Fa Cup Quiz Answers
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FA CUP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 1 Name the scorer Answer: Man Utd’s Ryan Giggs, who ran half the length of the pitch to score the decisive goal in extra-time against Arsenal in the 1999 semi-final Question 2 How many seconds were on the clock? Answer: It took Louis Saha just 25 seconds to open the scoring for Everton v Chelsea in 2009 - the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup Final Question 3 Who am I? Answer: Bury FC, who won the FA Cup in 1900 with a 4–0 victory over Southampton and in 1903 with a 6–0 win over Derby County, but were expelled from the English Football League on 27 August 2019 Question 4 - Put in the order they hosted the FA Cup Final Answer: D - Kennington Oval - venue of the first ever FA Cup Final in 1872 B - Crystal Palace - the National Sports Centre is on the same site as the former FA Cup Final venue from 1895 until the outbreak of WW1 A - Old Wembley Stadium - venue of all FA Cup Finals from 1923 to 2000 C - Millenium Stadium - venue of the first Cup Final outside England (2001) Question 5 What happened next and why was it so ground-breaking? Answer: In the 1985 FA Cup Final contested by Man Utd and holders Everton, Kevin Moran of Utd became the first player to receive a red card in a Cup Final - for scything down Peter Reid who was clean through on goal FA CUP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 6 Who made the save from whose header? Answer: Arsenal’s David Seaman saves from Sheffield United's Paul Peschisolido in the 2003 semi-final Question 7 Who is this one-time FA Cup legend? Answer: Tottenham’s Ricky Villa who scored an iconic FA Cup final winner against Manchester City in 1971 Question 8 Name the two finalists Answer: Portsmouth v Cardiff City in 2008 Question 9 FA Cup relevance (some might say ridicule)? Answer: Giorgio Armani - he made Liverpool's infamous cream-coloured suits ahead of the 1996 Cup Final Question 10 Who am I? Answer: ‘Lawrie Sanchez’ scorer of the winning goal for Wimbledon against Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final FA CUP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 11 What highly unusual incident happened next? Answer: Roger Osborne scored the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final for Ipswich Town against Arsenal ...he was then subbed immediately due to emotional exhaustion Question 12 A Wembley love affair. Who am I? Answer: Didier Drogba - the only man to score in four different FA Cup Finals Question 13 Which Cup Final was this - teams and year? Answer: Crystal Palace v Man Utd in 2016 Question 14 Name the two players Answer: Fredrik Ljungberg (top) of Arsenal, scorer in consecutive FA Cup Finals in 2001 & 2002 and Dean Ashton (bottom) of West Ham who scored in the 2006 FA Cup Final Question 15 History was 'almost' made on this day - why? Answer: In 1997, then Second Division Chesterfield were 2-1 up against Premier League Middlesbrough when Jon Howard had a goal disallowed which clearly crossed the line and would probably have sent the Spiretes to the final. The game ended 3-3 and Boro won the replay 3-0. To this day, no club from the third tier or below has ever reached the FA Cup final FA CUP QUIZ ANSWERS Question 16 The genius and the madness. Who am I? Answer: Paul Gascoigne won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991, scoring the opening goal but later in the match rupturing his cruciate ligaments in his right knee with a high tackle on Gary Charles Question 17 Who am I? Answer: ‘Harry Redknapp’ who won the 2008 FA Cup in his second managerial spell at Portsmouth Question 18 Whose Cup run was this, taking them to the final? Answer: Hull City in 2014. They were beaten 3-2 by Arsenal aer extra time Question 19 Name the two managers Answer: Ruud Gullit (top) who guided Chelsea to an FA Cup triumph in 1997 and Kenny Dalglish (bottom) winner of two FA Cups with Liverpool Question 20 Others are envious. Who am I? Answer: Arsène Wenger, who won the tournament a record seven times as Arsenal manager.