Skip to main content

100 + Football Quiz Questions And Answers

List of 100 plus Football General Questions & Answer

100 plus Football General Questions & Answer...

Football is one of the popular sports and is played by over 250 million players in more than 200 countries. Football is the sport that has the largest number of television viewers among sports. Here, we are providing 110 general knowledge questions and answers related to the game of football for amateurs and sports lovers.
A compilation of soccer questions from the Premier League to European Football and the World Cup. Here are the 110 best Football quiz questions to impress even the most talented soccer minds.

Football Quiz Questions and Answers:

1. Which of the following country won Football world Cup maximum times?

Answer: Brazil.

2. Who has been the runners-up at the two Olympics 1984 and 1988?

Answer: Brazil.

3. Which country won the Jules Rimet Trophy outright by winning the world cup four times?

Answer: Brazil (1958,1962, 1970 and 1994).

4. What is Pele’s real and full name?

Answer: Edson Arantes do Nascimento.

5. Who scored the only goal for Chelsea in the 2017/2018 season FA cup finals against Manchester United?

Answer: Eden hazard.

6.  In 2017, which player won the Chelsea’ player of the year award?

Answer: Eden Hazard.

7. Which Birmingham City player was responsible for the tackle that broke Eduardo’s leg in 2008?

Answer: Martin Taylor.

8. On 20th March 2012 Lionel Messi became top scorer in Barcelona’s history, whose record did he break?

Answer: Cesar Rodriguez.

9. When and where was the first world cup championship held?

Answer: 1930 at Uruguay.

10. Who won the Premier League 2012-13?

Answer: Manchester United.

11. Who were the first host nation to go out in the first round of the world cup?

Answer: South Africa.

12. Who was the first world cup trophy named after?

Answer: Jules Rimet.

13. Who has scored the most hat tricks in La Liga for Barcelona?

Answer: Lionel Messi.

14. What do the two football Dundee United F.C. and Celtic F.C have in common?

Answer: Both belong to Scotland.

15. Who scored Liverpool’s only goal in the 1978 European Cup Final?

Answer: Kenny Dalglish.

16. Name the player to have been capped most often by his country?

Answer: Héctor Chumpitaz.

17. How many Barcelona players have won the World Player of the Year award?

Answer: 5.

18. What does Copa Libertadores mean?

Answer: The South American Cup for Clubs.

19. Mark Hateley was top scorer in 1984 and then sold to which club?

Answer: AC Milan.

20. Name the oldest member of a World Cup Winning Team?

Answer: Dino Zoff (Italy) – 40 years in 1982.

21. Billy Buffalo is the mascot of which NFL team?

Answer: Buffalo Bills.

22. Who was the first winner of the “Golden Boot Award” and when?

Answer: Eusébio (Benfica) in 1967-68.

23. When did a sixteen year old Alan Knight make his League debut?

Answer: 1978.

24. Can you score a goal directly from a flag kick?

Answer: Yes.

25. What is the name of the Houston Texans mascot?

Answer: Toro.

26. Can you be ‘off side’ from a flag kick?

Answer: No.

27. Who was known as ‘Mad Dog’?

Answer: Martin Allen.

28. How many countries took part in first World Cup Championship and who won?

Answer: Thirteen, Uruguay.

29. “Nittany Lion” is the mascot for which college team?

Answer: Penn State University.

30. Which of the following term is recognised as an early form of football by FIFA?

Answer: Episkyros.

31. Which former ‘Footballer of the Year’ went to play for Nagoya Grampus Eight instead of competing in the inaugural Premier League?

Answer: Gary Lineker.

32. Which countries have won the world cup thrice?

Answer: Italy (1934, 1938 and 1982), W. Germany (1954, 1974 and 1990).

33. What is the highest number of goals that Manchester United has scored in a league season?

Answer: 103.

34.Who has played in the maximum number of World Cup Competitions?

Answer: Antonio Carbajal of Mexico. 5 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966).

35. Which Czech Republic player scored a hat-trick for Liverpool against Chelsea in 1997?

Answer: Patrik Berger.

