The best football quiz questions

There is only one way to flex your superior ball knowledge on your nearest and dearest - a good old-fashioned quiz.

The humble quiz reached new heights of popularity during the coronavirus pandemic with most attending an intellectual sparring session over Zoom on a regular basis. While the freedom of the outside world has broadened our horizons once more, sometimes a classic quiz can't be beaten.

For those looking to test their football pedigree, here are some of the best football quiz questions.

Premier League

Questions

1. With 123 bookings to his name, who is the player with the most yellow cards in Premier League history?
2. Which player won the inaugural Premier League Golden Boot in 1992/93?
3. How many English managers have won the Premier League?
4. Which player scored the fastest Premier League hat-trick?
5. Which of these clubs have never played in the Premier League: A) Oldham, B) Barnsley, C) Plymouth or D) Blackpool?
6. Which two players have scored the most headed goals in Premier League history?
7. In which season did Leicester City win the Premier League title?
8. Who are the three coaches who have won the most Premier League Manager of the Month awards?
9. Which Scottish player has scored the most goals in the Premier League?
10. With 162 in total, which player has the most Premier League assists?

Answers

1. Gareth Barry
2. Teddy Sheringham
3. Zero
4. Sadio Mane (2 minutes and 56 seconds)
5. C) Plymouth
6. Peter Crouch and Harry Kane (40 each)
7. 2015/16
8. Alex Ferguson (27), Arsene Wenger (15) and Pep Guardiola (11)
9. Duncan Ferguson (68)
10. Ryan Giggs

English Football League

Questions

1. Which club has won the most Championship play-off finals?
2. Which EFL side play their home matches at St Andrew's?
3. Which team has won the EFL Trophy the most?
4. How many clubs make up the three EFL divisions (Championship, League One and League Two)?
5. 'The Shrimps' is the nickname of which EFL club?
6. Which club broke the Championship record for most points in 2005/06?
7. When Bradford City reached the 2013 League Cup final, which division were they in?
8. Which striker scored 43 goals in the Championship in 2021/22?
9. Wrexham are owned by which two famous actors?
10. Luton Town play their home games at which stadium?

Answers

1. Crystal Palace (4)
2. Birmingham City
3. Bristol City (3)
4. 72
5. Morecambe
6. Reading (106)
7. League Two
8. Aleksandar Mitrovic
9. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
10. Kenilworth Road

British players abroad

Questions

1. Who was the first British player to play abroad?
2. Kevin Keegan won the Ballon d'Or twice while playing for which German club?
3. Scotland international Paul Lambert won the Champions League with which European side?
4. How much did Real Madrid pay to sign Jude Bellingham? A) £81m, B) £88.5m, C) £92.3m or £104m
5. Paul Gascoigne left Tottenham for which Italian club in 1992?
6. How many Champions League titles did Gareth Bale win with Real Madrid?
7. Which Asian country did Gary Lineker play in? A) South Korea, B) Japan or C) China
8. Steven Gerrard played for Liverpool and which foreign club during his career?
9. At which European club did David Beckham finish his career?
10. George Best played for how many different clubs in the United States?

Answers

1. John Charles (joined Juventus in 1957)
2. Hamburg
3. Borussia Dortmund
4. B) £88.5m
5. Lazio
6. Five
7. B) Japan
8. LA Galaxy
9. Paris Saint-Germain
10. Three

International football

Questions

1. Who is the all-time FIFA World Cup top goalscorer?
2. Which county won the first ever UEFA European Championship in 1960?
3. Argentina have won a record 16 Copa America titles. Who is closest to their total with 15 victories?
4. Only three countries have won the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Can you name them?
5. Who has scored the most goals in international football history?
6. Which England footballer has made the most appearances for the national team?
7. Which African nation has gone furthest at the World Cup?
8. Australia beat which team 31-0 in a 2002 World Cup qualifier?
9. Who is the highest scorer in Africa Cup of Nations history?
10. Which team has won the AFC Asian Cup most frequently?

Answers

1. Miroslav Klose (16)
2. Soviet Union
3. Uruguay
4. Mexico (9), United States (7) and Canada (1)
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
6. Peter Shilton (125)
7. Morocco (4th place in 2022)
8. American Samoa
9. Samuel Eto'o (18)
10. Japan (4)

European football

Questions

1. Which side have won the UEFA Cup/Europa League most?
2. Who were the first British side to win the European Cup?
3. Who is the only player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs?
4. Which club shocked Paris Saint-Germain by winning Ligue 1 in 2020/21?
5. Who is the Bundesliga's all-time top goalscorer?
6. Of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who has won the most La Liga titles?
7. Edgar Davids, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and which player have the joint record for most Champions League red cards?
8. Which club won the inaugural Europa Conference League?
9. Which Portuguese side have won the most Primeira Liga titles?
10. How many goals did Ciro Immobile score in Serie A during the 2019/20 season as he matched Gonzalo Higuain's record for most goals in a single campaign?

Answers

1. Sevilla (7)
2. Celtic (1966/67)
3. Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid and Milan)
4. Lille
5. Gerd Muller (365)
6. Lionel Messi (10 vs 2)
7. Sergio Ramos (4)
8. Roma (2021/22)
9. Benfica (38)
10. 36

Transfers

Questions

1. In Euros (€), how much did Paris Saint-Germain spend on the record-breaking Neymar Jr. transfer in 2017?
2. Which £80m player broke the transfer record for a defender in 2019?
3. Who was the first British footballer to cost £1m in 1979?
4. Alisson Becker is the most expensive goalkeeper ever. True or false?
5. Who was the first footballer to cost over £50m?
6. Which club has broken the world transfer record five times in the 21st century?
7. Who is the most expensive African footballer of all time?
8. Who is the most expensive player in women's football history?
9. Which football manager has cost the most to sign?
10. How many £70m+ transfers has Romelu Lukaku been part of during his career?

Answers

1. €222m
2. Harry Maguire
3. Trevor Francis
4. False (Kepa Arrizabalaga for £71.6m)
5. Kaka (£56m in 2009)
6. Real Madrid
7. Nicolas Pepe (£72m)
8. Racheal Kundananji (£685,000)
9. Julian Nagelsmann (£21.7m)
10. Three

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