Question of the Day March 2017
- 31st March 2017:
Q: Which four players have scored 10 or more goals in Merseyside derbies?
A: Ian Rush (Liverpool, 25 goals), Dixie Dean (Everton, 19 goals), Alex “Sandy” Young (Everton, 12 goals) and Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, 10 goals).
Everton FC Premier League Match Records 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 30th March 2017:
Q: Which four Ivorians have Premier League Goals or Assists this season?
A: Wilfried Zaha (11 Crystal Palace), Yaya Touré (4 Manchester City), Wilfried Bony (2 Stoke City) and Lamine Koné (1 Sunderland).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17. - 29th March 2017:
Q: How many times have this season’s FA Cup Semi-Finalists previously won the competition?
A: Thirty-two times: Arsenal (12), Tottenham Hotspur (8), Chelsea (7) and Manchester City (5).
FA Cup Winners 1871-72 to 2015-16. - 28th March 2017:
Q: Which five Brazilians played for Manchester United in the Premier League?
A: Anderson, Fábio, Kléberson, Andreas Pereira and Rafael.
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 27th March 2017:
Q: Which seasons were the first Manchester, Liverpool & Sheffield Top Flight Derbies played?
A: Manchester City v Manchester United 1906-07, Everton v Liverpool 1894-95 and Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday 1893-94.
Football League Alphabetical Positions by Clubs from Season 1888-89 to 2016-17. - 26th March 2017:
Q: Which were the three unsuccessful bids to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Portugal & Spain joint bid, Belgium & Netherlands joint bid and England.
FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualification Competition Europe (UEFA). - 25th March 2017:
Q: Which were the first three African countries to qualify for FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Egypt (1934), Morocco (1970) and Zaire (1974).
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2014 Nation’s Progress Chart & Statistics. - 24th March 2017:
Q: Which was the first FIFA World Cup Finals where players wore numbered shirts?
A: Brazil 1950 but only numbers 1 to 11 were used. Full squad numbers came in Switzerland 1954.
England’s FIFA World Cup Record & Statistics from 1950 to 2018. - 23rd March 2017:
Q: Which four Englishmen have the most Premier League Goals & Assists this season?
A: Harry Kane (23), Dele Alli (17), Jermain Defoe (16) and Adam Lallana (14).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17. - 22nd March 2017:
Q: Which five players have scored the most International goals for Germany?
A: Miroslav Klose (71 goals), Gerd Müller (68 goals), Lukas Podolski (48 goals), Rudi Völler (47 goals) and Jürgen Klinsmann (47 goals).
Germany (& West Germany) Full International Records & Statistics. - 21st March 2017:
Q: Which seven Dutchmen have managed Premier League clubs?
A: Ruud Gullit (Chelsea & Newcastle United), Guus Hiddink (Chelsea), Ronald Koeman (Everton & Southampton), Martin Jol (Fulham & Tottenham Hotspur), René Meulensteen (Fulham), Louis van Gaal (Manchester United) and Dick Advocaat (Sunderland).
Premier League Managers from 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 20th March 2017:
Q: Which four Germans played Premier League Football for Chelsea FC?
A: Michael Ballack, Robert Huth, Marko Marin and André Schürrle.
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 19th March 2017:
Q: Which seven players affiliated with Southampton appeared in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Maya Yoshida (Japan), Gastón Ramírez (Uruguay), Rickie Lambert (England), Adam Lallana (England), Luke Shaw (England), Morgan Schneiderlin (France) and Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2014 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations. - 18th March 2017:
Q: Which four players scored Premier League hat-tricks for Leicester City?
A: Ian Marshall (Leicester 4-2 Derby), Stan Collymore (Leicester 5-2 Sunderland), Riyad Mahrez (Swansea 0-3 Leicester) and Jamie Vardy (Leicester 4-2 Man City).
Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 17th March 2017:
Q: Which five Irish Quinns played in the Premier League?
A: Alan Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday & Sheffield United), Barry Quinn (Coventry City), Niall Quinn (Manchester City & Sunderland), Rob Quinn (Crystal Palace) and Stephen Quinn (Sheffield United & Hull City).
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 16th March 2017:
Q: Which four players affiliated with AS Monaco appeared in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Danijel Subašić (Croatia), James Rodríguez (Colombia), Sergio Romero (Argentina) and João Moutinho (Portugal).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2014 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations. - 15th March 2017:
Q: Which five Premier League Clubs failed to score in the FA Cup this season?
A: AFC Bournemouth, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City and West Ham United.
