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Dennis Bergkamp Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Dennis Bergkamp? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Dennis Bergkamp was nicknamed 'The Iceman' for his calm demeanor on the pitch.

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✗ FALSE

Dennis Bergkamp's famous nickname was 'The Non-Flying Dutchman' due to his fear of flying, not 'The Iceman'. The nickname 'The Iceman' is better known for other athletes like Kimi Räikkönen.

2.

Dennis Bergkamp drove a camper van to the 1998 World Cup in France due to his fear of flying.

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✓ TRUE

Bergkamp famously avoided flying; for the 1998 World Cup, he drove a camper van from his London home to the Netherlands' team base in France, a well-documented anecdote.

3.

Bergkamp never scored a hat-trick in his entire Arsenal career.

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He scored a hat-trick for Arsenal against Leicester City in a 3-3 draw on 27 August 1997.

4.

Bergkamp won the Premier League Golden Boot in the 1997-98 season.

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He never won the Golden Boot; his highest tally was 16 league goals in 1997-98, while Michael Owen and others scored more.

5.

Bergkamp scored the last goal at the original Wembley Stadium before its demolition.

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✗ FALSE

The last goal at the original Wembley was scored by Dietmar Hamann for Germany in a 1-0 World Cup qualifier against England on 7 October 2000. Dennis Bergkamp never scored the stadium's final goal.

6.

Bergkamp's iconic goal against Argentina in 1998 was his only World Cup goal.

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✗ FALSE

He scored two World Cup goals: one in 1994 against Morocco, and the famous 1998 strike against Argentina.

7.

Bergkamp was part of the Netherlands squad that won Euro 1988.

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Dennis Bergkamp made his Netherlands debut in 1990, two years after Euro 1988. He was not in the winning squad.

8.

Dennis Bergkamp turned down a move to Barcelona in 1995 to join Arsenal.

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In 1995, after two seasons at Inter Milan, Bergkamp was wanted by Barcelona but chose to sign for Arsenal, where he became a club legend.

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