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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