1. Which country were the first ever winners of football's World Cup?
2. Which two South American countries hold the FIFA record for the most derbys played against each other in international football?
3. A film record of a "python's" activities?
4. Name the two national teams to compete in the first World Cup football competition final in 1930?
5. At the mouth of which river does Montevideo?
6. Which two capital cities are found either side of the River Plate (Rio de la Plata)?
7. In which war was the Battle of the River Plate?
8. Measured in area, what are the two smallest countries that have won the FIFA Football World Cup?
9. Name the six host countries that have won the FIFA World Cup. (as of 2021) One point for each correct answer.
ANSWERS
1. Uruguay
2. Argentina vs Uruguay
3. Montevideo
4. Argentina and Uruguay
5. The River Plate(Rio de la Plate)
6. Buenos Aires and Montevideo
7. World War II (British ships pursued a German battleship to Uruguay)
8. England (130,395 km2) and Uruguay (176,215 km2) Note: 3 time winner West Germany had 248,557 km2
9. Six answers. Uruguay (30), Italy (34), England (66), West Germany (74), Argentina (78), France (98)
Where these questions come from
- Famous Sporting Firsts Quiz 1
- Pauls Quiz 333
- Capital Punishment Cryptic Quiz 2
- Football Quiz 2
- South America Quiz 1
- Pauls Quiz 421
- Rivers Quiz 2
- Pauls Quiz 342
- Pauls Quiz 330
Questions are chosen because they name the country, its people, its language or its capital.
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