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Quiz about Football Legends AllTime Greats

Football Legends: All-Time Greats Quiz

This quiz covers some of the greatest players ever to kick a ball from the early 1950s right into the 21st century. It shouldn't be too difficult for football fans but be careful...

A multiple-choice quiz by DoctorEdgeWild. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
DoctorEdgeWild

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,087

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which player had a statue of himself unveiled in Lisbon in 1992? Hint

Joao Pinto

Rui Costa

Eusebio

Luis Figo

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which player was awarded the Order of Lenin by the Soviet government in 1968? Hint

Fernc Puskas

Lev Yashin

Alexander Blokhin

Victo Onopko

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following played in a 6-3 demolition of England at Wembley in 1953? Hint

Eusebio (Portugal)

Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)

Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

Franz Beckenbauer (W. Germany)

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Question 4 of 10

4. George Best played most famously for Manchester United, but which other two English clubs did he play for? Hint

Fulham and QPR

Fulham and Stockport

Newcastle United and QPR

Manchester City and Birmingham City

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which player led Napoli to their first ever League title and cup double in 1987? Hint

Diego Maradona

Roberto Baggio

Mario Kempes

Michel Platini

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Argentinian born player was kidnapped by Venezuelan guerrillas while on tour with Real Madrid in Venezuela? Hint

Diego Maradonna

Ariel Ortega

Mario Kempes

Alfredo Di Stefano

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which former Dutch international played in the US for the Los Angeles Aztecs and the Washington Diplomats before returning to Europe to play for Spanish club Levante in 1981? Hint

Ruud Gullit

Johan Cruyff

Frank Rijkaard

Dick Advocaat

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whcih player was capped 106 times for England? His last game came as England were defeated 3-2 by West Germany. Hint

Sir Stanley Matthews

Sir Bobby Charlton

Bobby Moore

Peter Shilton

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Question 9 of 10

9. "He's converted football into an art form" - Willi Schulz said this about which of his 1966 World Cup team mates? Hint

Emmerich

Seeler

Beckenbauer

Schnellinger

10. No football legends quiz would be complete without a question about Pele. We all know of Pele's incredible achievements at international level but his club level exploits are not as widely known. Which of these NASL clubs did Pele lift the League championship with in 1977 Hint

Washington Diplomats

New York Cosmos

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Los Angeles Aztecs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player had a statue of himself unveiled in Lisbon in 1992?

Answer: Eusebio

Eusebio was on his way to a trial for Sporting Lisbon when he was virtually kidnapped by Benfica officials who then signed him up.

2. Which player was awarded the Order of Lenin by the Soviet government in 1968?

Answer: Lev Yashin

Lev Yashin won Olympic gold for the Soviet Union at the Melbourne Games in 1956.

3. Which of the following played in a 6-3 demolition of England at Wembley in 1953?

Answer: Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)

Puskas is still considered by many to be the greatest European player of all time. His greatest success as a coach came in 1971 where he led Panathinaikos of Greece to the European Cup Final where they lost 2-0 to Ajax at Wembley.

4. George Best played most famously for Manchester United, but which other two English clubs did he play for?

Answer: Fulham and Stockport

George won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1968. Pele once described him as the greatest footballer of all time.

5. Which player led Napoli to their first ever League title and cup double in 1987?

Answer: Diego Maradona

Within weeks of Maradona signing for Napoli in 1984, they had sold 70,000 season tickets such was the draw of the world's greatest footballer.

6. Which Argentinian born player was kidnapped by Venezuelan guerrillas while on tour with Real Madrid in Venezuela?

Answer: Alfredo Di Stefano

Alfredo Di Stefano was part of the great River Plate forward line nicknamed La Maquina (The Machine) due to their ability to dispatch opponents with incredible efficiency.

7. Which former Dutch international played in the US for the Los Angeles Aztecs and the Washington Diplomats before returning to Europe to play for Spanish club Levante in 1981?

Answer: Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff is considered by many to be the outstanding player to emerge from the Netherlands. He was part of the Dutch team which finished runner-up to West Germany in the 1974 World Cup.

8. Whcih player was capped 106 times for England? His last game came as England were defeated 3-2 by West Germany.

Answer: Sir Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton received a knighthood in 1994 for his outstanding achievements and his work as an ambassador to the game of football.

9. "He's converted football into an art form" - Willi Schulz said this about which of his 1966 World Cup team mates?

Answer: Beckenbauer

'Kaiser Franz' became the first player to both captain (1966) and manage a World Cup winning side when West Germany beat Argentina 1-0 in 1990.

Answer: New York Cosmos

Pele was appointed Brazil's minister for sport in 1994 where he fought for the rights of younger players from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Source: Author DoctorEdgeWild

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