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Some blondes may be familiar with the blonde Football Quiz League which ran for a solid year from the end of 2012. This 25 question New Year Special is open to all and could lead to the bFQL restarting if the interest is there.

Simply PM me your answers by the end of day on Friday the 10th and I will do an answers reveal over that weekend.

bFQL New Year Special

1. Name the player who took part in the Champions League group stages this season, whilst on loan from an English Championship club?

2. For which club has Joleon Lescott made the most appearances for during his career?

3. Which current English Premier League club were founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C?

4. Name 3 stadiums in the English Championship with a capacity of under 20,000?

5. Who is the current Head Coach/Manager of the Italian National team?

6. Name the only country who will be making their debut at a World Cup Finals when they line up at Brazil in the summer?

7. Name the top scoring South American in the history of the Premier League?

8. Name the European club who have the longest current championship title winning streak having won their country's top league in 8 consecutive seasons?

9. Which country have won the football tournament at the Olympic Games in two of the last three occasions?

10. Which club currently have the worst goal difference in the English Premier League this season?

11. These are the current kits of which European club?
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6939/zkec.jpg)

12. Of the current English Premier League managers only one was appointed in 2011, name that manager?

13. Name the 3 players to have scored more than 40 headed goals in the English Premier League (4 guesses allowed)?

14. Name the last German club to win the Bundesliga when you discount Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund's championships?

15. Five Dutchmen have earned over 100 caps, 3 of which have played in the English Premier League, name those 3? (4 guesses)

16. There are a number of nationalities in the English Premier League which are represented by only a single player - name 6 of those nationalities and the corresponding player?

17. Name the two players who were contracted to West Ham United at the time that made England's 2010 World Cup squad?

18. Between which years was the FA Cup Final played at the Millenium Stadium?

19. Swansea defeated Bradford 5-0 in the final, but name the two losing semi-finalists from last season's League Cup?

20. Which non-European has made the most appearances in the Premier League?

21. Name the top scorer in last season's Serie A?

22. Which player has scored the most goals with their left foot in the history of the Premier League?

23. Kevin Phillips was recently released from Crystal Palace and is currently looking for a new club. Can you name the clubs replaced by the numbers in the following list of his career clubs?

Watford > Sunderland > Southampton > 1 > WBA > 2 > Blackpool > Crystal Palace

24. Shakhter Karagandy were knocked out of the Champions League this season by Celtic at the final play-off round, but in which country do they play their football?

25. Ryan Giggs has made the most appearances in the history of the Premier League (620), whilst playing for one club. Name the two players who only played for Arsenal in the Premier League who made over 300 Premier League appearances? (3 guesses)

Great work, Scott, thank you.

blonde only works because some people make the effort to do stuff like this from time to time. It is appreciated.

If there were a blonde Honours List, you'd be on it.

Good stuff mate, I've missed it.

I'll get my answers in before deadline

No need to thank me, it's something I enjoy and I know others enjoy participating.

Might do an old school RSQ style reveal on Sunday if there are plenty of entries.

That would be hugely popular, I think, the RSQ type stuff goes down very well, as a rule.

I won't be entering, of course, way too hard for me, but I still love the idea, & I hope it's supported. Can anyone topple Tighty from his Geeky Stat Perch? Horsey maybe?

Can you do a Newcastle one for Plinop, & a Palace one for Ant? Or maybe an Arsenal one, just for Tal?   ;)

Just a little pop to the top.

Oh wow!

Didn't see this was back, so excited and IN!

entered today

Was a real challenge!

Definitely a tough one, I threw a few thinkers in (e.g. PL unique nationalities) but gave a week to get answers in to allow thinking.

I'm in, there's a few missing but I've had a bash at the others. Despite my lack of knowledge, it's very interesting!

Thanks Graham. Reveal on Sunday.

Will remember. Will submit. Won't win.

will do tommorow


looks hard

I've stuck a Post up in The Rail to try & get a few more entries, Scott.

Great work

Hi Scotty, Happy New Year Bud. Hope you had a good one?

Sending my answers over in the next ten.

Hey mate, I had a terrible new year and a terrible year in general!!! But that's another story. Haha.

