Q 01/05

Which Devon club was the first team ever to play Brazil's national side, on a 1914 tour of South America?

A) Exeter City

B) Torquay United

C) Southampton

D) Bristol City

Answer · why

A) Exeter City

Exeter City were Brazil's first-ever opponents, which is why the Devon club is today a partner club of Rio giants Fluminense. The 1914 tour was meant ...

Q 02/05

Which Highland city's club inspired the 2000 headline 'Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious'?

A) Perth

B) Stirling

C) Inverness

D) Elgin

Answer · why

C) Inverness

Inverness Caledonian Thistle, then a second-tier side, knocked Celtic out of the national cup, and The Sun's headline now hangs framed in the club's f...

Q 03/05

Which Angus club's 36–0 win over Bon Accord in 1885 is still the world record score in senior football?

A) Montrose

B) Forfar Athletic

C) Brechin City

D) Arbroath

Answer · why

D) Arbroath

Arbroath's 36–0 should have been bigger still: the referee disallowed a further five to seven goals. The rout came in a cup tie on 12 September 1885.

Q 04/05

Which club takes its name from the weekday on which its founding cricketers had a half-day off work?

A) Sheffield Wednesday

B) Brighton & Hove Albion

C) Crewe Alexandra

D) Accrington Stanley

Answer · why

A) Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday grew out of The Wednesday Cricket Club and were known simply as 'The Wednesday' until 1929. The cricket club itself is believed to...

Q 05/05

Which Lancashire club won the first Football League title unbeaten and the FA Cup without conceding a goal?

A) Blackburn Rovers

B) Preston North End

C) Bolton Wanderers

D) Wolverhampton Wanderers

Answer · why

B) Preston North End

Preston North End's 1888–89 'Invincibles' remain the only English team to go through both league and FA Cup unbeaten in one season. Their Deepdale hom...