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Are you ready for some football?

By Rebekah Bradford, Special to The Post and Courier

Thursday, June 10, 2010

The World Cup is the one sporting event that makes the Super Bowl look like a high school football game. With the whole world watching, the first matches start on Friday, and the United States will be playing England. Diane Reed is looking for her third win in a row, and her opponent is art student Ellen Lawler.

QUESTIONS

  1. Who won the first World Cup in 1930?
  2. What South American country hosted the first World Cup?
  3. What country has won the most World Cups?
  4. No European country has won a World Cup played outside of Europe. True or False?
  5. What country is hosting the 2010 World Cup?
  6. What does the rest of the world call soccer?
  7. Edson Arantes do Nascimento is better known as ...?
  8. What legendary former player is the coach for Argentina?
  9. Of the following European countries -- Germany, Italy, England, France -- which has won the most World Cups?
  10. How often is the World Cup held?

DIANE'S ANSWERS

  1. Germany.
  2. Argentina.
  3. This is a guess, but Brazil?
  4. Ah, true.
  5. I'm pretty sure it's in South Africa for the first time.
  6. Football.
  7. Oh wow. No idea.
  8. The only player I know of is Beckham, and I'm almost positive he's not the right answer.
  9. I'm going with France.
  10. Isn't it like the Olympics, every four years?

ELLEN'S ANSWERS

  1. I'm going with Brazil.
  2. Brazil.
  3. I'm sticking with Brazil. Maybe I'll get one right.
  4. True. I think.
  5. Cape Town, so South Africa.
  6. Well, I think we're the only ones that call it soccer. Everywhere else it's football.
  7. Could it be Pele?
  8. My last answer kind of exhausted my knowledge of famous soccer players.
  9. I don't know why, but I think it's Italy.
  10. Well, it's not every year which makes me want to say the World Cup is on alternate years.

CONCLUSION

The result was more competitive than expected, given that both contestants expressed reservations about this week's topic. However, the final tally shows that Head2Head has a new champion this week as Lawler beat the defending champ by a single correct answer. Congrats.

CORRECT ANSWERS

  1. France
  2. Uruguay
  3. Brazil
  4. True
  5. South Africa
  6. Football
  7. Pele
  8. Diego Maradona
  9. Italy
  10. Every four years

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