WC SOCCER QUIZ II

My second round of world cup soccer quiz earned more replies. I received 7 replies in all and I appreciate the interest shown by the five of them in quizzing. I expect to receive more replies on the next quiz which will be brought to you by my friend, Rohit. Debaduta Mohanty emerged the winner amongst the seven replies.
Here is the scorecard for you,
Chinmay Kamat-4
Aniket Khasgiwala-9
Chandan Shahi-9
Prateek Vijayavargia-10
Atul V Nath-13
Ameya Maroldkar-13.5
Debaduta Mohanty-16

Q1.What is the name of the official ball for the Fifa World Cup Germany 2006?
A:Teamgiest from Adidas meaning "team spirit"

Q2.During the second world war, who hid the Fifa World Cup trophy in a shoe box under his bed thereby preventing the cup from falling into the hands of the occupying troops?
A: An Italian official Dr.Ottorino barassi

Q3.From Which Fifa world cup did India withdrew since they were not allowed to play in bare feet?
A:1950 World Cup Brazil

Q4.The Maracana stadium in Brazil recorded the largest attendance during a fifa world cup match with 1,74,000 people. What is the official name of this famous stadium?
A:Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho

Q5.Which footballer was murdered in his home country after scoring an own goal that crafted its team exit from the worldcup?
A: Andreas Escobar of Colombia was shot dead outside a night club in medellin in Colombia after scorin an accidental own goal against US on July 2 1994.

Q6.Only once has a king coached his home nation in a worldcup. Name this famous king and his country.
A: King Carol of Romania during 1930 WC

Q7.What was the name of the trophy that Uruguayan captain Jose Nasazzi received from the Fifa president Jules Rimet after Uruguay won the first ever Fifa World Cup in 1930?
A:Victoire aux Ailes d'Or " trophy

Q8.The Infamous "Battle of Berne" handed Brazil their biggest ever defeat in World Cup.Who were their opponents?
A:Hungary

Q9.Which was the first Asian team to qualify for the Fifa world Cup?
A:Dutch East Indies in 1938, currently known as Indonesia

Q10.Which world cup match b/w which two countries handed the soccer world cup its first ever goalless draw?
A: England -0 Brazil-0 in the 1938 World Cup Sweden was the first ever goalless draw.

Q11.Who is the only person to play in both football and cricket world cups, an amazing feat?
A: Sir Vivian Richards

Q12.How many national teams played in the qualification games for the first World Cup in 1930?
A: NONE. Participation was on the basis of invitation. 13 teams played this worldcup.

Q13.Who was the line referee in the World Cup final of 1966 in England between England and Germany who told the referee that he considered the famous Wembley goal a valid one?
A:Tofik Bakhramov of Russia

Q14.Which world cup match is often described as "the final which was not a final"?Who won this match in the end?
A:Brazil vs Uruguay- 1950 world cup.The teams qualifying from the initial group stages were clubbed into another group and the winner of the group was declared as champions for the 1950 WC.The final match turned out to be the crucial match in which brazil needed a draw and uruguay needed to win the match to become the world champ,however brazil lost in tht match in front of home crowd . Uruguay was declared winner.

Q15.Which famous player became the first person to score 5 goals in a single world cup match?
A:Oleg Salenko of Russia against Cameroon during their 6-1 thrashing of them.

Q16.In a legendary World Cup game Kuwait played in 1982 the sheikh entered the field because he disagreed with the decision of the referee to allow a goal. Who was the opponent of Kuwait?
A: France

Q17.Which player was sent off even before he played a single minute for his country in the 2002 Fifa world Cup?
A:Claudio Cannigia for indiscipline near the touch line( Argentine)

Q18.After a famous WC match the national newspaper screamed with headline "10 heroic lions and a stupid boy". Which team, which match and who was the "stupid boy"???
A: Eng-Arg 1998 WC Match. Beckham was the stupid boy for receiving a red card.

