Welcome to our FF247 Sports Quiz, which will run from January 2014 through to the end of 2014. As you can see, the quiz has been split up into months ā and each question is relevant to that particular month.
Please either email contact@fantasyfootball247.co.uk with Quiz as the subject with your answers or just post them below and we will sort them out. You will need to supply 31 answers ā 1 per question and then all your answers added up into a grand total, which will be used to determine the overall winner.
There will also be a monthly prize, which will be won by the person who comes closest to the right total answer for the questions for that month only.
We will need your complete set of answers by January 10th please.
January
Q1: Tennis – How many aces will be served in the Menās final of the Australian Open?
Q2: Handball – How many goals will be scored in the final of the European Men’s Handball Championship?
February
Q3: How many medals will Russia win at the 2014Ā Winter Olympics?
Q4: What will be the total points scored in the final of the men’s curling at the 2014Ā Winter Olympics?
March
Q5: Athletics – How many points will the winner of the heptathlon scoreĀ at the World Indoor Athletics Championships?
Q6: Rugby Union: How many points will be scored in the last weekend of the Six Nations (Italy vs England, Wales vs Scotland, France vs Ireland)?
April
Q7: Horse Racing: How many seated riders will finish the Grand National?
Q8: Cricket: The T20 World Cup ends on 6 April. How many 6ās will be hit in the entire tournament?
May
Q9: Snooker: The World Snooker Championship at the Crucible concludes on May 5th. How many century breaks will be made in the tournament?
Q10: Football: May 17th is FA Cup Final day. Please predict the total number of goals scored in the tournament from the 3rd round onwards (excludes penalty shoot-outs).
June
Q11: Golf – What will be the 4-round total score of the winner of the US Open?
Q12: Football World Cup – How many minutes will it take for England to score their first goal in the tournament?
Q13: Cricket ā How many runs will England score in their first innings of the 1st Test match vs Sri Lanka at Lordās?
Q14: Moto GP ā How many riders will not complete the Catalan motorcycle GP on 15 June?
Q15: Tennis: What will be the total number of games played in the Ladies Single Final at Roland Garros?
July
Q16: Wimbledon ā How many aces will Andy Murray serve in the Singles Championship?
Q17: Football World Cup ā How many goals (excluding penalty shoot-outs), will be scored in the entire tournament?
Q18: Football World Cup ā How many yellow cards will be shown in the tournament?
Q19: Tour de France ā How many different riders will don the yellow jersey during the Tour?
Q20: Commonwealth Games: How many points will the winner of the Menās Decathlon score?
August
Q21: Commonwealth Games – How many goals will be scored in total in the final of the Menās and Womenās Hockey Final matches?
Q22: Football – How many goals will be scored in GW1 of the 2014/15 Premier League season?
September
Q23: Basketball ā How many points will be scored in total in the semi-finals of the FIBA Menās Basketball World Cup?
Q24: Ryder Cup ā How many matches will play the 18th hole during the tournament?
October
Q25: Rugby League ā In which minute will the first try be scored in the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford?
Q26: F1 ā Multiply Lewis Hamiltonās qualifying position by Jenson Buttonās qualifying position in the Japanese Grand Prix.
November
Q27: Rugby Union ā How many points will there be in the Autumn International between England and Samoa?
Q28: Golf ā How many players will break par on the first day of the Turkish Airlines Open?
December
Q29: Football ā How many goals will be scored in the Premier League matches on Boxing Day (26th December)?
Q30: Horse Racing ā If I place a Ā£10 bet on the winner of the King George VI Chase on 26th December, how much will I win?
After answering each question, please then add up all your answers to arrive at your āGrand Total Scoreā ā the person who is closest to the overall correct score will win the Bumper prize!
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We wish you loads of luck and plenty of fun in playing!
Happy New Year from us all at Fantasy Football 247!
Afternoon chaps…
I have a WC dilema..!
