25th September 2013:
Q: Which four players have scored more goals for Tottenham Hotspur than Jermain Defoe?
A: Jimmy Greaves (266 goals), Bobby Smith (208), Martin Chivers (174) and Cliff Jones (159). Jermain Defoe's 139th goal for Tottenham Hotspur came against Aston Villa on 24th September 2013.
24th September 2013:
Q: Which London Clubs have won the Football League (Capital One) Cup?
A: Chelsea & Tottenham Hotspur (4 wins each), Arsenal (2 wins) and Queens Park Rangers (1 win).
23rd September 2013:
Q: Which 8 players under contract to Leeds United participated in World Cup Finals for England?
A: Jack Charlton & Norman Hunter (1966 & 1970), Terry Cooper (1970), Allan Clarke (1970), Nigel Martyn (1998 & 2002), Rio Ferdinand (2002), Robbie Fowler (2002) and Danny Mills (2002).
22nd September 2013:
Q: Which four Sunderland players have scored 20 or more Premier League goals?
A: Kevin Phillips (61 goals), Darren Bent (32 goals), Niall Quinn (29 goals) and Kenwyne Jones (26 goals).
21st September 2013:
Q: Who scored the 14 Champions League Hat-Tricks from players at English clubs?
A: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Rosenborg), Andy Cole (Feyenoord 1-3 Manchester United), Faustino Asprilla (Newcastle 3-2 Barcelona), Andy Cole
(Manchester United 5-1 Anderlecht), Michael Owen (Spartak Moscow 1-3 Liverpool), Alan Shearer (Newcastle 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen), Thierry Henry
(Roma 1-3 Arsenal), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United 6-2 Fenerbahçe), Ruud Van Nistelrooy (Manchester United 4-1 Sparta Prague), Didier Drogba
(Levski Sofia 1-3 Chelsea), Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool 8-0 Beşiktaş), Michael Owen (Wolfsburg 1-3 Manchester United), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal 5-0
Porto) and Gareth Bale (Internazionale 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur).
20th September 2013:
Q: Which four players have worn Everton's number 5 shirt during the Premier League Era?
A: Dave Watson (1993-2000), David Weir (2000-06), Joleon Lescott (2007-10) and John Heitinga (2009-13).
19th September 2013:
Q: Which seven players have made over 200 Premier League appearances for Newcastle United?
A: Shay Given (354), Alan Shearer (303), Shola Ameobi (268), Rob Lee (267), Nolberto Solano (230), Gary Speed (213) and Aaron Hughes (205).
18th September 2013:
Q: Which 5 players scored 8 or more goals in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League?
A: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid 12 goals), Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund 10), Burak Yılmaz (Galatasaray 8), Lionel Messi (Barcelona 8) and
Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich 8).
17th September 2013:
Q: Which 3 South American countries were missing from the 1930 FIFA World Cup Finals?
A: Colombia (first qualified in 1962), Ecuador (first qualified in 2002) and Venezuela (yet to qualify).
16th September 2013:
Q: When did England start having player's names on the back of their shirts?
A: England introduced player's names on the back of their shirts during the 1992 European Football Championships. The 0-0 draw with Denmark on
11th June 1992 was the first match in which they appeared.
15th September 2013:
Q: Which 16 former Spurs players are with other Premier League clubs in 2013-14?
A: Steven Caulker (Cardiff City), Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City), Steven Pienaar (Everton), Darren Bent (Fulham), Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham), Scott Parker (Fulham), Adel Taarabt (Fulham), Tom Huddlestone (Hull City), Jake Livermore (Hull City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Sebastian Bassong (Norwich City), Lee Barnard (Southampton), Peter Crouch (Stoke City), Matthew Etherington (Stoke City), Wilson Palacios (Stoke City) and Wayne Routledge (Swansea City).
14th September 2013:
Q: Which two Finnish players won the Premier League Player of the Month Award?
