DAVID POTTER’S QUIZ QUESTIONS – CELTIC 1900-1919

1. Name of famous historical character given to Jimmy McMenemy.

2. “The most talked about man in the trenches”.

3. Surname of character commonly known as “Sunny Jim”.

4. This event in 1909 prevented Celtic from winning the Scottish Cup three times in a row.

5. Name of the village from which Jimmy Quinn came.

6. Famous right winger with “billiard table” legs and a cannonball shot.

7. Scorer of first hat-trick in a Scottish Cup final in 1904.

8. Year in which Celtic won the first ever “double” of the Scottish League and the Scottish Cup in the same season.

9. On 15 April Celtic won two games in one day, thereby winning the Scottish League. They travelled to this ground for the second of these games after beating Raith Rovers at Celtic Park.

10. This player emerged at the start of the 1919/20 season and was immediately named “the boy wonder” for his goalscoring abilities.

11. This famous Celt died on January 25 1916, appropriately enough for he was a great devotee of Burns and Shakespeare.

12. Famous goalkeeper who joined Celtic in 1913 and was partly responsible for the dearth of goals scored against Celtic in 1913/14.

13. Fife miner who was killed in France in 1917.

14. Year in which Celtic won the Scottish Cup beating Hamilton Accies in a replay in the final.

15. Great right winger from Rutherglen who suddenly jumped ship to Rangers in 1908.

16. Club which beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup final of 1902 and failed to repeat the success for well over 100 years.

17. Tough competitor from Carluke who played mainly at left back, but could also play at left half.

18. Ex-Celt who won Scottish League medal with Third Lanark in 1904.

19. Played almost 20 years with the club, travelling everyday from Larbert and known as the “Icicle”.

20. Captain of the side until he was transferred to Newcastle United in 1911.

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