Thanks for getting involved, hope you're keeping well.

Cheers for this I love things like this will give it ago tomorrow

Thanks to everyone who has entered so far. I'll extend deadline to 6pm on Saturday so hope for a late surge.

Yo, just saw my PM now, I hadn't noticed the quiz!

Will try get answers in , it's making me sad though it appears I have forgotten everything about football!

Tough but fair though!

Missed the quizzes so have had a go, don't think I've done very well though!

In and has gone awfully!!

Really hope you do the RSQ style reveal, could be amazing viewing!

Deadline this evening so get your answers in!

Answers this evening from 8.

Look forward it to

Scotttyyyyy

Here we go!!!

List of Participants:

stribling
TightEnd
Graham C
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
The Camel
maldini32
sweet potata!
Nakor
millidonk
superwomble
ruud
Tal
Waz1892

 ;popcorn;

Question 1

Name the player who took part in the Champions League group stages this season, whilst on loan from an English Championship club? Esteban Granero

Answer - Esteban Granero

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Correct

kp24
The Camel
maldini32


Scoreboard

kp24 - 1
The Camel - 1
maldini32 - 1
stribling
TightEnd
Graham C
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
sweet potata!
Nakor
millidonk
superwomble
ruud
Tal
Waz1892

Hats to those who got that!

Question 2

For which club has Joleon Lescott made the most appearances for during his career?

Answer - Wolves

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Graham C
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
The Camel
sweet potata!
Nakor
millidonk
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 2
The Camel - 2
maldini32 - 1
stribling - 1
TightEnd - 1
Graham C - 1
Rubbish2407 - 1
degston77 - 1
kmac84 - 1
sweet potata! - 1
Nakor - 1
millidonk - 1
Tal - 1
Waz1892 - 1
superwomble
ruud

Don't worry, there will be a collective post at the end with all the answers, for those who don't fancy the reveal in this way.

Right with it!!

Question 3

Which current English Premier League club were founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C?

Answer - Cardiff

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Correct

TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
millidonk
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 3
The Camel - 2
TightEnd - 2
Rubbish2407 - 2
degston77 - 2
kmac84 - 2
millidonk - 2
Waz1892 - 2
maldini32 - 1
stribling - 1
Graham C - 1
sweet potata! - 1
Nakor - 1
Tal - 1
superwomble - 0
ruud - 0

Question 4

Name 3 stadiums in the English Championship with a capacity of under 20,000?

Answer - Loftus Road, Vicarage Road, Bloomfield Road, Keepmoat Stadium, Goldsands Stadium, Huish Park

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Correct

kp24
Nakor
sweet potata!


Scoreboard

kp24 - 4
The Camel - 2
TightEnd - 2
Rubbish2407 - 2
degston77 - 2
kmac84 - 2
millidonk - 2
Waz1892 - 2
Nakor - 2
sweet potata! - 2
maldini32 - 1
stribling - 1
Graham C - 1
Tal - 1
superwomble - 0
ruud - 0

Blackpool under 20k, blimey. Wouldnt gave that

Dean court?

Question 5

Who is the current Head Coach/Manager of the Italian National team?

Answer - Cesare Prandelli

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Correct

TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
maldini32
sweet potata!
Nakor
superwomble
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 5
TightEnd - 3
Rubbish2407 - 3
degston77 - 3
kmac84 - 3
Waz1892 - 3
Nakor - 3
sweet potata! - 3
The Camel - 2
millidonk - 2
maldini32 - 2
Tal - 2
stribling - 1
Graham C - 1
superwomble - 1
ruud - 0

= Goldsands

Scotty- bournemouth, yeovil, doncaster. No points though?

Didnt know dean court was goldsands mind

i said bournemouth, yeovil, doncaster.

Not correct? Pretty sure it is

I think we are going to get a technical fault- i know i named those three, but clubs rather than stadiums

Yeah, that's right. Thought you experienced guys would have known that, someone questioned it previously.

Question 6

Name the only country who will be making their debut at a World Cup Finals when they line up at Brazil in the summer?