36. Who is the only player to have been a member of the World Cup winning team thrice?

Answer: Pele (Brazil).

37. Name the team whose defensive line was called the “The Steel Curtain”?

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers.

38. Which country did the great footballer Mirandinha represents?

Answer: Brazil.

39. Where did Manchester City play their home games before moving to Eastlands in 2003?

Answer: Maine Road.

40. Where did legendary goalkeeper David Seaman go after leaving Arsenal?

Answer: Manchester City.

41. Who were Liverpool’s first opponents in the Football League?

Answer: Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

42. Where was the 1980 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final held?

Answer: Belgium.

43. Where was the 2006 Champions League Final held?

Answer: Paris.

44. What is the name of the world’s largest football ground?

Answer: Rungrado 1st of May Stadium.

45. What is the highest number of goals that FC Barcelona has scored in a league season?

Answer: 116.

46. The Oval, London has a very special place in soccer history. Can you say why?

Answer: Of being the final venue of the oldest football clubs championship.

47. Which two Arsenal players were sent off versus Chelsea in September 2015?

Answer: Gabriel Paulista and Santi Cazorla.

48. Which American Club did Pele play for in his last playing days?

Answer: Cosmos.

49. Which was the first football club to founded?

Answer: Sheffield Football Club.

50. What was Pele’s career record before he joined Cosmos?

Answer: 1216 goals from 1254 matches.

51. Which is the most successful British women’s football club?

Answer: Arsenal Women’s FC.

52. If a team scores on the stroke of half time or full time, must the ball be kicked off again before the referee signals the interval or end of play?

Answer: No, not necessary.

53. In 2006, who took over from Prince Andrew as the President of the English Football Association?

Answer: Prince William.

54. Who was called the “Female Pele”?

Answer: Beverley Ranger (U.K).

55. “The Salvation” and “Elizabeth” are two films starring which former Manchester United football player?

Answer: Eric Cantona.

56. When were the first rules of the game of Football framed and where?

Answer: 1848 Cambridge, England.

57. Which Scottish football team are named after the Latin word for “Ireland”?

Answer: Hibernian.

58. Tragedies resulting in spectator deaths are not common in Football. Which was the first such tragedy which killed 25 in the U.K?

Answer: 1902, Ibrox Park.

59. When was the first FIFA World Cup inaugurated?

Answer: 1930.

60. Can you recall the air crash in Italy which killed all on board including the players of a Champion Football Club. Give the year and the name of the club?

Answer: 1949, Torino, the Italian champion side.

61. In 1990, which country’s football team became the first ever to fail to score in a World Cup final?

Answer: Argentina.

62. Which country did the great footballer Danny McGrain represents?

Answer: Scotland.

63. When did Arsenal join The Football League?

Answer: 1893.

64. Who was the first footballer to be knighted?

Answer: Sir Stanley Matthews in 1965.

65. What year were Arsenal founded?

Answer: 1886.

66. Who was the first footballer to play a century of Internationals?

Answer: Billy Wright (England) played his 100th in 1959.

67. Former Chelsea Player Nicolas Anelka played his international football from which country?

Answer: France.

68. When was Football included in the Olympics?

Answer: 1908, London.

69. What year were Liverpool founded?

Answer: 1892.

70. Who won the Olympics gold in 1908?

Answer: U.K.

71. Which goalkeeper has made most premiership appearances?

Answer: David James.

72. What is the highest score in an international game?

Answer: England beat Australia 17-0 in 1951.

73. Which player is associated with the “Mile High Salute”?

Answer:Terrill Davis.

74. Who is the only British player to win the Golden Boot as top scorer at a final?

Answer: Gary Lineker.

75. Who among the following player scores highest number of goals in Footbal World Cup?

Answer: Miroslave Klose.

76. What year were Manchester City founded?

Answer: 1880.

77. When was first official international football match was played?

Answer: 1872.

78. When did the Football referees first use whistles?

Answer: 1878.

79. Which former League club based on the coast are called the Sandgrounders?

Answer: Southport.

