Hearts Quiz
Hearts quiz: Tynecastle, McCrae's Battalion, Albert Kidd's day at Dens Park, and the 1998, 2006 and 2012 Scottish Cup wins. How well do you know Hearts?
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Midfielder Paul Hartley left Hearts in January 2007 to join which club?
WhyHartley moved to Celtic in January 2007 and won the league there that season. -
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In 1990, Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer launched a takeover bid aimed at merging Hearts with which club?
WhyMercer's 1990 bid to take over and merge with the city rivals was met by a fans' campaign and failed. -
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Hearts were relegated in 2013-14 and won the Scottish Championship the following season. Who was their manager for that title?
WhyThe new manager took over after the relegation season and won the title at the first attempt. -
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The manager who left Hearts in October 2005 with the team top of the league was appointed by which English club that December?
WhyHe took over at Southampton in December 2005, having managed Ipswich and Derby before Hearts. -
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Daniel Stendel became Hearts manager in December 2019. Which English club had sacked him earlier that year?
WhyStendel had won promotion with Barnsley in 2019 and was sacked in October, two months before Hearts appointed him. -
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Hearts lost their head coach in December 2016 when he left to manage which English League One club?
WhyThe head coach moved to MK Dons in December 2016 and later came back to manage Hearts a second time. -
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Rudi Skácel scored twice in Hearts' 5-1 win in the 2012 Scottish Cup final. Which country did he play for at international level?
WhySkácel is Czech and was capped by the Czech Republic. -
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Who was in charge of Hearts when they won the 2006 Scottish Cup final?
WhyValdas Ivanauskas took charge after Graham Rix was sacked in March 2006 and led the team to the cup. -
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At which stadium did Hearts play their home games in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup group stage?
WhyHearts moved their European group games to Murrayfield, the national rugby stadium, rather than play them at Tynecastle. -
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A week after losing the 1985-86 league title on the last day, Hearts lost the Scottish Cup final 3-0. Who beat them?
WhyAlex Ferguson's Aberdeen won the 1986 Scottish Cup final 3-0, completing a double heartbreak for Hearts that season. -
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Before he took over at Hearts in 2011, Paulo Sérgio had most recently managed which Portuguese club?
WhyPaulo Sérgio managed Sporting CP in 2010-11, then joined Hearts and won the Scottish Cup in his first season. -
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Who managed Hearts through the 2013-14 administration season, which ended in relegation after a 15-point deduction?
WhyGary Locke, a former Hearts captain, managed a very young squad through administration. -
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Hearts won the 1998 Scottish Cup final 2-1 at Celtic Park. Which striker scored the beaten side's goal?
WhyAlly McCoist pulled one back late on, but Colin Cameron's early penalty and Stéphane Adam's goal won the cup for Hearts. -
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Jim Jefferies became Hearts manager in 1995. Which club did he leave to take the job?
WhyJefferies 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. -
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Hearts finished third in the 2008-09 SPL behind the Old Firm. Who was their manager that season?
WhyThe Hungarian Csaba László was appointed in summer 2008 and led Hearts to third place in his first season. -
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Hearts lost the 2013 Scottish League Cup final 3-2. Which club beat them?
WhySt Mirren won 3-2 at Hampden in March 2013, which was their first League Cup. -
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Which club knocked Hearts out of the 2022-23 Europa League play-off round, sending them into the Conference League group stage?
WhyFC Zürich won both legs, 2-1 in Switzerland and 1-0 at Tynecastle. Hearts then played in the Conference League group stage. -
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Hearts reached the third qualifying round of the 2006-07 Champions League. Which club knocked them out?
WhyAEK Athens won 2-1 in Edinburgh and 3-0 in Athens, which ended Hearts' Champions League run. -
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During the Vladimir Romanov era, Hearts took many players on loan from which Lithuanian club, also controlled by Romanov?
WhyRomanov also controlled FBK Kaunas, and a steady stream of players moved between Kaunas and Tynecastle. -
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Who managed Hearts to the Scottish league titles of 1957-58 and 1959-60?
WhyTommy 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. -
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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?
WhyHearts beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Tynecastle but lost 2-0 in Munich. -
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Hearts have played at Tynecastle since 1886. In which district of Edinburgh does the ground stand?
WhyTynecastle sits in Gorgie, in west Edinburgh, and Hearts are closely tied to the Gorgie area. -
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In 1914, Hearts players enlisted together in the 16th Battalion raised by Sir George McCrae. Which regiment was that battalion part of?
WhyMcCrae's Battalion was the 16th Battalion of the Royal Scots. Hearts players joined it in late 1914. -
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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?
WhySir Walter Scott's 1818 novel The Heart of Midlothian took its title from the Old Tolbooth. The club's name traces back to it. -
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Which manager left Hearts in October 2005 after a fallout with owner Vladimir Romanov, with the team unbeaten at the top of the SPL?
WhyGeorge Burley left in October 2005 with Hearts unbeaten at the top of the league. Graham Rix was appointed the following month. -
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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?
