The Inter Totally Cup: football quiz questions – the semi-final answers | OneFootball

FIRST SEMI-FINAL: ALVARO ROMEO vs DANIEL STOREY

First leg specialist subject (chosen by Alvaro): Real Madrid’s Galacticos – 2003-2005

DANIEL STOREY

1) Jose Antonio Camacho lasted only six games as manager in 2004 – that was his second spell as Real coach, but what was unusual about his first spell? He didn’t take charge of a single game

2) Real loaned a couple of players out in 2003/04, one of which proved to be a mistake: why was that? Fernando Morientes went to Monaco, but was allowed to play against Real in the Champions League and scored against them

3) Real signed Jonathan Woodgate in the summer of 2004, but which other centre-back did they sign? Walter Samuel

4) Which potential ‘galactico’ rejected a move to Real, years later giving Florentino Perez a signed shirt with “from the one man who turned you down” inscribed on it? Francesco Totti

5) Which is the missing club in this sequence: Barcelona, Juventus, Inter, _____, Liverpool? Manchester United – they’re the clubs Real signed their ‘galacticos’ – Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham and Owen.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) Which club links Leo Messi and Marcelo Bielsa? Newell’s Old Boys

2) Who currently holds the record for most Champions League appearances? Iker Casillas

3) In relation to the Champions League/European Cup, specifically what have Zinedine Zidane, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola done, that Jupp Heynckes, Alex Ferguson and Rafa Benitez haven’t? They won the tournament as a manager with the same club they had previously won it with as a player

4) Two players in England’s Euro 96 squad would go on to manage the senior England men’s team: which two? Gareth Southgate and Stuart Pearce

5) Which club did Ronaldinho start his career at? Gremio

ALVARO ROMEO

1) David Beckham became the third Englishman to play for Real when he signed for them in 2003: who were the first two? Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman

2) Who reacted to Real signing David Beckham but selling Claude Makelele by saying: “Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine?” Zinedine Zidane

3) Which player went the other way when Real signed Michael Owen from Liverpool? Antonio Nunez

4) Which team did Real beat 7-2 early on in the 2003/04 season? Valladolid

5) In 2004/5 Real had four players in their squad who had won the Ballon d’Or, and three who had finished second but never won it: can you name two of those three? David Beckham (in 1999), Raul (in 2001) and Roberto Carlos (in 2002).

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) Who is the only goalkeeper to ever win the World Cup Golden Ball? Oliver Kahn in 2002

2) Three members of Spain’s 1994 World Cup squad went on to manage the senior Spain men’s team: which three? Julen Lopetegui, Fernando Hierro and Luis Enrique

3) In 1974, Gerd Muller became the only man in football history to do achieve which goalscoring feat? He scored in the finals of the World Cup and the European Cup

4) Which club links Zinedine Zidane and Laurent Blanc? Bordeaux

5) Which club did Ronaldinho end his career at? Fluminense

Second leg specialist subject (chosen by Daniel): Post-war FA Cup finals

ALVARO ROMEO

1) When was the last FA Cup final to go to a replay? 1993 – Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday

2) What are the only two grounds to host a post-war FA Cup final, apart from Wembley? The Millennium Stadium and Old Trafford

3) What do the 1973, 1976 and 1980 FA Cup finals have in common? They were all won by teams from outside the top flight

4) Which player holds the record for scoring in the most FA Cup finals? Didier Drogba (four – 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012)

5) Which player won the Champions League with Ajax, the UEFA Cup with Inter and the FA Cup three times with two different teams in the 2000s? Nwankwo Kanu (with Arsenal in 2002 and 2003, and with Portsmouth in 2008).

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) Who is the next player in this sequence: Eden Hazard, Riyad Mahrez, N’Golo Kante, Mohamed Salah and _____ Virgil van Dijk – they’re the last five PFA players of the year

2) Argentina won it in 1992, Denmark won it in 1995, Brazil won it in 1997 and Mexico won it in 1999: what did they win? The Confederations Cup

3) Fernando Torres scored that iconic goal in Chelsea’s win over Barcelona in the 2012 Champions League semi-final: but who scored the other goal for Chelsea in that game? Ramires

4) What event is next scheduled to take place in the Stadion Energa Gdansk? The Europa League final

5) At which club is Juan Sebastian Veron chairman? Estudiantes

DANIEL STOREY

1) Two current Premier League managers have captained the winning team in an FA Cup final: which two? Steve Bruce (Manchester United in 1994) and Mikel Arteta (Arsenal in 2014)

2) Apart from, obviously, winning the Cup, what did the losing finalists in 1957, 1977, 1985, 1988, 2007 and 2017 also fail to do? The double – the losing finalists were league champions in those years

3) Who is the missing name in this list of Chelsea managers who have won the FA Cup since the war: Dave Sexton, Ruud Gullit, Gianluca Vialli, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto di Matteo and Antonio Conte Guus Hiddink

4) Which fanzine was named after an incident in the 1987 final? Gary Mabbutt’s Knee (a Coventry fanzine, named after the winning goal being scored by the Spurs captain)

5) Who were the teams that contested the first post-war final? Derby and Charlton

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) Who is the next player in this sequence: Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Iker Casillas, Phillip Lahm, _____ Hugo Lloris – they’re the last five World Cup winning captains