80. The original FA. Cup begun in 1871 was stolen in 1895. From where? Was it replaced?

Answer: From a shop window in Birmingham. It was never found.

81. Before the year 1937, a football was lighter than the one used subsequently. What is the weight difference?

Answer: Before 1937, 368 – 425 gm (13-15 oz) After 1937, 397- 454 gm (14-16 oz).

82. Who is Messi often compared to?

Answer: Diego Maradona.

83. A country won World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990. Name the country?

Answer: West Germany.

84. Which country knocked hosts Great Britain out in the last eight of the 2012 tournament?

Answer: South Korea.

85. Who scored the last goal for Brazil in the 1970 final to give Brazil the right to keep the Jules Rimet Trophy?

Answer: Carlos Alberto.

86. Which of following team do not play in stripes?

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur.

87. Where was the 1970 world final played?

Answer: Aztec Stadium, Mexico.

88. Who is called “Beast Mode”?

Answer: Marshawn Lynch.

89. What is Lionel Messi’s middle name?

Answer: Andres.

90. When did England first enter the World Cup?

Answer: 1950.

91. Where was the 15th (1994) World Cup Football held?

Answer: U.S.A.

92. What is the highest score recorded in a first class match?

Answer: 36-0, Arbroath Bon Accord in a Scottish Cup match in 1885.

93. In 1958 another air crash killed eight top players of a famous-English football club. Which club?

Answer: Manchester United at Munich.

94.  Which of the following country hosted the first Football World Cup?

Answer: Uruguay.

95. Which country became the first nation to win the Football World Cup?

Answer: Uruguay.

96. Which England player scored in 46 different Premier League games throughout his career – and didn’t lose any of them?

Answer: Darius Vassell.

97. Which country did the great footballer Marco van Basten represents?

Answer: Holland.

98. What is Manchester United’s training ground better known as?

Answer: Carrington.

99. Who holds the record of most goals scored in a single World Cup Com-petition?

Answer: 13, Just Fontaine (France) in 1958. 

100. What is the prize for the best football player of Europe?

Answer: Golden Football.

101. Which London club was the first Premiership team to be relegated twice?

Answer: Crystal Palace.

102. Who is nick-named ‘Der Kaiser’?

Answer: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany), former Captain and Coach.

103. Who has scored the most hat tricks for Manchester United?

Answer: Denis Law.

104. Liverpool’s win of the European Cup in 1976 -77 was only the second by a British club. Who were the first?

Answer: Glasgow Celtic.

105. Who is the best football player of Europe in 1998?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane, France.

106. What are the longer sides of a football pitch called?

Answer: Touchlines.

107. Who among the following achieved the first World Cup hat-trick?

Answer: Bert Patenaude.

108. Who among the following scored the first goal in World Cup history?

Answer: Lucien Laurent.

109. Which player is allowed to use their hands during the game?

Answer: The goalie.

110. Of which Brazilian Club was Pele a member?

Answer: Santos.

Related Pages:
  1. List of winners of the UEFA Champions League since 1955
  2. List of UEFA European (Euro) Cup winners since 1960
  3. ASIA best game cricket or football
  4. Most Popular Sports in Australian Country
  5. List of Sports Cups and Trophies
  6. List of Padma Shri Awardees since 1954
  7. Measurement of different playgrounds
  8. Key Sports Glossary - Gk in hindi
  9. Who is the sport in 11 player?
  10. Write 20 sports and players name
  11. History of Indian sports quiz.
  12. Recipient of Arjuna Award Since 1961

Sports| Football |Tennis | Cricket | Yoga | GYM | G K


Comments

Read other -

Volley Ball

Detailed Information of Volleyball Game | India-Sportmart Detailed Information of Volleyball Game... If you also like to play volleyball, then you know about the detailed information of this game. In the early times, he used to call volleyball as Mintonet, which is one of the popular sports in India today. You must have noticed that the youth groups like to play volleyball in rural and urban areas. Because volleyball is a physical exercise recreational sport, and with less equipment, accessibility and less expenses which make the sport special, this sport is special. Volleyball in India is believed to have been brought to be around 75 to 80 years by some physical teachers of that time. He was trained in this game by going abroad and he spread the sport. You may be aware that the invention of the volleyball game in America in 1895 AD, the inventor of this sport is believed to be the physical director of the Young Men's Christian Association (Y M C A) William G Morgan...

