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Round 1

  1. Hearts take their name from 'The Heart of Midlothian', a nickname for Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth that was also the title of an 1818 novel. Who wrote that novel?
  2. Hearts have played at Tynecastle since 1886. In which district of Edinburgh does the ground stand?
  3. In 1914, Hearts players enlisted together in the 16th Battalion raised by Sir George McCrae. Which regiment was that battalion part of?
  4. Who managed Hearts to the Scottish league titles of 1957-58 and 1959-60?
  5. On the final day of 1985-86, Hearts lost the title to Celtic on goal difference after a 2-0 defeat in which Albert Kidd scored both goals. Which club did Kidd play for?
  6. A week after losing the 1985-86 league title on the last day, Hearts lost the Scottish Cup final 3-0. Who beat them?
  7. Hearts reached the quarter-finals of the 1988-89 UEFA Cup, winning the home leg 1-0 at Tynecastle before going out 2-1 on aggregate. Who knocked them out?
  8. In 1990, Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer launched a takeover bid aimed at merging Hearts with which club?
  9. Hearts striker John Robertson spent a short spell away from Tynecastle in 1988. Which English club did he play for?
  10. Jim Jefferies became Hearts manager in 1995. Which club did he leave to take the job?
Answers — round 1
  1. Sir Walter Scott — Sir Walter Scott's 1818 novel The Heart of Midlothian took its title from the Old Tolbooth. The club's name traces back to it.
  2. Gorgie — Tynecastle sits in Gorgie, in west Edinburgh, and Hearts are closely tied to the Gorgie area.
  3. The Royal Scots — McCrae's Battalion was the 16th Battalion of the Royal Scots. Hearts players joined it in late 1914.
  4. Tommy Walker — Tommy Walker managed Hearts from 1951 to 1966, and the 1958 and 1960 titles came under him. The other three managed Glasgow and Edinburgh rivals in the same era.
  5. Dundee — Albert Kidd came off the bench for Dundee at Dens Park and scored twice late on. On the same day Celtic won 5-0 to take the title.
  6. Aberdeen — Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen won the 1986 Scottish Cup final 3-0, completing a double heartbreak for Hearts that season.
  7. Bayern Munich — Hearts beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Tynecastle but lost 2-0 in Munich.
  8. Hibernian — Mercer's 1990 bid to take over and merge with the city rivals was met by a fans' campaign and failed.
  9. Newcastle United — Robertson joined Newcastle United in 1988 and was back at Hearts before the year was out.
  10. Falkirk — Jefferies left Falkirk for Hearts in 1995 and went on to win the 1998 Scottish Cup. He had managed Berwick before Falkirk and managed Kilmarnock later.

Round 2

  1. Hearts won the 1998 Scottish Cup final 2-1 at Celtic Park. Which striker scored the beaten side's goal?
  2. Craig Levein left Hearts in 2004 to manage which English club?
  3. Which manager left Hearts in October 2005 after a fallout with owner Vladimir Romanov, with the team unbeaten at the top of the SPL?
  4. Hearts won the 2006 Scottish Cup final on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Which lower-league club did they beat?
  5. Rudi Skácel scored twice in Hearts' 5-1 win in the 2012 Scottish Cup final. Which country did he play for at international level?
  6. In 2007, Hearts sold goalkeeper Craig Gordon for a fee that was then a British record for a goalkeeper. Which club bought him?
  7. Hearts were relegated in 2013-14 and won the Scottish Championship the following season. Who was their manager for that title?
  8. At which stadium did Hearts play their home games in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup group stage?
  9. The manager who left Hearts in October 2005 with the team top of the league was appointed by which English club that December?
  10. Who was in charge of Hearts when they won the 2006 Scottish Cup final?
Answers — round 2
  1. Ally McCoist — Ally McCoist pulled one back late on, but Colin Cameron's early penalty and Stéphane Adam's goal won the cup for Hearts.
  2. Leicester City — Levein left Tynecastle for Leicester City in autumn 2004.
  3. George Burley — George Burley left in October 2005 with Hearts unbeaten at the top of the league. Graham Rix was appointed the following month.
  4. Gretna — Gretna, then in the Second Division, took Hearts to penalties at Hampden before Hearts won the shoot-out.
  5. Czech Republic — Skácel is Czech and was capped by the Czech Republic.
  6. Sunderland — Roy Keane's Sunderland paid about £9 million for Gordon in 2007. He joined Celtic later, in 2014.
  7. Robbie Neilson — The new manager took over after the relegation season and won the title at the first attempt.
  8. Murrayfield — Hearts moved their European group games to Murrayfield, the national rugby stadium, rather than play them at Tynecastle.
  9. Southampton — He took over at Southampton in December 2005, having managed Ipswich and Derby before Hearts.
  10. Valdas Ivanauskas — Valdas Ivanauskas took charge after Graham Rix was sacked in March 2006 and led the team to the cup.

