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QoD July 31, 2008

#1 Post by andrewjackson » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:00 am

QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Friday, August 1.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?

That's it. The Final QoD for July. Thank you all for playing this month whether you played once or every day. It was all appreciated. There is nothing better for a Meister than to have people say, “That looks like fun. I’ll give it a try.”

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#2 Post by juliea344 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:07 am

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1. UK *edited to be more specific* ENGLAND
2. Spain?
3. Yellow
4. No clue

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Re: QoD July 31, 2008

#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:11 am

andrewjackson wrote:As promised, the All Soccer QoD:
Nooooooooooo!
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1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

England

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

Germany

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

Yellow

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?

France

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#4 Post by Appa23 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:14 am

Was waiting for this one. I figured that it would have appeared a few days ago.
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1. England
2. Spain
3. Yellow
4. France (but it was a head-to-chest meeting)
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#5 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:15 am

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1. Scotland?
2. France?
3. yellow?
4. France
Thanks for hosting again, Andy!

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#6 Post by LookingForHumorPoints » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:23 am

QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

YOU BASTARD!!!

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Friday, August 1.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

Upper Eastern Great Insomnia

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

Chernobyl

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

MAWG Grey

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?

The Texian Army

That's it. The Final QoD for July. Thank you all for playing this month whether you played once or every day. It was all appreciated. There is nothing better for a Meister than to have people say, “That looks like fun. I’ll give it a try.”

And thanks for all the two pointers, whether I was actually funny or not. One of these days, I'll win one of these things on humor points alone.


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Re: QoD July 31, 2008

#7 Post by Here's Fanny! » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:28 am

AJ, thank you for hosting August. I enjoyed the game, despite your persistence in having a daily geography question. Ha!

Note to self: Cancel All Soccer Timeline day.
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QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Friday, August 1.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)


ENGLAND


2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?


SPAIN Thank goodness Nadal is cute or I never would have paid attention. Ha!


3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?


YELLOW (hoping it's the same as basketball)


4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?


GERMANY

That's it. The Final QoD for July. Thank you all for playing this month whether you played once or every day. It was all appreciated. There is nothing better for a Meister than to have people say, “That looks like fun. I’ll give it a try.”
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#8 Post by sunflower » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:51 am

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Otherwise known as the "All guess, probably all wrong" QoD for me!!

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)
You had to use the W in the clue...ugh. All I know is I want a ham sandwich now. I guess I'll say England.

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?
What?!? I think that names starting with X are typically Spanish. Or is it French? Or both? I'll go with Spain.

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?
Thanks for this Y freebie...Yellow

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
No idea, France?

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#9 Post by kroxquo » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:59 am

Woo Hoo! It's taken all month but I think I finally have a 4-4!!
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1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

England

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

Spain

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

Yellow

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?

France
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#10 Post by JBillyGirl » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:06 am

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1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.) -- England

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year? -- Spain? (IIRC where Nadal is from)

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams? -- yellow (thanks again for the alphabetic theme)

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent? -- France

Thanks for a great QoD -- what fun it has been!

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#11 Post by Catfish » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:06 am

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1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

Wales? Is that still its own country?

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

Brazil?

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

Yellow?

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?

Zimbabwe?
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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:49 am

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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Friday, August 1.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

England

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

Spain

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

SCREAMING YELLOW ZONKERS.

I mean, yellow.

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?

Dunno. I'll guess Argentina.

That's it. The Final QoD for July. Thank you all for playing this month whether you played once or every day. It was all appreciated. There is nothing better for a Meister than to have people say, “That looks like fun. I’ll give it a try.”

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#13 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:55 am

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1.
2. Spain
3. Yellow
4. France
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#14 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:38 am

andrewjackson wrote:4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
I thought it was a Head-to-Chest meeting. But, I may be misremembering.
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#15 Post by mcd1400de » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:42 am

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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)
England.

(Which, according to Alex Trebek, is essentially the same as "U.K." Or at least that's what he said when they ruled "England" correct during a not-so-recent Final Jeopardy! round.... grrr.)


2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?
Spain

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?
Yellow

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
France
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#16 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:43 am

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1. England
2. Spain
3. Yellow
4. France
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

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#17 Post by jsuchard » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:13 am

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1. Wales [you seem to emphasize "West" here, and using "W" makes sense]

2. Spain?

3. Yellow [To fit the "WXYZ" theme; also, it's on their flag, right?]

4. France [Was the French guy the head-butter, or the head-buttee?]
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#18 Post by gsabc » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:17 am

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1. England
2. Spain
3. Yellow
4. France?

Wow, some soccer questions I can actually figure out!
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.

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#19 Post by jsuchard » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:17 am

AJ: Awesome game! Great job.

If only I had picked up on the alphabetical theme a little earlier, I might've been able to win it.
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#20 Post by tanstaafl2 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:20 am

andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Friday, August 1.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
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1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)
Well, it's W so I will guess, and I mean guess, despite the W's in the Q that the answer is Wales.

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?
No obvious X to choose and since X is in the question I have no clue. I know little more about Wimbledon and the snooty Tour de France than I do about "Futbol" so that doesn't help much either. Question implies a European team so howzabout Germany?

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?
Guessing that Y equates to Yellow.

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
Seem to remember the guy that got kicked out of the game for a stupid penalty for a head butt in the World Cup and what sticks in my mind is it was France. But like the rest I don't really have a clue.
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Thank you for an entertaining game and a job well done!
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#21 Post by wintergreen48 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:08 pm

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1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. Spain

3. Green

4. Brazil

All I know about soccer is that the games last a long time and not much happens.

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#22 Post by jarnon » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:30 pm

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1. England
2. Spain
3. green
4. Yugoslavia

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#23 Post by Hambone » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:56 pm

andrewjackson wrote:
1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
Spoiler
1. England
2. Germany
3. Yellow and Green
4. France

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#24 Post by TheConfessor » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:07 pm

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andrewjackson wrote: 1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)
Wales

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?
Spain

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?
Yellow

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
France

Thanks for an enjoyable month of interesting questions.

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#25 Post by AnnieCamaro » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:45 pm

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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 31, 2008

As promised, the All Soccer QoD:

1. West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, and Wigan Athletic are all soccer teams in the Premier League of what country? (Be specific here. When it comes to soccer, excuse me, football, they are picky so I will be as well.)
England

2. Xabi and Xavi are two players on the national soccer team of what country that won the Euro 2008 soccer title and had individuals win at Wimbledon and in the Tour de France this year?
Spain (I don't know Mr. Xabi or Mr. Xavi, but I know who won the Tour de France.)

3. What is the color of the shirts traditionally worn by Brazil’s national soccer teams?
Yellow (It's got to be yellow or blue, and blue doesn't work for the alphabet answer.)

4. Zinedine Zidane played for Juventus in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain but helped what country to the World Cup title in 1998 before getting kicked out of the 2006 World Cup final for a head-to-head meeting with an opponent?
I remember seeing photos of Mr. Zinedine, but I don't remember his team. I don't think Zambia has ever won the World Cup, so I will guess Germany.
Mr. Andrew, thank you for excellent questions all month, for letting me play, and for a very fun game. QoD is the best!

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