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Quiz 89 -
1966 World Cup
If you are Scottish I
know that you have got to
this page by mistake and if you are
English I would hope that you will 10 out of 10 in this quiz.
OK, you may not have been born in 1966 but there
are plenty of books about England's greatest footballing triumph.
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Which one of
England's World Cup winning team was a Blackpool player at the
time?
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Which player
scored the first goal in the World Cup final?
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Apart from the 11 players who played in the final 4 other
players turned out for England in earlier matches in the
competition. One is pictured right - who?
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Name
the dog who found the World Cup trophy after it had been stolen in 1966.
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Three goalkeepers were named in
England's squad of 24 players for the finals. Gordon Banks
played in every match - name either of the other two 'keepers
who didn't get a game.
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6. |
North
Korea 1 Italy 0 was one of the all-time World Cup upset results. At which
English ground was that match played in 1966?
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What's the connection
between the statue and England's World Cup win?
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8. |
Geoff
Hurst finished the finals with 4 goals - who was top scorer with
9 goals?
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All but one of the matches played in
London in the finals were played at Wembley. The other one was staged at
the White City - why couldn't Wembley host that match on the day in
question?
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10. |
England played 6 matches in the 1966
World Cup finals tournament - winning 5 and drawing 1 of them. Who
was that drawn match against?
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