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The first World Cup
match was held in 1930 at Montevideo, where France won against: |
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Mexico |
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Spain |
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Germany |
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Argentina |
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| 4. |
Who is the only soccer
player who has won 3 World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970)? |
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Luis Monti |
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Pelé |
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Antonio Carbajal |
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Fernando Valenzuela |
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| 5. |
Which is the smallest
nation to reach the quarterfinals? |
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Puerto Rico, in 1964 |
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Northern Ireland, in 1958 and 1982 |
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Monaco, in 1930 |
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Antigua, in 1962 |
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| 6. |
Who was the monarch
who personally selected the members for his country team to participate
in the World Cup 1930? |
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King Rainier of Monaco |
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King Carol II of Romania |
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Carol King |
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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |
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| 7. |
A soccer game consists
of two halves that must be of equal length in their prescribed
duration. In adult soccer the prescribed duration is: |
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45 minutes |
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2 hours |
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Two consecutive nights |
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1 hour and 15 minutes |
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| 8. |
Was Uruguayan player
Héctor Castro physically handicapped? |
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Yes, he lost one hand and part of his arm in a
childhood accident |
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Yes, he was blind in the left eye |
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Of course not! |
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He was deaf |
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| 9. |
For some fans, the 2002
World Cup was characterized by: |
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Poorly refereed games |
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Great sushi parties |
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Thousands of people attending Karaoke bars |
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Bad press |
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| 10. |
The World Cup finals
in Germany should take place from: |
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June 9 to July 9, 2006 |
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May 30 to June 3, 2008 |
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June 1 to June 23, 2006 |
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July 2 to July 26, 2004 |
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| 11. |
After winning the third
place in the 2002 World Cup finals, the Turkish Treasury decided
to: |
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Give every student a grant |
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Increase the salary of all government employees
by 20 percent |
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Celebrate a great party at the Topkaki Palace |
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Have commemorative coins minted in honor of their
national team |
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| 12. |
After suffering a terrible
knee injury in 2000, the Brazilian player Ronaldo needed something
to inspire him. Who provided that moral boost? |
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A visit from the U.S. Women's Soccer Team |
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A visit from Pelé |
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A telephone call from Pope John Paul II |
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A team of models from Sports Illustrated
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