The Fiendish, Almost Google-proof, Palace Christmas Quiz

Something a bit different for Christmas week.

I have put together what I have called a fiendish almost Google-proof Palace Christmas quiz. Hopefully it will provide a pleasant distraction over the next week.  There is no hurry to finish it as we will not publish the answers until next week.

Oh, and there is an ‘Only Connect’ wall especially for Spike ….

Five Odd Questions To Start

1. Which of these managers is the odd one out and why? – Terry Venables, Neil Warnock, Alan Smith, Dave Bassett and Peter Taylor.
2. What is the connection between former Palace players Neil Alexander, Cedric Carasso, Bobby Mimms and Neil Sullivan?
3. Which of these players is the odd one out and why? – Mel Blyth, Shaun Derry, Billy Gilbert, Steve Kember and Neil Shipperley.
4. What connects Palace and the car with the number plate RGX690F?
5. Which of these players is the odd one out and why? – Alex Dyer, Paul Mortimer, Darren Pitcher, Paul Williams and David Whyte.

The Sequences Round

6. Which player is next in this sequence and why?

Sean Scannell; Owen Garvan; Marouane Chamakh; Brede Hangeland; __________

7. Which is the final opposition club in this sequence and why?

Walton & Hersham, Millwall, Scarborough, Leeds United, Chelsea, Sunderland, __________

8. Can you name the two Palace players at either end of this sequence and why?

_________ Kieron Cadogan, Lee Hills, Mark Kennedy, ____________

9. Which opposition club is missing from this sequence and why?

Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Sheffield United, West Ham United, Watford, __________, Watford

10. What is the missing number and which year is it?

6, 6, 3, 15, 3, 10, 20, ____, 19, 3, 6, 20, 14

Classic Line-ups

The next five questions are starting line ups (in alphabetical order) from five notable games in Palace’s history. Which games did these sides start?

11. Ambrose, Butterfield, Carle, Clyne, Danns, Davis, Derry, Hill, Lawrence, Lee, Speroni

12. Austin, Berhalter, Carlisle, Forssell, Freedman, Kolinko, Morrison, Mullins, Riihilahti, Smith, Thomson,

13. Barber, Bright, Burke, Hopkins, Madden, McGoldrick, O’Reilly, Pardew, Pemberton, Suckling, Wright

14. Blyth, Cannon, M Hinshelwood, Jackson, Mulligan, Payne, Philip, Possee, Rogers, T Taylor, Whittle

15. Carter, Dare, Fenwick, Fry, Gilbert, Hilaire, Lovell, MacKenzie, Murphy, Nicholas, Sparks

Who am I?

Here are brief biographies of five Palace players. Can you name them from the clues?

16. I was born in Kent, have played international football but not for England, have spent time on loan in the Championship, but have yet to play for the club in the Premier League.
17. I scored from a corner, played in a World Cup, but ended up in prison.
18. I was signed from my home town club, was top scorer in my first season, but forced to retire with a knee injury at the age of 27.
19. I came to Selhurst with a great reputation from London youth football, had a famous ‘ghost goal’ wrongly disallowed and never actually scored for the club, leaving soon afterwards.
20. I was a goalkeeper who played over 250 games for Palace, playing on a promotion winning side and on the losing side in an FA Cup Semi Final after leaving the club.

Only Connect Wall:

If you have watched ‘Only Connect’ on BBC2 you will be familiar with the ‘Connecting Wall’ round. Here is one specific to Palace.

There are sixteen names in the table below, all surnames of players that have played for the club. Arrange them into four groups of four, where the four players in each group have something in common (other than playing for Palace!).

One group of four should be pretty easy if you know your Palace history. Start with that one and take it from there but look out for red herrings – names that could appear in more than one group!