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1. Which Welsh centre-back captained Everton through their trophy-winning peak in the mid-1980s?

   • Derek Mountfield
   • Brian Labone
   • Kevin Ratcliffe
   • Dave Watson
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   Answer: Kevin Ratcliffe

   Kevin Ratcliffe was made captain in 1983 and lifted multiple major honours as skipper.

2. At which ground did Everton play its home games before moving to Goodison Park?

   • Bramley-Moore Dock
   • Sefton Park
   • Anfield
   • Stanley Park
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   Answer: Anfield

   Everton left Anfield in 1892 after a rent dispute with landlord John Houlding, who then founded a new club there.

3. What is the Latin motto that appears on Everton's club crest?

   • Superbia In Proelio
   • Arte et Labore
   • Vincit Omnia Veritas
   • Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
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   Answer: Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

   'Nil Satis Nisi Optimum' translates as 'Nothing but the best is good enough.'

4. Which Australian midfielder, signed from Millwall in 2004, was famous for his headers and corner-flag celebration at Everton?

   • Tim Cahill
   • Marouane Fellaini
   • Lee Carsley
   • Mark Schwarzer
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   Answer: Tim Cahill

   Tim Cahill scored over 50 goals for Everton after his 2004 arrival.

5. Which 1966 World Cup winner did Everton sign from Blackpool for a British record fee that August, weeks after the final?

   • Alan Whittle
   • Howard Kendall
   • Alan Ball
   • Fred Pickering
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   Answer: Alan Ball

   Alan Ball, England's youngest 1966 finalist, joined from Blackpool for a then-record fee.

6. Which former lock-up building in the Everton district features on the club's crest?

   • Prince Rupert's Tower
   • The Royal Liver Building
   • Liverpool Cathedral
   • St George's Hall
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   Answer: Prince Rupert's Tower

   Prince Rupert's Tower (the Everton Lock-Up), built in 1787, was chosen for the crest by secretary Theo Kelly in 1938.

7. Which member of Everton's late-1960s 'Holy Trinity' midfield went on to manage the club from 1987?

   • John Hurst
   • Tommy Wright
   • Jimmy Gabriel
   • Colin Harvey
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   Answer: Colin Harvey

   Colin Harvey completed the famed trio and later became Everton's manager.

8. Everton won their first-ever English league title in which season?

   • 1927-28
   • 1890-91
   • 1905-06
   • 1902-03
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   Answer: 1890-91

   Everton were crowned champions in 1890-91, in only the third season of the Football League.

9. Which striker scored 30 league goals in 1977-78 to claim a national newspaper's £10,000 prize?

   • Joe Royle
   • Andy King
   • Duncan McKenzie
   • Bob Latchford
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   Answer: Bob Latchford

   The Daily Express offered £10,000 to the first player to reach 30; Bob Latchford did it on the final day of the season.

10. Everton won the last First Division title before league football was suspended for the First World War. Which season was it?

    • 1919-20
    • 1912-13
    • 1918-19
    • 1914-15
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    Answer: 1914-15

    Everton took the championship in spring 1915; the league was then halted until after the war.

11. Everton reached the Champions League qualifying round after finishing fourth in the Premier League in which season?

    • 2007-08
    • 2009-10
    • 2002-03
    • 2004-05
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    Answer: 2004-05

    A fourth-place finish in 2004-05 earned a qualifier, which Everton lost to Villarreal.

12. Which combative midfielder won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award during Everton's title-winning 1984-85 season?

    • Trevor Steven
    • Paul Bracewell
    • Kevin Sheedy
    • Peter Reid
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    Answer: Peter Reid

    Peter Reid, the engine of the mid-80s midfield, took the 1985 PFA award.

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