Degree Quiz Part 2 - off Field section -

[Tiddysdad]

Out of the 1000 people asked the average mark is only 16% can you do better.

Off-field questions

1. Which of the following generates most income for the 72 professional clubs below the Premier League?

A- Tickets and merchandising sales

B- Broadcast rights

C- Hiring out the ground and other facilities

D- Selling players

2. What percentage of revenue generated by the Championship clubs was spent on player wages in the 12/13 season?

A- 72%

B- 89%

C- 95%

D- 106%

3. During the 12/13 season 14 of the 44 clubs across the Premier League and the Championship made an operating profit. How many were in the Championship?

A- 0

B- 1

C- 7

D- 14

4. One measure of the contribution that an industry makes to society is the level of its tax bill. What was the total tax bill for English professional football in the 2012/13 season?

A- £110m

B- £456m

C- £1.3bn

D- £3bn

5. A 21-year-old football player signs a contract for six years. After what period can he choose to walk away from this contract, with relatively little financial penalty?

A- 3 years

B- 5 years

C- He can’t, he must serve the duration of his contract or be sold by the club

D- Whenever he likes provided he serves a notice period

6. A Premier League football club owner or a director of a football club holding over a 30% shareholding must adhere to the fit and proper test and must sign a declaration that they comply with this test. This test includes the requirement that the individual must not have been convicted of a range of offences. Which of the following offences is NOT on this list?

A- Corruption

B- Admitting spectators to watch a football match at unlicensed premises

C- Ticket touting

D- Assault

7. Generally, clubs who spend more on players perform better in the league. In the 2012/13 season how many of the clubs in the Premier League bucked this trend and outperformed their relative level of investment in players?

A- 0

B- 1

C- 3

D- 6

8. Only one of the “big four” league competitions worldwide generates more revenue through commercial sales than broadcast rights – which is it?

A- Premier League (England and Wales)

B- La Liga (Spain)

C- Serie A (Italy)

D- Bundesliga (Germany)

9. Chris Hope of the University of Cambridge published research which suggested a method by which Premier League clubs could make more effective decisions about when to sack a manager. Based on their performance over the first eight games the model sets an average level of points the manager should achieve per game to avoid being sacked. What do you think that level was set at?

A- 0.74 points per game

B- 1.21 points per game

C- 1.36 points per game

D- 1.81 points per game

10. Most football player contracts are based on a basic salary plus performance related bonuses. What proportion of their actual pay is usually down to the basic salary?

A- 45%

B- 55%

C- 65%

D- 85%

[RedJ]

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