Hull City Quiz
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Whose spectacular volley won the 2008 Championship play-off final and sent Hull City into the top flight for the first time in their history?
WhyA 39-year-old Hull-born striker completed the fairytale. -
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From which club did Hull City sign a young Harry Maguire in 2014?
WhyHe was a boyhood fan and academy graduate of the club that sold him. -
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Which Portuguese coach made Hull City his first club in English football when he was appointed in January 2017?
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Who scored Hull City's first-ever top-flight goal, in a 2‑1 home win over Fulham in August 2008?
WhyA Brazilian playmaker who had just arrived after leaving Manchester City. -
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Hull City's first European campaign ended in the 2014‑15 Europa League play-off round, on away goals, against which Belgian side?
WhyA modest Flemish club rather than one of Belgium's traditional giants. -
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Which 1960s forward remains Hull City's all-time record goalscorer?
WhyHe plundered nearly 200 league goals before joining Coventry City in 1971. -
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Which Hull City manager famously delivered his half-time team talk out on the pitch, in front of the away fans, during a Boxing Day 2008 defeat at Manchester City?
WhyHe later serenaded the Hull fans on the pitch after survival was secured in 2009. -
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Which player holds Hull City's record for league appearances, with more than 500?
WhyA no-nonsense Scottish full-back who spent his entire league career with the club. -
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Which midfielder captained Hull City in all four divisions of English football between 2002 and 2011?
WhySigned from Cambridge United, he skippered the climb from the bottom tier to the top flight. -
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Which manager led Hull City to the first FA Cup final in the club's history in 2014?
WhyHe lifted Premier League titles as a centre-back captain at Old Trafford. -
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Which former England inside-forward became Hull City's player-manager in 1948 and led them to the Third Division North title?
WhyHe famously won the FA Cup with different clubs either side of the Second World War. -
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Hull City signed Andrew Robertson from which Scottish club in 2014?
WhyTheir home ground is Tannadice Park. -
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Who scored the only goal of the 2016 Championship play-off final as Hull City beat Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley?
WhyA Senegal midfielder's curling strike into the top corner settled it. -
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Hull City raced into a 2‑0 lead inside eight minutes of the 2014 FA Cup final — which defender scored their opening goal?
WhyA Welsh international who came through Manchester United's academy. -
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Which club did Hull City beat 1‑0 in the 2008 Championship play-off final at Wembley?
WhyThe beaten finalists play their home games at Ashton Gate. -
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When Hull City moved into a newly built stadium in December 2002, its original name came from which local company?
WhyA Hull-based telecoms firm supplied the initials. -
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Hull City's record home attendance of 55,019, set in 1949, came in an FA Cup quarter-final against which club?
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Who became Hull City's record signing when he arrived from Tottenham for about £13 million in 2016?
WhyA midfielder whose playing career was ended by a serious head injury suffered at Chelsea. -
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What were Hull City fans protesting against with the 'City Till We Die' campaign in 2013‑14?
WhyThe dispute was over one word in the club's name. -
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Who masterminded Hull City's 1998‑99 'Great Escape' from the threat of relegation out of the Football League?
WhyHe went on to spend years coaching Manchester United's reserves. -
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Which manager delivered back-to-back promotions in 2004 and 2005, lifting Hull City from the fourth tier to the Championship?
WhyAs England caretaker he once handed David Beckham the captaincy. -
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Which ground was Hull City's home from 1946 until 2002?
WhyIt even had its own railway halt for match-day specials. -
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Hull City's best FA Cup run before 2014 ended in a 1930 semi-final replay against which club?
WhyThe same opponent broke Hull hearts in a Wembley final 84 years later. -
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Which winger did Hull City sell to West Ham United in January 2020?
WhyHe had arrived as a teenager from non-league Hereford and left with 50-plus Hull goals. -
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By what nickname is Hull City universally known?
WhyThe amber and black stripes tell you everything. -
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In which year was Hull City founded?
WhyThe club turned 100 the same year Greece shocked Europe at the Euros.
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About Hull City
Hull City were founded in 1904 and everyone knows them as the Tigers. For over half a century home was Boothferry Park — from 1946 until 2002, when the club moved into a newly built stadium whose original name came from the local firm Kingston Communications. This free Hull City quiz covers the whole story: Raich Carter and the post-war years, the long climb from the fourth tier to the Premier League, Dean Windass at Wembley and the club's first FA Cup final. If you're City till you die, this is your test.
The foundations were laid after the war. Raich Carter, the former England inside-forward, became player-manager in 1948 and led City to the Third Division North title, and in 1949 a record crowd of 55,019 packed in for an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United — a competition in which City's best run before 2014 had ended in a 1930 semi-final replay against Arsenal. The 1960s gave the club Chris Chilton, still the all-time record goalscorer, while Andy Davidson's 500-plus league appearances remain unmatched. The modern rise is the stuff of legend: Warren Joyce masterminded the 1998-99 'Great Escape' from relegation out of the Football League, Peter Taylor delivered back-to-back promotions in 2004 and 2005, and in 2008 Dean Windass's first-half volley beat Bristol City 1-0 in the Championship play-off final to send Hull into the top flight for the first time in their history — with Ian Ashbee captaining the club through all four divisions along the way.