Answer - Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
The Camel
maldini32
Nakor
millidonk
superwomble
ruud
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 6
TightEnd - 4
Rubbish2407 - 4
degston77 - 4
kmac84 - 4
Waz1892 - 4
Nakor - 4
sweet potata! - 3
The Camel - 3
millidonk - 3
maldini32 - 3
Tal - 3
stribling - 2
superwomble - 2
Graham C - 1
ruud - 1

Question 7

Name the top scoring South American in the history of the Premier League?

Answer - Carlos Tevez

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
sweet potata!
Nakor
superwomble
ruud
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 6
TightEnd - 5
Rubbish2407 - 5
degston77 - 5
kmac84 - 5
Waz1892 - 5
Nakor - 5
sweet potata! - 4
Tal - 4
The Camel - 3
millidonk - 3
maldini32 - 3
stribling - 3
superwomble - 3
ruud - 2
Graham C - 1

Kp skips that one!!

Question 8

Name the European club who have the longest current championship title winning streak having won their country's top league in 8 consecutive seasons?

Answer - BATE Borisov

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Correct

kp24


Scoreboard

kp24 - 7
TightEnd - 5
Rubbish2407 - 5
degston77 - 5
kmac84 - 5
Waz1892 - 5
Nakor - 5
sweet potata! - 4
Tal - 4
The Camel - 3
millidonk - 3
maldini32 - 3
stribling - 3
superwomble - 3
ruud - 2
Graham C - 1

He went for JP Angel.

Instantly gets it back by nailing BATE.

I took the BATE obviously

Question 9

Which country have won the football tournament at the Olympic Games in two of the last three occasions?

Answer - Argentina

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
Nakor
millidonk
superwomble
ruud
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 8
TightEnd - 6
Rubbish2407 - 6
degston77 - 6
kmac84 - 6
Waz1892 - 6
Nakor - 6
Tal - 5
sweet potata! - 4
stribling - 4
superwomble - 4
millidonk - 4
The Camel - 3
maldini32 - 3
ruud - 3
Graham C - 1

Bonus for naming womens too surely, as u never stated which version!!? Lol

I should have declared after Granero.

Question 10

Which club currently have the worst goal difference in the English Premier League this season?

Answer - Fulham

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
The Camel
sweet potata!
Nakor
ruud
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 9
TightEnd - 7
Rubbish2407 - 7
degston77 - 7
kmac84 - 7
Waz1892 - 7
Nakor - 7
Tal - 6
sweet potata! - 5
stribling - 5
superwomble - 4
millidonk - 4
The Camel - 4
ruud - 4
maldini32 - 3
Graham C - 1

Not 1 so far with a full house!?

True. Except the USA wifeys have won all 3, not 2 from 3.

You and your technicals!

Question 11

These are the current kits of which European club?
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6939/zkec.jpg)

Answer - Sampdoria

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kmac84
kp24
maldini32
sweet potata!
Nakor
superwomble
ruud
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 10
TightEnd - 8
Rubbish2407 - 8
degston77 - 8
kmac84 - 8
Nakor - 8
Waz1892 - 7
Tal - 7
sweet potata! - 6
stribling - 6
superwomble - 5
ruud - 5
millidonk - 4
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

fk wrong country!

Question 12

Of the current English Premier League managers only one was appointed in 2011, name that manager?

Answer - Sam Allardyce

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Correct

Rubbish2407
degston77
Kmac84
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 10
Rubbish2407 - 9
degston77 - 9
kmac84 - 9
TightEnd - 8
Nakor - 8
Tal - 8
Waz1892 - 7
sweet potata! - 6
stribling - 6
superwomble - 5
ruud - 5
millidonk - 4
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

Coinflip! Damn. I believe udinese have st george too?

Question 13

Name the 3 players to have scored more than 40 headed goals in the English Premier League (4 guesses allowed)?

Answer - Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Dion Dublin

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Correct

stribling
millidonk


Scoreboard

kp24 - 10
Rubbish2407 - 9
degston77 - 9
kmac84 - 9
TightEnd - 8
Nakor - 8
Tal - 8
Waz1892 - 7
stribling - 7
sweet potata! - 6
superwomble - 5
ruud - 5
millidonk - 5
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

I don't believe they do.

