Sandor Kocsis Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. On what date and in which city was Sandor Peter Kocsis born?
A. 15 March 1930 in Debrecen, Hungary
B. 21 September 1929 in Budapest, Hungary
C. 10 October 1928 in Barcelona, Spain
D. 5 June 1932 in Vienna, Austria
Answer: B. 21 September 1929 in Budapest, Hungary
Q2. What nickname was Sandor Kocsis given for his extraordinary heading ability and aerial prowess?
A. The Hungarian Cannon
B. The Golden Boot
C. The Man with the Golden Head
D. The Budapest Bomber
Answer: C. The Man with the Golden Head
Q3. In which position did Sandor Kocsis primarily play throughout his career?
A. Central midfielder
B. Goalkeeper
C. Striker
D. Right-back
Answer: C. Striker
Q4. Which club did Sandor Kocsis join as a senior player in 1946, winning his first Hungarian league title in 1949?
A. Budapest Honved
B. Ferencvarosi TC
C. MTK Budapest
D. Ujpest FC
Answer: B. Ferencvarosi TC
Q5. For which Hungarian club did Kocsis score a remarkable 177 league goals in 160 appearances between 1950 and 1956?
A. Ferencvarosi TC
B. FC Barcelona
C. Young Fellows Zurich
D. Budapest Honved
Answer: D. Budapest Honved
Q6. How many league goals did Sandor Kocsis score for Ferencvarosi TC in 84 appearances (1946–1950)?
A. 42
B. 67
C. 84
D. 51
Answer: B. 67
Q7. In which years was Kocsis the top scorer in the Hungarian league while playing for Honved?
A. 1952, 1954
B. 1953, 1955
C. 1953, 1956
D. 1955, 1957
Answer: A. 1952, 1954
Q8. Following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, which Swiss club did Kocsis briefly play for before joining Barcelona?
A. Grasshopper Club Zurich
B. Young Fellows Zurich
C. Servette Geneva
D. FC Basel
Answer: B. Young Fellows Zurich
Q9. In what year did Sandor Kocsis make his La Liga debut for FC Barcelona, scoring in a 4–1 win over Real Betis?
A. 1956
B. 1957
C. 1958
D. 1959
Answer: C. 1958
Q10. How many international caps and goals did Sandor Kocsis record for Hungary between 1948 and 1956?
A. 58 caps, 64 goals
B. 68 caps, 75 goals
C. 75 caps, 68 goals
D. 82 caps, 52 goals
Answer: B. 68 caps, 75 goals
Q11. What is Sandor Kocsis’s international goal-scoring average for Hungary (75 goals in 68 appearances)?
A. 0.85 goals per game
B. 1.02 goals per game
C. 1.10 goals per game
D. 0.95 goals per game
Answer: C. 1.10 goals per game
Q12. How many international hat-tricks did Sandor Kocsis score for Hungary, a national record?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer: D. 7
Q13. In which calendar year did Kocsis score a record 23 goals for the Hungarian national team?
A. 1952
B. 1953
C. 1954
D. 1955
Answer: C. 1954
Q14. What unique World Cup feat did Sandor Kocsis achieve in 1954 as the first player to do so?
A. Score two hat-tricks in a single tournament
B. Score in every match
C. Win the Golden Boot and Golden Ball
D. Score from the penalty spot five times
Answer: A. Score two hat-tricks in a single tournament
Q15. How many goals did Sandor Kocsis score to win the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 1954 FIFA World Cup?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
Answer: D. 11
Q16. Against which team did Kocsis score a hat-trick in Hungary’s opening 9–0 win at the 1954 World Cup?
A. South Korea
B. Brazil
C. West Germany
D. Uruguay
Answer: A. South Korea
Q17. How many goals did Sandor Kocsis score in Hungary’s 8–3 group-stage victory over West Germany at the 1954 World Cup?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: C. 4
Q18. In the 1954 World Cup semi-final against Uruguay, how many goals did Kocsis score in the 4–2 extra-time win?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 0
Answer: B. 2
Q19. Did Sandor Kocsis score in the 1954 World Cup final (Hungary 2–3 West Germany)?
A. Yes, both Hungarian goals
B. Yes, one goal
C. No
D. Yes, the opening goal
Answer: C. No
Q20. At which Olympics did Kocsis help Hungary win gold, scoring 6 goals?
A. 1952 Helsinki
B. 1948 London
C. 1956 Melbourne
D. 1960 Rome
Answer: A. 1952 Helsinki
Q21. Which major international trophy (1948–53 edition) did Hungary, featuring Kocsis, win under the Mighty Magyars era?
A. FIFA World Cup
B. Central European International Cup
C. UEFA European Championship
D. Intercontinental Cup
Answer: B. Central European International Cup
Q22. What was the length of the Mighty Magyars’ unbeaten run in Class-A matches that included the 1954 World Cup final?
A. 18 games
B. 24 games
C. 32 games
D. 40 games
Answer: C. 32 games
Q23. With which legendary teammates did Kocsis form the core forward line of the Mighty Magyars/Golden Team?
A. Puskas, Hidegkuti, and Czibor
B. Puskas, Bozsik, and Grosics
C. Hidegkuti, Bozsik, and Lorant
D. Czibor, Bozsik, and Zakariás
Answer: A. Puskas, Hidegkuti, and Czibor
Q24. How many La Liga titles did Sandor Kocsis win with FC Barcelona?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: B. 2
Q25. Which European competition did Kocsis help Barcelona win in the 1958–60 edition?
A. European Cup
B. UEFA Cup
C. Cup Winners’ Cup
D. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Answer: D. Inter-Cities Fairs Cup