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  • 1. 

    For which World Cup did Mexico wear jerseys the press referred to as a "psychedelic hallucination"?

    • A.

      1990

    • B.

      1962

    • C.

      1970

    • D.

      1994

    Correct Answer
    D. 1994
  • 2. 

    In what year did FIFA hold the first World Cup?

    • A.

      1950

    • B.

      1934

    • C.

      1954

    • D.

      1930

    Correct Answer
    D. 1930
  • 3. 

    In what year was a lion named World Cup Willie, modeled on the designer's son, the official mascot?

    • A.

      1990

    • B.

      1994

    • C.

      1970

    • D.

      1966

    Correct Answer
    D. 1966
  • 4. 

    Team Bulgaria's Hristo Stoitchkov is widely regarded as the best player of which World Cup?

    • A.

      1990

    • B.

      1994

    • C.

      1986

    • D.

      1982

    Correct Answer
    B. 1994
  • 5. 

    The Spheriks, Kaz, Ato and Nik, were trotted out as the mascots of which World Cup?

    • A.

      1998

    • B.

      2002

    • C.

      1990

    • D.

      2006

    Correct Answer
    B. 2002
  • 6. 

    In what year were the World Cup mascots a lion named Golio and a talking soccer ball named Pille?

    • A.

      1998

    • B.

      2006

    • C.

      1986

    • D.

      1990

    Correct Answer
    B. 2006
  • 7. 

    For which World Cup did Iraq play all qualifying matches on neutral ground due to the Iran-Iraq war?

    • A.

      1986

    • B.

      1962

    • C.

      1990

    • D.

      1982

    Correct Answer
    A. 1986
  • 8. 

    What did Cesar Menotti, coach of 1978 host Argentina, do the entire time his team was on the field?

    • A.

      Hyperventilated

    • B.

      Cheered

    • C.

      Chain Smoked

    • D.

      Paced

    Correct Answer
    C. Chain Smoked
  • 9. 

    When was the first World Cup in which teams from all 6 continental confederations participated?

    • A.

      2002

    • B.

      1994

    • C.

      1982

    • D.

      2006

    Correct Answer
    C. 1982
  • 10. 

    Who gets a medal along with the FIFA World Cup Fair Play trophy?

    • A.

      Goalie

    • B.

      Coach

    • C.

      Every Player

    • D.

      Captain

    Correct Answer
    C. Every Player
  • 11. 

    When was the first World Cup in which anthems were not played by live bands but by recordings?

    • A.

      1982

    • B.

      1962

    • C.

      1724

    • D.

      1994

    Correct Answer
    A. 1982
  • 12. 

    When Brazil won in 2002, it then boasted a total of how many World Cup championships?

    • A.

      7

    • B.

      6

    • C.

      4

    • D.

      5

    Correct Answer
    D. 5
  • 13. 

    How many goals did Brazil's top scoring Ronaldo rack up in the 2002 World Cup games?

    • A.

      11

    • B.

      12

    • C.

      8

    • D.

      13

    Correct Answer
    C. 8
  • 14. 

    In what year did Germany's Oliver Kahn take home the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball trophy?

    • A.

      1990

    • B.

      1998

    • C.

      1982

    • D.

      2002

    Correct Answer
    D. 2002
  • 15. 

    When did FIFA introduce the Silver and Bronze Ball awards to the 2nd and 3rd most outstanding players?

    • A.

      1950

    • B.

      1990

    • C.

      1930

    • D.

      1942

    Correct Answer
    C. 1930
  • 16. 

    Per FIFA World Cup rules, if a team has 23 members, how many must be goalkeepers?

    • A.

      1

    • B.

      2

    • C.

      5

    • D.

      3

    Correct Answer
    D. 3
  • 17. 

    Columbia's Valderrama, with his trademark golden mops of curls, played in how many World Cups?

    • A.

      3

    • B.

      5

    • C.

      1

    • D.

      6

    Correct Answer
    A. 3
  • 18. 

    How many times must a country win the World cup in order to keep the solid gold trophy permanently?

    • A.

      4

    • B.

      3

    • C.

      6

    • D.

      5

    Correct Answer
    B. 3
  • 19. 

    Considered perhaps the greatest goalkeeper ever, the USSR's Lev Yashin played in how many World Cups?

    • A.

      6

    • B.

      3

    • C.

      1

    • D.

      5

    Correct Answer
    B. 3
  • 20. 

    Andoni Zubizarreta, legendary goalkeeper for Spain, played in how many World Cups?

    • A.

      6

    • B.

      4

    • C.

      1

    • D.

      0

    Correct Answer
    B. 4
  • 21. 

    On a scale of 1-10, how did FIFA rate the readiness of 2010 World Cup host South Africa in March 2010?

    • A.

      9

    • B.

      2

    • C.

      5

    • D.

      3

    Correct Answer
    A. 9
  • 22. 

    What does WAGS, thought to have been England's undoing at the 2006 World Cup, stand for?

    • A.

      Wish Against Germany Slogan

    • B.

      White And Green Kits

    • C.

      Wives And Girlfriends

    • D.

      Women Against German Soccer

    Correct Answer
    C. Wives And Girlfriends
  • 23. 

    How many African nations bid to host the 2010 World Cup?

    • A.

      2

    • B.

      5

    • C.

      10

    • D.

      12

    Correct Answer
    B. 5
  • 24. 

    What South African-born model/movie star was the guest presenter at the draw for the 2010 World Cup?

    • A.

      Cokey Falkow

    • B.

      Candice Derman

    • C.

      Thuli Sithole

    • D.

      Charlize Theron

    Correct Answer
    D. Charlize Theron
  • 25. 

    A match ball called Jabulani, which means "to celebrate" in Zulu, was created for which World Cup?

    • A.

      1990

    • B.

      1994

    • C.

      2002

    • D.

      2010

    Correct Answer
    D. 2010
  • 26. 

    Win In Africa With Africa is the theme of which World Cup?

    • A.

      2002

    • B.

      1990

    • C.

      1962

    • D.

      2010

    Correct Answer
    D. 2010
  • 27. 

    How many goals were scored in the 1950 FIFA World Cup?

    • A.

      44

    • B.

      125

    • C.

      88

    • D.

      250

    Correct Answer
    C. 88
  • 28. 

    What year did Uruguay win and Spain come in fourth in the World Cup?

    • A.

      1953

    • B.

      1954

    • C.

      1958

    • D.

      1950

    Correct Answer
    D. 1950
  • 29. 

    Which of these years did Ademir Marques de Menezes win the Golden Shoe Award?

    • A.

      1950

    • B.

      1958

    • C.

      1960

    • D.

      1948

    Correct Answer
    A. 1950
  • 30. 

    What year did Germany win the World Cup held in Switzerland?

    • A.

      1960

    • B.

      1950

    • C.

      1954

    • D.

      1958

    Correct Answer
    C. 1954
  • 31. 

    What year did the World Cup known as the "Miracle of Berne" take place?

    • A.

      2000

    • B.

      1950

    • C.

      1968

    • D.

      1954

    Correct Answer
    D. 1954

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