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The Guardian - UK

Can you kick it? The definitive women’s football quiz

Liverpool Women v Charlton Athletic Women: FA Women’s ChampionshipBIRKENHEAD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) The Liverpool Women before the FA Women’s Championship match between Liverpool Women and Charlton Athletic Women at Prenton Park on September 27, 2020 in Birkenhead, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
  1. Which team made history by becoming the first English women's football club to offer all players a full-time professional contract?

    1. Manchester City WFC

    2. Liverpool FC Women

    3. Chelsea FC Women

    4. Everton FC Women

  2. In which country did the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup take place?

    1. Spain

    2. USA

    3. The Netherlands

    4. France

  3. How many different nations are represented in the FA Women’s Super League?

    1. 32

    2. 17

    3. 28

    4. 24

  4. Where did the England women’s team reach the final of the Uefa Women's Championship in 2009?

    1. Finland

    2. The Netherlands

    3. Sweden

    4. Denmark

  5. When did the first official Uefa European Women's Championship take place?

    1. 1881

    2. 1969

    3. 1979

    4. 1984

  6. What’s the nickname for the England women’s national team?

    1. The Foxes

    2. The Fawns

    3. The Angels

    4. The Lionesses

  7. Roughly how many tickets were sold for the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup?

    1. 300,000

    2. 200,000

    3. 1,000,000

    4. 500,000

  8. Who holds the record for most Women’s FA Cup titles?

    1. Arsenal WFC

    2. Liverpool FC Women

    3. Manchester City WFC

    4. Chelsea FC Women

  9. Where does the England women’s team rank globally, according to Fifa?

    1. 12th

    2. 6th

    3. 3rd

    4. 17th

  10. Where does the Liverpool FC Women’s team play its home matches?

    1. Anfield

    2. Goodison Park

    3. Prenton Park

    4. Rossett Park

Solutions

1:B - Liverpool FC Women led the way for women’s football by offering all players full-time professional contracts prior to the 2013 FA Women’s Super League., 2:D - The Fifa Women’s World Cup in 2019 took place in France, with the United States beating the Netherlands to win the trophy in Lyon., 3:C - Between 205 different players, 28 nations are represented in the Super League – the most recent nation to be represented being Czechia, by Kateřina Svitková., 4:A - The England team reached the Uefa Women’s Championship final in Finland in 2009, where they were beaten by Germany., 5:D - The first official women's Uefa cup was held in England in 1984, after a host of unofficial and underground tournaments. Italy hosted the first unofficial tournament for women, the European Competition for Women's Football, in 1969 – two years before the Football Association lifted the 50-year ban on women's football., 6:D - The England women’s national team is known as the Lionesses., 7:C - There were roughly a million tickets sold for the 2019 Women’s World Cup – and with potentially a billion people watching from home for the first time, the tournament broke records., 8:A - With 14 titles, Arsenal WFC currently holds the record., 9:B - Of 142 women’s teams, the England team ranks 6th globally., 10:C - The women’s team’s stadium isn’t actually in Liverpool – it’s in Wirral, at Prenton Park.

Scores

  1. 8 and above.

    Top of the league! Are you a pundit, player or soccer mum in disguise? Congratulations, you take home the cup.

  2. 0 and above.

    At risk of relegation! But it's not over yet – start training now and yours could be the underdog story of the season.

  3. 4 and above.

    Success is in sight! Not bad, but could be better – play harder now and you'll be climbing up the tables in no time.

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