Thursday Quiz - Answers

1.Name the six non English managers to manage in the first season of the Premier League.
-dalgleish  
-fergy
-graham
-souness
-Mike Walker
-Joe Kinnear

2.Six players called "Paul" have scored 25 or more Premier League goals. Name them.
-ince
-scholes
-dickov
-merson
-Kitson
-Paul Rideout

3.Six nations made their European Championship debuts at Euro 96. Name them.
-Czech rep
-Turkey
-Croatia
-Bulgaria
-Switzerland
-Russia

4.As of January 2014, five English players are club record signings for six Premier League teams. Name the players.
-carroll
-bent
-crouch
-owen
-Dwight Gayle

5.Name the youngest and oldest player to have scored for England at a World Cup Finals.
-M. Owen
-Tom Finney

6. Who is the oldest foreign player to have scored in the Premier League?
-Tugay

7.I'm not English but played in Scotland. I was a midfielder and I also played for Walsall. Nowadays I am managing in a league in Europe. I never won an International cap and only made 1 league appearance in my native country. Who am I?
-Roberto Martinez

8.Shinji Kagawa became the fifth Japanese player to play in the Premier League. Name the four before him.
-miyachi
-Inamoto
-Nakata
-Toda

9.In the first season of the Premier League, who were the two non Englishmen to make it into the top 10 of goalscorers?
-cantona
-Mark Hughes

10.Which manager has been promoted to the Premier League from the Championship the most times?
-Busface (Leo's words.)

1. dalgleish, fergy, george graham, souness
2. ince, scholes, dickov, merson,
3.
4. carroll, benty, crouchy
5. MO
8. miyachi
9. cantona
10 harry, warcock

2. Walsh

4. Hunt, Bent, Ferdinand/Rooney

5. Sherringham?

6. Giggs (i'm counting Wales as foriegn   )

10. Jewell, Curbishley, McCarthy

2) Kitson
3) Czech rep , Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Russia
4) Shearer
6) Henrik Larrson
Junichi inamoto

4. Lambert, Holt,

5. Charlton

nope

10. Busface

leopold wrote:10.  Busface

  

Blu I think Kitson should be in No 3 not the managers question. I had Inamoto for No 8 but a smiley came up for some reason.

5. Matthews, Finney, Brooking, Greaves, Hurst, Peters, Mortensen

I give up

2. Sharner....the fella who played for Wigan & WBA

4. If Shearer isn't Newky's then it must be MO.

9. Quinn..?

4. Shane long/huddlestone/jelavic

2. Stewart..? Or was he pre-prem

skyblueoz wrote:Blu I think Kitson should be in No 3 not the managers question. I had Inamoto for No 8 but a smiley came up for some reason.

Sorry..amended into No.2  

will update shortly..

shakencity wrote:2. Sharner....the fella who played for Wigan & WBA

nope

Topdawg wrote:4. If Shearer isn't Newky's then it must be MO.

  

Mainerdwasmychurch wrote:9. Quinn..?

nope

Mainerdwasmychurch wrote:2. Stewart..? Or was he pre-prem

nope

Mainerdwasmychurch wrote:4. Shane long/huddlestone/jelavic

nope

7. The only person i know who played for Walsall is Gary Shaw.....but he's English, So i've no idea on that one.

9. Ravenelli

Think we might be getting to the "clues" stage blue.

Clues:

1....one manager is an ex keeper had connections to Norwich, the other recent connections to Newcastle

2. Started his career at Swindon, ended it at Tranmere

4. Palace player

6. Played for Rangers and an English club..retired in 2009

7....i'm not giving a clue for this as it'll give it away.

8....i'll give you the answers - Nakata and Toda

9. Captained and managed his country

4. Puncheon....or is he still on loan?

shakencity wrote:4. Puncheon....or is he still on loan?

nope

Cameron Jerome?

shakencity wrote:Cameron Jerome?

  ..nope

It's true...

10 mins and I'll post the answers..

1. Newcastle, of course! That idiot Kinnear was the manager of Wimbledon and he's Irish!

Dwight Gayle....never heard of him   

shakencity wrote:Dwight Gayle....never heard of him