Soccer Trivia 5-06

[AreliusII]

At what age did Mia Hamm first play for the national team?

In what foreign country did Tiffeny Milbrett play soccer?

Which U.S. female soccer player was admitted to medical school only to turn it down in order to play soccer instead?

What is the most prestigious tournament outside the World Cup?

What has been the largest capacity at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

What is the capacity of the Rungnado stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea?

What is the capacity of the Salt Lake stadium in New Delhi, India?

What is the capacity of the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, Spain? What does Nou Camp mean?

What is the capacity of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain? Who was Santiago Bernabeu?

What is the capacity of the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany?

What is the capacity of the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Mexico? How close is the lower level to the sidelines? Which club team plays its home games there?

What is the capacity of Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia?

What is the capacity of the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy? Why is the field usually muddy?

Which is the only stadium in the world to host both a Men’s and Women’s World Cup final? What is the capacity?

[bordelais7]

you're going to have to start giving us the answers to some of these, Arelius, because I'm becoming more and more clueless...

[Merrill]

The only ones I have any confidence in.

Originally Posted by AreliusII

What has been the largest capacity at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Which is the only stadium in the world to host both a Men’s and Women’s World Cup final? What is the capacity?

Maracana held right around 200,000 at one time.

The Rose Bowl hosted the Men's final in 1994 and the Women's in 1999. The capicity is right around 100,000.

[AreliusII]

At what age did Mia Hamm first play for the national team?
15

In what foreign country did Tiffeny Milbrett play soccer?
Japan

Which U.S. female soccer player was admitted to medical school only to turn it down in order to play soccer instead?
Julie Foudy

What is the most prestigious tournament outside the World Cup?
European Championships

What has been the largest capacity at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
220,000; presently 165,000

What is the capacity of the Rungnado stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea?
150,000

What is the capacity of the Salt Lake stadium in New Delhi, India?
120,000

What is the capacity of the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, Spain? What does Nou Camp mean?
Nou Camp = New Ground; 109,815; in addition to a soccer field, it houses an indoor sports hall for basketball, handball, volleyball, plus an Ice Palace and a 16,500-seat stadium for Barca’s reserve team.

What is the capacity of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain? Who was Santiago Bernabeu?
87,000; S.B. was the Real Madrid president who raised money to build the stadium

What is the capacity of the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany?
63,000

What is the capacity of the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Mexico? How close is the lower level to the sidelines? Which club team plays its home games there?
106,000, 13 feet, Club America officially (although Atalante, Necaxa and Cruz Azul use it for important games)

What is the capacity of Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia?
80,840 and also has 140 separate areas for sports (11 soccer fields, 4 tracks, 3 skating rinks, 55 tennis courts)

What is the capacity of the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy? Why is the field usually muddy?
It is usually muddy because the overhanging roof of the stadium doesn’t let in enough sun so the grass can grow.

Which is the only stadium in the world to host both a Men’s and Women’s World Cup final? What is the capacity?
Rose Bowl.