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A History Of Rangers F.C. Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the history of Rangers F.C. from Scotland.

A multiple-choice quiz by rfcneil. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rfcneil

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,499

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
580

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was Rangers' officially founded? Hint

1875

1903

1873

1888

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following was not a founder of Rangers? Hint

Moses McNeil

George McThorn

Peter Campbell

William McBeath

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did the founders get the name "Rangers" from? Hint

A cricket book

A rugby book

A rowing book

A bowling book

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rangers have won the most major footballing honours, being their league, the League Cup, the Scottish Cup, and the Cup Winners in the world?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Walter Smith became the Rangers manager, it was the Rangers ________ manager change in their history. Hint

20th

16th

14th

18th

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the Rangers first 100 years since being founded, how many times were they relegated from the top division? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rangers won the first-ever Old Firm game?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Rangers set a home attendance record in 1939 that stood for over 50 years. What was the attendance? Hint

52,922

142,602

118,567

70,392

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was voted Rangers' greatest ever player in a fans opinion poll in 1999? Hint

John Greig

Sandy Jardine

Davie Cooper

Brian Laudraup

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Question 10 of 10

10. No Brazilian has ever played for Rangers.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Rangers' officially founded?

Answer: 1873

Rangers was officially formed in 1873. A common mistake would be saying Rangers was formed in 1872 which is when the founders first decided to make a football team. The club was not officially recognised as a football team until 1873.

2. Which of the following was not a founder of Rangers?

Answer: George McThorn

Moses McNeil, along with his brother Peter and his friends Peter Campbell, William McBeath and Tom Vallance, decided in 1872 to make a football team. Tom Vallance was Rangers' first-ever captain. Moses McNeil was Rangers' first-ever internationally capped player who played for Scotland against Wales in 1876.

3. Where did the founders get the name "Rangers" from?

Answer: A rugby book

The founders were apparently looking through a rugby book when they saw the name. They decided to adopt this name.

4. Rangers have won the most major footballing honours, being their league, the League Cup, the Scottish Cup, and the Cup Winners in the world?

Answer: True

Beginning the year of 2009, the Rangers had won 109 major honours. Rangers had won 51 League titles, 32 Scottish Cups, 25 League Cups and 1 Cup Winners Cup. Real Madrid had won the second most honours in the world with 78.

5. When Walter Smith became the Rangers manager, it was the Rangers ________ manager change in their history.

Answer: 14th

Rangers have had 14 manager changes. The most successful of the managers was Bill Stuth who managed Rangers for 34 years and won 30 major honours and over 40 minor honours. Of those 14, all but two of Rangers managers have been Scottish.

6. In the Rangers first 100 years since being founded, how many times were they relegated from the top division?

Answer: 0

Rangers had always played in the top division and have never been relegated. Celtic and Aberdeen are the only other two Scottish teams who have always played in the top division in their 100 seasons, respectively.

7. Rangers won the first-ever Old Firm game?

Answer: False

The first-ever Old Firm game was played in 1888 and Celtic won it 5-2. It was Celtic's first-ever official game and they had eight guest players from Hibernian.

8. The Rangers set a home attendance record in 1939 that stood for over 50 years. What was the attendance?

Answer: 118,567

This was against Celtic in a 1939 league match. Rangers won the match 2-1.

9. Who was voted Rangers' greatest ever player in a fans opinion poll in 1999?

Answer: John Greig

Brian Laudrup was voted the "Best Foreign Ranger".

10. No Brazilian has ever played for Rangers.

Answer: False

Emerson was the first ever Brazilian to play for Rangers in 2003.

Source: Author rfcneil

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