Cricket/Record/List of Cricket Records

List of Cricket Records | Fastest Test Runs Milestones | India-Sportmart Cricket Records List... Records have always attracted people. Setting a record in any field, especially in cricket or other sports, requires time, patience and good performance. Here is the list of all the records achieved by cricket players from golden ducks to most centuries. List of Cricket Records: ◾ Highest Strike Rate In ODI ◾ Most Runs as Captain In ODI ◾ Highest Batting Average In ODI ◾ Consecutive Centuries In ODI ◾ Fastest century in ODI ◾ Most Fifties In ODI ◾ Most Sixes In ODI ◾ Most Fours in ODI ◾ Lowest Score In ODI ◾ Fastest 1000 Runs In ODI ◾ Fastest 2000 Runs In ODI ◾ Fastest 3000 Runs In ODI ◾ Fastest 4000 Runs In ODI ◾ Fastest 5000 Runs In ODI ◾ Fastest 6000 Runs In ODI ◾ Fastest 7000 runs...

Snooker\IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship

IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship 2025 | Schedule, Results & Live Updates IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship... The IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship, also known as the World Amateur Under-17 Snooker Championship, is a prestigious non-professional junior snooker tournament. Played in the under-18 format until 2022, it showcases some of the most promising young talent in the sport. Also Read : ACBS Asian Snooker Championship IBSF World Snooker Championship Some Facts: IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship has started from the year 2015 . The inaugural tournament was won by Wai Cheung , who beat compatriot Ming Tung Chan 5–2 in the final. Yana Shute won the first women's championship. IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Winner (Men's) Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score 2015 St. Petersburg, Russia Cheung Ka W...

Most catches/ODI/Most catches in career in ODIs

Most Catches in Career in ODIs | ODI Fielding Records Most Catches by a Fielder in ODI Cricket... Fielding has always been one of the most important aspects of One Day International (ODI) cricket. A brilliant catch can completely change the momentum of a match and turn the game in favor of a team within seconds. Over the years, several legendary cricketers have showcased exceptional fielding skills and created records with their safe hands on the field. Among the greatest ODI fielders of all time, Mahela Jayawardene holds the record for the most catches in ODI cricket history. The former Sri Lankan captain took an incredible 218 catches in 448 matches , setting a benchmark that remains unmatched. Indian batting legend Virat Kohli has climbed to the second spot on the list with more than 160 catches , surpassing former Australian captain Ricky Ponting , who finished his ODI career with 160 catches in 375 matches. Anot...

international-cricket-50-plus-centuries-batsmen in Hindi

50+ इंटरनेशनल शतक लगाने वाले बल्लेबाज | Top 10 Players List 2026 50+ इंटरनेशनल शतक लगाने वाले महान बल्लेबाज... क्रिकेट इतिहास में शतक लगाना एक बड़ी उपलब्धि मानी जाती है, लेकिन 50 से अधिक अंतरराष्ट्रीय शतक बनाना किसी भी बल्लेबाज के लिए असाधारण उपलब्धि है। ऐसे खिलाड़ी न सिर्फ लंबे समय तक खेलते हैं, बल्कि हर फॉर्मेट में लगातार प्रदर्शन भी करते हैं। इस खास सूची में भारत के तीन महान बल्लेबाज भी शामिल हैं — सचिन तेंदुलकर, विराट कोहली और रोहित शर्मा । 50+ शतक लगाने वाले बल्लेबाजों की सूची खिलाड़ी देश कुल शतक टेस्ट वनडे T20I सचिन तेंदुलकर भारत 100 51 49 0 विराट कोहली भारत 82+ 30+ 51+ 1 रिकी पोंटिंग ऑस्ट्रेलिया 71 41 30 0 कुमार संगाकारा श्रीलंका 63 38 25 0 जैक्स कैलिस दक्षिण अफ्रीका 62 45 17 0 जो रूट इंग्लैंड 59+ 32+ 16 0 हाशिम आमला दक्षिण अफ्रीका 55 28 27 0 महेला जयवर्धने श्रीलंका 54 34 19 1 ...

