A short 15 question football quiz conducted on the 26th of January. This quiz was a part of the Quiz Fest with No Name conducted during 26th and 27th January in Guwahati.

1. The not-so-tough Football quiz

2.  1 point per correct answer. Half points are my
prerogative.
 No negatives. Feel free to guess; most of the
questions are eminently guessable.
 Send the answers to my facebook inbox
 Answers will be sent to you once you send me your
attempts.

3.  The city of X and the Balearic Islands were conquered by King James I of
Aragon during the first half of the 13th century. After the conquest the
king gave them the status of independent kingdoms of whom he was
also the king. The arms of X show those of James I.
 There are several possible explanations for the bat in the coat of arms of
this city X as well as the logo of the football club based in it; one is that
bats are simply quite common in the area. The second theory is that on
October 9, 1238, when James I was about to enter the city, re-conquering
it from the Moors, one bat landed on the top of his flag, and he
interpreted it as a good sign. As he conquered the city, the bat was added
to the arms.

4.  In football the sweeper is a versatile type of centre-back who "sweeps
up" the ball if an opponent manages to breach the defensive line. His
position is rather more fluid than other defenders who man-mark their
designated opponents. The role, popularised by Franz Beckenbauer,
was originated when this ball-playing defender used his game-reading
skills to sit behind either one or two stoppers (usually man-
marking) to form the last line of defence. From this position he would
use his ball playing skills, and the advantage of not being marked by
the opposition, to take the ball forward and to create an extra man in
midfield. Because of this, the position is sometimes referred to as ”X”
from the Italian word meaning "free“. The heyday of the sweeper was
the 1970s to 1990s .
 Just give me the specific word “X” which you can also connect in some
way to Yamaha.

6.  X was born to Jorge Horácio, a factory steel worker, and Celia María
Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner. At the age of five, he started playing
football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge. At the age
of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. A local club
showed interest in his progress, but did not have enough money to pay
for treatment for his condition, which cost $900 a month. But then,
Carles Rexach the sporting director of a particular ‘Spanish’ club showed
interest in him and agreed to meet his medical bills. With no other paper
at hand, Rexach offered X a contract written on a paper napkin. X
accepted and the rest is history.
 Sitter. X?

7.  In 1995, during the Libyan General Election,
Ellen Johnson won the vote to be elected the
president of Liberia. Who was her opponent?

8.  Who?

9.  What privilege, stopped after 2009, was accorded to
the teams which won the UEFA Champions League
3 times in a row or alternately, 5 times overall. This
honour has been given to only 5 clubs till date- Real
Madrid, Ajax Amsterdam, Bayern Munchen, AC
Milan and Liverpool.

10.  What was the nickname given to the group of Liverpool footballers from
the mid to late 1990s which was somewhat evocative of their celebrity
lifestyle and also was an indirect reference to a famous all girls band? The
term was coined to characterize the antics and lifestyles off the pitch of
the Liverpool 1990s players as high earning playboys who despite playing
flashy football were underachieving in the game. The players called by
this two word term were seen typically as being composed ofJamie
Redknapp, David James, Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler and James
McAteer.

11.  Identify the singer

12.  Identify this ‘footballer’
playing for Arsenal FC.

13.  These are utensils made from the bottle
gourd. What are they called?

15.  In 1997, a spate of defensive errors in the run in for
the 1996-97 FA Premier League title race, saw
Liverpool fall away badly having led the league for
much of the campaign. One of the perceived
reasons for this was the disastrous form of
goalkeeper David James who was labeled ‘Calamity
James’ for a series of howlers. James responded by
putting down his spate of errors to a particular habit
of his which most of us (including me) suffer from.
What exactly?

16.  The phrase ’X Y’ broadly refers to a North American middle-
class suburban woman who spends a significant amount of
her time transporting her school-age children to their
youth sporting events or other activities. She is sometimes
portrayed in the media as busy or overburdened and driving
a minivan or SUV. The phrase derives from the literal, specific
description of a mother who transports and watches her
children play X. Indices of American magazines and
newspapers show relatively little usage of the term until a
1995 Denver city council election. It came into widespread
use during the 1996 United States presidential election.

17.  The world cup winning team of 1966, England were
coached by Alf Ramsey. Ramsey introduced some rather
strange tactics by not selecting players for a particular
position which turned out to be hugely successful. As
Bobby Charlton remarked, "The Spanish fullbacks were
just looking at each other while we were going in droves
through the middle". So this team came to be known by
a particular nickname which indicated their lack of
players in that particular position.
 The nickname?

18.  The well known football pundit Alan Hansen was
commenting on a match between Argentina and Romania
in the 1994 Football World Cup on July 3rd. During the
course of the match, an Argentinian defender made a bad
mistake while defending. Hansen said--"This Argentinian
defender warrants being shot for making a mistake like
that".
Now this particular statement generated controversy and
wide criticism. The broadcaster BBC even went to the
extent of issuing a public apology for Hansen's choice of
words.
Commentators lambasting players at the drop of a hat is
quite common. But why did BBC issue a public apology for
this statement?

19. Finis