Sports Quiz: Soccer General Knowledge
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- 1.By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better-known?
- A.
Pele
- B.
Ronaldo
- C.
Emerson
- D.
Ronaldinho
- 2.Who scored for France to send defending champions Brazil packing in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup?
- A.
Claude Makelele
- B.
Frank Ribery
- C.
Zinedene Zidane
- D.
Theirry Henry
- 3.In the 2006 World Cup, if an opening-round game was tied after 90 minutes, how was the outcome decided?
- A.
It Went To A Penalty Shootout
- B.
Thirty Minutes Of Overtime, Then A Penalty Shootout
- C.
It Was Left As A Draw
- D.
Golden-Goal Overtime
- 4.In its second-round match with Ukraine, how many penalty kicks did Switzerland make in the shootout?
- A.
5
- B.
3
- C.
0
- D.
1
- 5.Italy got its first goal against Germany in the 2006 World Cup semifinals after how many minutes of goalless play?
- A.
91
- B.
119
- C.
1
- D.
110
- 6.What Argentina coach resigned after his side was eliminated by host Germany from the 2006 World Cup?
- A.
Peter Scolari
- B.
Diego Maradona
- C.
Sven-Goren Erikson
- D.
Jose Pekerman
- 7.Who scored the lone goal for England in its 1-0 second-round match against Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup?
- A.
Wayne Rooney
- B.
Tim Crouch
- C.
David Beckham
- D.
Michael Owen
- 8.Who scored the first goal of the 2006 World Cup?
- A.
Paulo Wanchope
- B.
Torsten Frings
- C.
Philipp Lahm
- D.
Miroslav Klose
- 9.DC United's young star Freddy Adu has dual citizenship in which two nations?
- A.
England And Ghana
- B.
United States And Ghana
- C.
United States And England
- D.
Ghana And Brazil
- 10.How many players did the United States have on the field toward the end of its draw with Italy in the 2006 World Cup?
- A.
9
- B.
10
- C.
11
- D.
12
- 11.Who scored France's only goal in its 1-0 win over Portugal in the semifinal of the 2006 World Cup?
- A.
Zinadine Zidane
- B.
Thierry Henry
- C.
Fabian Barthez
- D.
Frank Ribery
- 12.U.S. National Team defender Oguchi Onyewu plays professional soccer in what country?
- A.
Brazil
- B.
Belgium
- C.
England
- D.
United States
- 13.United States backup goalkeeper Tim Howard played for what club team during the 2005-2006 season?
- A.
Bayern Munich
- B.
Manchester United
- C.
AC Milan
- D.
Chicago Fire
- 14.A ball is headed into the goal, but a player who is not the goalkeeper swats it away with his hand; what does the referee signal?
- A.
Yellow Card And Penalty
- B.
Red Card And The Goal Counts
- C.
Penalty Only
- D.
Red Card And Penalty
- 15.Where was the first World Cup held?
- A.
England
- B.
France
- C.
Uruguay
- D.
Germany
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