On the Spot
Here's a quiz about football in times of war! There's a link to the answers at the bottom of this page, but no peeking until you've had a go!
First World War
1. Why was the FA Cup Final in 1915 known as ‘The Khaki Final’?
Because:
a. the footballers were camouflaged
b. the grass on the pitch was dried out
c. so many of the crowd were in uniform
2. How many professional footballers are thought to have enlisted at the start of the First World War?
a. 200
b. 2000
c. 20,000
3. Why hasn’t Leigh Roose got a grave with a headstone?
a. His parents couldn’t afford it
b. His body was never found so his name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial instead
c. He didn’t die
4. Which one of these statements is FALSE?
a. Walter Tull was the first black professional footballer in England
b. Walter Tull was the first British-born black army officer
c. Walter Tull was the first black officer to lead white British troops into battle
5. Who was the captain of Dick, Kerr Ladies Football Team?
a. Lily Savage
b. Lily Parr
c. Lily Allen
6. Where is Patrick Slavin, the Celtic player, buried?
a. Serre Road Cemetery No. 2
b. In Scotland
c. Ypres Town Cemetery
7. How many Hearts players were killed in the First World War?
a. 11
b. 5
c. 7
8. Which regiment was it whose soldiers kicked footballs across no-man’s land during the Battle of the Somme?
a. East Surrey Regiment
b. East Sussex Regiment
c. East Suffolk Regiment
9. What do the initials CWGC stand for?
a. Cemeteries With Giant Crosses
b. Commonwealth War Graves Commission
c. Committee for War Graves and Cemeteries
10. Why did Christmas Day, 1914, become so famous?
a. Because it snowed
b. Because Arsenal beat Liverpool
c. Because British and German troops played football together in no-man’s land.
Second World War
11. How much did Bolton Wanderers pay for Harry Goslin in 1930?
a. £25,000
b. £2500
c. £25
12. In the Second World War, the East Stand at White Hart Lane was used as:
a. A cinema
b. A mortuary
c. A library
13. Two footballers from which team are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial?
a. Tranmere Rovers
b. Leeds United
c. Arsenal
14. Liverpool player, Tom Cooper’s death resulted in a new law. What was it?
a. That buses always had to have their headlights on
b. That army despatch riders had to wear a crash helmet
c. That footballers weren’t allowed to join the army
15. Why was February 3rd, 1940, a memorable day in football history?
a. Every league match played was a draw
b. There were no goals scored at all in 56 league matches
c. Every league match was cancelled except one because of the weather
16. How did soldier Patrick Kelly prevent another soldier from taking part in the D-Day landings?
a. He broke his ankle with a flying tackle
b. He locked him in the changing rooms after a football match
c. He signed him up to play for Millwall
17. Which of these statements about the war film ‘Escape to Victory’ is TRUE?
a. Many Norwich City players were extras
b. Sylvester Stallone played the part of a goalkeeper
c. Steve McQueen escaped on a motorbike
18. Why was goalie, Joe Coen, buried in an English churchyard?
a. His body was flown home after he was killed in France
b. He died in a flying accident on British soil
c. It was his last request
19. Alan Fowler played for Swindon Town before he was killed in Normandy. What job did his father have at the same club?
a. Manager
b. Physiotherapist
c. Groundsman
20. Which animals were injured when Wembley Stadium was bombed?
a. The cows that were grazing on the pitch at the time
b. Greyhounds that lived in nearby kennels
c. The England manager’s pet cats