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Written on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 11:29

ED WYATT'S ROUND OF 16 WORLD CUP QUIZ

1. The most emotional moment of the World Cup so far has been:

a) The South African crowd singing Nkosi Sikeleli Africa

b) Jong Tae-se crying during the North Korean national anthem

c) Any time Craig Foster appeared on screen

 

2. The one name with the most influence at the World Cup has been:

a) Kaka

b) Ronaldo

c) Vuvuzela

 

3. The second best World Cup show behind Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever has been:

a) Harry's Groin

b) Guess The Formation with Pim Verbeek

c) The Ned Zelic Early Morning Eurodisco Show

 

4. North Korea's 7-0 loss to Portugal was:

a) record-setting

b) embarrassing

c) a North Korean victory according to the government

 

5. The worst crimes in South Africa:

a) are in Cape Town

b) are in Johannesburg

c) have been committed by the referees and linesmen

 

6. Most Americans watching the World Cup are:

a) doing so for the first time

b) pleased their team has done well

c) still looking for the quarterback

 

7. The best example of 'Separated at birth' at the World Cup is:

a) Les Murray and Danish coach Morten Olsen

b) David Basheer and Kevin Muscat, as seen from behind

c) Pim Verbeek and The Devil

 

8. The one thing Martin Tyler insisted he would not do for ESPN is:

a) promote Budweiser

b) use the term "soccer"

c) put on a funny accent and say "I'm Martin Tyler with a Y."

 

9. If Mark Schwarzer retires, his likely replacement is:

a) Brad Jones

b) Eugene Galekovic

c) The crocodile from those Optus ads

 

10. After the USA's win over Algeria, former President Clinton:

a) congratulated Landon Donovan on his game-winning goal

b) drank a Budweiser with Carlos Bocanegra

c) hit on the wife of the President of the Algerian Football Federation

 

11. Nike's "Write The Future" ad:

a) looked great

b) sold a lot of shoes

c) was the only place you saw Wayne Rooney score a goal

 

12. US coach Bob Bradley:

a) showed that he can coach at the world level

b) will most likely be in charge of the US in 2014

c) will play "Skeletor" in a re-make of He Man

 

13. Australian television journalists in Cape Town:

a) provided fair analysis of the World Cup

b) were honest in evaluating the Australian effort

c) threw all credibility out the window by wearing Socceroos' scarves

 

14. The England team's theme song was:

a) "Vindaloo" by Fat Les

b) "World In Motion" by New Order

c) "We Really Sucked" by Fabio & The Lampards

 

15. The New Zealand All Whites:

a) proved their doubters wrong

b) nearly beat defending champion Italy

c) got a hell of a lot of publicity out of three draws

 

16. FIFA has refused to use video review because:

a) it wants to keep the purity of the sport intact

b) there's some concern it will slow the game down

c) it hasn't figured out a way to make money out of it

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