Sunderland v Bournemouth - quiz time

We asked you earlier what you knew about Sunderland's next opponents.
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Here’s our quiz again, with the answers below.

1 What was the original name of the Goldsands Stadium?

2 Eddie Howe is in his sventh season in the Bournemouth hotseat. How many promotions has he overseen?

3 Which other club has Howe managed?

4 What is Bournemouth’s mascot called - Cherry Bear, Charlie Cherry or Cherry Cupcake?

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5 Which long-serving player scored the winning goal against Grimsby in 2009 to preserve league status - and now has a stand named after him?

6 What was Bournemouth’s original name?

7 In which year did they become AFC Bournemouth - 1971, 1981 or 1991?

8 Who holds the FA Cup scoring record for an individual game, after netting nine times in an 11-0 win against Margate in 1971?

9 In which year did George Best play five times for the Cherries?

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10 In 1992 Bournemouth were the first team to do what on live television in the FA Cup?

11 In the 2003-4 season, who created a record by scoring a hat-trick in just two minutes, 17 seconds?

12 Where did Bournemouth finish last season in the championship - first, second or sixth?

Answers

1 Dean Court, 2 Three, 3 Burnley, 4 Cherry Bear, 5 Steve Fletcher, 6 Boscombe FC, 7 1971, 8 Ted MacDougall, 9 1983, 10 Win a game on penalties - they won 4-3 against Newcastle, 11 James Hayter, 12 First