Do I use it straight away..?
Or wait and see what happens in the tranfer window..?
Rumours on big players joining the prem..?
Sniejder > Man Utd
Benzema > Arsenal
Falcao > Chelsea
De Bruyne > Liverpool (loan)
Anyone know of anymore ..?
Your teams looks great, no need to rush is what I would suggest
First 3 players are in my team if they arrive.
If Sneijder and Falcao joined I’d maybe have Falcao instead of Rooney, and Sneijder instead of Hazard. Doubt Benzema will go to Arsenal though, I don’t follow Real closely but they don’t have that many strikers do they?
Madrid have some really top drawer forwards:
Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and di Maria.
The issue for me is, yes they’re big names, but at the moment they are untried and untested in the Prem,
Remember the mad rush to get Soldado?
Doesn’t Ronaldo and Di Maria play as wingers though, while Benzema is a CF?
And yes, I remember the rush to Soldado far to well, I was one of the morons who believed the hype and brought him in… I guess it’s best to have a wait-and-see approach to new players.
Benzema must be a lone forward then, and you’re right, he’s the only one they have.
Didn’t they offer him plus about Ā£20m to Liverpool in exchange for Suarez?
Hi guys,
I have 2 questions concerning my last transfer in 2013:
1. Transfer either Oviedo or Ravel out?
2. Bring either Henderson or Sterling in?
I favour Henderson for whatever reason
Opinions, thoughts?
Thanks in advance
Max,..
Oviedo out
Sterling in
IMO
Max
Henderson is injured. Go for Sterling
I’d say – apart from Luis Suarez – don’t take anyone for granted !
Pool have a horrible injury list and a shallow bench, so even those playing – can easily get injured and their fatigue level is crazy…
With Ozil & Ramsey injured – I’d say —> go Wilshere š
Thanks to both of you!
For everyone wondering who to captain between Suarez and Walcott, here’s some stats showing how Cardiff and Hull have performed against the current top 7:
Cardiff have faced City, United, Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal at home, and Chelsea and Liverpool away. In their home matches they conceded 8 goals, and in their away matches they conceded 7 goals, making a total of 15 goals over 7 matches, averaging 2,14 goals conceded per match, 1,6 average goals conceded at home, 3,5 average goals conceded away.
We clearly see that Cardiff have performed far worse when playing away against top teams than when playing at home, conceding many goals.
In their last five matches they have played Palace (A), West Brom (H), Liverpool (A), Soton (H) and Sunderland (H), conceding 10 goals, winning 1 match, drawing 1 match and losing 3.
Hull have faced Liverpool and United at home, and Chelsea, City, Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal away. At home they conceded 4 goals, away they conceded 9 goals for a total of 13 conceded goals against the top teams. At home Hull have conceded an average of 2 goals per match, away they have conceded an average of 1,8 goals per match, conceding an average of 1,857 goals per match in total.
Hull actually concedes fewer goals on average away than home and have a lower average of conceded goals against the top teams than Cardiff even though Hull have played most of their matches away when Cardiff have played most of their matches at home.
In their last five matches Hull have faced Swansea (A), Stoke (H), West Brom (A), United (H) and Fulham (H), conceding 5 goals, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 1.
Summary:
Cardiff have a high average goals conceded per match away against top teams.
Hull have a respectably low average goals conceded per match away against top teams.
Cardiff are in poor form, getting 4 points and conceding 2 goals per match in their last 5.
Hull are in ok form, getting 6 points and conceding 1 goal per match in their last 5.
These stats quite clearly shows that we can expect Hull to perform better against Liverpool than Cardiff against Arsenal. Therefore, when we look at the opposition Suarez and Walcott are facing, Walcott appears to be the best option.
Of course, we must remember that just because Cardiff have performed worse than Hull so far it’s not 100% certain that they will perform worse in this match.
