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2014 | In what year was England most recently eliminated from FIFA World Cup contention? |
Uruguay | In 2014, England was eliminated from the World Cup after being defeated by Italy and which other team? |
1974, 1978 and 1994 | In which three years did England fail to qualify for the World Cup? |
sixteen | After the first round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, how many teams remained in contention? |
4–1 | What was the final score when, in 2010, England lost to Germany in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup? |
1949 | In what year did England suffer their first defeat at home to a foreign team? |
7–1 | What was the final score of England's worst ever defeat? |
1954 | In what year did England reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time? |
Syd Owen | To whom is the quote "it was like playing men from outer space" attributed? |
Uruguay | After reaching the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals for the first time, to whom did England lose with a final score of 4-2? |
2012 | In what year did Capello resign as England's football manager? |
John Terry | Capello resigned as England's football manager after a dispute over removing which player from team captaincy? |
Roy Hodgson | Who became the new manager of England's football team in May of 2012? |
the quarter-finals | In which round of UEFA Euro 2012 was England eliminated? |
Italy | A defeat by which team ultimately eliminated England from UEFA Euro 2012? |
The Football Association | Which governing body controls the England national football team? |
Scotland | Which other team, besides England, is one of the two oldest national teams in football? |
1872 | In what year did England and Scotland play the world's first international football match? |
Wembley Stadium | What is the name of England's home field in London? |
Roy Hodgson | Who is the current team manager of England's football team? |
1906 | In which year did England join FIFA? |
1908 | England played against countries besides the Home Nations for the first time in what year? |
1946 | England left FIFA in 1928 and ultimately rejoined in what year? |
1950 | What was the first year after England left and rejoined FIFA in which they played in a World Cup? |
1923 | In what year did Wembley Stadium open? |
third place | In which place did England finish in the UEFA European Football Championship in 1968? |
eight | In how many UEFA European Championship Finals has England competed? |
tied for ninth-best | Where does England rank in terms of the number of UEFA European Football Championship appearances? |
1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000 | In what four years was England eliminated from the UEFA European Championship in the first round? |
1964, 1972, 1976, 1984, and 2008 | In which five years did England fail to qualify for the UEFA European Championship? |
West Germany | A defeat by which team eliminated England from the 1970 FIFA World Cup? |
3–2 | What was the final score of England's last match of the 1970 FIFA World Cup? |
1974 | In which year did England fail to qualify for the FIFA World Cup resulting in Ramsey's dismissal? |
Mexico | Where did the 1970 FIFA World Cup take place? |
Spain | Where did the 1982 FIFA World Cup take place? |
Sven-Göran Eriksson | Who was the first non-English person to manage England's football team? |
five | How many competitive matches were lost under the tenure of manager Sven-Göran Eriksson? |
No.4 | What was the highest world ranking achieved by England under management by Sven-Göran Eriksson? |
2006 | In what year was the contract of Sven-Göran Eriksson terminated? |
2001 | In what year did Sven-Göran Eriksson become the manager of England's football team? |
BBC Radio 5 Live | Commentated broadcasts of all England matches air on what network? |
2008–09 | What was the first season in which England's qualifiers and friendlies were broadcast on ITV? |
STV | What network is ITV's affiliate in northern and central Scotland? |
2009 | In what year was an England football match aired only via the internet for the first time? |
500,000 | Approximately how many total viewers watched the England World Cup qualifier on the internet on 10 October 2009? |
14 | In how many FIFA world cups has England appeared? |
Spain | Besides France, which other team is tied with England for number of appearances in the FIFA World Cup? |
1966 | In which year did England win the FIFA World Cup for the first and only time? |
fourth | In what place did England finish in the 1990 FIFA World Cup? |
Italy | Which country hosted the 1990 FIFA World Cup? |
New York | Where were Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen from? |
6,642 | How many acres of land did Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen purchase in 1836? |
founding a city | What was the reason the Allen brothers purchased land in 1836? |
Sam Houston | Who did the Allen brothers name the city they founded after? |
1836 | In what year was Sam Houston elected President of Texas? |
Allen brothers | Who bought land along Buffalo Bayou to build a city? |
6,642 acres | How much land did the Allen brothers buy? |
Sam Houston | After which famous general was the city named? |
forty-nine percent | In 1860 what percentage of the city's population was slaves? |
tripled | How much did the slave population of Houston increase from 1850 to 1860? |
World War II | What event cause shipping activities to be suspended? |
petroleum and synthetic rubber products | Petrochemical refineries and manufacturing plants were built due to the demand for what items during the war? |
during World War I | When was Ellington Field built? |
1942 | When was the Brown Shipbuilding Company founded? |
non-discrimination for defense contractors | What was the policy created by President Roosevelt due to the boom in defense jobs? |
Petrochemical | What kind of refineries were built along the Houston ship channel? |
petroleum and synthetic rubber | To fill what type of demand were refineries built? |
World War II | What world event caused this increased need for petrochemicals? |
defense jobs | Why did thousands of new workers flock to Houston? |
President Roosevelt | Which president created a policy of non-discrimination for defense contractors? |
1986 | In what year did the space shuttle Challenger explode after launch? |
the nationwide recession | Why did Houston's economy have problems in the late 1980's? |
reduced its dependence on the petroleum industry | In the 1990's, what is something Houston did to try to diversify it's economy? |
the increase of oil prices in the 2000s | The petroleum industry has become a larger part of Houston's economy again for what reason? |
oil prices fell | What caused population growth to decline in the 1980s? |
2000s | When did Houston begin to regain its dependence on the oil industry? |
aerospace and health care | What did Houston focus on after the 1990s recession to improve its economy? |
late 1980s | When did Houston suffer an economic decline? |
Space Shuttle Challenger | Which shuttle disintegrated in 1986 to cause a decline in the space industry? |
unconsolidated clays, clay shales, and poorly cemented sands | What materials are underpinning the land surface of Houston? |
Rocky Mountains | Houston's geology was formed from river deposits from the erosion of what mountains? |
oil and natural gas | The sand and clay deposited onto decaying marine matter transformed into what? |
a rock salt | What is halite? |
rice farming | What type of farming is Houston's surface soil good for? |
clays | Besides sands, what are the foundations of Houston's land? |
several miles | How deep are the clay and sands foundations of Houston? |
erosion of the Rocky Mountains | What geological event caused the foundations of the land beneath Houston? |
rice | What agricultural crop was farmed in the rich soils on the outlying areas of Houston? |
oil and natural gas | What did the decaying organics under the clay and sand deposits later form? |
mid-rise office structures | Downtown Houston consisted of what type of building in the 1960's? |
throughout the 1970s | When were skyscrapers first built in Houston? |
JPMorgan Chase Tower | What is the tallest building in Texas? |
1,002-foot | How tall is the JP Morgan Chase Tower? |
Wells Fargo Plaza | What is the second tallest building in Houston? |
Gerald D. Hines | In the 1970 s what developer built high rises in downtown Houston? |
JPMorgan Chase Tower | What was the highest building in Houston completed in 1982? |
Texas Commerce Tower | What was the original name of the JP Morgan Chase Tower? |
tallest structure in Texas | What is the Chase Tower rated as in height in Texas? |
43 million square feet | By 2007 how many square feet of office space did Houston have? |
Best Places for Business and Careers | Houston ranked 3rd in which category by Forbes magazine in 2006? |
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