To ease the nerves - World Cup Quiz

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To ease the nerves - World Cup Quiz

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All the following cryptic clues give you the SURNAME (Family Name, apart from one) of a player at the games.

OVER TO YOU
The number in brackets is the amount of letters in the name


The Red ones are answers made and correct

1. Named after a car or motorbike (5) HONDA

2. Club where Martin O'neill is manager (5) VILLA

3. Name similar to an F1 star (6) ALONSO
4. Named after a pile of 'poo' (4) KAKA

5. This name sounds like how South African would pronounce what he has with a cuppa (8) BUSQUETS (Biscuits

6. Hills (6)

7. Does he eat lots of Yoghurt ? (6) MULLER

8. What Hannibal said to Clarice Starling (5)

9. Sounds like a place to take the kids to play (4) PARK

10. There have been eight of them in England (5) HENRY

11. Does he like beans? (6) Heinze

12. He could be a Mr.Man that is slapdash (5) MESSI

13. Sounds like he would cause violence on the streets (4)

14. Named after a dead US President (8)

15. Named after a kids toy to fly in the sky (4) KUYT (Kout Really)

16. Is this guy named after an expensive type of mushroom? (5)

17. Sounds like a ladies hair style (6) Buffon

18. Sounds like he should have one eye and one arm (6) NELSEN

19. Famous Roman (5 - 5) JULIO CESAR

20. Island in Spanish (4) ISLA
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I'll only answer 5 to give others a chance -

1 = Honda
2 = Villa
4 = Kaka
9 = Park
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11 = Mrfart ;)

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TheIncognitoKid wrote:I'll only answer 5 to give others a chance -

1 = Honda
2 = Villa
4 = Kaka
9 = Park
19 Julio Cesar
All correct
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StuartRDFC wrote:11 = Mrfart ;)

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3. Alonso?
5. Busquets
7. Muller
10. Henry
11. Heinze
13. Xavi
17. Buffon
18. Nelson
20. Isla
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davealbon wrote:3. Alonso?
5. Busquets
7. Muller
10. Henry
11. Heinze
13. Xavi
17. Buffon
18. Nelson
20. Isla
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12. Messi
15. Kuyt
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3.) Jensen (of Denmark)
7.) Muller
19.) Julio Cesar
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davealbon wrote:3. Alonso?
5. Busquets
7. Muller
10. Henry
11. Heinze
13. Xavi
17. Buffon
18. Nelson
20. Isla
Well Done Dave - ALL CORRECT

Number 5 was the killer
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