FA Cup Results, Fixtures & Statistics Season 2016-17. - 14th March 2017:
Q: How many current Premier League managers won full international caps as players?
A:
Seven: Antonio Conte (Chelsea, Italy 20 caps), Ronald Koeman (Everton, Netherlands 78 caps), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City, Spain 47 caps, Catalonia 7 caps), Aitor Karanka (Middlesbrough, Spain 1 cap, Basque Country 6 caps), Mark Hughes (Stoke City, Wales 72 caps), Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur, Argentina 20 caps) and Slaven Bilić (West Ham United, Croatia 44 caps).
Premier League Managers from 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 13th March 2017:
Q: Which six Norwegians scored Premier League hat-tricks?
A: Jan Age Fjortoft (Swindon 3-1 Coventry), Steffen Iversen (Sunderland 0-4 Spurs & Spurs 7-2 Southampton), Tore André Flo (Spurs 1-6 Chelsea), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Nottm Forest 1-8 Man United, Man United 5-1 Everton & Bolton 0-4 Man United), John Carew (Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle) and Joshua King (AFC Bournemouth 3-2 West Ham).
Premier League Hat-Tricks 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 12th March 2017:
Q: Which was the only away FA Cup match Spurs played at White Hart Lane?
A: Tottenham Hotspur were drawn away to non-League Marlow FC in January 1993 who opted to play the game at White Hart Lane instead. Spurs won 5-1.
Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup Records 1894-95 to 2016-17. - 11th March 2017:
Q: Which five players scored UEFA Champions League hat-tricks for AC Milan?
A: Marco Van Basten (v IFK Göteborg), Marco Simone (v Rosenborg), Filippo Inzaghi (v Deportivo La Coruna), Andriy Shevchenko (v Fenerbahçe) and Kaká (v Anderlecht).
UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks from 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 10th March 2017:
Q: Which four Irish players appeared for Arsenal in the Premier League Era?
A: Graham Barrett, Eddie McGoldrick, Brian McGovern and David O’Leary.
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2016-17. - 9th March 2017:
Q: Which three Englishmen were UEFA Cup Top Goalscorers?
A: Stan Bowles (11 goals, Queens Park Rangers, 1976-77), Gary Bannister (7 goals, Queens Park Rangers, 1984-85) and Alan Shearer (Newcastle United, 6 goals 2003-04 and 11 goals 2004-05).
UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League Top Goalscorers. - 8th March 2017:
Q: Which three Belgians won UEFA Champions League Winners Medals?
A: Eric Gerets (PSV Eindhoven, 1988), Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich, 2013) and Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona, 2015).
UEFA European Cup & UEFA Champions League Medal Winners 1956 to 2016. - 7th March 2017:
Q: Which two Millwall FC players appeared in FIFA World Cup Finals squads?
A: Mick McCarthy (Ireland, 1990) and Steven Reid (Ireland, 2002).
Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals. - 6th March 2017:
Q: How did Chelsea FC lose to Dutch club DWS in the 1968-69 Fairs Cup?
A: Both second round legs finished as 0-0 draws so the tie was decided on a toss of a coin, which Chelsea lost.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Finals 1955-58 to 1970-71. - 5th March 2017:
Q: Which four Everton players were in England’s 1986 World Cup Finals squad?
A: Peter Reid, Trevor Steven, Gary Lineker and Gary Stevens.
Players from English Clubs who have Participated in FIFA World Cup Finals. - 4th March 2017:
Q: Which seven players appeared for both Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League?
A: Alexander Manninger, Jermaine Pennant, Jimmy Carter, Kolo Touré, Michael Thomas, Nicolas Anelka and Yossi Benayoun.
Liverpool FC Premier League Player’s Squad Numbers from Season 1993-94 to 2016-17. - 3rd March 2017:
Q: Which three Serbians have Premier League goals or assists this season?
A: Nemanja Matić (Chelsea), Dušan Tadić (Southampton) and Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17. - 2nd March 2017:
Q: Which were the two seasons when three London Clubs were in the FA Cup Semi-Finals?
A: Season 1990-91 when Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal and Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United and Season 2001-02 when Arsenal beat Middlesbrough and Chelsea beat Fulham.
FA Cup Finals 1871-72 to 2015-16. - 1st March 2017:
Q: How many Harrys have Premier League goals or assists this season?
A: Four: Harry Arter (AFC Bournemouth), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Maguire (Hull City) and Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).
Premier League Player’s Combined Goals & Assists Table Season 2016-17.
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