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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?