The Quiz

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The Summer Quiz

31 July 2026

Summer was here!

Well, it’s something to do whilst awaiting the signing that never comes.

A surfeit of World Cupness and dribble of friendlies forms the arbitrary and tenuous basis of our annual finally remembering to cobble something together to waste a few moments quiz. It’s mildly challenging and definitely achievable, especially if you use the internet.

1. How many England players in the World Cup squad have played against Town (including pre-season friendlies)?

4

5

6

7

2. Town are preaching the benefits of stability and continuity. How many current Town players were under contract at the beginning of the 2024 season?

6

10

9

7

3. Town’s biggest defeat in a friendly is 0-8, but who beat us?

Blackburn Olympic

Brigg Town

Nottingham Forest

Leicester Fosse

4. Now then, George will know this. To the nearest mile how far south of Grimsby is Chesterfield?

22

33

44

55

5. Town defeated the original Cleethorpes Town in the 1888 Lincolnshire Cup semi-final, but there was no final played. Why?

Cleethorpes objected as Town fielded three professional players from Scotland who had been found ”wandering the streets”

The venue, Lincoln’s John O’Gaunt’s ground, was waterlogged after the Sincil drainage dyke overflowed

Town resigned from the FA to join a breakaway league after failing to be invited to join the new Football League

Neither Town nor their opponents, Spilsby Town, could agree on a date or venue.

6. Town eventually defeated The Hartlepools in the 1935/36 FA Cup third round, but who else did they play in the FA Cup that year?

Tranmere, Millwall, Sheffield United, Arsenal

Port Vale. Man City, Middlesbrough, Arsenal

Chelsea, Port Vale, Swindon, Arsenal

Port Vale, Walsall, Man City, Arsenal

7. Which of these ex-town players hasn't managed Boston United?

Don Donovan

Jason Lee

Keith Jobling

Fred Kurz

8. On Wednesday 23 August 1978 Town beat Wigan 3-0. What was the significance?

It was Town’s 2,000th Football League game

Town scored their 3,000th League goal

Town became the first team to have played every other team in the Football League

It was the first time Wigan had played under lights at home

9. How many Roses have been in Town’s garden?

6

3

7

4

10. And finally, what about the orange? Paul Groves. Ian Hollowman. The connections between Town and Blackpool go from the sublime to the utterly ridiculous. So we’ll end with a ridiculous question. At 1.96m Josh Andrews is our tallest player. How many Big Josh’s would it take to top the Blackpool Tower

81

112

67

139