Also, it’s worth noting that Hull conceded 4 goals away to Soton; if I had counted Soton as a top team then their average goals conceded per match away would be 2,167 instead of 1,8.
Dang, that was long. Well worth a read though, don’t let the wall of text scare ya.
Tekno! Still cant see Cup Rivals. Its frustrating man!
As NIN reported you can see them now man, told you it would happen between 2 and 5 pm GMT!
I am quite sold on the Suarez decision already, no stats will scare me away from giving him the arm band.
But this post actually helps me in choosing McGregor over Marshall this GW.
If Suarez scores, good, Ill get captain points. If he doesnt, well, he’ll still take shots, and McGregor will rack up save points at least. Hah!
Tekno-kun* – Cheers for that,t’was an interesting read,it’s difficult to choose between them that’s for sure,i’ll not decide until matchday morning,it’s that close..
Tekno, great work, the sort of stats I look for. Walcott for me.
Tekno..
Interesting read..
However good the stats, you cannot legislate for the spectre of dodgy refs / linesmen ie Liverpools last two games…
Also injuries will have a baring on both fixtures, with Arsenal & Liverpool missing two key players in ?zil & Gerrard .. Without them providing the assists, both teams could struggle..?
In theory both teams should comfortabley beat their opponents, but the fine lines of who to captain is still a lottery.. I’ve got both Suarez & Wally so I should be happy either way, but my gut says Suarez ..
The reasons are simple ….even tho he’s not scored in the last two games, he’s caused both city & Chelsea big problems & been unlucky in both….plus Liverpool will need no team talk against a Hull team that battered them quite comfortabley not so long ago…
.I smell sweet revenge in the air…
with king Louis applauded of the pitch with the match ball neatly tucked under his arm….!!!
Bigpopz
Stats never show the whole picture, so there is always certain factors that stats will miss out on.
My gut tells me that Suarez will get at least two goals, however as I’ve gone with my gut a couple of times before this season to choose captain and it didn’t work out, I’ve decided to not go with my gut anymore and choose captain based on rational thinking instead. I think both Suarez and Walcott have the potential to give big returns this GW so they are both great options, but the stats I’ve provided convinces me to go with Walcott over Suarez.
Tekno, it could pay off massively for us, or it could badly wound us. Regardless, you can’t fault the decision, and I think it’s a good call.
Sunderland sign defender Marcos Alonso on loan, Liverpool reportedly loaning Cristian Tello fom Barcelona.
Tekno….
After your stats Info on Cardiff & Hull….
What camp do you sit in ref captaining either Wally or Suarez …?
You kinda left yourself sitting on the fence..,!
Bigpopz
Answered this in a reply to one of your posts a little higher up on the page.
My gut says: Suarez
My brain says: Walcott
I’ll go with Walcott.
If Rooney was 100% fit I’d actually go with him, as neither my cup opponent nor my Banterbury opponent have him, but it’s too risky to cap an injured player.
FPL Cup Round3 opponents are available.
Injury News from the Liverpool camp :
The full injury list:
1. Gerrard. (returning soon)
2. Flanagan. (few weeks away)
3. Suarez. (playing with some injury, will be checked by the medical staff today)
4. Allen. (out for 6 weeks)
5. Sakho. (out for 2 months)
6. Henderson.(playing with some injury, will be checked by the medical staff today)
7. Enrique. (still atleast a month away)
8. Sturridge.(2-3 weeks away)
9. Coates. (out for the season)
10. Yesil. (probably out for the season)
11. Johnson (playing with some ligament issue)
12. Ibe (return date unknown, ankle injury)
Insane !!! :noshake:
Would like some news over Collins please. Cant find it anywhere.
And I think we should see Gerrard against Hull. Rumours are that he has been spotted while training.
West Ham held a press conference today, they confirmed that he’s unfit.
https://twitter.com/whufc_official/status/417598981385232384
This sucks. The week i need him the most, he goes unfit.