2) Manchester United won it in 1991, Chelsea won it in 1998 and Liverpool won it in 2001 and 2005: what did they win? The European Super Cup

3) David Beckham scored that iconic goal for England against Greece in 2001: but who scored the other goal for England in that game? Teddy Sheringham

4) What event is next scheduled to take place in the Lusail Iconic Stadium? The 2022 World Cup final

5) At which club did Sergio Aguero start his career? Independiente

SECOND SEMI-FINAL: JACK LANG vs MICHAEL COX

First leg specialist subject (chosen by Jack): Brazil’s five World Cup wins

MICHAEL COX

1) In only one of Brazil’s five World Cup winning campaigns did one of their players NOT also win the Golden Ball for player of the tournament: which one? 2002 – Oliver Kahn won it

2) Which team is missing from this list of opponents Brazil have beaten in World Cup finals: Italy, Germany, Sweden, Italy again, and… Czechoslovakia

3) Only one player appeared in the final for Brazil in both 1994 and 2002: which player? Cafu

4) Two players have scored for Brazil in two different winning World Cup finals: Pele is one, who is the other? Vava

5) For one of Brazil’s World Cup wins, their star player was sent off in the semi-final but was cleared by FIFA to play in the final: who was that player? Garrincha in 1962

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) At which club did Pippo Inzaghi make his senior debut? Piacenza

2) Who scored Aston Villa’s winner in the 1982 European Cup final? Peter Withe

3) Which German team are known as ‘Die Fohlen’ – the foals? Borussia Mönchengladbach

4) Which is the missing name from this sequence of permanent Tottenham managers in the 90s: Peter Shreeves, Ossie Ardiles, _____, Christian Gross, George Graham Gerry Francis

5) What was the name of the Czech striker who scored five goals at the 1990 World Cup? Thomas Skuhravy

JACK LANG

1) Which name is missing from this list of Brazil’s World Cup winning captains: Dunga, Hideraldo Bellini, Cafu, Carlos Alberto and…? Mauro Ramos

2) Name the three players to either win or share the Golden Boot for top scorer in years that Brazil won the World Cup. Garrincha and Vava in 1962, Ronaldo in 2002

3) Which player missed for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup final penalty shoot-out? Marcio Santos

4) What is the name of the player who replaced Pele when he got injured in the 1962 World Cup? Amarildo

5) Which team is missing from this list of games Brazil did not win (excluding penalties) in years they have lifted the World Cup: England in 1958, Sweden in 1994 and Italy in 1994? Czechoslovakia in 1962 (a 0-0 draw in the group stage)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) At which club did Alessandro del Piero make his senior debut? Padova

2) Who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in the 1980 European Cup final? John Robertson

3) Which German team are known as ‘Der Dino’ – the dinosaur? Hamburg

4) Which is the missing name from this list of permanent Everton managers in the 90s: Howard Kendall, Mike Walker, ____, Howard Kendall, Walter Smith Joe Royle

5) Who scored the clinching penalty for Ireland as they beat Romania at the 1990 World Cup? David O’Leary

Second leg specialist subject (chosen by Michael): Arsenal – the Arsene Wenger years

MICHAEL COX

1) Who did Arsenal play – and beat – in Wenger’s first official match in charge? Blackburn – they won 2-0

2) How many games did Arsenal draw in the ‘Invincibles’ season? 12

3) Arsenal signed Emmanuel Petit and two other players from Monaco in 1997: can you name one of them? Christopher Wreh and Gilles Grimandi

4) Who played the most number of games under Wenger at Arsenal? Patrick Vieira

5) Three players won the PFA Player of the Year award under Wenger: which three? Dennis Bergkamp (1998), Thierry Henry (2003 and 2004) and Robin van Persie (2012)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) George Best played for one current Premier League club, other than Manchester United: which club? Bournemouth

2) Two clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup in their home stadium: can you name one of them? Real Madrid in 1957 and Inter in 1965

3) Which Premier League Golden Boot winner started his career at Den Bosch and ended it at Malaga? Ruud van Nistelrooy

4) What was the venue for Fulham’s Europa League final defeat to Atletico Madrid in 2010? Hamburg Arena

5) Which team has appeared in three Champions League finals but never won it? Atletico Madrid

JACK LANG

1) Wenger’s Arsenal set the record for most consecutive unbeaten English league games between 2003-2004 – whose record did they break? Nottingham Forest – the record had been 42, Arsenal got to 49

2) Who did Arsenal beat in the final to win Wenger’s first FA Cup? Newcastle United

3) Arsenal lost two European finals under Wenger: to which two teams? Galatasaray (the 2000 UEFA Cup) and Barcelona (2006 Champions League final)

4) Thierry Henry scored the most goals under Wenger at Arsenal, with 228, but who scored the second most? Robin van Persie (132)

5) Who did Arsenal play – and beat – in Wenger’s last match in charge of Arsenal? Huddersfield Town

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1) Which club was Bobby Charlton manager of between 1973 and 1975? Preston North End

2) Two clubs have lost the Champions League/European Cup final in their home stadium: Bayern were one in 2012, but who was the other? Roma in 1984

3) Which Premier League Golden Boot winner made his first senior appearance at Cambridge and his last one at Norwich? Dion Dublin

4) What was the venue for Liverpool’s UEFA Cup final win over Alaves in 2001? Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

5) Which team has appeared in three World Cup finals but never won it? The Netherlands