WhyAlbert 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. -
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Hearts lost the 2022 Scottish Cup final 2-0 after extra time. Who beat them?
WhyRangers 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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Hearts striker John Robertson spent a short spell away from Tynecastle in 1988. Which English club did he play for?
WhyRobertson joined Newcastle United in 1988 and was back at Hearts before the year was out. -
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Hearts captain Christophe Berra was sold in the January 2009 transfer window to which English club?
WhyBerra joined Wolves on transfer deadline day, 2 February 2009, and helped them win the Championship that season. He joined Ipswich later, in 2013. -
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Craig Levein left Hearts in 2004 to manage which English club?
WhyLevein left Tynecastle for Leicester City in autumn 2004. -
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In 2007, Hearts sold goalkeeper Craig Gordon for a fee that was then a British record for a goalkeeper. Which club bought him?
WhyRoy Keane's Sunderland paid about £9 million for Gordon in 2007. He joined Celtic later, in 2014. -
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Hearts won the 2006 Scottish Cup final on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Which lower-league club did they beat?
WhyGretna, then in the Second Division, took Hearts to penalties at Hampden before Hearts won the shoot-out. -
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Hearts won the 2012 Scottish Cup final 5-1. Who did they beat?
WhyHearts beat their Edinburgh rivals 5-1 at Hampden. Rudi Skácel scored twice.
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About Hearts
Heart of Midlothian take their name from a nickname for Edinburgh's Old Tolbooth. Sir Walter Scott also used it as the title of his 1818 novel, The Heart of Midlothian. Hearts have played at Tynecastle, in the Gorgie district of west Edinburgh, since 1886. In 1914 Hearts players enlisted together in McCrae's Battalion, the 16th Battalion of the Royal Scots raised by Sir George McCrae. Under Tommy Walker, who managed the club from 1951 to 1966, Hearts won the Scottish league titles of 1957-58 and 1959-60.
Few Hearts seasons hurt more than 1985-86. On the final day Hearts lost 2-0 at Dens Park, where Albert Kidd came off the Dundee bench and scored twice late on. Celtic beat St Mirren 5-0 the same afternoon and took the title on goal difference. A week later Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen beat Hearts 3-0 in the Scottish Cup final. Europe brought better nights. In the 1988-89 UEFA Cup quarter-finals Hearts beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Tynecastle, then lost 2-0 in Munich. In 1990 chairman Wallace Mercer tried to take over Hibernian and merge the two clubs, but the 'Hands off Hibs' campaign stopped the bid.
Jim Jefferies left Falkirk to become manager in 1995, and in 1998 Hearts won the Scottish Cup 2-1 at Celtic Park. Colin Cameron scored an early penalty and Stéphane Adam added a second before Ally McCoist pulled one back. The Vladimir Romanov era was eventful. George Burley left in October 2005 with Hearts unbeaten at the top of the SPL. Graham Rix replaced him and was sacked in March 2006, and Valdas Ivanauskas then led the team to the 2006 Scottish Cup, won on penalties against Second Division Gretna after a 1-1 draw at Hampden. Romanov also controlled FBK Kaunas, and a steady stream of players moved between Kaunas and Tynecastle. Hearts played European home games at Murrayfield, and AEK Athens ended their 2006-07 Champions League run in the third qualifying round.
The 2012 Scottish Cup final is the one Hearts fans love most: a 5-1 win over Edinburgh rivals Hibernian at Hampden, with Rudi Skácel scoring twice in Paulo Sérgio's first season. The lows came soon after. Hearts lost the 2013 League Cup final 3-2 to St Mirren. In 2013-14 Gary Locke managed a very young squad through administration and a 15-point deduction, and the season ended in relegation. Robbie Neilson won the Championship at the first attempt in 2014-15. More recently Hearts lost Scottish Cup finals to Celtic in 2019 and 2020 and to Rangers in 2022, and played in the Conference League group stage after FC Zürich knocked them out of the 2022-23 Europa League play-off round. Our questions cover all of it, from Scott to Stendel. How many can you get right?
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Midfielder Paul Hartley left Hearts in January 2007 to join which club?
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Celtic. Hartley moved to Celtic in January 2007 and won the league there that season.
In 1990, Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer launched a takeover bid aimed at merging Hearts with which club?
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Hibernian. Mercer's 1990 bid to take over and merge with the city rivals was met by a fans' campaign and failed.
Hearts were relegated in 2013-14 and won the Scottish Championship the following season. Who was their manager for that title?
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Robbie Neilson. The new manager took over after the relegation season and won the title at the first attempt.
The manager who left Hearts in October 2005 with the team top of the league was appointed by which English club that December?
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Southampton. He took over at Southampton in December 2005, having managed Ipswich and Derby before Hearts.
Daniel Stendel became Hearts manager in December 2019. Which English club had sacked him earlier that year?
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Barnsley. Stendel had won promotion with Barnsley in 2019 and was sacked in October, two months before Hearts appointed him.
