Sting Ray Quiz - 2007

It's back! After A Break, The Sting Ray Quiz for all you Everton anoraks is back on a regular basis.
Every Wednesday, there will be a Toffee Quiz, consisting of 5 questions.
The answers will be displayed the following Wednesday.

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Sting Ray Quiz 173 - Everton v Nürnberg 1965 (06/11/07)

1. Which player scored Everton's goal in the 1-1 draw in Nürnberg?

2. Which player scored the only goal for Everton in the 1-0 win at Goodison?

3. Which player had played his only match for England in Nürnberg earlier that year?

4. Which player came on as a substitute in the home leg?

5. Who played his only European game of the season at centre half in the away leg?

Answers: Wed (14/11/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 172 - The Derby At Goodison (17/10/07)

1. On derby day Sat 9th Sep 2006 Everton beat the redshite 3 - 0. Who scored the goals?
ANS: Tim Cahill & Andy Johnson (2)

2. On derby day Mon 21st Nov Everton beat the redshite 2 - 0 in Joe Royle's first derby as manager. Who scored the goals?
ANS: Duncan Ferguson & Paul Rideout

3. On derby day Sat 18th Sep 1993 Everton beat the redshite 2 - 0 in Howard Kendall's last derby as Everton manager. Who scored the goals?
ANS: Super Mark Ward & Tony Cottee

4. On derby day Sat 24th Jan 1981 Everton beat the redshite 2 - 1. Who scored the Everton goals?
ANS: Peter Eastoe & Imre Varadi

5. Who put the ball in the redshite net on On derby day Sat 11th Dec 2004?
ANS: Super Lee Carsley

Answers: Wed (24/10/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 171 - Sent Off (10/10/07)

1. Who was the only Everton player to be sent off twice in first division fixtures for the club?
Ans: Colin Harvey.

2. Which Everton player was sent off on his debut in 1995?
ANS: Earl Barrett at Newcastle.

3. Which Everton player of the 1980’s was sent off against Everton just months before he signed?
ANS: Neil McDonald.

4. Which former Everton player returned to Goodison and was sent off against Everton, and the
next season scored an own goal for Everton?

ANS: Don Hutchison.

5. Whose Supporters are by Far The Greatest the World Has Ever Seen?
ANS: IT'S EV.. ER.. TON.... EVERTON FC. THER'E BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN

Answers: Wed (17/10/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 170 - Everton in Europe (19/09/07)

1. Which Everton player was involved in UEFA and Fairs Cup matches?
ANS: JOHN HURST

2. Which Everton player scored in the European Cup, European Cup and Fairs Cup?
ANS: JOHNNY MORRISSEY

3. Against which club have Everton been drawn twice in European competition?
ANS: FEYENOORD

4. Which player is the record European goalscorer for Everton?
ANS: FRED PICKERING (6)

5. Which two players have scored European hat-tricks for the club?
ANS: ALAN BALL & ANDY GRAY

Answers: Wed (26/09/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 169 - Debuts For Everton (12/09/07)

1. Which Everton player made his debut in the European Cup against Inter Milan in 1963?
ANS: COLIN HARVEY

2. Which Everton player made his debut in the FA Cup against Altrincham in 1975?
ANS: KEN McNAUGHT

3. Which Everton player made his début in a League Cup Tie against Rotherham United?
ANS: IAN WILSON

4. Which Everton player made his début at Arsenal in “The Golden Vision” Match in 1967-1968?
ANS: ROGER KENYON

5. Who are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (19/09/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 168 - Goalkeepers (05/09/07)

1. Which Everton goalkeeper played four games for the club in 1975-1976?
ANS: DREW BRAND.

2. Which outfield player played in goal at Newcastle in 1966-1967?
ANS: SANDY BROWN.

3. Which outfield player played in goal at Chelsea in the 1980’s?
ANS: KEVIN RATCLIFFE.

4. Which outfield player played in goal at West Bromwich Albion in 1973?
ANS: MICK LYONS.

5. Which Team On Merseyside doesn't Have A Goalkeeper Who's A Clown?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (12/09/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 167 - GOALS (29/08/07)

1. Which Everton player is the only person ever nominated for ‘Goal of the Month’ with a penalty kick?
ANS: JOE ROYLE vs WOLVES in 1969

2. Which Everton player of the 1990’s played for England before signing for Everton, and after he left the club, but not whilst he was at Goodison?
ANS: PETER BEARDSLEY

3. Which player of the 1990’s was an England regular and scored for England whilst on Everton’s books, but never scored for Everton?
ANS: MARTIN KEOWN

4. Which Everton player was sent home from a tour of the USA for breaking a curfew in 1961?
ANS: ROY VERNON

5. Who Are The People's Club On Merseyside?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (05/09/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 166 - GOALS (15/08/07)

