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Greek Clubs in European Cups Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about Greek clubs in European competitions. You think you know European basketball history? Play this quiz to find out!

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

Author
kthnos

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,128

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1968, AEK Athens won the Cup Winners' Cup against Slavia Prague by a score of 89-82. The game was played at the Panathenaic stadium (also known as Kallimarmaron). How many spectators were inside the stadium during the game? Hint

5,000

50,000

10,000

80,000

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1988, Aris Thessaloniki progressed for the first time in its history to the Final Four of the European Champions Cup. They lost their semi-final, and the 3rd place play-off game, and ended up finishing 4th overall. Where was this Final Four held? Hint

Munich

Paris

Lausanne

Ghent

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1991, PAOK Thessaloniki played in a European final, and won the Cup-Winners' Cup. Which Spanish team was their opponent? Hint

Real Madrid

Tau Victoria

Malaga

Zaragoza

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1993, Aris Thessaloniki advanced for the first time to a European final. It was the European Cup-Winners' Cup final and was hosted in Turin, Italy. Aris won the game and the cup. What team was their opponent? Hint

Lietuvos Rita

Benetton Treviso

Efes Pilsen

Alba Berlin

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1994, a year after playing in its first ever European final, when they played in the Cup Winners' Cup final, PAOK Thessaloniki advanced again to a European final. This time it was the Korac Cup. PAOK won in a two-leg final against a club from Trieste. Who was the main sponsor of this Italian team? Hint

Armani

Sisley

Benetton

Stefanel

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1994, Tel Aviv hosted the European Champions Cup. In the final, Olympiakos Piraeus played against Joventut Badalona from Spain. Who was the head coach of the Spanish team? Hint

Zelimir Obradovic

Zeljko Pavlicevic

A�to Garc�a Reneses

Giannis Ioannidis

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1996, for the first time in its history, Panathinaikos played in a European final. In its first attempt, it won the European Champions Cup. MVP of the Final Four was a Panathinaikos' player and famous NBA star. Who precisely? Hint

Dominique Wilkins

Bob McAdoo

Byron Scott

Michael Jordan

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1997, one year after Panathinaikos won, it was the turn of Olympiakos Piraeus to win the European Champions Cup. Once again, a Spanish team was the victim in the final. Which one? Hint

Barcelona

Valencia

Real Madrid

Zaragoza

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2001, a small team from Athens, Maroussi BC, advanced to a European final and won the Saporta Cup by defeating �lan Sportif Chalonnais. Which country did the losing team come from? Hint

France

Belgium

Switzerland

Germany

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2009, Panathinaikos won another European Champions Cup final. However, now it is called Euroleague. In the semi-final, they eliminated Olympiakos Piraeus. Which team did they beat in the final? Hint

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Barcelona

CSKA Moscow

Montepaschi Siena

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 80,000

This game set a Guinness World Record for attendance at a basketball game with 80,000 people watching from inside the stadium, and another 40,000 from outside.

Answer: Ghent

The Final Four in 1988 was held in Ghent, Belgium. Tracer Milan won the cup defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv by a score of 71-69.

3. In 1991, PAOK Thessaloniki played in a European final, and won the Cup-Winners' Cup. Which Spanish team was their opponent?

Answer: Zaragoza

The game was held in Geneva, Switzerland. PAOK won by a score of 76-72. It was PAOK's first ever win in the Cup-Winner's Cup.

Answer: Efes Pilsen

Aris won by a score of 50-48 after a dramatic game against Efes Pilsen (Russia). It was its first European Cup win in basketball.

Answer: Stefanel

PAOK won both games, 75-66 in Thessaloniki and 100-91 in Trieste. Stefanel left Trieste and sponsored Milan's basketball team next year.

6. In 1994, Tel Aviv hosted the European Champions Cup. In the final, Olympiakos Piraeus played against Joventut Badalona from Spain. Who was the head coach of the Spanish team?

Answer: Zelimir Obradovic

Joventut Badalona won the final by a score of 59-57. Giannis Ioannidis was the head coach of Olympiakos Piraeus.

Answer: Dominique Wilkins

The Final Four was organized in Paris. Panathinaikos Athens beat Barcelona by a score of 67-66. Dominique Wilkins played only one year in Panathinaikos, the 1995-96 season. He had previously played for Atlanta Hawks (1984 to 1992), the LA Clippers in 1994, and then Boston Celtics in 1994-95.

8. In 1997, one year after Panathinaikos won, it was the turn of Olympiakos Piraeus to win the European Champions Cup. Once again, a Spanish team was the victim in the final. Which one?

Answer: Barcelona

The Final Four was held in Rome. Olympiakos won by a score of 73-58. It was their first European Cup win in basketball.

9. In 2001, a small team from Athens, Maroussi BC, advanced to a European final and won the Saporta Cup by defeating �lan Sportif Chalonnais. Which country did the losing team come from?

Answer: France

Maroussi BC won by a score of 74-72. The final was held in Warsaw, Poland. It was the 10th European basketball Cup to be won in Greek basketball history. The Saporta Cup was formerly called European Cup Winners' Cup (the second tier below the Champins Cup). It started in 1967 and folded in 2002, when it was merged with the third-tier Korac Cup to form the Eurocup competition.

Those ten wins were:
Champions Cup:
1996, 1997, 2000 and 2002 by Pananthinaikos.
Saporta Cup (previousl the Cup-Winners' Cup):
1968 and 2000 by AEK, 1991 by PAOK, 1993 by Aris and 2001 by Maroussi.
Korac Cup:
1994 by PAOK and 1997 by Aris.

Answer: CSKA Moscow

Panathinaikos beat CSKA by a score of 73-71. It was its 5th European Cup won in its history, all of which were Champions Cups. It was also their 4th in the decade 2000-2009, making it the most successful team in European basketball during this period (they won in 2000, 2002, 2007 and 2009); their first win was in 1996. Makabi Tel Aviv won 3 titles during that decade: 2001, 2004 and 2005.

The European Champions Cup became the Euroleague in 2000.

Source: Author kthnos

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