Dion Dublin was the one who caught most out there.

Geona was originially an English ex-pats club and have an English emblem iirc.

Even worse coinflip then

oof 2/3. i only remember ferdinand scoring screamers.

Thought was the obv one! Just goes to show!

Conviced i nailed that with sheringham or ferguson

Question 14

Name the last German club to win the Bundesliga when you discount Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund's championships?

Answer - Wolfsburg

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Correct

TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
Kmac84
Nakor


Scoreboard

kp24 - 10
Rubbish2407 - 10
degston77 - 10
kmac84 - 10
TightEnd - 9
Nakor - 9
Tal - 8
Waz1892 - 7
stribling - 7
sweet potata! - 6
superwomble - 5
ruud - 5
millidonk - 5
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

Four way tie at the top with TightEnd looming ominously one point behind.

Slipping

Question 15

Five Dutchmen have earned over 100 caps, 3 of which have played in the English Premier League, name those 3?

Answer - van der Sar, van der Vaart, van Bronckhorst

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Correct

TightEnd
kp24
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 11
Rubbish2407 - 10
degston77 - 10
kmac84 - 10
TightEnd - 10
Nakor - 9
Tal - 9
Waz1892 - 7
stribling - 7
sweet potata! - 6
superwomble - 5
ruud - 5
millidonk - 5
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

Enjoying the reveal like this

sigh at this answer, was so far out.
great quiz.

Pear shaped!! Guillet? Davids? Not more than 100

4/15 is humiliating.

Question 16

There are a number of nationalities in the English Premier League which are represented by only a single player - name 6 of those nationalities and the corresponding player?

Answer -

Guedioura/Algeria
Dejagah/Iran
Rodallega/Colombia
Winston Reid/New Zealand
Gera/Hungary
Adebayor/Togo
Popov/Macedonia
Kenwyne Jones/Trinidad and Tobago
Hernandez/Mexico
Alcaraz/Paraguay
Wanyama/Kenya
Medel/Chile
Mariappa/Jamaica
Jaaskelainen/Finland
Skrtel/Slovakia
Amorebieta/Venezuela
Etheridge/Phillipines
Sessegnon/Benin
Valencia/Ecuador

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Correct

Rubbish2407


Scoreboard

kp24 - 11
Rubbish2407 - 11
degston77 - 10
kmac84 - 10
TightEnd - 10
Nakor - 9
Tal - 9
Waz1892 - 7
stribling - 7
sweet potata! - 6
superwomble - 5
ruud - 5
millidonk - 5
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

Neither even that close, Davids has 70 odd.

Srktel!! Omg

Well done to Rubbish for being the only one to get that one. Enjoyed that question, hope you guys did too.

Question 17

Name the two players who were contracted to West Ham United at the time that made England's 2010 World Cup squad?

Answer - Robert Green and Matthew Upson

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kp24
sweet potata!
ruud
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 12
Rubbish2407 - 12
degston77 - 11
TightEnd - 11
kmac84 - 10
Tal - 10
Nakor - 9
stribling - 8
Waz1892 - 7
sweet potata! - 7
ruud - 6
superwomble - 5
millidonk - 5
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

That was a great question I agree.

Who else from Uruguay apart from the soccerbeaver?

ramirez southampton

AC Milan was, too. Hence why it's Milan and not Milano

Ramirez, Coates, Lugano

Question 18

Between which years was the FA Cup Final played at the Millenium Stadium?

Answer - 2001-06

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Correct

Rubbish2407
degston77
kp24
Nakor
millidonk
ruud


Scoreboard

kp24 - 13
Rubbish2407 - 13
degston77 - 12
TightEnd - 11
kmac84 - 10
Tal - 10
Nakor - 10
stribling - 8
Waz1892 - 7
sweet potata! - 7
ruud - 7
millidonk - 6
superwomble - 5
The Camel - 4
maldini32 - 4
Graham C - 1

Officially giving up!! I typed 05, when it was 06, which i knew as lfc cup final.

Typo. Ffs

Question 19

Swansea defeated Bradford 5-0 in the final, but name the two losing semi-finalists from last season's League Cup?