IPL/Cricket/Top 20 player of the match awards in IPL History

Top 20 player of the match awards in IPL History (max-width- 640px)"> Most player of the match awards in ipl history... AB de Villiers leads the all-time list with 25 awards in IPL history, followed by Chris Gayle in second place with 22 awards. Rohit Sharma has won 20 Man of the Match awards. Virat Kohli has 19, MS Dhoni has 18 and David Warner has 18. Here’s top 20 list of the player of the match awards in Indian Premier League (IPL) history Top 20 player of the match awards in IPL History # Player Teams Matches Batting Bowling Awards Inns Runs Avg Overs ...

Rohit Sharma Centuries List – Test, ODI & T20I Full Records in Hindi

हिटमैन रोहित शर्मा के सभी अंतरराष्ट्रीय शतक | Test, ODI, T20I Centuries List 2026 हिटमैन Rohit Sharma के सभी अंतरराष्ट्रीय शतक... भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के स्टार बल्लेबाज़ रोहित शर्मा ने टेस्ट, वनडे और टी20 इंटरनेशनल तीनों फॉर्मेट में शानदार शतक बनाए हैं। उनकी बल्लेबाजी स्टाइल, टाइमिंग और बड़े स्कोर बनाने की क्षमता उन्हें दुनिया के महान बल्लेबाजों में शामिल करती है। फॉर्मेट अनुसार शतक फॉर्मेट कुल शतक खास रिकॉर्ड टेस्ट (Test) 12 ओपनर के रूप में शानदार प्रदर्शन वनडे (ODI) 31 264 रन – विश्व रिकॉर्ड टी20 (T20I) 5 तेज शतक और उच्च स्ट्राइक रेट रोहित शर्मा का 264 रन का स्कोर वनडे क्रिकेट के इतिहास का सबसे बड़ा व्यक्तिगत स्कोर है। महत्वपूर्ण उपलब्धियां तीनों फॉर्मेट में शतक लगाने वाले बल्लेबाज वनडे में 3 डबल सेंचुरी भारत के सबसे सफल ओपनरों में से एक रोहित शर्मा के सभी अंतरराष्ट्रीय शतक TEST शतक ...

IPL/Cricket/Fastest Fifties in IPL History

Fastest Fifties in IPL History (max-width- 640px)"> Fastest Fifties in IPL History... IPL cricket is famous for explosive batting, aggressive bowling and high run scores. This list of fastest half-centuries highlights the explosive batting talent present in the IPL, with players like Yashasvi Jaiswal setting new standards for rapid runs and aggressive batting at the crease. Here is a list of the fastest half-centuries in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Here’s the updated list of the fastest fifties in Indian Premier League (IPL) history IPL - Fastest Fifties Player Balls for 50 Match Venue Date   Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 11 May 2023   KL Rahul 14 Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals Mohali 08 April 2018   P...

10 Home GYM Equipment For Beginners

10 Home GYM Equipment For Beginners Home GYM Equipment... If we talk about GYM, we will hardly be able to count gym numbers across India as there will be one or two GYMs available on every street, yet we cannot go to the gym and get up in the morning and exercise are not enabled. By doing a lot of household chores, some have to leave for office and some have to spend a lot of time for their business and it is very difficult for business people to go to the gym and exercise. If we talk about working women and housewives, it is very difficult for them to find time in the morning and evening. Some people subscribe to gym, but they are unable to go to the gym to exercise and it is a waste of money. If you want to set up a home gym at home but do not know where to start, keep reading. That is why we are telling you about some such devices, which you can do at work time at home, in which you are saving your money as well as time. What we are telling you about ...