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History of Boca Juniors Trivia Quiz

Boca Juniors is one of the five most important soccer teams in Argentina. I hope you can learn something more about its history through this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by chinchu88. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
chinchu88

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
344,463

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
171

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was Boca Juniors founded? Hint

1905

1903

1910

1907

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Question 2 of 10

2. Diego Maradona started his career with Boca Juniors.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is one of the nicknames of Boca fans? Hint

sabaleros

leprosos

bosteros

gallinas

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Question 4 of 10

4. What are Boca Juniors' jersey colors? Hint

blue and white

yellow and green

red and white

blue and yellow

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Question 5 of 10

5. When did Boca make its first big tour of Europe? Hint

1929

1920

1919

1925

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which team is Boca's biggest rival? Hint

River Plate

Racing Club

San Lorenzo de Almagro

Independiente

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Question 7 of 10

7. When did Boca win its first Libertadores Cup? Hint

1978

1979

1980

1977

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Question 8 of 10

8. Against which team did Boca play their first International Cup? Hint

Milan

Real Madrid

Barcelona

Borussia M�nchegladbach

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2011, Boca Juniors were relegated to the second division.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first coach to win the Libertadores Cup?
Hint

Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Washington Tabarez

Carlos Bianchi

Carlos Bilardo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was Boca Juniors founded?

Answer: 1905

Boca Juniors was founded in La Boca on April 3, 1905 by Esteban Baglietto, Juan and Teodoro Farenga, Santiago Sana and Alfredo Scarpatti.

2. Diego Maradona started his career with Boca Juniors.

Answer: False

Diego Maradona started his career with Argentinos Juniors, at the age of 16.

3. What is one of the nicknames of Boca fans?

Answer: bosteros

Leprosos (lepers) is how Newell's Old Boys' fans are called; Gallinas (chickens) is used for River Plate fans and Sabaleros. Bostero means manure handler and it was used at the beginning by other teams to mock Boca Juniors.

4. What are Boca Juniors' jersey colors?

Answer: blue and yellow

Boca's jersey is blue with a yellow fringe in the middle.

5. When did Boca make its first big tour of Europe?

Answer: 1925

Boca played friendly matches against teams from Spain, France and Germany. It was the first Argentinian team that ever played in Europe. The Argentina Football Association (AFA) gave Boca the Honor Cup for that tour.

6. Which team is Boca's biggest rival?

Answer: River Plate

"The Observer" newspaper listed the Boca-River match as one of the 50 sporting things one must watch before dying.

7. When did Boca win its first Libertadores Cup?

Answer: 1977

Boca won the final match against Cruzeiro. The first match was won by Boca 1-0; the second by Cruzeiro 1-0 and the third match was a tie. Boca won the cup by penalty kicks 5-4.

8. Against which team did Boca play their first International Cup?

Answer: Borussia M�nchegladbach

Boca played the International Cup against Real Madrid in 2000 and against Milan in 2003 and 2007.

9. In 2011, Boca Juniors were relegated to the second division.

Answer: False

Boca has never played in the Second Division. However, River Plate have!

10. Who was the first coach to win the Libertadores Cup?

Answer: Juan Carlos Lorenzo

In 1977 Juan Carlos "El Toto" Lorenzo was the first coach to win the Cup. He won in again in 1978. Carlos Bianchi won it in 2000, 2001 and 2003. Washington "El Maestro" Tabarez and Carlos Bilardo never did.

Source: Author chinchu88

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