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Quiz about Edson Arantes do Nascimento Pele

Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Pele Quiz

Arguably the greatest footballer of all time, this wonder kid of 17 turned out to win the hearts of millions, but what do you know about him?

A multiple-choice quiz by doomed. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
doomed

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
139,421

Updated
Dec 03 21

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15

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Question 1 of 15

1. On what date was Pele born? Hint

23 October 1940

17 November 1940

2 September 1940

31 July 1940

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Question 2 of 15

2. Pele once stated that for all his records he held, his father held one he never beat. What was it? Hint

Scored 10 goals all in one game

Scored a hat trick in 20 consecutive games.

Scored 4 goals in 4 minutes in one game

Scored five goals with headers all in one game.

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Question 3 of 15

3. The town of Tres Coracoes was where Pele was born, but what does Tres Coracoes mean in English? Hint

Three Trees

Five Rivers

Five Hills

Three Hearts

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Question 4 of 15

4. Pele made his debut for his club Santos on 7th September 1956, and scored in a victory over Corinthians; what was the final score? Hint

Santos 6 Corinthians 3

Santos 4 Corinthians 2

Santos 7 Corinthians 1

Santos 3 Corinthians 0

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Question 5 of 15

5. Against whom did Pele score his first hat trick for Santos? Hint

Lavras

Flamengo

Belenenses

Ponte Preta

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who did Pele make his international debut against? Hint

Peru

Uruguay

Argentina

Bolivia

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Question 7 of 15

7. On 21st November 1964, Santos thrashed Botafogo in the Brazilian league 11-0. How many goals did Pele score which would turn out to be his best ever game for goals scored? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. In what form did Pele score his 1000th goal at first class level? Hint

header

30 yard dribble

left foot volley

penalty

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many games and goals did Pele finally end up with in his amazing career? Hint

1187 games 1098 goals

1294 games 1192 goals

1366 games 1283 goals

1414 games 1312 goals

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Question 10 of 15

10. Against whom did Pele make his final appearance in a Brazilian shirt? Hint

Flamengo

Chile

Argentina

Italy

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Question 11 of 15

11. How many international caps did Pele win? Hint

101

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many hat tricks (three or more goals) did Pele score during his whole career? Hint

102

129

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Question 13 of 15

13. Whom did Pele make his debut against in the colours of New York Cosmos? Hint

Rochester Lancers

Boston Minutemen

San Jose Earthquakes

Dallas Tornadoes

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Question 14 of 15

14. Pele scored no goals in a 12-1 win over Puerto Rico, whilst playing for NYC?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which two TV pundits said the following in 1970: "How do you spell Pele, Easy. G-O-D"? Hint

Brian Moore and John Motson

Malcolm Allison and Paddy Crerand

Kenneth Wolthenstow and Johnny Giles

Barry Davies and Tom Finney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On what date was Pele born?

Answer: 23 October 1940

Pele was the first of three children, born to Joao Ramos do Nascimento and his wife, Dona Celeste.

2. Pele once stated that for all his records he held, his father held one he never beat. What was it?

Answer: Scored five goals with headers all in one game.

Pele was always impressed by this feat of his father's. He once went close by scoring three headers in a game, but never four. He however, said that his dad never scored a header in a world cup final, I guess that was Pele's cheeky way of returning years of banter from his father.

3. The town of Tres Coracoes was where Pele was born, but what does Tres Coracoes mean in English?

Answer: Three Hearts

Three hearts is the English version of Pele's birth place, the original name being Portuguese.

4. Pele made his debut for his club Santos on 7th September 1956, and scored in a victory over Corinthians; what was the final score?

Answer: Santos 7 Corinthians 1

His debut was a successful one in which he scored once and laid on four for his team mates. The Brazilain fraternity had witnessed the birth of a legend at the age of 16.

5. Against whom did Pele score his first hat trick for Santos?

Answer: Lavras

He in fact scored four goals in a crushing 7-2 win on June 9th 1957.

6. Who did Pele make his international debut against?

Answer: Argentina

Brazil lost 2-1 to Argentina on 7th July 1957, in which Pele scored Brazil's only goal.

7. On 21st November 1964, Santos thrashed Botafogo in the Brazilian league 11-0. How many goals did Pele score which would turn out to be his best ever game for goals scored?

Answer: 8

Yes, eight goals were scored against the hapless defence. Pele in fact scored six of his eight in a thirteen minute spell, three before half time, and three more straight after the restart.

8. In what form did Pele score his 1000th goal at first class level?

Answer: penalty

On the 19th November 1969, eighty thousand fans packed into the Maracana stadium in Brazil and saw Pele convert a penalty that he would later say, was the worst he had ever taken to secure the magic 1000th goal. Hundreds raced onto the pitch to mob the Brazilian star and it took over thirty minutes for the game to resume!

The goal was scored in amazingly Pele's 909th match. Against Vasco da Gama, Santos won 2-1.

9. How many games and goals did Pele finally end up with in his amazing career?

Answer: 1366 games 1283 goals

1283 goals, the most scored ever by any player in history, and very unlikely ever to be equalled. Some sources give his goals as 1281 and 1286.

10. Against whom did Pele make his final appearance in a Brazilian shirt?

Answer: Flamengo

Yes he came out of international retirement to play one last game for Brazil, against Brazilian club side Flamengo. The game ended 2-0 to the club side, but Pele enjoyed himself. The game was played on October 6th 1976. His last International match came against Yugoslavia in a 2-2 draw on 18th July 1971.

11. How many international caps did Pele win?

Answer: 97

He played in 97 and scored amazingly 93 goals.

12. How many hat tricks (three or more goals) did Pele score during his whole career?

Answer: 129

Amazingly 129 games saw Pele score three or more: 91 saw three goals, whilst on 31 occasions he scored four, six times he knocked in five, and one occasion he hit eight.

13. Whom did Pele make his debut against in the colours of New York Cosmos?

Answer: Dallas Tornadoes

Dallas saw Pele score once in a 2-2 draw, played on 5th June 1975.

14. Pele scored no goals in a 12-1 win over Puerto Rico, whilst playing for NYC?

Answer: False

He actually scored just one in the best result for the New York Cosmos. The game was played on 26th September 1975.

15. Which two TV pundits said the following in 1970: "How do you spell Pele, Easy. G-O-D"?

Answer: Malcolm Allison and Paddy Crerand

The 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico were one of Brazil's finest periods of football. Pele was instrumental in the manner of victory in the final against Italy, when he played alongside arguably the finest team ever. Paddy Crerand a former Manchester United player was not joking when he said his famous reply to the Manchester City supremo Allison. Pele was quite frankly a god on the pitch and a gent off it.

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