1. Who scored the only goal against Everton the F.A. Cup Run of 1984? ?
ANS: John Chedozy

2. Who scored he only goal against Everton in the F.A. Cup Run of 1995?
ANS: Jürgen Klinsmann.

3. Who played for Everton in the 1960’s, the 1970’s and the 1980’s?
ANS: Howard Kendall.

4. Who played for Everton in the 1980’s, the 1990’s and in the 21st century?
ANS: Dave Watson.

5. Which Team Is Currently Top Of The Premiership?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (22/08/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 165 - GOALS (08/08/07)

1. Which Everton player is believed to be the only player in history to be sent off twice in the
same F.A. Cup campaign?
ANS: Brian Kidd.

2. Which Everton player was manager of his country whilst a player at Goodison?
ANS: Dave Clements.

3. Which Everton player of the 1970’s scored twice on his début and then missed a penalty?
ANS: Joe Harper.

4. Who was the last Everton player to score a hat-trick against Liverpool?
ANS: Billy Dean.

5. Which Team was Dave Hickson talking about when he said: "I'd break every bone in my body for any club I play for but I'd die for ......."?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (15/08/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 164 - GOALS (01/08/07)

1. Which former Everton player was an opposing substitute for two consecutive Everton home
games in 2004-2005?
ANS: Graham Stuart – transferred from Charlton Athletic to Norwich City in January, 2005.

2. When Everton won 6-2 at West Bromwich Albion in 1968, who made his début for the Blues?
ANS: Alan Whittle.

3. Who was Everton’s unused substitute in the 1968 F.A. Cup Final?
ANS: Roger Kenyon.

4. Who played his only F.A. Cup Match of 1968 in the semi-final against Leeds United?
ANS: Tommy Jackson.

5. Who Are The People's Club On Merseyside?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (08/08/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 163 - GOALS (25/07/07)

1. Which Everton player of the 1980’s scored his first league goal for the club in his last league
match for the club? It wasn’t Ross Jack – he played in 1979.
ANS: Ian Wilson.


2. Which player of the 1990’s did the same?
ANS: Gareth Farrelly.

3. Who is the only Everton player since the War to score a hat-trick in the F.A. Cup?
ANS: Graeme Sharp vs Sheffield Wednesday in the 5-0 third round third replay in 1988.
Prior to that, it was Tommy Lawton.

4. Who is the only British team against whom Everton have failed to score in a competitive game?
ANS: Rangers.

5. Who are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen?
ANS:
EVERTON

Answers: Wed (01/08/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 162 - Scorers (18/07/07)

Against which club did each of the following players score their only ever goal for Everton?

1. Keith Newton
ANS: West Bromwich Albion.
2. John McLaughlan
ANS: Arsenal.
3. Mark Hottiger
ANS: Bolton Wanderers.
4. Ross Jack
ANS: Middlesbrough

Answers: Wed (25/07/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 161 - Mixed Bag - (11/07/07)

1. When was the last time Everton played a competitive match in a change strip at Goodison?

ANS: 1st round 2nd leg. Home. Tue 2nd Oct 1984. Everton 1 UC Dublin 0. Everton wore Yellow.

2. Which Everton player of the 1980’s was a qualified accountant?

ANS: Eamonn O’Keefe

3. Against which country did Fred Pickering score a hat-trick on his international début?

ANS: United States of America.

4. Against which club did he score a hat-trick on his Everton début?

ANS: Nottingham Forest.

5. Who are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen?

ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (18/07/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 160 - Season 1994/1995 - (04/07/07)

1. When Earl Barrett was sent off at Newcastle in 1995, which player followed him down the tunnel
thirty seconds later?
ANS: Barry Horne.

2. Apart from Earl Barrett, which other Everton player made his début in that match?
ANS: Tony Grant

3. Which player was signed during the 1994-5 season and was sold before the season ended?
ANS: David Burrows.

4. Which player was sent off at Ipswich the night we secured Premiership safety in 1995?
ANS: Stuart Barlow, for taunting the crowd.

5. Who Are The People's Club On Merseyside?
ANS: Everton

Answers: Wed (11/07/07)

Sting Ray Quiz 159 - Sent Off - (27/06/07)

1. Who was the only Everton player to be sent off twice in first division fixtures for the club?
ANS: Colin Harvey.
2. Which Everton player was sent off on his début in 1995?
ANS: Earl Barrett at Newcastle.
3. Which Everton player of the 1980’s was sent off against Everton just months before he signed?
ANS: Neil McDonald.
4. Which former Everton player returned to Goodison and was sent off against Everton, and the
next season scored an own goal for Everton?
ANS: Don Hutchison.

