SPAOTP's Advent Calendar: Day 21

We're back with five more quiz questions for you today on Day 21 of our Advent Calendar. See how you fair with these - and as ever, the answers will appear at the end of tomorrow's Advent Calendar post.

Question 1:
Who became the second West German club after Bayern Munich to win the European Cup?

Question 2:
What three words complete this well-known advert from The Times: "Man offers marriage for Cup Final ticket. Replies must enclose photo..."?

Question 3:
Which cartoon character gave Arsenal's Dutch international Marc Overmars his nickname?

Question 4:
Which former England striker played cricket for Leicestershire's second team?

Question 5:
Which country's football team appeared on a 1997 Gambian postage stamp?

SPAOTP's Advent Calendar: Day 15

More quiz questions for you today on the SPAOTP Advent Calendar. You know you love 'em... :)

As usual, feel free to chip in with any guesses to the questions by leaving us a comment. Answers revealed on tomorrow's Advent Calendar post.

Here goes with today's questions, then...

Question 1:
How many players appeared in the team pictured on FIFA's 1995 Christmas card?

Question 2:
What sport were English league clubs banned from advertising around the pitch during the 1960s?

Question 3:
Which was the first English football club to have its restaurant listed in the Good Food Guide?

Question 4:
What country's goalkeeper allegedly cut his own head with a razor to get the match abandoned when losing to Brazil in 1990?

Question 5:
Which was the first British club to market its own mobile phone?

SPAOTP's Advent Calendar: Day 11

Time to tax those little grey cells today with five more cunning quiz questions on Day 11 of the SPAOTP Advent Calendar. As ever (ahem...), the answers will appear on tomorrow's Advent Calendar post.

Question 1:
Who, in 1963, became only the second Tottenham player ever to be sent off?

Question 2:
Which English football club was created when Yorkshire Cricket Club introduced football as a way of keeping players fit during the winter?

Question 3:
Abel Lafleur was the scuptor that designed which well-known football trophy?

Question 4:
Which German city's Forest Stadium was partially rebuilt for the 1974 World Cup?

Question 5:
Which club did former Liverpool star Craig Johnston name his daughter after?

SPAOTP's Advent Calendar: Day 6

Time now for another five quiz questions as we count down the days on our SPAOTP Advent Calendar.

Once again, feel free to leave us a comment with your guesses to the questions, and we'll tell you if they're right or wrong. If they're wrong, we promise not to laugh too much, but either way we'll tell you what all the correct answers at the end of tomorrow's Advent Calendar post. Here goes, then...


Question 1:
Which team played Arsenal in Britain's first televised football match?

Question 2:
Which country brought 360 bottles of wine to Euro 96 courtesy of a full back with shares in a vineyard?

Question 3:
Which former manager once said: "Norman Hunter misses a few but he gets in the right place to miss then"?

Question 4:
What position did both captains play in during the 1934 World Cup Final?

Question 5:
Which Arsenal player was once let off a driving ban because he needed his car to attend a rehabilitation clinic?

SPAOTP's Advent Calendar: Day 3

On Day 3 of SPAOTP's Advent Calendar, we bring you something to occupy your football brain in the shape of five quiz questions.

There's no prize on offer - just the chance to show your supreme intelligence when it comes to the beautiful game.

So here are those footy questions, and if you think you know any of the answers, leave us a comment and we'll tell you if you're right. All the correct answers will appear on tomorrow's Advent Calendar page.

Question 1:
Ernest Jean-Joseph of Haiti was the first World Cup player to be punished for what?

Question 2:
What rare event took place during the 1946 and 1947 FA Cup Finals?

Question 3:
Which World Cup superstar played his only game in London against Fulham in 1973?

Question 4:
What are always taken to the FA Cup Final but are never used?

Question 5:
In 1974, Exeter City were the first team in England to be fined for not doing what?

Quiz Time

For this you will need a pen, pencil, some sticky-back plastic, plus an impressive knowledge of ‘Pythagorean Theorem’ and\or ‘Newton’s Third Law of Physics’.

The question is :

There are eight teams left in the Carling Cup – and all eight are Premiership clubs. How did that happen?

There is (not) a prize on offer for the best and correct answer, and multiple entries are allowed - so get posting.