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For which club did Brian Deane score the first Premier League goal?
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- 1. For which club did Brian Deane score the first Premier League goal?
- A. Leeds United
- B. Southampton
- C. Nottingham Forest
- D. Sheffield United (answer)
Deane headed Sheffield United ahead against Manchester United on 15 August 1992. - 2. How many clubs contested the inaugural Premier League season in 1992/93?
- A. 18
- B. 20
- C. 24
- D. 22 (answer)
The competition began with 22 clubs and reduced to 20 for 1995/96. - 3. Who won the Golden Boot in the Premier League's inaugural season?
- A. Ian Wright
- B. Teddy Sheringham (answer)
- C. Alan Shearer
- D. Les Ferdinand
Sheringham scored 22 league goals across spells with Nottingham Forest and Tottenham in 1992/93. - 4. Which club entered the first Premier League season as reigning English league champions?
- A. Leeds United (answer)
- B. Arsenal
- C. Manchester United
- D. Liverpool
Leeds won the final old First Division championship in 1991/92. - 5. Which club won the Premier League title in 1994/95?
- A. Blackburn Rovers (answer)
- B. Arsenal
- C. Manchester United
- D. Newcastle United
Blackburn interrupted Manchester United's early dominance, finishing one point ahead. - 6. How many draws did Arsenal record during their unbeaten 2003/04 Premier League campaign?
- A. 10
- B. 14
- C. 12 (answer)
- D. 8
Arsenal's Invincibles combined 26 wins with 12 draws over the 38-match season. - 7. In which position did Leicester City finish the Premier League season immediately before their 2015/16 title?
- A. 17th
- B. 12th
- C. 14th (answer)
- D. 10th
Leicester finished 14th in 2014/15 before becoming champions the following season. - 8. Which country hosted and won the inaugural men's FIFA World Cup in 1930?
- A. Uruguay (answer)
- B. Italy
- C. Argentina
- D. Brazil
Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final in Montevideo. - 9. What was the Jules Rimet Trophy originally called?
- A. Glory
- B. Unity
- C. Victory (answer)
- D. Triumph
Originally named Victory, the trophy was later renamed in honour of FIFA president Jules Rimet. - 10. Which animal famously helped recover the stolen World Cup trophy in England in 1966?
- A. A dog called Bobby
- B. A cat called Felix
- C. A dog called Pickles (answer)
- D. A police horse called Duke
Pickles discovered the newspaper-wrapped trophy beneath a hedge in south London. - 11. Which figure from Greek mythology appeared on the original World Cup trophy?
- A. Hermes
- B. Nike (answer)
- C. Apollo
- D. Athena
Abel Lafleur's design showed Nike, the goddess of victory, holding a chalice. - 12. How did Italian official Ottorino Barassi conceal the World Cup trophy during World War II?
- A. Beneath a stadium centre spot
- B. In a bank coal cellar
- C. Inside a church organ
- D. In a shoe box under his bed (answer)
Barassi hid the trophy in his Rome home to prevent it falling into Nazi hands.
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