England Football Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. During normal play, a penalty kick rebounds directly from the goalpost to the kicker without touching anyone else. The kicker immediately plays it again. What is the correct restart?
A retaken penalty kick
An indirect free kick to the defending team for a second-touch offence
Play continues because the ball hit the post
A direct free kick to the defending team
2. Which club completed the 2003-04 Premier League season without losing a league match?
Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea
Manchester United
Arsenal
3. Which season was the first Premier League season?
1992-93
1988-89
1990-91
1995-96
4. During open play, an attacker is in the opponents’ half and nearer the goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent when a teammate passes. The attacker then plays the ball. What is the usual decision?
Award a direct free kick for a foul
Allow play to continue because receiving a pass is never an offence
Penalize offside and award an indirect free kick
Award a corner kick to the attacking team
5. Which stadium staged the 1966 World Cup final and shares its name with the modern home venue most associated with the England men’s team?
Wembley Stadium
Villa Park
Old Trafford
Anfield
6. Which team did England defeat in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final?
Brazil
West Germany
Portugal
Italy
7. Two Premier League teams finish level on points. Team A scored 60 goals and conceded 40, while Team B scored 55 and conceded 30. Which team ranks higher on goal difference?
Team A, because it scored more goals
Team B, because its goal difference is +25 rather than +20
Team A, because its goal difference is +20 rather than +15
They remain completely level because their points totals match
8. An FA Cup tie is level after extra time at a stage whose rules require a winner that day. How is the winner decided?
By a penalty shootout
By an immediate replay at the other ground
By the team that scored first
By the team with more possession
9. A starting player receives a red card during a match. What normally happens to that player’s team?
It may immediately replace the dismissed player with a substitute
It loses one point from the league table
It must remove a second player for five minutes
It continues with one fewer player and cannot replace the dismissed player
10. A Premier League club records four wins, three draws, and one defeat. How many points has it earned?
14 points
16 points
15 points
17 points
11. A club finishes third in the EFL Championship. What route can still earn it promotion to the Premier League?
Winning a two-leg tie against the Premier League’s 18th-placed club
Winning its next FA Cup match
Applying for promotion through the Football Association
Winning the Championship play-offs
12. Which English club completed a treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League in the 1998-99 season?
Manchester United
Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool
13. Which pair of clubs contests the Merseyside derby?
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool and Everton
Manchester City and Manchester United
Newcastle United and Sunderland
14. A defender deliberately kicks the ball to their goalkeeper, who handles it inside the penalty area. What restart is normally awarded?
A penalty kick
A direct free kick to the attacking team
A dropped ball
An indirect free kick to the attacking team
15. Which competition is commonly known as the League Cup in English football?
The FA Trophy
The FA Community Shield
The EFL Cup
The National League
16. Which pairing correctly matches each English competition with the body that runs it?
FA Cup — UEFA; Premier League — the English Football League
FA Cup — The Premier League; Premier League — The Football Association
FA Cup — The Football Association; Premier League — The Premier League
FA Cup — FIFA; Premier League — UEFA