How many of Wales's current 23-man squad were not born in Wales?
None - they were all born in Wales
Five
Nine
14
What is the furthest from London that a player in the current England squad was born
Between 100 and 200 miles away
Between 201 and 300 miles away
Between 301 and 1000 miles away
Over 1000 miles away
Against which English club side, who had just finished 21st in the then Third Division, did Wales lose 2-1 in 1996 as they prepared for the France '98 qualifiers?
Leyton Orient
Hartlepool United
Lincoln City
Exeter City
After Wales beat England 4-1 in May 1980, to which England player did Brian Clough pose this teaser: "Which player won his fourth and last cap on the same day? It was you against Wales!"
Ray Kennedy
Peter Barnes
Trevor Cherry
Larry Lloyd
Which Welsh striker did Wales's English manager Bobby Gould challenge to a fight, which the coach later brushed off as "rough and tumble" that the players "had a giggle about" afterwards?
John Hartson
Craig Bellamy
Mark Hughes
Dean Saunders
Why did Sir Alex Ferguson question why Ryan Giggs did not have guards stationed on his hotel door when the then Manchester United winger crossed the border from England to play for Wales?
Because Manchester United had taken out an expensive insurance policy on the winger that required him to have at least eight hours sleep a night
Because the manager was worried that Giggs might sneak out to visit the local nightclubs
Because Giggs had dreamt that he'd had intruders in his room and Ferguson did not want to take any chances
Because Ferguson was concerned that Vinnie Jones might play a practical joke on the winger that would leave him out of action for Manchester United
Between May 1977 and September 2004, England and Wales met eight times. How many times did Wales lose?
Once
Three times
Five times
Eight times
Why did Wales players stand stock still for 10 seconds before the 1977 Home International Championship match against England at Wembley?
It was a protest at the playing of God Save the Queen but not a Welsh anthem
They were showing solidarity with striking Romanian miners
It was an attempt to draw attention to a new shirt sponsor
The cheering of Welsh fans was so loud, they hadn't realised the anthem had finished
Who scored the winner when England met Wales in the final Home International Championship in 1984?
Luther Blissett
Ian Rush
Ray Wilkins
Mark Hughes
Looking to bring some of "his players down to earth", where did Bobby Gould insist Wales train in the buildup to their France 98 qualifiers?
On Wimbledon Common, in front of hostile England fans
Porthcawl's Trecco Bay, once ranked as one of Wales's worst beaches
HM Prison Usk
In Cardiff city centre, in front of Welsh fans
Solutions
1:C - Sam Vokes was born in Southampton, Simon Church in Amersham, Hal Robson-Kanu in Acton, George Williams in Milton Keynes, Jonny Williams in Kent, Andy King in Devon, David Edwards in Shropshire, Ashley Williams in Wolverhampton and James Chester in Warrington., 2:D - Raheem Sterling was born in Kingston, Jamaica which is 4,679 miles from London, 3:A - Wales put out a full side, including Ryan Giggs, for the friendly but lost - with the Leyton Orient winner scored by Peter Garland, who was on trial at the club. Wales followed it up with a 6-1 win over Cwmbran Town, a match in which the 50-year-old manager Bobby Gould brought himself on 11 minutes into the second half and headed in a goal. , 4:D - Nottingham Forest's Larry Lloyd frequently used to remind his club manager, Brian Clough, that he had won more international caps. However, Lloyd's recall to the England side in 1980 after an eight-year absence was a disaster and he was at the heart of England's defensive disarray., 5:A - As John Hartson wrote in his autobiography: "Here I was being challenged to a fight by a middle-aged bloke, who also happened to be my boss. But Gary Speed shouted, ‘Go on, John!’ I laughed, but inside I was panicking, thinking ‘I can’t do it - I can’t fight the gaffer.' “A circle of players had already formed and they were up for it. There was no way out. We came together, me and my boss. In truth I just grabbed hold of him for two minutes, didn’t throw a punch or aim a kick. I knew I was getting into a scrap against a man in his fifties, but I could sense he was still strong. Maybe he sensed it could have become too heated because he suddenly said, ‘Right, that’s enough.’ He wasn’t hurt, although there were some scratches on his face and his hair was over the place. It was so undignified.”, 6:C - As Wales's then manager, Bobby Gould wrote in his autobiography: "Fergie gave me a blast when we were preparing to face Belgium in March 1997, and had been together a week at the Stakis Hotel in Newport when I took a call from him. 'What’s going on with Ryan?' he demanded. 'He’s had people in his room disturbing his sleep.' "It was the first I’d heard of the matter and I promised to get to the bottom of it. I sought Giggsy out and it transpired he had dreamt he’d had intruders in the night. He told someone about it and the story reached Fergie, who got the wrong end of the stick and criticised me for not having a guard on the door.", 7:B - Wales won three, lost three and drew two, 8:A - “Arrogance,” said the winger Leighton James. “It left … an indelible memory. We knew the anthem wouldn’t be played, but at the end of God Save the Queen we stood in line for about 10 seconds to make our point.”, 9:D - A 20-year-old Mark Hughes scored his first ever goal for Wales as his side recorded their third win over England in seven years., 10:C - Gould's plan backfired when the prison guards locked the changing room after the players had left. They had not checked whether the manager had also left, and locked Gould in. When the press found out, Gould was labelled "a muppet", so attended the next press conference in a pig mask.