Answer - Aston Villa and Chelsea

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Correct

TightEnd
degston77
kp24
maldini32
sweet potata!
Nakor
superwomble
ruud
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 14
Rubbish2407 - 13
degston77 - 13
TightEnd - 12
Nakor - 11
kmac84 - 10
Tal - 10
stribling - 8
Waz1892 - 8
sweet potata! - 8
ruud - 8
millidonk - 6
superwomble - 6
maldini32 - 5
The Camel - 4
Graham C - 1

First in 8!!

Question 20

Which non-European has made the most appearances in the Premier League?

Answer - Mark Schwarzer

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Correct

TightEnd
degston77
The Camel
Nakor
millidonk
superwomble
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 14
degston77 - 14
Rubbish2407 - 13
TightEnd - 13
Nakor - 12
Tal - 11
kmac84 - 10
stribling - 8
Waz1892 - 8
sweet potata! - 8
ruud - 8
millidonk - 7
superwomble - 7
maldini32 - 5
The Camel - 5
Graham C - 1

Sorry was watching Sherlock so just caught up...

just wanted to say

1. Have missed the quiz terribly
2. Loving the reveal like this
3. Hasn't gone too well so far, a slow start, but I am finishing strongly!

Great work Scotty!

Also,

Schwarzer has more than Friedel?!?!?
Wow!

Oooh, friedal got to be close?

Boom, questions 1 and 20 were perfect.




Imperfect in between.

Was wondering when they'd mention the undercover work in Eastern Europe, given that's the story the title of the episode is named after.

Great reveal.

Schwarzer miles ahead of friedel. Guess 20 games+ more.

504 > 447

Question 21

Name the top scorer in last season's Serie A?

Answer - Edinson Cavani

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
degston77
kp24
Nakor
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 15
degston77 - 15
Rubbish2407 - 14
TightEnd - 14
Nakor - 13
Tal - 12
kmac84 - 10
stribling - 9
Waz1892 - 8
sweet potata! - 8
ruud - 8
millidonk - 7
superwomble - 7
maldini32 - 5
The Camel - 5
Graham C - 1

Great quiz, really enjoyed it.

Ooops only remembered 20 question!

Question 22

Which player has scored the most goals with their left foot in the history of the Premier League?

Answer - Robbie Fowler

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Graham C
Rubbish2407
degston77
Kmac84
kp24
maldini32
sweet potata!
Nakor
Tal
Waz1892


Scoreboard

kp24 - 16
degston77 - 16
Rubbish2407 - 15
TightEnd - 15
Nakor - 14
Tal - 13
kmac84 - 11
stribling - 10
Waz1892 - 9
sweet potata! - 9
ruud - 8
millidonk - 7
superwomble - 7
maldini32 - 6
The Camel - 5
Graham C - 2

Still can't decide if I have actually enjoyed this series or not. Last week was especially internally divisive.

Surprisingly, I haven't actually read the books. They passed me by as a child and I now have no idea if I will be enhancing or spoiling my future viewing pleasure.... thoughts?

Sorry to derail the reveal!

Can't believe I went for Giggs ahead of Fowler. Shocking

Question 23

Kevin Phillips was recently released from Crystal Palace and is currently looking for a new club. Can you name the clubs replaced by the numbers in the following list of his career clubs?

Watford > Sunderland > Southampton > 1 > WBA > 2 > Blackpool > Crystal Palace

Answer - Aston Villa and Birmingham

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
degston77
kp24
The Camel
Nakor
millidonk
ruud
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 17
degston77 - 17
TightEnd - 16
Rubbish2407 - 15
Nakor - 15
Tal - 14
kmac84 - 11
stribling - 11
Waz1892 - 9
sweet potata! - 9
ruud - 9
millidonk - 8
superwomble - 7
maldini32 - 6
The Camel - 6
Graham C - 2

Completely different experience. What you have watched are complete reimaginations of how Sherlock would be presented today. It's also written almost entirely through the eyes of Watson (his last bow is a bit of war propaganda, narrated by someone else)


Also, brilliant question, that left foot one. Won't forget that bit of trivia!

