Q 01/05

In which year did England win the FIFA World Cup?

A) 1966

B) 1990

C) 1974

D) 1970

Answer · why

A) 1966

England are the only team to have won the World Cup without ever winning their own continental championship.

Q 02/05

Who did England beat 4–2 after extra time in the 1966 World Cup final?

A) Argentina

B) Brazil

C) Portugal

D) West Germany

Answer · why

D) West Germany

It remains the only time England have hosted or won the World Cup.

Q 03/05

Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final?

A) Geoff Hurst

B) Martin Peters

C) Bobby Charlton

D) Roger Hunt

Answer · why

A) Geoff Hurst

His second, the ball bouncing down off the bar, is still argued over; his third came in the final minute of extra time.

Q 04/05

Who captained England to the 1966 World Cup?

A) Bobby Moore

B) Jack Charlton

C) Ray Wilson

D) Nobby Stiles

Answer · why

A) Bobby Moore

Moore's quickly taken free kick set up the headed equaliser after 18 minutes.

Q 05/05

Which manager guided England to the 1966 World Cup win?

A) Walter Winterbottom

B) Ron Greenwood

C) Don Revie

D) Alf Ramsey

Answer · why

D) Alf Ramsey

Ramsey was the first England manager to pick the team himself; until 1963 selection was done by a committee.

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