Hearts lost their head coach in December 2016 when he left to manage which English League One club?
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Milton Keynes Dons. The head coach moved to MK Dons in December 2016 and later came back to manage Hearts a second time.
Rudi Skácel scored twice in Hearts' 5-1 win in the 2012 Scottish Cup final. Which country did he play for at international level?
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Czech Republic. Skácel is Czech and was capped by the Czech Republic.
Who was in charge of Hearts when they won the 2006 Scottish Cup final?
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Valdas Ivanauskas. Valdas Ivanauskas took charge after Graham Rix was sacked in March 2006 and led the team to the cup.
At which stadium did Hearts play their home games in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup group stage?
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Murrayfield. Hearts moved their European group games to Murrayfield, the national rugby stadium, rather than play them at Tynecastle.
A week after losing the 1985-86 league title on the last day, Hearts lost the Scottish Cup final 3-0. Who beat them?
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Aberdeen. Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen won the 1986 Scottish Cup final 3-0, completing a double heartbreak for Hearts that season.
Before he took over at Hearts in 2011, Paulo Sérgio had most recently managed which Portuguese club?
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Sporting CP. Paulo Sérgio managed Sporting CP in 2010-11, then joined Hearts and won the Scottish Cup in his first season.
Who managed Hearts through the 2013-14 administration season, which ended in relegation after a 15-point deduction?
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Gary Locke. Gary Locke, a former Hearts captain, managed a very young squad through administration.
Hearts won the 1998 Scottish Cup final 2-1 at Celtic Park. Which striker scored the beaten side's goal?
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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.
Jim Jefferies became Hearts manager in 1995. Which club did he leave to take the job?
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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.
Hearts finished third in the 2008-09 SPL behind the Old Firm. Who was their manager that season?
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Csaba László. The Hungarian Csaba László was appointed in summer 2008 and led Hearts to third place in his first season.
Hearts lost the 2013 Scottish League Cup final 3-2. Which club beat them?
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St Mirren. St Mirren won 3-2 at Hampden in March 2013, which was their first League Cup.
Which club knocked Hearts out of the 2022-23 Europa League play-off round, sending them into the Conference League group stage?
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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.
Hearts reached the third qualifying round of the 2006-07 Champions League. Which club knocked them out?
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AEK Athens. AEK Athens won 2-1 in Edinburgh and 3-0 in Athens, which ended Hearts' Champions League run.
During the Vladimir Romanov era, Hearts took many players on loan from which Lithuanian club, also controlled by Romanov?
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FBK Kaunas. Romanov also controlled FBK Kaunas, and a steady stream of players moved between Kaunas and Tynecastle.
Who managed Hearts to the Scottish league titles of 1957-58 and 1959-60?
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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.
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?
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Bayern Munich. Hearts beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Tynecastle but lost 2-0 in Munich.
Hearts have played at Tynecastle since 1886. In which district of Edinburgh does the ground stand?
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Gorgie. Tynecastle sits in Gorgie, in west Edinburgh, and Hearts are closely tied to the Gorgie area.
In 1914, Hearts players enlisted together in the 16th Battalion raised by Sir George McCrae. Which regiment was that battalion part of?
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The Royal Scots. McCrae's Battalion was the 16th Battalion of the Royal Scots. Hearts players joined it in late 1914.
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?
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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.
Which manager left Hearts in October 2005 after a fallout with owner Vladimir Romanov, with the team unbeaten at the top of the SPL?
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George Burley. George Burley left in October 2005 with Hearts unbeaten at the top of the league. Graham Rix was appointed the following month.
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?
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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.
Hearts lost the 2022 Scottish Cup final 2-0 after extra time. Who beat them?
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Rangers. Rangers won 2-0 after extra time at Hampden in May 2022. Hearts had also lost the 2019 and 2020 finals to Celtic.
Hearts striker John Robertson spent a short spell away from Tynecastle in 1988. Which English club did he play for?
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Newcastle United. Robertson joined Newcastle United in 1988 and was back at Hearts before the year was out.
Hearts captain Christophe Berra was sold in the January 2009 transfer window to which English club?
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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.
Craig Levein left Hearts in 2004 to manage which English club?
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Leicester City. Levein left Tynecastle for Leicester City in autumn 2004.
In 2007, Hearts sold goalkeeper Craig Gordon for a fee that was then a British record for a goalkeeper. Which club bought him?
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Sunderland. Roy Keane's Sunderland paid about £9 million for Gordon in 2007. He joined Celtic later, in 2014.
Hearts won the 2006 Scottish Cup final on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Which lower-league club did they beat?
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Gretna. Gretna, then in the Second Division, took Hearts to penalties at Hampden before Hearts won the shoot-out.
Hearts won the 2012 Scottish Cup final 5-1. Who did they beat?
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Hibernian. Hearts beat their Edinburgh rivals 5-1 at Hampden. Rudi Skácel scored twice.
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