3. The first World Cup
match was held in 1930 at Montevideo, where France won against:
Mexico
Spain
Germany
Argentina
4. Who is the only soccer
player who has won 3 World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970)?
Luis Monti
Pelé
Antonio Carbajal
Fernando Valenzuela
5. Which is the smallest
nation to reach the quarterfinals?
Puerto Rico, in 1964
Northern Ireland, in 1958 and 1982
Monaco, in 1930
Antigua, in 1962
6. Who was the monarch
who personally selected the members for his country team to participate
in the World Cup 1930?
King Rainier of Monaco
King Carol II of Romania
Carol King
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
7. A soccer game consists
of two halves that must be of equal length in their prescribed
duration. In adult soccer the prescribed duration is:
45 minutes
2 hours
Two consecutive nights
1 hour and 15 minutes
8. Was Uruguayan player
Héctor Castro physically handicapped?
Yes, he lost one hand and part of his arm in a
childhood accident
Yes, he was blind in the left eye
Of course not!
He was deaf
9. For some fans, the 2002
World Cup was characterized by:
Poorly refereed games
Great sushi parties
Thousands of people attending Karaoke bars
Bad press
10. The World Cup finals
in Germany should take place from:
June 9 to July 9, 2006
May 30 to June 3, 2008
June 1 to June 23, 2006
July 2 to July 26, 2004
11. After winning the third
place in the 2002 World Cup finals, the Turkish Treasury decided
to:
Give every student a grant
Increase the salary of all government employees
by 20 percent
Celebrate a great party at the Topkaki Palace
Have commemorative coins minted in honor of their
national team
12. After suffering a terrible
knee injury in 2000, the Brazilian player Ronaldo needed something
to inspire him. Who provided that moral boost?
A visit from the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
A visit from Pelé
A telephone call from Pope John Paul II
A team of models from Sports Illustrated
