You Are The Ref - Quiz
  • 1. What type of media is You Are The Ref?
A) A radio drama
B) A British comic strip
C) A weekly podcast
D) A television broadcast
  • 2. In what year did You Are The Ref first start running?
A) 1957
B) 1969
C) 1952
D) 2006
  • 3. Who created You Are The Ref?
A) Keith Hackett
B) Paul Trevillion
C) Clive Thomas
D) Stan Lover
  • 4. Which other famous work is Paul Trevillion known for?
A) Roy of the Rovers
B) Shoot Magazine
C) The Lillywhite
D) Match of the Day
  • 5. When was an official book collecting the strip published?
A) 2010
B) 2006
C) 1999
D) 2018
  • 6. Where did the strip feature online from 2006 to 2016?
A) bbc.co.uk
B) fifa.com
C) skysports.com
D) theguardian.com
  • 7. In which newspaper did the strip appear alongside its online run from 2006 to 2016?
A) The Sun
B) The Daily Mail
C) The People
D) The Observer
  • 8. Where did the evolution of the strip begin in 1952?
A) The People
B) Shoot
C) The Lillywhite
D) The Observer
  • 9. What was the title of Trevillion's dedicated refereeing cartoon quiz in The People newspaper?
A) If You Were The Ref
B) Hey Ref
C) You Are The Umpire
D) You Are The Ref
  • 10. Which newspaper signed Trevillion to produce Hey Ref?
A) The Guardian
B) Shoot
C) The Observer
D) The People
  • 11. What title was used when the strip appeared in official Roy annuals in the 1960s?
A) You Are The Ref
B) Hey Ref
C) You Are The Umpire
D) If You Were The Ref
  • 12. In what year did the strip take on the name You Are The Ref?
A) 1983
B) 1957
C) 1973
D) 1969
  • 13. Which children's football magazine did the strip move to in 1969?
A) Shoot
B) Match
C) Kick
D) Goal
  • 14. Until what year did the strip run in Shoot magazine?
A) 1990
B) 1983
C) 1969
D) 1979
  • 15. On which blog did You Are The Ref appear in 2008?
A) BBC's Euro 2008 blog
B) The Guardian Premier League blog
C) ITV's World Cup blog
D) Sky Sports Euro blog
  • 16. What did its most recent incarnation rely on for the three questions posed each week?
A) Reader submissions
B) Historical matches
C) FIFA rulebooks
D) Professional referees
  • 17. What is included in each strip in addition to the illustrated questions?
A) A league table
B) A crossword puzzle
C) A portrait of a well-known footballing person
D) A player interview
  • 18. Who published the most recent book in October 2018?
A) Octopus Books
B) Guardian Books
C) Bloomsbury Publishing
D) Random House
  • 19. In what month and year was You Are The Ref released as an iPhone / iPod Touch game?
A) July 2012
B) June 2010
C) May 2008
D) August 2006
  • 20. Which game developer developed the iPhone / iPod Touch game version?
A) Four Door Lemon
B) EA Sports
C) Konami
D) Sega
  • 21. Who provided the answers to the questions when the strip moved to Shoot in 1969?
A) Stan Lover
B) Keith Hackett
C) John Holder
D) Clive Thomas
  • 22. Who was Stan Lover?
A) A sports artist
B) Head of the London referees' association
C) Editor of Shoot magazine
D) A cricket umpire
  • 23. Who replaced Stan Lover in providing answers for subsequent years?
A) Paul Trevillion
B) John Holder
C) Roy of the Rovers
D) Clive Thomas
  • 24. Who provided the answers in The Observer strips?
A) Keith Hackett
B) Stan Lover
C) John Holder
D) Clive Thomas
  • 25. What was the name of the cricketing equivalent to You Are The Ref?
A) You Are The Bowler
B) Umpire's Call
C) The Cricket Judge
D) You Are The Umpire
  • 26. During which period did You Are The Umpire take You Are The Ref's place in The Observer?
A) Every weekend from 2010 to 2020
B) Football off-seasons from 2007 to 2016
C) Summer months from 1990 to 2000
D) Winter breaks from 2000 to 2005
  • 27. Who provided the expert answers for You Are The Umpire?
A) Stan Lover
B) Clive Thomas
C) Keith Hackett
D) John Holder
  • 28. Who published the 2006 book 'You are the Ref': 50 Years of the Cult Classic Cartoon Strip?
A) Guardian Books
B) Octopus Books
C) Random House
D) Bloomsbury Publishing
  • 29. What is the ISBN of the 2006 book published by Guardian Books?
A) 978-0-85265-148-3
B) 9780852650691
C) 978-0-85265-077-6
D) 978-1-4081-8170-6
  • 30. Which publisher released You Are the Umpire in 2009?
A) Guardian Books
B) Bloomsbury Publishing
C) Random House
D) Faber & Faber
  • 31. Which book was published by Paul Trevillion and Keith Hackett in 2010?
A) You Are The Umpire
B) You are the ref 3
C) A Guide to Good Refereeing
D) You Are the Ref: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to the Laws of Football
  • 32. In what year was 'You Are The Ref: A Guide to Good Refereeing' published electronically?
A) 2013
B) 2010
C) 2014
D) 2018
  • 33. Which publisher released 'You are the ref 3' in 2014?
A) Octopus Books
B) Faber & Faber
C) Guardian Books
D) Random House
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