Good luck to those up front

Question 24

Shakhter Karagandy were knocked out of the Champions League this season by Celtic at the final play-off round, but in which country do they play their football?

Answer - Kazakhstan

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Correct

stribling
TightEnd
Rubbish2407
Kmac84
kp24
TheCamel
maldini32
sweet potata!
Nakor
ruud
Tal


Scoreboard

kp24 - 18
degston77 - 17
TightEnd - 17
Rubbish2407 - 16
Nakor - 16
Tal - 15
kmac84 - 12
stribling - 12
sweet potata! - 10
ruud - 10
Waz1892 - 9
millidonk - 8
superwomble - 7
maldini32 - 7
The Camel - 7
Graham C - 2

Pleased to have scraped into mid table here

Above my own expectations, think I came close to another few points on the board.  

Was pretty sure I had the stadiums rightfor the championship question but was was it because i named the teams rather than Stadiums  I never got it?

Small slip up by degston77 on question 24 leaves kp24 a single point ahead of him and TightEnd with one question to come.

Yes, that's right.

Question 25

Ryan Giggs has made the most appearances in the history of the Premier League (620), whilst playing for one club. Name the two players who only played for Arsenal in the Premier League who made over 300 Premier League appearances?

Answer - Dennis Bergkamp and Lee Dixon

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Correct

stribling
Rubbish2407
degston77
kp24


Final Scoreboard

kp24 - 19
degston77 - 18
TightEnd - 17
Rubbish2407 - 17
Nakor - 16
Tal - 15
stribling - 13
kmac84 - 12
sweet potata! - 10
ruud - 10
Waz1892 - 9
millidonk - 8
superwomble - 7
maldini32 - 7
The Camel - 7
Graham C - 2

Great questions, fair play, disappointed with my tally!

CONGRATULATIONS TO KP24 FOR TAKING 1ST PLACE WITH A SCORE OF 19 OUT OF 25.

Great effort by degston77, TightEnd, Rubbish2407, Nakor and Tal who scored between 15 and 18.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the quiz, it's much appreciated.

Nice one scotty. Well played KP24

ill have to read the questions properly next time.
thanks for running it.

Pretty sure I said Dixon and Bergkamp?!?

Never mind if not though

Brilliant effort Scotty. Please let this mean that the quiz will return in its regular form?!

Lucky no Gooners got this wrong.

Oh wait..........

Full Questions and Answers

1. Name the player who took part in the Champions League group stages this season, whilst on loan from an English Championship club? Esteban Granero

2. For which club has Joleon Lescott made the most appearances for during his career? Wolves

3. Which current English Premier League club were founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C? Cardiff City

4. Name 3 stadiums in the English Championship with a capacity of under 20,000? Loftus Road, Vicarage Road, Bloomfield Road, Keepmoat Stadium, Goldsands Stadium, Huish Park

5. Who is the current Head Coach/Manager of the Italian National team? Cesare Prandelli

6. Name the only country who will be making their debut at a World Cup Finals when they line up at Brazil in the summer? Bosnia and Herzegovina

7. Name the top scoring South American in the history of the Premier League? Carlos Tevez

8. Name the European club who have the longest current championship title winning streak having won their country's top league in 8 consecutive seasons? BATE Borisov

9. Which country have won the football tournament at the Olympic Games in two of the last three occasions? Argentina

10. Which club currently have the worst goal difference in the English Premier League this season? Fulham

11. These are the current kits of which European club? Sampdoria
(http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6939/zkec.jpg)

12. Of the current English Premier League managers only one was appointed in 2011, name that manager? Sam Allardyce

13. Name the 3 players to have scored more than 40 headed goals in the English Premier League (4 guesses allowed)? Shearer, L.Ferdinand, Dion Dublin

14. Name the last German club to win the Bundesliga when you discount Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund's championships? Wolfsburg

15. Five Dutchmen have earned over 100 caps, 3 of which have played in the English Premier League, name those 3? (4 guesses) van der Sar, van der Vaart, van Bronckhorst

16. There are a number of nationalities in the English Premier League which are represented by only a single player - name 6 of those nationalities and the corresponding player?

