The optional answers for the Multiple Choice Round, and the initial letters for the Blockbuster Round are pre-printed on the dedicated Team Answer Sheet

World Cup Quiz – Sample Questions
(Scroll down for answers)

Here are a few sample questions from this Quiz;

1. Multiple Choice: Which country has never won the title while hosting the tournament?
a) Brazil b) Germany c) Italy

2. Blockbusters: PB – England scored seven goals at the 1986 World Cup; six of them were by Gary Lineker, who scored the other?

3. Pot Luck: Earlier this year what did former England midfielder Steve Hodge sell for a record £7.1m?

4. Managers: Who was the first manager to coach his team to victory after previously winning the World Cup as a player?

5. Trivia: Who is the only England footballer to score in three different World Cup finals?

6. Hat-tricks: What nationality were the three World Cup winning footballers who appeared in the 1981 film ‘Escape To Victory’?

The final round can be used as either a Pot Luck OR Round of Sound, where you can choose to either ask five questions, or play the short Audio Clip supplied. There are separate questions whichever option you would like,

Here’s an example;

Pot Luck Question: (With the initials WCW and) created for the 1966 World Cup, what is the name of the very first mascot to be associated with a major sporting completion?

Audio Clip: This is the official FIFA song of the 1966 World Cup – name the singer (Hint) He was known as the ‘king of skiffle’, and possibly his best-known song was ‘My Old Man’s a Dustman’

Answers

1. A – Brazil
(Germany won as hosts in 1974, Italy in 1934)
2. Peter Beardsley
3. Diego Maradona’s Shirt
(Worn when Maradona scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal’ – Hodge had swapped shirts with him after the match)
4. Franz Beckenbauer
(1974 and 1990)
5. David Beckham
(Scored one goal in each of the 1998, 2002 and 2006 finals)
6. Argentinian / Brazilian / English
(Osvaldo ‘Ossie’ Ardiles, Pele, Bobby Moore)