⚽ The Scottish Football Saturday Kick-Off #5
How's your Scottish football knowledge? Will it be Kick-Off glory or knocked out in the first round? Let's find out.
The answers to the quiz are at the very bottom of the post.
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FIRST ROUND: NAME THE CLUB
One point per correct answer.
1️⃣ Name the club based on the following clues…
They have never won the Scottish Cup but have been in the final twice
Currently have a former Dundee United player in charge
They remain the only professional club in British football to have originated from a school team
2️⃣ Name the club based on the following clues…
They were promoted at the end of last season
They have won one Scottish Cup
They have won three League Cups
3️⃣ Name the club based on the following clues…
Alan McInally and Steve Nicol are former players
Their nickname is taken from a poem
They have won the League One title within the past decade
4️⃣ Name the club based on the following clues…
They have appeared in the Scottish Cup Final twice - one win, one loss
They have played in every division in Scotland in the past 30 years
Their highest ever finish in the top flight was third
5️⃣ Name the club based on the following clues…
They have only won the top flight once and Scottish Cup once
They have played in two different European semi-finals
Their highest transfer fee they have received was £1.5m from Celtic for a defender
SECOND ROUND: WHAT HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY?
One point per correct answer.
6️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. The last Tennents’ Sixes
b. Coca Cola started sponsoring the League Cup
c. Motherwell won the Scottish Cup
7️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. Ivan Sproule scored a hat-trick for Hibs at Ibrox
b. Craig Gordon signed for Sunderland
c. Scotland lost 6-1 on aggregrate to Netherlands in a major tournament play-off
8️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. The last Scottish Cup Final not to be played at Hampden
b. Dunfermline Athletic last won the Scottish Championship
c. Tony Mowbray is sacked as Celtic manager
9️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. Greenock Morton won the Scottish Cup
b. Third Lanark last won the Scottish Cup
c. Clyde last won the Scottish Cup
🔟 What happened most recently?
a. Dundee United made the semi-final of the European Cup
b. Ferranti Thistle became Meadowbank Thistle
c. Sir Alex Ferguson became Aberdeen manager
THIRD ROUND: WHO AM I?
One point per correct answer.
1️⃣1️⃣ Who am I?
a. Danny Invincible
b. Gavin Skelton
c. Manuel Pascali
1️⃣2️⃣ Who am I?
a. Stephane Henchoz
b. Paul Telfer
c. Jiří Jarošík
1️⃣3️⃣ Who am I?
a. Marino Keith
b. Kevin James
c. Scott Crabbe
1️⃣4️⃣ Who am I?
a. Rowan Vine
b. Paul Heffernan
c. Danny Handling
1️⃣5️⃣ Who am I?
a. Connor Ripley
b. Mark Brown
c. Gunnar Nielsen
THE ANSWERS
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FIRST ROUND: NAME THE CLUB
One point per correct answer.
1️⃣ Name the club
Hamilton Academical
2️⃣ Name the club
East Fife
3️⃣ Name the club
Ayr United
4️⃣ Name the club
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
5️⃣ Name the club
Dundee
SECOND ROUND: WHAT HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY?
One point per correct answer.
6️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. The last Tennents’ Sixes (1993)
b. Coca Cola started sponsoring the League Cup (1994)
c. Motherwell won the Scottish Cup (1991)
7️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. Ivan Sproule scored a hat-trick for Hibs at Ibrox (2005)
b. Craig Gordon signed for Sunderland (2007)
c. Scotland lost 6-1 on aggregrate to Netherlands in a major tournament play-off (2003)
8️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. The last Scottish Cup Final not to be played at Hampden (2014)
b. Dunfermline Athletic last won the Scottish Championship (2011)
c. Tony Mowbray is sacked as Celtic manager (2010)
9️⃣ What happened most recently?
a. Greenock Morton won the Scottish Cup (1922)
b. Third Lanark last won the Scottish Cup (1905)
c. Clyde last won the Scottish Cup (1958)
🔟 What happened most recently?
a. Dundee United make the semi-final of the European Cup (1984)
b. Ferranti Thistle became Meadowbank Thistle (1974)
c. Sir Alex Ferguson became Aberdeen manager (1978)
THIRD ROUND: WHO AM I?
One point per correct answer.
1️⃣1️⃣ Who am I?
c. Manuel Pascali
1️⃣2️⃣ Who am I?
a. Stephane Henchoz
1️⃣3️⃣ Who am I?
c. Scott Crabbe
1️⃣4️⃣ Who am I?
b. Paul Heffernan
1️⃣5️⃣ Who am I?
b. Mark Brown
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