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Thirty-six questions on world football, not just the Premier League: the World Cup, Europe’s big leagues, legends, the women’s game and a hard round. This is the free version; the full football quiz has 80 new questions.

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36 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.

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Questions
36
Rounds
6
Difficulty
Easy to hard

Round 01 / Sport

The World Cup

  1. How many times has Brazil won the men's World Cup?

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    Five

    Also accept: 5

  2. Who managed Argentina to victory at the 2022 World Cup?

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    Lionel Scaloni

    Also accept: Scaloni

  3. Who scored a hat-trick for England in the 1966 World Cup final?

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    Geoff Hurst

    Also accept: Sir Geoff Hurst, Hurst

  4. Which three countries are hosting the 2026 World Cup?

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    The USA, Canada and Mexico

    Also accept: USA, Canada and Mexico, United States, Canada and Mexico

  5. Which German striker holds the record for most men's World Cup goals, with 16?

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    Miroslav Klose

    Also accept: Klose

  6. What was the name of the lion mascot of the 1966 World Cup?

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    World Cup Willie

    Also accept: Willie

Round 02 / Leagues

Europe's big leagues

  1. What is the top division of Portuguese football called?

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    The Primeira Liga

    Also accept: Primeira Liga, Liga Portugal

  2. What is the official name of Milan's San Siro stadium?

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    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

    Also accept: Giuseppe Meazza, Meazza, The Giuseppe Meazza

  3. Which club has won the German Bundesliga the most times?

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    Bayern Munich

    Also accept: Bayern, FC Bayern

  4. Which French club plays at the Parc des Princes?

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    Paris Saint-Germain

    Also accept: PSG, Paris St Germain

  5. Which two clubs contest the Edinburgh derby?

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    Hearts and Hibernian

    Also accept: Hibernian and Hearts, Hearts and Hibs, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian

  6. In which country do Boca Juniors and River Plate play the Superclásico?

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    Argentina

Round 03 / Sport

Legends

  1. Which Portuguese forward, nicknamed the Black Panther, was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup?

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    Eusébio

    Also accept: Eusebio

  2. Diego Maradona won two Serie A titles with which Italian club?

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    Napoli

    Also accept: SSC Napoli, Naples

  3. Which Dutch player gave his name to a turn first seen at the 1974 World Cup?

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    Johan Cruyff

    Also accept: Cruyff

  4. Which forward became the first man to score at five different World Cups?

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    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Also accept: Ronaldo

    He scored in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

  5. How many Ballon d'Or awards has Lionel Messi won?

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    Eight

    Also accept: 8

  6. Which French midfielder was sent off for a headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final?

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    Zinedine Zidane

    Also accept: Zidane

Round 04 / Internationals

International football

  1. What is South America's tournament for national teams called?

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    The Copa América

    Also accept: Copa America

  2. Which country won Euro 2024?

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    Spain

  3. In 2022, which country became the first African side to reach a World Cup semi-final?

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    Morocco

  4. Which country has won the Africa Cup of Nations the most times?

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    Egypt

  5. Which country won the 2002 World Cup, beating Germany 2-0 in the final?

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    Brazil

  6. Which country were the surprise winners of Euro 2004?

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    Greece

Round 05 / Sport

Women's football

  1. Which country won the 2023 Women's World Cup?

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    Spain

  2. Who captained England's Lionesses to victory at Euro 2022?

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    Leah Williamson

    Also accept: Williamson

  3. In which year did the Lionesses win the European Championship at Wembley?

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    2022

  4. Which country has won the Women's World Cup the most times?

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    The United States

    Also accept: USA, United States

    Four titles: 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019.

  5. Which Spanish midfielder won the women's Ballon d'Or in 2021 and 2022?

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    Alexia Putellas

    Also accept: Putellas

  6. Which American forward won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at the 2019 Women's World Cup?

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    Megan Rapinoe

    Also accept: Rapinoe

Round 06 / Hard

The hard round

  1. Which club won the first European Cup, in 1956?

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    Real Madrid

  2. Which country's national team is nicknamed the Socceroos?

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    Australia

  3. Who was the first player sent off in a World Cup final, in 1990?

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    Pedro Monzón

    Also accept: Pedro Monzon, Monzón, Monzon

  4. Former striker George Weah became president of which country?

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    Liberia

  5. How many substitutes can a team use in most top-level matches today?

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    Five

    Also accept: 5

  6. Which country knocked England out of the 2022 World Cup in the quarter-finals?

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    France

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