Q 01/05
A) Numbered shirts
B) Yellow and red cards
C) Penalty shoot-outs
D) Vanishing spray
Answer · why
Yellow and red cards came to Ken Aston at a set of traffic lights, after the referee’s decisions in that match had left people confused.
Q 02/05
A) Argentina
B) Soviet Union
C) Portugal
D) West Germany
Answer · why
West Germany had forced extra time with Wolfgang Weber’s equaliser in the final seconds of normal time.
Q 03/05
A) Geoff Hurst
B) Jimmy Greaves
C) Bobby Charlton
D) Roger Hunt
Answer · why
Geoff Hurst only started the tournament’s later games because first-choice striker Jimmy Greaves was injured in the group stage.
Q 04/05
A) Bobby Moore
B) Jack Charlton
C) Ray Wilson
D) Nobby Stiles
Answer · why
Bobby Moore’s quick free kick set up England’s equaliser, and his long pass in the last minute set up the goal that sealed the win.
Q 05/05
A) Brian Clough
B) Ron Greenwood
C) Don Revie
D) Alf Ramsey
Answer · why
Alf Ramsey had boldly predicted that England would win the World Cup when he took charge of the team.
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