Today’s quiz looks back at some of the words and expressions that we tweeted during the matches involving Greece and Poland and Russia and The Czech Republic on the first day of Euro 2012. Check the #Euro2012language twitter feed, read our posts, and learn phrases, cliches and words related to football, to help you answer the quiz.
The Spanish referee was accused of being too fussy in yesterday's opening game. What does 'fussy' mean?
A
He constantly stopped the game at every foul
B
He allowed the game to flow
C
He made a big mistake
D
He was overly passive
Question 2
When a player misses an easy chance in a game we say that the chance has gone ________________?
A
away
B
astray
C
array
D
allay
Question 3
Russia were not playing well but they ______________ a goal out of nothing.
A
conjiured
B
conjures
C
connjured
D
conjured
Question 3 Explanation:
A goal magically appeared
Question 4
The Greek defence were at sixes and sevens early on in the game. What does this mean?
A
They were difficult to break down
B
They were defending in numbers
C
They were very well organised
D
They were completely disorganised
Question 5
At the start of the game Poland were knocking on the Greek door. What does this phrase mean?
A
To create many scoring chances
B
To play defensively
C
To be disorganised
D
To make very strong tackles
Question 6
Russia's Shirokov dinked the ball over Petr Czech to make it 2-0. What does 'dink' mean?
A
smash
B
lob
C
lightly chip
D
pass
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