This week’s Monday Football Quiz is all about the opening weekend of the Premier League. How much of the weekend’s action can you remember? Answers tomorrow.
1. How many goals were scored in the Premier League at the weekend?
- a. 24 | b. 22 | c. 21 | d. 20
2. How many of those goals were scored by English players?
- a. 18 | b. 12 | c. 10 | d. 8
3. Who scored the first goal of the new Premier League season?
- a. Didier Drogba | b. Bobby Zamora | c. Stephen Hunt | d. Denilson
4. How many of the games ended in a draw?
- a. None | b. One | c. Two | d. Three
5. Which game had the lowest attendance?
- a. Portsmouth vs Fulham | b. Blackburn vs Man City | c. Bolton vs Sunderland | d. Stoke vs Burnley
6. What do Arsenal’s Vermeulen, Hull’s Hunt, Sunderland’s Bent, Man City’s Adebayor and Tottenham’s Basson all have in common?
- a. all booked | b. all scored with their heads | c. all were substituted | d. All scored on their club debuts
7. Burnley played (and lost) on their first game back in the top division for how many years?
- a. 13 | b. 23 | c. 33 | d.43
8. Hugo Rodallega scored the first goal in Wigan’s 2-0 victory at Aston Villa. Where is he from?
- a. Ecuador | b. Colombia | c. Peru | d. Paraguay
9. Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant is a fan of which club?
- a. West Ham | b. Burnley | c. Wolves | d. Hull City
10. Kaboul, Wilson, Distin and Bellhadj make up the back four of which side?
- a. Portsmouth | b. Fulham | c. Aston Villa | d. Birmingham
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