Q19.Who is the only player to score in the world cup history for two different countries ?
A:Robert Prosinecki scored for Yugoslavia in 1990 and Croatia in 1994.

Q20.In 1990 Cameroon beat the reigning World Champions Argentina by 1-0 (goal by Omam-Biyik), although they finished the game with nine players. Kana-Biyik got a red card. Who is the other player that was sent off by referee Vautrot?
A:Benjamin Massing

WC SOCCER QUIZ

Here are the answers to the quiz posted last week on World cup soccer.I failed to receive any feedback from the visitors. Please leave a comment if you happen to visit the site. The next edition will be published within a day or two.

Q1.What was the original name of the Fifa world cup trophy the name of which was changed from 1974 WC to Fifa worldcup trophy?
A: Jules Rimet Trophy

Q2.Why was the inaugral match of the 1966 WC b/w Uruguay and England delayed?
A:It was delayed because 6 English players left their identity cards at the hotel.

Q3.When was red cards and yellow cards introduced into the world cup?
A:It was introduced in 1970 Mexico World Cup.

Q4.Name the only two players who played in 1938 WC and then played again when WC resumed in 1950 after WWII?
A:Alfred bickel of Switzerland and Erik Nilson of Sweden.

Q5.Which is the only stadia that has played host to both Fifa World Cup finals and also the Olympic Soccer Gold medal match?
A:The Rose Bowl,USA - hosts to 1984 olympic gold match and 1994 wc final.

Q6.Who became the youngest international football player to ever step on a world cup field ?
A:Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland at 17 years of age.

Q7.Which is the only African footballing Nation that is not making its debut in the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany?
A:Tunisia

Q8.Which is the official brewery brand of the 2006 Fifa World Cup Germany ?
A:Budweiser, probably,for the last year.

Q9.Who said the following words to a national team coach " WIN OR DIE", fortunately he didnt die? Name the coach also.
A:Mussolini send a telegram to Vittorio Pozzo,Italian Coach before 1938 WC finals stating those words.

Q10. From Where was the world cup trophy lost for the second time in 1983? When was it retreived?
A:Rio de Janerio in Brazil. It was never ever retrieved , must have been melted down.

Q11. It was England who initiated the idea of fifa world cup in 1930.But, Uruguay were the champions, what happened to England?
A: England did not enter the 1930 edition of WC.

Q12.Which world cup match boasts of recording most number of goals in a single game?
A:Austria defeated Switzerland 7-5 in a match in 1954 WC.

Q13.Who defeated West Germany by a mere 1-0 margin in the 1974 fifa which West germany went on win?
A: It was East Germany who defeated West Germany 1-0 in the group phase.

Q14.Which famous Brazilian holds the record for scoring in two consecutive world cup finals ?
A: Brazilian legend Vava

Q15.Who is the oldest goalscorer in Fifa world cup history?
A:Roger Milla of Cameroon , scored a goal in 1994 world cup at 42 years of age.

Q16.Although it is believed that Stabile of Argentina scored the first ever hat trick in fifa wc, it is another player who holds this record in fifa's record books by doing the same in 1930 world cup against Paraguay. Name him.
A:Bert Patenaude of USA in 1930 WC.

Q17.Who became the first ever person to be red carded in Fifa World Cup history?
A:Carlos Cazcely of Chile in 1974 WC Germany.

Q18.What unique distinction does the famous Italian Walter Zenga hold in connection to the Fifa world cup?
A: No goals were scored against this goalkeeper for 517 mins continuosly in WC history.

Q19.Which two players hold the distinction of playing most number of Worldcup tournaments?
A:Lothar Mathaus of Germany and Antonio Carbajal of Mexico have 5 tournaments each.

Q20.In a world cup final, a goal was scored even before other players could touch the ball? Who scored it ? Name the teams and the final.
A:It was the first minute penalty goal by Johan Neskeens of Netherlands against West Germany in 1974 WC final which Netherlands eventually lost.