Round 3

  1. During the Vladimir Romanov era, Hearts took many players on loan from which Lithuanian club, also controlled by Romanov?
  2. Hearts reached the third qualifying round of the 2006-07 Champions League. Which club knocked them out?
  3. Midfielder Paul Hartley left Hearts in January 2007 to join which club?
  4. Hearts finished third in the 2008-09 SPL behind the Old Firm. Who was their manager that season?
  5. Hearts captain Christophe Berra was sold in the January 2009 transfer window to which English club?
  6. Before he took over at Hearts in 2011, Paulo Sérgio had most recently managed which Portuguese club?
  7. Hearts won the 2012 Scottish Cup final 5-1. Who did they beat?
  8. Hearts lost the 2013 Scottish League Cup final 3-2. Which club beat them?
  9. Who managed Hearts through the 2013-14 administration season, which ended in relegation after a 15-point deduction?
  10. Hearts lost their head coach in December 2016 when he left to manage which English League One club?
Answers — round 3
  1. FBK Kaunas — Romanov also controlled FBK Kaunas, and a steady stream of players moved between Kaunas and Tynecastle.
  2. AEK Athens — AEK Athens won 2-1 in Edinburgh and 3-0 in Athens, which ended Hearts' Champions League run.
  3. Celtic — Hartley moved to Celtic in January 2007 and won the league there that season.
  4. Csaba László — The Hungarian Csaba László was appointed in summer 2008 and led Hearts to third place in his first season.
  5. Wolverhampton Wanderers — Berra joined Wolves on transfer deadline day, 2 February 2009, and helped them win the Championship that season. He joined Ipswich later, in 2013.
  6. Sporting CP — Paulo Sérgio managed Sporting CP in 2010-11, then joined Hearts and won the Scottish Cup in his first season.
  7. Hibernian — Hearts beat their Edinburgh rivals 5-1 at Hampden. Rudi Skácel scored twice.
  8. St Mirren — St Mirren won 3-2 at Hampden in March 2013, which was their first League Cup.
  9. Gary Locke — Gary Locke, a former Hearts captain, managed a very young squad through administration.
  10. Milton Keynes Dons — The head coach moved to MK Dons in December 2016 and later came back to manage Hearts a second time.

Round 4

  1. Daniel Stendel became Hearts manager in December 2019. Which English club had sacked him earlier that year?
  2. Which club knocked Hearts out of the 2022-23 Europa League play-off round, sending them into the Conference League group stage?
  3. Hearts lost the 2022 Scottish Cup final 2-0 after extra time. Who beat them?
Answers — round 4
  1. Barnsley — Stendel had won promotion with Barnsley in 2019 and was sacked in October, two months before Hearts appointed him.
  2. FC Zürich — FC Zürich won both legs, 2-1 in Switzerland and 1-0 at Tynecastle. Hearts then played in the Conference League group stage.
  3. Rangers — Rangers won 2-0 after extra time at Hampden in May 2022. Hearts had also lost the 2019 and 2020 finals to Celtic.

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