with football. 3. A large model of representation of _________ that was built by a group of about 80 apprentices from Cammell Laird's shipyard, for exhibition at the International Garden Festival in Liverpool in 1984, and later moved to a more popular location in liverpool.
 Nicknames of Spanish clubsLos Leones (Athletico Bilbao) , Turcos (Deportivo), Yellow Submarines (Villareal ).
14)
This is the homeground of a team that beat the eventual winners Liverpool F.C. 1 – 0 in the first leg of their second round match-up in the 1976–77 European Cup . Named after a local teacher who made contribution to promoting sports in the area. Name the club.
Trabzonspor
15) This rare football occurrence, has happened only twice in a first class football match, once a semblance of the modern rules came into being.. The first was in 1910, Third Lanark vs Motherwell match. It happened for a second time , in a CopaMercosur tie between VelesSarzfield and Riverplate on August 2, 2000. What was common to both these games?
 Goalkeepers from both teams scored goals
16)In Manchester City's last game of a particular season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, this player's back-heel gave City a 1–0 win but, thinking his goal had relegated United, he did not celebrate it (it turned out they would have been relegated even if the match had been drawn but he did not know this at the time), walking off the pitch with his head down as he was substituted immediately afterwards. This game was the last club match of his professional career as well. Name the player.
Dennis Law
17)The Catenaccio of the 60s Inter, and Rinus Michael's total football , are perhaps the most talked about tactical systems in football history. The Catenaccio , was virtually rendered obsolete by total football system, especially with landmarks victories Ajax had -2-0 over inter and 6-0 over Milan , in European matches. The Italians, in reply went on to create system , which blended aspects of both catenaccio and total football. The term is much less popular than its predecessors, and a version of it is often quoted in relation to defensive strategies of our time. It did what the orange and total football could not, the most famous exponents of this system being Italy 1982, which of course won the world cup. What was this blended tactical system called ?
Zonamista
18) The fastest goal in international football, was scored by David Gualtieri of San Marino agains England, in 8.3 secs. The second feastest goal, was scored by HakanSuker , in 11 sec. Who scored the third fastest goal, just 12 sec after kickoff ?
I. M Vijayan
19) ID Just identify the guy in the pic, who is iranian born, and who officially has two nationalities, two names, and two date of births.
Kia Joorabchian
20)This unique football stadium, derives its popular name from its peculiar shape, resembling that of a chocolate box. Three sides of the stadium are built in the traditional way , with steep stands, while the fourth side is built vertically, with seating rows stacked on top of each other. The stadium is known to vibrate when the fans jump rhythmically, which prompted the popular phrase - "_________ does not shake, it beats (like a heart )". Identify this 49000 seater stadium, which may not bethe largest, but said to have one of the best atmospheres in the world . Give the name of the home team for half points.
La BomboneraBoca Juniors home ground.
21)The 1974-75 division one season was a remarkable one in the premier league. On boxing day, Team X occupied tenth in the table. Even in march, the title looked bound to go to Everton. On march 29 , Everton travelled to bottom table Carlisle, to whom they managed to lose. Everton lost only 2 matches in the entire season, both to Carlisle, who were relegated, and remains the only club to have a hundred percent record against Everton. And team X, from being placed tenth , lost only one game after Christmas, and went on to win the title. Name X. 
Derby County
22) The following images are from times, in 2004. The article is by celebrated football writer Gabriel marcotti, and its about a certain player , who according to him, was a great player , , but whose skills will be useless in the modern game. Identify the player.
Pep Gaurdiola
23)  What unique feat did Belgian Stan Van Den Buy , a Germinal Ekeren player, manage to achieve in January 1995, in his side's 2-3 loss to anderlecht?
Own Goal Hat-trick
24)What, among may be other things, connects – Ajax Amsterdam of Eredivisie , Atalanta of Serie A, Hercules Alicante of La Liga, Club Sportivo Ben Hur Rafaela of Argentina ? Not an exhaustive list.
Clubs named after Fictional Characters
25)1.Juan carloscorazo .2.Pablo justo ______ lamarque in 1967. 3.________________ in 2011 ?Fill in the third blank.
Diego ForlanCopa America winning trio of grandfather, father, son.
26)The following was the constitution of group 3/C in a particular world cup. Italy, Paraguay, Sweden, ________. Identify the fourth team.
India1950 WC
27)This highly secretive body within the premier league is constituted by 3 former football players or football officials. The identity of the members at any time is not revealed, to prevent any undue influence while making their decision. They convene on an ad hoc basis, when 2-3 matters that require their attention happens. What does this body do, and so, what is it called?
Dubious goals committee
28)Famous quote from a legendary player – "Only three people have ever silenced 200,000 people at the Maracanã with a single gesture: Frank Sinatra, Pope John Paul II and I “I?
AlcidesGighia
29)ID the team from the 1938 WC
Dutch East Indies Team
30)Connect with the EPL1. The reason why Sir John Spencer Login , (then a British surgeon named Dr login )who was appointed the guardian of a 13 year old, accompanied him to London in 19th century. Also the historic significance of HMS Medea. 2. Something, that is allegedly named after Sri Lanka , and was very much in the news across the world, and watched with envy by millions, in the years 1980-81 and 2011.
1. Sir Login accompanied 13 year old Duleep Singh to gift the Kohinoor diamond to queen Victoria. the diamond was carried in HMS Medea.  2. The Ceylon blue sapphire, Diana's famous engagement ring.The Kohinoor, was cut into a brilliant and put into the queen's crown by Aspersby & Garrard , the royal jewellers. The blue sapphire ring was also made by them .In short , both are crown jewels, and Aspersby and Garrard are the royal jewellers. The connect? They were the ones who made the premier league trophy.
2nd FPL Quiz
1)1. The eye of the storm (which , incidentally , is Hurricane Katrina). What is the phenomenon (that we are looking at) called ?
Stadium EffectThe stadium effect is a phenomenon observed in strong tropical cyclones. It is a fairly common event, where the clouds of the eye wall curve outward from the surface with height