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