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Football quiz: nicknames from around the world

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From the Pirate Ship to the Carnival Club, via the Lepers and the Rat-Stabbers, test your knowledge of unusual nicknames

Where in Europe would you find the Anchovies, the Mattress Makers, the Clockwork Cheese and the Cucumber Growers?

Germany

Spain

Netherlands

Russia

What is the not entirely intimidating nickname given to Benin’s national side?

The Crickets

The Sparrows

The Squirrels

The Turtles

Where in the world can you see The Lepers take on The Rat-Stabbers?

Brazil

Mexico

Argentina

South Africa

The South African women’s team are known as Banyana Banyana, which loosely translates to …

Champions, champions

Africa, Africa

The girls, the girls

Here we go, here we go

In which major European league might you see The Carnival Club take on The Moody Diva?

Bundesliga

La Liga

Ligue 1

Serie A

What is the culinary nickname of Russian giants Spartak Moscow?

The cooks

The flavour

The soup

The meat

The nickname of MLS side Houston Dynamo recalls which REM song?

Shiny Happy People

Orange Crush

Man on the Moon

Nightswimming

Which European Championship winners were nicknamed ‘The Pirate Ship’?

USSR 1960

Czechoslovakia 1976

Denmark 1992

Greece 2004

The Mastiffs and the Flying Donkeys contest the derby in which European city?

Valencia

Verona

Vienna

Volgograd

Swedish club AIK are known as Gnaget, or The Rodents. Where did they get the nickname?

A title-winning side filled with diminutive, tough-tackling players

An infestation that led to a Uefa Cup game being postponed

The team’s black, occasionally dark grey uniforms

The club was formed by players who defected from a struggling rival

Which European Cup-winning side are known as “the sons of the gods”?

Ajax

Benfica

Celtic

Steaua Bucharest

Finally, in which city would you find the Canaries, the Black Eagles, the Owls, the Apaches and the Victors of Europe?

Athens

Cairo

Istanbul

Rio de Janeiro

9 and above.

Back of the net!

5 and above.

A decent effort

0 and above.

Better luck next time

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