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