A: Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool, November 1999) and Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City, March 2004)
13th September 2013:
Q: Which four English Managers have won the most English Domestic Trophies?
A: Bob Paisley (6 Leagues, 3 League Cups = 9), Herbert Chapman (5 Leagues, 2 FA Cups = 7), Brian Clough (2 Leagues, 4 League Cups = 6) and
Bill Nicholson (1 League, 3 FA Cups, 2 League Cups = 6).
12th September 2013:
Q: Which 7 current Premier League clubs have yet to have players capped by Roy Hodgson?
A: Aston Villa, Cardiff City, Fulham, Hull City, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Swansea City.
11th September 2013:
Q: Which 7 players have made 200 or more Premier League appearances for Chelsea FC?
A: Frank Lampard (406 appearances), John Terry (390), Petr Cech (295), Dennis Wise (261), Gianfranco Zola (229), Didier Drogba (226) and
Ashley Cole (215).
10th September 2013:
Q: Who was the only footballer to play 100 games for the Soviet Union (USSR)?
A: Oleg Blokhin played 101 games for the Soviet Union between 1972 and 1988.
9th September 2013:
Q: Which 6 Manchester United players at the time featured in the 2010 World Cup Finals?
A: Wayne Rooney & Michael Carrick (England), Patrice Evra (France), Park Ji-Sung (South Korea), Nani (Portugal) and Nemanja Vidić (Serbia).
8th September 2013:
Q: Which 9 Summer 2013 transfers saw players moving to different PL clubs for £5m or more?
A: Marouane Fellaini (Everton - Manchester United) £27.5m, Andy Carroll (Liverpool - West Ham United) £15m, Simon Mignolet (Sunderland - Liverpool) £9m, Steven Caulker (Tottenham Hotspur - Cardiff City) £9m, Victor Anichebe (Everton - West Bromwich Albion) £6m, Stephane Sessegnon (Sunderland - West Bromwich Albion) £6m, Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur - Hull City) £5.25m, Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool - Swansea) £5m and Stewart Downing (Liverpool - West Ham) £5m.
7th September 2013:
Q: Which eight players have won 100 or more Spanish full international caps?
A: Iker Casillas (149 caps), Xavi (126), Zubizarreta (126), Sergio Ramos (109), Xabi Alonso (107), Fernando Torres (106), Raúl (102) & Carles Puyol (100).
6th September 2013:
Q: Who is the only 2013-14 Hull City player who was also with the club in 2009-10?
A: Irish defender Paul McShane is the only Hull City player who featured during the last season the club was in the Premier League.
5th September 2013:
Q: Which nine players have worn Arsenal's number 11 shirt during the Premier League Era?
A: Eddie McGoldrick (1993-95), Glenn Helder (1995-96), Nicolas Anelka (1996-97), Marc Overmars (1997-2000), Sylvain Wiltord (2000-04),
Robin van Persie (2004-10), Carlos Vela (2010-11), André Santos (2011-13) and Mesut Özil (2013 - ).
4th September 2013:
Q: Which two Mexican clubs reached the Final of the Copa Libertadores?
A: Cruz Azul (2001, lost to Boca Juniors of Argentina) and CD Guadalajara (2010, lost to Internacional of Brazil).
3rd September 2013:
Q: Which three England players have scored two full international goals each against Moldova?
A: Paul Gascoigne (1996 & 1997), Ian Wright (1997) and Frank Lampard (2012).
2nd September 2013:
Q: Which two Frenchmen were sold for World Record transfer fees?
A: Jean-Pierre Papin from Marseilles to AC Milan in 1992 for £10m and Zinedine Zidane from Juventus to Real Madrid in 2001 for £46m.
1st September 2013:
Q: Which three Premier League Summer 2013 transfers involved German clubs?
A: Francis Coquelin (Arsenal - Freiburg), Johan Djourou (Arsenal - SV Hamburg) and Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen - Chelsea).
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