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    Quiz: A-Z of Euro 2016

    Five years ago, this list was in World Soccer magazine (print), a review of the tournament. One answer for each letter. They could be people, or other subjects related to Euro 2016. Ranging from obvious to obscure.

    Some examples to kick off ...

    B - Brexit (there are only 3 or 4 answers that are not very "footbally", that's one).

    M - Missing Mascot (Victor, too obscure to be a fair question).

    T - Thunderclap

    W - Not the obvious one, sorry. It's Will Grigg. And C isn't Cymru either.

    So 22 more (all letters are used). I reckon there's about 10 reasonably guessable ones, might add clues later.

    (updated with answers)

    C = Cristiano Ronaldo (Ad Hoc)
    D = Dentist (jwd ...)
    E = Eder (Ad Hoc)
    G = Griezmann (Jah Womble)
    H = Handball (Patrick T)
    I = Iceland (Patrick T)
    K = Kiraly (lambers)
    P = Platini (Walt F's Dog)
    Q = Quit (Walt F's Dog)
    R = Rain (me and Lezno)
    S = Shirt-Pulling (BLT)
    U = UEFA (Walt FD)
    V = Velodrome (Ursus)
    X = Xhaka (Ad Hoc)
    Y = Youth (me)
    Z = Zaza (Sheep)
    Last edited by tee rex; 10-07-2021, 10:36.

    #2
    P for Portugal since they won it
    R or K for Robson Kanu (or Robson Kanu's turn)

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      #3
      No. K is a bit closer to (your) home.

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        #4
        Kleinheisler?

        (I was about to nominate Zoltán Gera for Z, but if I'm right with K it seems unlikely that there'd be 2 Hungarian players)

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          #5
          Bah, Will Grigg and Thunderclap were going to be my guesses.

          Q for Quaresma?

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            #6
            X Xhaka (specifically that Albania Switzerland game when the brothers Xhaka played against each other)

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              #7
              I = Iceland?

              D = Don't Take Me Home?

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                #8
                I = Iceland and X = Xhaka, for the reason stated. Good tap-ins. Others not correct.

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                  #9
                  Whatever happened to Will Grigg?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Duncan Gardner View Post
                    Whatever happened to Will Grigg?
                    He's spent the last few year's having skin grafts and plastic surgery to remove the burns and scarring that occurred when he was on fire.

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                      #11
                      D for Didier Deschamps?

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                        #12
                        H for hailstones, when the players had to come off for adverse weather during NI v Romania?

                        F for firecrackers that the Croatian fans threw on the pitch to disrupt their game v Czechia?

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                          #13
                          I'm surprised that M isn't Moths.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Third rate Leszno View Post
                            H for hailstones, when the players had to come off for adverse weather during NI v Romania?
                            Worth half a point, better than the unimaginative World Soccer choice of R for Rain (actually Ukraine).

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                              #15
                              Presumably 'G' is 'Griezmann'?

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                                #16
                                Correct, Jah.

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                                  #17
                                  Huzzah!

                                  Probably getting ahead of myself now, but 'B' for 'Bale' - scorer of two direct free-kicks in consecutive matches?

                                  (Edit: I was getting ahead of myself. 'B' has already gone. Ignorez.)

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                                    #18
                                    This sort of thing only serves to emphasise how quickly I forget details of tournaments these days - even remembering who won it was a struggle. I would probably have got Xhaka for the simple reason of scarcity of possibilities of answers beginning with X. But, arising from that, my one and only guess is A for Albania.

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                                      #19
                                      E - Eder

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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Capybara View Post
                                        This sort of thing only serves to emphasise how quickly I forget details of tournaments these days - even remembering who won it was a struggle. I would probably have got Xhaka for the simple reason of scarcity of possibilities of answers beginning with X. But, arising from that, my one and only guess is A for Albania.
                                        That's what struck me when re-reading it, even allowing for the extra year. The prominent memories are down to constant reinforcement (Iceland, Hal Robson-Kanu). Others fade fast.

                                        E = Eder is correct. Not Albania (A is very general and occurs at every tournament).

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                                          #21
                                          F for France, the hosts?
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                                          Did Kiraly play in this one?

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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by tee rex View Post


                                            E = Eder is correct. Not Albania (A is very general and occurs at every tournament).
                                            Arseholery?

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                                              #23
                                              He did, and that's correct.

                                              Of the remaining answers, Z, C and J are players, P a former one.

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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by tee rex View Post
                                                He did, and that's correct.

                                                Of the remaining answers, Z, C and J are players, P a former one.
                                                Cristiano

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                                                  #25
                                                  Zlatan

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