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Quiz 33 -
Celebrity Supporters
Many of the famous names in the world outside of football have an
interest in and love of the game of football. In this quiz let's test your
knowledge of the association that celebrities have with football.
As normal a mixture of easy and tough questions
with the traditional pass mark of
5 out of 10.
So will you pass or fail?
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answers
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Long before he became
Prime Minister Gordon Brown was a programme-seller for his local Scottish
League side - which was....?
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Long-term officials have included comedian Tommy
Trinder (chairman) and broadcaster 'Diddy' David Hamilton (PA announcer) and
their supporters include Hugh Grant and Lily Allen. Which club?
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Robbie Williams once had his photo on the front page of the programme of the club
he has supported all his life and has had a major shareholding in. Which club?
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A life-long supporter
of Birmingham City this comedian was once a director of the club and his
comedy sketches often include the club - perhaps the best known is of a
visit to Old Trafford. Who?
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Former Labour leader Michael Foot supported his home-town team all his life
even having a club scarf drape his coffin at his funeral. Which club?
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In 2008 - presumably when he was plugging a film - Tom
Hanks declared his support for a famous English club saying that their 'name
is so sweet, it sounds like a lovely spa'. In later years in an
interview Jonathan Ross asked him who their manager was. '“I have no
idea... Sparky O’Rourke?' Hanks
replied. Which club?
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Delia - which club?
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We are all cynics as far as
politicians are concerned. A front cover of When Saturday Comes (pictured
right) in 1992 had David Mellor saying to John Major 'Do you come here
often?' with the reply 'Only in election year'. But to be fair to
the politicians (I never thought I would ever say that!) they were
both genuine supporters of which club?
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Another politician one. In the run up to the 2015 general election which
leading politician said that he wished everyone would support West Ham
as he did - and then he remembered he supported Aston Villa! He blamed
'brain fade' for the mistake but we all know politicians don't have a
brain to fade!
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His hits include Bennie and the Jets, Little
Jeannie and Don't Go Breaking My Heart and he has been chairman
of the League club he supports. Who?
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