Soccer Trivia 5/8/05

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Where does Arsenal get its name?

Where does Crystal Palace gets its name?

Where does Queen’s Park Rangers get its name?

Where does Sheffield Wednesday gets its name?

Where does Hibernian get its name?

Which English club is nicknamed the Cottagers? What is the name of its stadium?

Which English club is nicknamed the Magpies?

Who was Jules Rimet?

Where does Bayer Leverkusen get its name?

Where does Juventus get its name?

Where does Locomotiv get its name?

How many teams have the word Dynamo (also spelled Dinamo) in their name?

Why were they called Dynamo?

Which Spanish club is nicknamed the Mattress Makers?

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Where does Arsenal get its name?
It was founded by the employees of the Royal Arsenal installation in South London

Where does Crystal Palace gets its name?
It was founded by workers at the Crystal Palace, in London’s Hyde Park as the centerpiece of the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Where does Queen’s Park Rangers get its name?
Most of the players lived in Queen’s Park (northwest London)

Where does Sheffield Wednesday gets its name?
It was founded as the Wednesday Cricket Club because Wednesday was the day of the week its players would practice.

Where does Hibernian get its name?
Hibernian is the Roman name for Ireland. Hibernian was the club of Scotland’s Irish Catholic community.

Which English club is nicknamed the Cottagers? What is the name of its stadium?
Fulham; Craven Cottage

Which English club is nicknamed the Magpies?
Newcastle United.

Who was Jules Rimet?
He was the president of FIFA and organized the first World Cup tournament.

Where does Bayer Leverkusen get its name?
It was the company team of the chemical plant which gave us Bayer Aspirin.

Where does Juventus get its name?
Juventus means “youth.” It was founded by students of the Massimmo d’Azeglio Grammar school.

Where does Locomotiv get its name?
It began as Moscow’s railway worker’s team. Its stadium is decorated with train motifs. (There is another team name Locomotiv in Bulgaria)

How many teams have the word Dynamo (also spelled Dinamo) in their name?
Moscow, Russia
Kiev, Ukraine
Bucharest, Hungary
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Berlin, East Germany
Dresden, East Germany

Why were they called Dynamo?
During the communist regimes of these nations, each team was controlled by the secret police, which make sure its club had the best players.

Which Spanish club is nicknamed the Mattress Makers?
Atletico Madrid