Q 01/05

In which area of Liverpool was Wayne Rooney born?

A) Croxteth

B) Toxteth

C) Bootle

D) Kirkby

Answer · why

A) Croxteth

He grew up an Everton fan there and joined the club's academy at nine.

Q 02/05

In what year was Wayne Rooney born?

A) 1983

B) 1986

C) 1985

D) 1987

Answer · why

C) 1985

He was 16 when he made his Everton debut and still 18 when he left for Manchester United.

Q 03/05

Which Everton scout spotted the nine-year-old Rooney at Copplehouse boys' club?

A) Ray Hall

B) Joe Royle

C) Colin Harvey

D) Bob Pendleton

Answer · why

D) Bob Pendleton

Rooney had scored 99 goals in his final season for the junior side before Everton signed him.

Q 04/05

At what age did Rooney join Everton's youth set-up?

A) seven

B) eleven

C) nine

D) thirteen

Answer · why

C) nine

Two years later he was the club mascot for a Merseyside derby against Liverpool.

Q 05/05

What did Rooney's T-shirt read after he scored in the 2002 FA Youth Cup final?

A) Born a Blue, die a Blue

B) Once a Blue, always a Blue

C) Everton till I die

D) Blue through and through

Answer · why

B) Once a Blue, always a Blue

The slogan came back to haunt him when he joined Manchester United two years later.