In the final episode of the Virtual Newsroom for 2020. CanPL.ca's Charlie O'Connor-Clarke and Marty Thompson are rejoined by Armen Bedakian, now of OneSoccer, for the annual Year-End quiz! Marty plays quizmaster to Charlie and Armen, with the former looking to repeat as Year-End Quiz champion after a stellar performance in 2019. The duo impressed with their knowledge of Canadian music, The Island Games, Alphonso Davies' social media, and showed off a perfect memory for a record number of penalties in 2020. Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes in the New Year as the CanPL.ca crew prepares for a 2021 CPL season. To take the quiz yourself, scroll below the podcast player to review the questions. Answers can be found below.
- 4:30 – Round one begins with Alphonso Davies
- 8:49 – More Davies: How fast did the Canadian run to beat Bundesliga's speed question
- 15:01 – Armen comes up big with a tricky Christine Sinclair question
- 17:45 – Crowdfunded round: Niko Giantsopoulos and Jeff Paulus submit questions…
- 25:02 – Canadian pop culture time: Drake, Tal Bachman, and K'naan all featured heavily.
- 35:02 – Audio round: Valour FC's Rob Gale and Cavalry FC are the topics…
- 41:31 – Final round: Name The Island Games' many, many penalty takers.
- 52:20 – Charlie passes on the victory… Drama!
CanPL.ca's 2020 Year-End Quiz questions:
- Which of the following does not describe an Alphonso Davies TikTok?
- Yelling into headphones about jollof rice
- Rapping in front of images of girlfriend Jordyn Huitema
- Stepping on a Borussia Dortmund kit
- Confetti, and the Bundesliga Rookie of the Year trophy
- What is a “good old fashioned ding-dong”?
- Has anyone scored an over-the-head bicycle kick in CPL?
- Alphonso Davies broke the Bundesliga speed record by going how fast?
- There's a three-way tie for the CPL's all-time goalscoring record between Golden Boot winners Akeem Garcia, Tristan Borges and who?
- Which 2020 CPL Macron home kit featured “The Golden Boy” on the lower back?
- Which player logged the most minutes at the Island Games?
- Jems Geffrard
- Peter Schaale
- Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
- Daniel Krutzen
- Which CPL team used all seven international slots in 2020?
- Which year did Christine Sinclair score 23 goals for Canada – ten more their next best yearly output of 13.
- Which Canadian attacker assisted on Sinclair's historic 185th international goal this Winter against St. Kiss and Nevis?
- Adriana Leon
- Jessie Fleming
- Jordyn Huitema
- Sophie Schmidt
- Which province has yet to produce a CPL player?
- Which player suited up for his third CPL club in 2020?
- How do you spell Niko G… (York United, Cavalry FC goalkeeper) last name?
- Which former CPL coach won not one but two trophies during his time in the league?
- 2010 was an incredible year for this Canadian hip-hop artist, who saw his song covered by all-star Canadian performers for Haiti earthquake relief and was the second anthem for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
- What's the first line in Tal Bachman's 1990s hit “She's So High?”
- She's blood, flesh, and bone
- She's high society
- She comes to speak to me
- First-class and fancy-free
- Which Canadian artist record an official anthem for Toronto FC in 2008?
- Nickelback
- Alanis Morrisette
- Barenaked Ladies
- Gordon Lightfoot
- The bassist for this Hamilton band owns season seats to Forge FC
- Complete this tracklisting: Over My Dead Body, Shot For Me, ___ Crew Love, Take Care
- This prominent Canadian men's national team player played alongside NHL legend Roberto Luongo at Val-d'Or in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
- Which game or opponent is Rob Gale referring to in this clip?
- Who scored this penalty… and celebrated with a dance?
- Nineteen penalties were called in 35 matches in Prince Edward Island. Name the 12 goalscorers.
- Name the five CPLers who scored braces (two-goal games) in 2020
Answers:
- Stepping on a Borussia Dortmund kit
- Difficult game in Honduras, according to Forge FC's David Edgar
- No
- 36 km/h
- Easton Ongaro
- Valour FC
- Daniel Krutzen
- HFX Wanderers FC
- 2012
- Adriana Leon
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ben Fisk – Atlético Ottawa, Pacific, Edmonton
- “Giantsopoulos”
- Jeff Paulus – Peacock Plate and 2020 Wooden Spoon
- K'naan
- She's blood, flesh, and bone
- Barenaked Ladies
- Arkells
- Headlines
- Patrice Bernier
- HFX Wanderers FC
- Sergio Camargo
- Paolo Sabak, Akeem Garcia, Nathan Mavila, Joao Morelli, Joe Di Chiara, Ibra Sanoh, Sergio Camargo, Daryl Fordyce, Fraser Aird, Nik Ledgerwood, Jordan Brown, Daniel Krutzen
- Jordan Brown, Akeem Garcia, Joao Morelli, Javier Acuña, Joe Di Chiara
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