A World Cup Quiz
As the world cup is on, some of us at work are organizing some soccer fun - match screenings, a world cup betting pool and a fooz-ball tournament among other things.
The screenings have been pretty successful, though I suspect that it's the free food/beer (and not the soccer action) that draws people downstairs to the cafe where the games are being screened. After all I'd go down for free beer even if they were showing men's lacrosse.
Anyway, a couple of us ran a little world cup quiz during the USA vs. Czech republic game earlier today. Most of the questions were rather easy - one has to keep in mind that in the US, 'football' refers to an oblong object thrown around by a bunch of men with padded shoulders, and World Cup is an event where a bunch of baseball teams from the US and Canada compete against each other (okay okay, it's called the World Series, close enough...)
I've modified some of the questions to make them worthy of the (few) folks who read my blog. Answers are googlable, so you're on your honor.
(Email answers to gautambay at gmail)
1. What is Goscinny and Uderzo's (indirect) contribution to the Soccer World Cup?
2. Sitter. Which country will host the next Soccer World Cup in 2010?
3. World Cup teams sometimes use less traditional methods to ensure victory. Mexico’s coach encourages his players to use hypnosis to improve their game. France’s coach used astrology to refine his lineup. Ecuador sent a shaman to exorcise evil spirits from all 12 World Cup stadiums in Germany. What is the Costa Rican team doing in order to ensure victory at Germany '06?
4. Who is the highest paid player on the US team ($900,000 per year)?
5. (Shamelessly lifted off an IITD quizzing club egroup post 4 years ago.) This guy is known for sinking teams in the World Cup by predicting that they'll go on and win. In ‘94, he was rooting for Colombia, who were knocked out in the first round. In ‘98 it was Spain, again not getting to the knockout stage. And ‘in 02 his joint picks were Argentina and France who suffered the same fate. Who?
6. Which Czech player was the top scorer at Euro 2004?
7. How long was US manager Bruce Arena’s international soccer playing career?
(a) Never played internationally (b) 1 match (c) 5 matches (d) 12 years
8. Another sitter - Which of these teams has never won the world cup?
(a) Uruguay (b) Spain (c) Italy (d) England
9. How far did the each team get in the 2002 World Cup? (0.5 points each)
US: semifinals – quarterfinals – round of 16 – round of 32 – did not qualify in ‘02
Czech: semifinals – quarterfinals – round of 16 – round of 32 – did not qualify in ‘02
The screenings have been pretty successful, though I suspect that it's the free food/beer (and not the soccer action) that draws people downstairs to the cafe where the games are being screened. After all I'd go down for free beer even if they were showing men's lacrosse.
Anyway, a couple of us ran a little world cup quiz during the USA vs. Czech republic game earlier today. Most of the questions were rather easy - one has to keep in mind that in the US, 'football' refers to an oblong object thrown around by a bunch of men with padded shoulders, and World Cup is an event where a bunch of baseball teams from the US and Canada compete against each other (okay okay, it's called the World Series, close enough...)
I've modified some of the questions to make them worthy of the (few) folks who read my blog. Answers are googlable, so you're on your honor.
(Email answers to gautambay at gmail)
1. What is Goscinny and Uderzo's (indirect) contribution to the Soccer World Cup?
2. Sitter. Which country will host the next Soccer World Cup in 2010?
3. World Cup teams sometimes use less traditional methods to ensure victory. Mexico’s coach encourages his players to use hypnosis to improve their game. France’s coach used astrology to refine his lineup. Ecuador sent a shaman to exorcise evil spirits from all 12 World Cup stadiums in Germany. What is the Costa Rican team doing in order to ensure victory at Germany '06?
4. Who is the highest paid player on the US team ($900,000 per year)?
5. (Shamelessly lifted off an IITD quizzing club egroup post 4 years ago.) This guy is known for sinking teams in the World Cup by predicting that they'll go on and win. In ‘94, he was rooting for Colombia, who were knocked out in the first round. In ‘98 it was Spain, again not getting to the knockout stage. And ‘in 02 his joint picks were Argentina and France who suffered the same fate. Who?
6. Which Czech player was the top scorer at Euro 2004?
7. How long was US manager Bruce Arena’s international soccer playing career?
(a) Never played internationally (b) 1 match (c) 5 matches (d) 12 years
8. Another sitter - Which of these teams has never won the world cup?
(a) Uruguay (b) Spain (c) Italy (d) England
9. How far did the each team get in the 2002 World Cup? (0.5 points each)
US: semifinals – quarterfinals – round of 16 – round of 32 – did not qualify in ‘02
Czech: semifinals – quarterfinals – round of 16 – round of 32 – did not qualify in ‘02
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