Guedioura/Algeria
Dejagah/Iran
Rodallega/Colombia
Winston Reid/New Zealand
Gera/Hungary
Adebayor/Togo
Popov/Macedonia
Kenwyne Jones/Trinidad and Tobago
Hernandez/Mexico
Alcaraz/Paraguay
Wanyama/Kenya
Medel/Chile
Mariappa/Jamaica
Jaaskelainen/Finland
Skrtel/Slovakia
Amorebieta/Venezuela
Etheridge/Phillipines
Sessegnon/Benin
Valencia/Ecuador

17. Name the two players who were contracted to West Ham United at the time that made England's 2010 World Cup squad? Robert Green and Matthew Upson

18. Between which years was the FA Cup Final played at the Millenium Stadium? 2001-2006

19. Swansea defeated Bradford 5-0 in the final, but name the two losing semi-finalists from last season's League Cup? Chelsea and Aston Villa

20. Which non-European has made the most appearances in the Premier League? Mark Schwarzer

21. Name the top scorer in last season's Serie A? Edinson Cavani

22. Which player has scored the most goals with their left foot in the history of the Premier League? Robbie Fowler

23. Kevin Phillips was recently released from Crystal Palace and is currently looking for a new club. Can you name the clubs replaced by the numbers in the following list of his career clubs? Aston Villa and Birmingham
Watford > Sunderland > Southampton > 1 > WBA > 2 > Blackpool > Crystal Palace

24. Shakhter Karagandy were knocked out of the Champions League this season by Celtic at the final play-off round, but in which country do they play their football? Kazakhstan

25. Ryan Giggs has made the most appearances in the history of the Premier League (620), whilst playing for one club. Name the two players who only played for Arsenal in the Premier League who made over 300 Premier League appearances? (3 guesses) Bergkamp and Dixon

You did guess those two ruud but you made 4 guesses when only 3 were permitted.

Keen for feedback on format. If people enjoyed this way rather than the old league format then I can do, perhaps, a bi-weekly version.

Happy either way.

I just absolutely love the reveal. May have inspired me to do an RSQ style general knowledge - we haven't had one of those for ages!

Do whatever's realistic for you. If monthly quizzes like this are easier for you, do that. Better to have a one that happens on a regular basis on time than one that starts regularly and fades away.

Leagues are fun, but I'm happy either way.

I like this way better mate.

A few of the answers I seem to have gotten 1/2, 2/3 5/6 sort of thing.

Great stuff

Please do. Go on, do it.

They take a bit of work, but were wonderful fun, & great community builders.

I did not enter this Scott, as, unless I googled, I would not know a single answer, but I thought it was as good as I've ever seen, & I hope you do another, as & when, & in what format, you prefer. Very very professional in every way, & nice firm decisions.

Kudos to you for all the hard work. Some people moan, some people do.

Thank you very much.

Sorry about missing reveal totally forgot about was watching darts had money on Norris to win :-( but winning this has made it for it .........a bit seriously thanks for the quiz agin really enjoyed it some  kicking myself like waz1892 for not thinking of skrtel for nationalities question especially as sent hours thinking of players too!

Seems I need to learn to read questions before answering them.

Gutted I missed it in real time but great quiz and real tough questions. Really should have got Fowler for the left foot and Tevez for south American. I could have been fighting for mid table.. tks Scotty.

Preferred this format.

Hi Scotty, forgot about this last night. Gutted.

Great quiz. I'm sure we've had that nationality question before?

Kicking myself with a couple, question 1 I answered with last seasons idiot and I had the three grounds but named the teams. Schoolboy errors. Congrats to KP. triffic score.

All the best Scotty, hope 2014 is better for you than last year.

The nationality one we've had a variant on before.

Scotty, really enjoyed the quiz.  Liked the format, but as I was not a great participant on the previous format difficult  for m to choose a preferred method.

May I ask what you used as a resource for the Headers and Left Footed goals questions?
Would be curious to see other stats for these area's.

With Adel Taarabt playing for Milan against Athletico tonight, surreally there are now two QPR owned players in this season's Champions League.

Shame Julio Cesar didn't go to a CL team on loan too!