The Amazing Trivia Quiz On World Cup Soccer
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- 1.
For which World Cup did Mexico wear jerseys the press referred to as a "psychedelic hallucination"?
- A.
1990
- B.
1962
- C.
1970
- D.
1994
Correct Answer
D. 1994 -
- 2.
In what year did FIFA hold the first World Cup?
- A.
1950
- B.
1934
- C.
1954
- D.
1930
Correct Answer
D. 1930 -
- 3.
In what year was a lion named World Cup Willie, modeled on the designer's son, the official mascot?
- A.
1990
- B.
1994
- C.
1970
- D.
1966
Correct Answer
D. 1966 -
- 4.
Team Bulgaria's Hristo Stoitchkov is widely regarded as the best player of which World Cup?
- A.
1990
- B.
1994
- C.
1986
- D.
1982
Correct Answer
B. 1994 -
- 5.
The Spheriks, Kaz, Ato and Nik, were trotted out as the mascots of which World Cup?
- A.
1998
- B.
2002
- C.
1990
- D.
2006
Correct Answer
B. 2002 -
- 6.
In what year were the World Cup mascots a lion named Golio and a talking soccer ball named Pille?
- A.
1998
- B.
2006
- C.
1986
- D.
1990
Correct Answer
B. 2006 -
- 7.
For which World Cup did Iraq play all qualifying matches on neutral ground due to the Iran-Iraq war?
- A.
1986
- B.
1962
- C.
1990
- D.
1982
Correct Answer
A. 1986 -
- 8.
What did Cesar Menotti, coach of 1978 host Argentina, do the entire time his team was on the field?
- A.
Hyperventilated
- B.
Cheered
- C.
Chain Smoked
- D.
Paced
Correct Answer
C. Chain Smoked -
- 9.
When was the first World Cup in which teams from all 6 continental confederations participated?
- A.
2002
- B.
1994
- C.
1982
- D.
2006
Correct Answer
C. 1982 -
- 10.
Who gets a medal along with the FIFA World Cup Fair Play trophy?
- A.
Goalie
- B.
Coach
- C.
Every Player
- D.
Captain
Correct Answer
C. Every Player -
- 11.
When was the first World Cup in which anthems were not played by live bands but by recordings?
- A.
1982
- B.
1962
- C.
1724
- D.
1994
Correct Answer
A. 1982 -
- 12.
When Brazil won in 2002, it then boasted a total of how many World Cup championships?
- A.
7
- B.
6
- C.
4
- D.
5
Correct Answer
D. 5 -
- 13.
How many goals did Brazil's top scoring Ronaldo rack up in the 2002 World Cup games?
- A.
11
- B.
12
- C.
8
- D.
13
Correct Answer
C. 8 -
- 14.
In what year did Germany's Oliver Kahn take home the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball trophy?
- A.
1990
- B.
1998
- C.
1982
- D.
2002
Correct Answer
D. 2002 -
- 15.
When did FIFA introduce the Silver and Bronze Ball awards to the 2nd and 3rd most outstanding players?
- A.
1950
- B.
1990
- C.
1930
- D.
1942
Correct Answer
C. 1930 -
- 16.
Per FIFA World Cup rules, if a team has 23 members, how many must be goalkeepers?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
5
- D.
3
Correct Answer
D. 3 -
- 17.
Columbia's Valderrama, with his trademark golden mops of curls, played in how many World Cups?
- A.
3
- B.
5
- C.
1
- D.
6
Correct Answer
A. 3 -
- 18.
How many times must a country win the World cup in order to keep the solid gold trophy permanently?
- A.
4
- B.
3
- C.
6
- D.
5
Correct Answer
B. 3 -
- 19.
Considered perhaps the greatest goalkeeper ever, the USSR's Lev Yashin played in how many World Cups?
- A.
6
- B.
3
- C.
1
- D.
5
Correct Answer
B. 3 -
- 20.
Andoni Zubizarreta, legendary goalkeeper for Spain, played in how many World Cups?
- A.
6
- B.
4
- C.
1
- D.
0
Correct Answer
B. 4 -
- 21.
On a scale of 1-10, how did FIFA rate the readiness of 2010 World Cup host South Africa in March 2010?
- A.
9
- B.
2
- C.
5
- D.
3
Correct Answer
A. 9 -
- 22.
What does WAGS, thought to have been England's undoing at the 2006 World Cup, stand for?
- A.
Wish Against Germany Slogan
- B.
White And Green Kits
- C.
Wives And Girlfriends
- D.
Women Against German Soccer
Correct Answer
C. Wives And Girlfriends -
- 23.
How many African nations bid to host the 2010 World Cup?
- A.
2
- B.
5
- C.
10
- D.
12
Correct Answer
B. 5 -
- 24.
What South African-born model/movie star was the guest presenter at the draw for the 2010 World Cup?
- A.
Cokey Falkow
- B.
Candice Derman
- C.
Thuli Sithole
- D.
Charlize Theron
Correct Answer
D. Charlize Theron -
- 25.
A match ball called Jabulani, which means "to celebrate" in Zulu, was created for which World Cup?
- A.
1990
- B.
1994
- C.
2002
- D.
2010
Correct Answer
D. 2010 -
- 26.
Win In Africa With Africa is the theme of which World Cup?
- A.
2002
- B.
1990
- C.
1962
- D.
2010
Correct Answer
D. 2010 -
- 27.
How many goals were scored in the 1950 FIFA World Cup?
- A.
44
- B.
125
- C.
88
- D.
250
Correct Answer
C. 88 -
- 28.
What year did Uruguay win and Spain come in fourth in the World Cup?
- A.
1953
- B.
1954
- C.
1958
- D.
1950
Correct Answer
D. 1950 -
- 29.
Which of these years did Ademir Marques de Menezes win the Golden Shoe Award?
- A.
1950
- B.
1958
- C.
1960
- D.
1948
Correct Answer
A. 1950 -
- 30.
What year did Germany win the World Cup held in Switzerland?
- A.
1960
- B.
1950
- C.
1954
- D.
1958
Correct Answer
C. 1954 -
- 31.
What year did the World Cup known as the "Miracle of Berne" take place?
- A.
2000
- B.
1950
- C.
1968
- D.
1954
Correct Answer
D. 1954 -
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