The Useless Footy Quiz: The Weird, the Far-Fetched, and the Stupid

An amusing cartoon-style illustration of absurd football moments, including a celebrity at a football match, a ghost in a football boardroom, and a dictator's son playing soccer.

The Useless Footy Quiz

Welcome to the Useless Footy Quiz! Test your knowledge of the most bizarre and outrageous football facts from around the globe.

With quirky questions and amusing trivia, this quiz is perfect for football fans looking for a laugh and a challenge. Get ready to:

  • Explore absurd football anecdotes
  • Challenge your friends and family
  • Unleash your inner football fanatic
16 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CuriousKicker47
Arrange the following clubs in the order they were founded from oldest-to-youngest: Paris Saint-Germain (France), New York Cosmos (USA), Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa), Trabzonspor (Turkey)
Trabzonspor, Kaizer Chiefs, PSG, New York Cosmos
Kaizer Chiefs, PSG, Trabzonspor, New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, PSG, Trabzonspor
Kaizer Chiefs, New York Cosmos, Trabzonspor, PSG
Between 1971 and 1988, West Bromwich Albion undertook the most bizarre sequence of managerial names in history (surely). Which is the correct order?
Don, Ron, Johnny, Ronnie, Ron, Ronnie, Johnny, Ron, Don
Ron, Johnny, Don, Ron, Ronnie, Johnny, Ronnie, Ron, Don
Ron, Don, Ronnie, Johnny, Ron, Ronnie, Johnny, Don, Ron
Don, Johnny, Ronnie, Ron, Ronnie, Ron, Johnny, Ron, Ron
Which American celebrity reportedly appeared at a club's home ground and openly admitted to their supporters that he had "never even heard of [the club] before"?
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Will Ferrell (Chelsea)
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Sylvester Stallone (Everton)
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Mike Tyson (Peterborough)
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Michael Jackson (Exeter City)
In 2002, on the same day as the World Cup Final between Germany and Brazil, another match was played between which two bottom-ranked FIFA members?
Burundi and Mauritius
Brunei and Maldives
Bhutan and Montserrat
Barbados and Mauritania
Who scores the winning goal at the end of Mean Machine (2001)?
Jason Statham
Vinnie Jones
Jason Flemyng
Danny Dyer
Which former player with an incredible head of hair holds the Major League Soccer record for "Most Assists in a Single Season"?
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Cobi Jones
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David Beckham
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Alexi Lalas
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Carlos Valderrama
Which of the following managers has NOT been spotted smoking a cigarette during a match (and looking totally cool while doing it)?
Joachim Loew
Antonio Conte
Arsene Wenger
Carlo Ancelotti
What club is Michael Caine's character said to have originally played for in Escape to Victory (1981)?
West Ham United
Southend United
Harchester United
Manchester United
In 2014, Ronaldinho turned down offers from the Indian Super League and English Conference South to sign as a free agent for which club out of Mexico?
Cruz Azul
C.F. Monterry
Querétaro F.C.
C.F. Pachuca
Before joining Barcelona's camp at La Masia, Lionel Messi was enrolled in the youth academy at what other club where his hero, Diego Maradona, also once played?
Newell's Old Boys
Boca Juniors
Sevilla
Argentinos Juniors
In 2014, #MUFCkitday took an unanticipated turn after a fan in an Eric Cantona "Kung Fu Kick" replica shirt posted a selfie on Twitter while in the middle of what other activity?
Putting on/Taking off His Underwear
Being Best Man at a Wedding Altar
Using a Toilet
Attending a Funeral
The football-mad son of which dictator would beat and torture national team players after losing World Cup qualifiers... While also occasionally summoning them to his palace at 2:00 in the morning whenever he'd fancy a late-night kickabout?
Mobutu Sese Seko
Saddam Hussein
Kim Jong-Il
Muammar Gaddafi
Which is the name of Pelé's character in Hotshot (1987)?
Santos
Pelé
Don (Dondinho)
Ed (Edson)
Which club's executive boardroom is purportedly "haunted" by the ghost of Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson?
AFC Bournemouth
Portsmouth FC
Blackpool FC
Hartlepool FC
Which of the following is NOT true about the late German defender and cult figure Walter Frosch?
He once showed up for a match hungover, after he had been drinking past 3:00 in the morning the same day.
His frequent fouling contributed to a Bundesliga record for most red cards in a single season (Four).
His frequent fouling led to the introduction of automatic match suspensions for yellow card accumulation.
He was a chain-smoker and took to the field on occasion with a pack of cigarettes stashed in his socks.
The football-mad son of which dictator made a brief appearance as a substitute in a Serie A fixture... and then was suspended after failing a drug test.
Mobutu Sese Seko
Saddam Hussein
Kim Jong-Il
Muammar Gaddafi
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