5. Who Are The Number One Club On Merseyside?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (04/07/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 158 - The Numbers Game - (20/06/07)

1. Which Everton player briefly played with no number on his back in 2005-2006?
ANS: TONY HIBBERT
2. Which Everton player wore the number 40 shirt in 2005-2006?
ANS: JAMES McFADDEN - BRIEFLY AT WIGAN. HE BROKE HIS NOSE A FEW DAYS
EARLIER AGAINST CHELSEA AND IT OPENED UP AND STAINED HIS SHIRT. HE
WORE THE NUMBER 40 SHIRT BRIEFLY WHILE A REPLACEMENT WAS BEING
FOUND.

3. Who was the last Everton player to score with no number on his back?
ANS: SANDY BROWN VERSUS LIVERPOOL IN AUGUST, 1966
4. What was strange about Everton's no. 3 in the 1977 League Cup Final Second Replay?
ANS: THERE WERE TWO OF THEM. TERRY DARRACOTT and DAVE JONES
5. Who Are The Number One Club On Merseyside?
ANS: EVERTON

Answers: Wed (27/07/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 157 - EVERTON IN EUROPE - (13/06/07)

1. Which player did Colin Harvey replace from the first leg against Inter Milan in 1963?
ANS: JIMMY GABRIEL
2. Which player did Sandy Brown replace from the first leg against Real Zaragoza in 1966?
ANS: JOHNNY MORRISSEY
3. Which player did Mick Meagan replace from the first leg against Dunfermline in 1962?
ANS: GEORGE THOMSON
4. What was the only change for the second leg against AC Milan in 1975?
ANS: DAI DAVIES FOR DAVID LAWSON IN GOAL
5. Who scored Everton's 3 goals in the 3-2 away leg win against KR Reykjavik in 1995?
ANS: John Ebbrell, David Unsworth (pen), Daniel Amokachi

Answers: Wed (20/06/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 156 - 1984-5 Championship season? - (06/06/07)

1. Who was Everton's only ever-present player in the league?
Ans: NEVILLE SOUTHALL
2. Against which team did Ian Atkins score his only goal for the club?
Ans: WEST BROM
3. Against which team did we have the only goal-less draw?
Ans: QPR
4. Which former Everton player scored the only own goal for Everton?
Ans: JOHN GIDMAN
5. Who Put The Ball In The redshite net?
Ans: Graeme Sharp & Paul Wilkinson

Answers: Wed (13/06/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 155 - One Cap Wonders - (30/05/07)

Against which countries did the following Everton players play their only game for England?

1. Derek Temple?
Ans: WEST GERMANY
2. Colin Harvey?
Ans: MALTA
3. Tony Kay?
Ans: SWITZERLAND
4. Tommy White?
Ans: ITALY
5. Who Has Recently Just Won His First England B Cap?
Ans: Joleon 'Roger' Lescott

Answers: Wed (06/06/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 154 - General - (23/05/07)

1. Which Everton player is the oldest ever to play league football?
Ans: NEIL McBAIN
2. Which Everton player is the youngest ever to play league football?
Ans: ALBERT GELDARD
3. Which Everton player scored on his only appearance for the club?
Ans: ROSS JACK
4. Who scored on his debut but Match of the Day cameras missed the goal?
Ans: MICK LYONS
5. Who's The Greatest Greatest Little Spaniard We Know?
Ans: Mikel Arteta

Answers: Wed (30/05/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 153 - 1969-70 Championship Season - (16/05/07)

1. Which player made just one appearance?
Ans: GERRY HUMPHREYS
2. Which player was named substitute 5 times - no games?
Ans: FRANK D'ARCY
3. Who scored the only hat-trick that season?
Ans: JOE ROYLE vs SOTON 4-2
4. Who scored only once all season?
Ans: TOMMY WRIGHT vs NOTTS F. 1-0
5. Who's The Greatest Of Them All?
Ans: LITTLE CURLY ALAN BALL

Answers: Wed (23/05/07)


Sting Ray Quiz 152 By Guest Quiz Master 'Marquis Chadwick'. (02/05/07)

1. On Bob Latchford's 30th goal of the season how did he score it?
Ans: By a penalty
2. In what city did Everton fans play football in the streets with the local police?
Ans: Rotterdam
3. On the last game of the season Everton needed a win or a draw against who to stay up that year?
Ans: Coventry 2-2 at Goodison
4. Which player that played for Everton got his house robbed and he caught him and kicked shit out of the robber?
Ans: Duncan Ferguson
5. Who was transferred to Arsenal for £9million pound and played like shite when he got there ?
Ans:
Francis Jeffers

Answers: Wed (09/05/07)


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