Expect the full spread. The Phil Brown era alone is rich material — the manager who took City up in 2008, Geovanni's first-ever top-flight goal in the 2-1 win over Fulham and his long-range stunner in a famous 2-1 victory at Arsenal, and that Boxing Day half-time team talk delivered out on the pitch at Manchester City. Then there's Steve Bruce's 2014 side, 2-0 up inside eight minutes of the FA Cup final through James Chester's fourth-minute opener; the Europa League campaign that ended on away goals against Lokeren; Mohamed Diamé's winner against Sheffield Wednesday in the 2016 play-off final; and Marco Silva making Hull his first club in English football in January 2017. Transfers get a proper look too: Ryan Mason's record £13 million arrival from Tottenham, a young Harry Maguire from Sheffield United, Andrew Robertson from Dundee United, and Jarrod Bowen's sale to West Ham. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about the nickname and the grounds to hard deep cuts — like what the 'City Till We Die' campaign was actually protesting against.
Hull City quiz answers, explained
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Whose spectacular volley won the 2008 Championship play-off final and sent Hull City into the top flight for the first time in their history?
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Dean Windass. A 39-year-old Hull-born striker completed the fairytale.
From which club did Hull City sign a young Harry Maguire in 2014?
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Sheffield United. He was a boyhood fan and academy graduate of the club that sold him.
Which Portuguese coach made Hull City his first club in English football when he was appointed in January 2017?
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Marco Silva. He went on to manage Watford and Everton.
Who scored Hull City's first-ever top-flight goal, in a 2‑1 home win over Fulham in August 2008?
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Geovanni. A Brazilian playmaker who had just arrived after leaving Manchester City.
Hull City's first European campaign ended in the 2014‑15 Europa League play-off round, on away goals, against which Belgian side?
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Lokeren. A modest Flemish club rather than one of Belgium's traditional giants.
Which 1960s forward remains Hull City's all-time record goalscorer?
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Chris Chilton. He plundered nearly 200 league goals before joining Coventry City in 1971.
Which Hull City manager famously delivered his half-time team talk out on the pitch, in front of the away fans, during a Boxing Day 2008 defeat at Manchester City?
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Phil Brown. He later serenaded the Hull fans on the pitch after survival was secured in 2009.
Which player holds Hull City's record for league appearances, with more than 500?
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Andy Davidson. A no-nonsense Scottish full-back who spent his entire league career with the club.
Which midfielder captained Hull City in all four divisions of English football between 2002 and 2011?
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Ian Ashbee. Signed from Cambridge United, he skippered the climb from the bottom tier to the top flight.
Which manager led Hull City to the first FA Cup final in the club's history in 2014?
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Steve Bruce. He lifted Premier League titles as a centre-back captain at Old Trafford.
Which former England inside-forward became Hull City's player-manager in 1948 and led them to the Third Division North title?
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Raich Carter. He famously won the FA Cup with different clubs either side of the Second World War.
Hull City signed Andrew Robertson from which Scottish club in 2014?
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Dundee United. Their home ground is Tannadice Park.
Who scored the only goal of the 2016 Championship play-off final as Hull City beat Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley?
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Mohamed Diamé. A Senegal midfielder's curling strike into the top corner settled it.
Hull City raced into a 2‑0 lead inside eight minutes of the 2014 FA Cup final — which defender scored their opening goal?
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James Chester. A Welsh international who came through Manchester United's academy.
Which club did Hull City beat 1‑0 in the 2008 Championship play-off final at Wembley?
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Bristol City. The beaten finalists play their home games at Ashton Gate.
When Hull City moved into a newly built stadium in December 2002, its original name came from which local company?
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Kingston Communications. A Hull-based telecoms firm supplied the initials.
Hull City's record home attendance of 55,019, set in 1949, came in an FA Cup quarter-final against which club?
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Manchester United. The visitors were the FA Cup holders at the time.
Who became Hull City's record signing when he arrived from Tottenham for about £13 million in 2016?
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Ryan Mason. A midfielder whose playing career was ended by a serious head injury suffered at Chelsea.
What were Hull City fans protesting against with the 'City Till We Die' campaign in 2013‑14?
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The owner's attempt to rename the club Hull Tigers. The dispute was over one word in the club's name.
Who masterminded Hull City's 1998‑99 'Great Escape' from the threat of relegation out of the Football League?
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Warren Joyce. He went on to spend years coaching Manchester United's reserves.
Which manager delivered back-to-back promotions in 2004 and 2005, lifting Hull City from the fourth tier to the Championship?
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Peter Taylor. As England caretaker he once handed David Beckham the captaincy.
Which ground was Hull City's home from 1946 until 2002?
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Boothferry Park. It even had its own railway halt for match-day specials.
Hull City's best FA Cup run before 2014 ended in a 1930 semi-final replay against which club?
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Arsenal. The same opponent broke Hull hearts in a Wembley final 84 years later.
Which winger did Hull City sell to West Ham United in January 2020?
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Jarrod Bowen. He had arrived as a teenager from non-league Hereford and left with 50-plus Hull goals.
By what nickname is Hull City universally known?
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The Tigers. The amber and black stripes tell you everything.
In which year was Hull City founded?
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1904. The club turned 100 the same year Greece shocked Europe at the Euros.
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